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Congratulations on your Purchase of A Sky Paragliders BRONTES
The BRONTES is a fine paraglider of which we are justifiably proud.
Read this manual carefully before flying your BRONTES. If you have any questions
about your wing, or require any additional information, contact your dealer or the Sky
Paragliders website at www.sky-cz.com.
Sky Paragliders is one of the oldest continually operating manufactures of paragliders
in the world. Our years of experience building a wide range of paragliders were
combined with careful design and testing to produce the BRONTES. It offers excellent
glide performance, agile handling, and good passive safety. The BRONTES recovers
predictably from collapses and gives the pilot the security and high performance to
enjoy free-flight with confidence and control.
The intent of this manual is to describe the technical specifications and flight
characteristics of the BRONTES.
paragliding manual and qualified instruction.
Paragliding is a dangerous sport. It is made safer by good training, pilot judgement
and high quality equipment.
equipment. At the time of shipping from the factory your Sky Paragliders BRONTES
met the standards of the German Hang/Paragliding Association in category 2 (DHV 2).
All Sky Paragliders equipment is subjected to a number of inspections and safety
checks before leaving the factory.
The BRONTES is an intermediate paraglider. The BRONTES is intended for pilots
who have completed a basic course, and have gained flying experience is a variety of
locations and conditions. The German Hang-gliding Association (DHV) has certified
this glider as "DHV-2". This means it is for intermediate level pilots. The description
of this class, from DHV is:
Paragliders with demanding flying characteristics and potentially dynamic
reactions to turbulence and pilot errors. Recommended for regularly
flying pilots.
Your BRONTES was built with care using quality materials. It has been carefully
inspected. Unlike many of our competitors, we still flight-test all of our gliders. The
rest is up to you!
Paraglider pilots are responsible for their own safety.
associated with flying this paraglider -- not the dealer, importer or the manufacturer.
Alteration of your BRONTES paraglider invalidates the warranty and invalidates the
DHV safety certificate.
Fly safe.
This manual is not a substitution for a good
Sky Paragliders have provided you with the right
YOU assume the risks
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- Page 1 Congratulations on your Purchase of A Sky Paragliders BRONTES The BRONTES is a fine paraglider of which we are justifiably proud. Read this manual carefully before flying your BRONTES. If you have any questions about your wing, or require any additional information, contact your dealer or the Sky Paragliders website at www.sky-cz.com.
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents Technical Description ...................3 Flying the BRONTES....................5 2.1 Before Take-Off ....................5 2.2 Pre-Launch .......................5 2.4 Flight .........................6 2.4.1 Circling and turning..................6 2.4.2 Gaining Altitude ..................6 2.4.3 Flying in Thermals..................6 2.4.4 Ridge Lift....................6 2.4.5 Turbulence and Active Flying Skills ............7 2.4.6 Landing ......................7... -
Page 3: Technical Description
Technical Description The BRONTES is an elliptical plan glider constructed with 59 cells. The last four cells at each wing tip are closed. The BRONTES is suspended at 20 load bearing cell walls. The lines connect to the under-surface of the wing at 116 points. At the harness connection, the BRONTES has four main risers (A, B, C, and D) with additional E-risers branching of the d-risers on sections 5 and 14. - Page 4 At the first sign of turbulence, disengage the speed system. Fig.2 Risers and speed system Again, the BRONTES is designed to give the kind of speed and dynamic handling appreciated by intermediate pilots. It is not a wing for students or the inexperienced.
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Page 5: Flying The Brontes
In a strong wind, less effort will be required. The BRONTES is a fast wing. In moderate and stronger winds, or if forward-launched aggressively, it will likely need to be braked as it comes overhead. -
Page 6: Flight
Flight 2.4.1 Circling and turning The BRONTES is an agile glider. It is easy to enter a turn by leaning in the direction of the turn, and applying more brake in the same direction. As with all aircraft, the sink rate will increase in a turn and increases more with steeper turns. -
Page 7: Turbulence And Active Flying Skills
2.4.6 Landing The BRONTES lands as easily as a school glider (although perhaps a little faster). As with all paragliders, land into the wind. However, landing is a situation requiring care. -
Page 8: Losing Altitude - Big Ears
On the BRONTES, this will result in a descent rate of about 3 meters a second. To accomplish “Big Ears“, grasp the front A-riser (the one attached to the outer most a line) with your knuckles facing you, thumbs down and palms facing forward. -
Page 9: Spiral Dive
Up to 8 Gs can be achieved and can be born by the BRONTES, but almost all pilots will lose consciousness before 6 Gs! If you become disoriented, experience a narrowing of your field of visions, or the centrifugal force is uncomfortable, exit the spiral dive. -
Page 10: Critical Situations And Flight Incidents
The BRONTES is designed to be a safe glider, but all gliders in the intermediate class may require careful control inputs to properly recover from some flight incidents. If you are not familiar with these control inputs and comfortable executing them, a less demanding glider may be more appropriate for you. -
Page 11: Spin
It may stall, or begin to spin in the opposite direction. 2.6.4 Full Stall Slowing the wing too much may cause the BRONTES to stall. When both brakes are down, just before the stall brake pressure usually increases dramatically and the BRONTES will fight to regain normal flight. -
Page 12: Asymmetric Collapse
“re-inflate” the wing by causing the air in the wing to move forward and open the leading edge and cell openings. Note: re-inflations on the BRONTES from symmetrical and asymmetrical collapses are often not as smooth and measured, as they would be on a training glider. They can be somewhat powerful and rapid. -
Page 13: Handling, Storage, Maintenance And Repair
• Replace damaged lines quickly. If you ship your glider to Sky Paragliders for repair, provide a brief description of the damage and HOW it occurred. Send a glider to a repair you should provide also a brief and precise data regarding a type and extent of damage and notices regarding other potential consequential damages. -
Page 14: Glider Characteristics
Glider Characteristics BRONTES Performance data and specifications BRONTES Number of Cells Flying Weight (kg) 65-85 80-105 100-130 Flat Area (m 24.77 26.88 29.07 Projected Area (m 21.79 23.64 25.57 Flat Span (m) 11.45 11.92 12.40 Projected Span (m) 9.46 9.86 10.25... -
Page 15: Important Instructions
• Any modification of the glider will result in cancellation of all forms of support from Sky Paragliders and the Dealer. • Any modification of the glider will result in cancellation of the DHV certification. • The paraglider must be used for the purposes described in this manual, under loading described here. -
Page 16: Service Life And Inspections
Service Life and Inspections Sky Paragliders warranties the paraglider for three years or 200 flight hours. The owner is obliged to accurately register flight hours in a flight log. Recorded time should include ground handling, waiting on launch, packing etc. Add an hour to each winch launch flight. - Page 17 Brontes M Riser A Riser B Riser C Riser D Riser E Brakes Line (mm) Line (mm) Line (mm) Line (mm) Line (mm) Line (mm) 7018 6933 6948 7058 7063 7933 6948 6863 6878 6993 6988 7738 6993 6908 6923...
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