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Please read this manual carefully and keep its instructions in mind while using your Montana3 paraglider

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  • Page 1 User Manual Please read this manual carefully and keep its instructions in mind while using your Montana3 paraglider...

  • Page 2: Your Paraglider

    Pilot’s manual for Montana3 1. INTRODUCTION The new Montana3 is the latest wing from the Gradient development team. The result is pure style, an aerodynamic design with an incomparable variety of uses and the potential to meet the demands of all kinds of pilots.
  • Page 3 Montana3 is supplied with a well proven three-riser speed-system which gives great maximum speed. Small, simple details make this glider complete. Gradient has paid attention to details too, including: clearing holes on the wing tips, split A-riser, mini and micro attachment points on the wing tips and...

  • Page 4: Technical Data

    Pilot’s manual for Montana3 2.2. Technical data Montana3 Units Flat Area 22.20 24.10 26.12 Projected area 18.85 20.47 22.18 Span 10.88 11.34 11.80 Projected span 8.56 8.92 9.28 Aspect ratio 5.34 5.34 5.34 Projected aspect ratio 3.88 3.88 3.88 Max. chord 2.47 2.58 2.68...
  • Page 5 Pilot’s manual for Montana3 2.3. Materials Fabric code Canopy Porcher Marine 70032 Skytex 32, E3W Universal, 32 g/m Upper sail Porcher Marine 70032 Skytex 32, E3W Universal, 32 g/m Bottom sail Porcher Marine 70032 Skytex 32, E4D Hard, 32 g/m Ribs, Diagonals Porcher Marine 6098 Laminated Skytex Film, 120 g/m Reinforcements...

  • Page 6: Adjusting Your Glider

    Pilot’s manual for Montana3 4. ADJUSTING YOUR GLIDER Before it reaches the customer every Montana3, goes through a final check and test-flight to verify that its characteristics and measurements correspond to the manufacturer's specifications. You may only make adjustments to brake-line lengths or to the speed system of your Montana3 – and only then in keeping with the recommendations of this manual.
  • Page 7 Using the speed system Maximum speed is one of the strong points of Gradient paragliders and Montana3 is no exception. Not only has the glider a very high maximum speed, but unlike some other paragliders the full speed range is useable.

  • Page 8: Spiral Dive

    Pilot’s manual for Montana3 5.2. Fast descent Sooner or later every pilot will need to descend quickly. It might be because of a sudden and unexpected change in the weather, reaching cloud base and not wishing to enter cloud, or simply because you need to finish your flight quickly.

  • Page 9: Siv Manoeuvres

    Pilot’s manual for Montana3 Recovery: Montana3 recovers from a Spiral Dive automatically as soon as the brakes are released. Release them smoothly and always finish a Spiral Dive with safe altitude! CAUTION: When exiting the Spiral Dive make sure your position in the harness is neutral. Recovery from a Spiral Dive can be delayed if you are weight shifting to the inner side of the turn.

  • Page 10: Maintaining Your Glider

    Pilot’s manual for Montana3 5.3.4. Full stall Initiation: Wind the control lines once or twice around your hands and pull both of them down smoothly. Hold them down until the canopy falls behind the pilot and deforms into a characteristic crescent shape.

  • Page 11: Checking Your Glider

    ‘M3-26 A1.3’.  An exception to this is an emergency repair of brake line while out flying. For this purpose Gradient encloses a spare line with every Montana3 with a prepared loop on one end. To get the right length adjust it according to the same line on the opposite side of the canopy.
  • Page 12 If you're not sure, entrust the job to either the manufacturer or an authorised Gradient dealer. If you have to replace any of the line-tidy rings (a spare rings are supplied with each Montana3) check that the lines haven't been swapped accidentally and that they are returned to the small karabiner in the correct order.

  • Page 13: Diagram & Dimensions

    Pilot’s manual for Montana3 9. DIAGRAM & DIMENSIONS...
  • Page 14 Pilot’s manual for Montana3 10. LINE PLAN...

  • Page 15: Enjoy Your Flying

    Théo de Blic R&D team - designer R&D team – test pilot 12. CUSTOMER CARE Please contact your nearest Gradient dealer for any questions concerning your Gradient equipment. You can find the list of all Gradient dealers on our website. http://www.gradient.cx/en/Agencies For all other questions or requests please email us at gradient@gradient.cx...

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