Repairs - Gradient FREESTYLE 2 Manual

damage the air-resistant coating of the canopy as well as weakening the ribs and
seams.
• Protect the canopy from unnecessary strain. Inconsiderate handling of your glider,
namely pulling it over grass, soil, sand or even over rocks, will significantly reduce its
lifetime and increase its air-porosity.
• Protect your canopy and lines from unnecessary exposure to sunlight. UV-rays can
damage many parts of a paraglider.
• Try not to pack your glider when wet! If there's no other way then dry it as soon as
possible but away from direct sunlight
• Don't let your glider come into contact with seawater. If it does, rinse the lines,
canopy and risers with fresh water and dry before storing.
• When storing or during transport make sure your glider isn't exposed to temperatures
higher than 50 degrees Celsius.
• Never let the glider come into contact with chemicals. Clean the paraglider with
clean lukewarm water only.
• For long-term storage don't pack the glider too tightly and store it in a cold, dry and
well-ventilated room.
• After tree- or water landings always examine the glider carefully. If you suspect that
the flight features of your paraglider have changed, contact the nearest authorised
Gradient supplier as soon as possible.
• After 200 flying hours or after two years at the latest your Freestyle2 must be
thoroughly checked and tested by the manufacturer.

Repairs

Only small repairs may be done by the user, which means repairs that don't change
the airworthiness of the paraglider. Among these are fixing small tears (but not
seams) up to 10 cm, changing damaged lines or the change of rubber line-fixation
rings on the small karabiners.
When repairing your paraglider on your own follow these rules:
• When repairing the sail use a self-adhesive patch specified for this purpose.
• The only admissible repairs done on lines are those where the damaged lines are
changed for new ones, exclusively supplied by Gradient or one of our authorised
dealers or service centres.
• When ordering lines use the code indicators given in the line diagram. Also give
the indicator „Freestyle2" and the size of the canopy of your glider, followed by the
line code.
For example: the outside long line in row A for Freestyle2 22: Freestyle2 22 A 1.3.
• An exception is changing a control line while out flying. For this purpose the
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