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PAPILLON FANCY LTF/EN A OWNER´S MANUAL Please read this manual before you fly your new Papillon FANCY for the first time. Serial Number: This manual is an important part of the glider. One of our principles is to provide security to new pilots and build the...
• Be aware that you as a pilot have to be in a physical and mental state to control each • Only fly your Papillon FANCY with at least flight unimpaired. You have to concentrate one reserve parachute.
The A- and B-risers have different colors to ensure positive identification at START and C1,C2 B1,2,St during a B-stall decent. Number of risers: 3+1 The risers of the Papillon FANCY consist of 22 mm High Tenacity Polyester Yarn from Techni Sangles, France.
SPEED SYSTEM The Papillon FANCY is equipped with a very effective speed system. It increases the speed when applied up to approx. 15 km/h, depending on the wing size and pilot weight or surface loading. Therefore, it should not be activated in extreme flight situations or deactivated immediately when they are occurring.
This manual is only focusing on the points The Papillon FANCY has a high agility and hand. Keep running quickly, but not too fast, of the technique of flying that are important reacts to steering inputs directly and instantly.
LANDING The landing should always be upwind (against Never make aggressive maneuvers while stall occurs in 3, 4 or 5 meters already. the wind). At a safe altitude the wind direction approaching for landing. The best landings are those with a nice flare. and strength are judged and the landing On the approach legs you have good correc- The final approach is carried out in trim...
A slight turning es caused by thermals. With the Papillon FANCY the B-risers are tendency is normal, because the maneuver labelled to avoid confusion. often cannot be initiated 100 percent symmet- rical.
Even with its high stability and very well responses in turbulences, strong turbulences Apply smooth braking on the open side, can cause the canopy of the Papillon FANCY to Spiral phase depending on the size of the collapse, and collapse. Usually that situation is not danger- With the outer brake (10 to 30%) you can maybe a little pumping action.
Tears or holes need to be executed intentionally. There is danger of The Papillon FANCY is not stall sensitive. If in a fixed from both sides. Please take care that a riser twist. With a riser twist the brake...
• Do not leave your Papillon FANCY out in the • The lines need to be checked for their The synthetic materials your glider is built of must be depolluted appropriately. At...
Moreover, you declare to carry responsibility - prior to granting the use of your Papillon FANCY to a third party - (through transferring ownership temporary or permanently) for this other user to have read and understood the Papillon FANCY user manual in its entirety, including instructions and warnings, which are described in this user manual.
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Yes / No Yes / No Yes / No Yes / No Certification EN-A/LTF-A EN-A/LTF-A EN-A/LTF-A EN-A/LTF-A EN-A/LTF-A EN-A/LTF-A Errors and omissions expected. Subject to change without notice. Reproduction in whole or in part without written permission of Papillon Paragliders is prohibited.
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LINE PLAN FANCY 90 line plan rev Check Sheet FANCY 90 Final A-Lines Rib # 1 1664 2244 3133 7030 Rib # 2 1566 6929 Rib # 3 1566 6929 Rib # 4 1587 2202 6909 Rib # 5 1560 6880 Rib # 6 1629...
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LINE PLAN FANCY 110 From Line FANCY 110 line plan rev4 plan A-Lines Rib # 1 1744 2352 3292 7388 Rib # 2 1641 7285 Rib # 3 1641 7285 Rib # 4 1664 2308 7264 Rib # 5 1635 7236 Rib # 6 1707...
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PAPILLON PARAGLIDERS - GLEITSCHIRM DIREKT GmbH. All technical details in this manual have been carfully checked by Papillon Paragliders. However we like to mention that we don‘t take any liability for possible mistakes, neither in legal responsibility, nor in liability cases that derive from mistakable details.
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