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- Page 1 PRODUCT MANUAL - EPSILON DLS Product Manual Version 01.12.2022...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Thank you for flying ADVANCE 2. Piloting requirements 2.1. General safety advice 3. Getting Started 3.1. Delivery 3.2. Basic settings 3.3. Speed system 3.4. Suitable harnesses 3.5. Weight range 4. Flight characteristics 4.1. Takeoff 4.2. Normal flight 4.3. - Page 3 8. Technical data 8.1. Data 8.2. Materials 8.3. Certification 8.4. Light sport aircraft 8.5. Paraglider overview 8.6. Risers 8.7. Line plan 8.8. Softlinks 8.9. Bowline 9. Paramotor Appendix 9.1. Data 9.2. Hybrid-Risers...
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Page 4: Thank You For Flying Advance
Greetings from Thun your ADVANCE Team 2. PILOTING REQUIREMENTS The EPSILON DLS is a Basic-Intermediate certified EN/LTF B. EPSILON pilots will already have initial experience of flying in thermals and will have acquired a well-practised active flying style. They can recognise the onset of a collapse and resist this without overreaction. -
Page 5: Getting Started
3.2. Basic settings At delivery the basic set-up of the EPSILON DLS will be the trim settings that the ADVANCE test team found to be best. Certification was also gained in this condition. Any alterations or changes to the paraglider, such as altering the line lengths or fitting different risers or quicklinks, will result in a loss of the glider’s certification. -
Page 6: Suitable Harnesses
Each of the EPSILON DLS SPI positions has an icon with a value for headwind, expected climb and sink rate. These indicated positions are effective for only one of their three values, taken in isolation – considered by itself. This means that either the headwind, or the expected rate of climb, or the sink rate applies to that position. -
Page 7: Flight Characteristics
This means: In a lot of wind and/or on steep ground the EPSILON DLS needs little or almost no initial tug ( just lead it up ). In zero wind and/or on flat ground a more reasonable impulse would be sensible. -
Page 8: Normal Flight
4.1.3. Takeoff in light wind (forward takeoff) The EPSILON DLS only needs a moderate pull-up impulse even in a light wind. It is not necessary to step back and ‘run into the lines’. Guide the glider up with pronounced leaning forward, but without too much of a pull on the A- risers, until the canopy is overhead. -
Page 9: Turning Flight
Angle of bank can always be increased, stabilised or reduced by brake line load. The EPSILON DLS makes a very agreeable companion in thermals. You do not have to correct for large pitching movements, and this improves your climbing behaviour – and therefore your performance – significantly. When thermalling, choose the desired angle of bank and corresponding radius, and try to let the glider turn steadily at this attitude. -
Page 10: Rapid Descents
Fast descents should be practised now and then in quiet conditions – so they won’t Hint become emergencies when you need them. 4.6.1. Symmetrical collapsing of the wingtips (big ears) The EPSILON DLS big ear lines have their own attachments. To apply, pull the outer A-lines briskly downwards at 7 / 20... - Page 11 To reopen, release both A-lines at the same time. Opening can be speeded up by a light pull (pump) on the brake. If the wingtips do not open by themselves a brake impulse will help them. "Big ears" is also possible using two lines (per side) with the EPSILON DLS. Here it is Info...
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Page 12: Stalling
The EPSILON DLS only comes out of a spiral dive by itself if the pilot is in a neutral sitting Warning position. -
Page 13: Landing
Stable parachutal stall cannot be established, whether attempted by brake or B-stall. In rain, or if the canopy is wet, the EPSILON DLS like all paragliders, is more vulnerable to parachutal stall. If the wet glider were to go into parachutal stall you should recover only by accelerating using the speed bar. See also the section “Flying with a wet paraglider”. -
Page 14: Winching
The winch operator has been fully trained in paraglider winching. 4.11. Acrobatics During the development of the EPSILON DLS, the focus was on good characteristics for thermal flying and on easy and safe handling. Assuming adequate pilot ability and correct technique, the EPSILON DLS lends itself well to flying such manoeuvres as wingovers, SATs, helicopters and asymmetric spiral.s The wing was tested to the usual 8G load factor, but is not... -
Page 15: Storage
6. MAINTENANCE 6.1. Glider inspection Your EPSILON DLS must be checked every 24 months, 150 flying hours or 150 flights, whichever comes first. The check should be carried out by an authorised ADVANCE check centre, according to the recommended guidelines. When carrying out a periodic glider inspection, the condition of all materials is assessed with the utmost care according to strict guidelines. -
Page 16: Paraglider Repairs
disappointing in that, usually, neither the manufacturer nor the pilot can be held responsible. Light products tend to be more susceptible to damage due to overstress. In the event of damage, please contact your dealer and they will contact us. We strive to Info be accommodating in such cases and work together to find the best possible solution. -
Page 17: Service & Warranty
7. SERVICE & WARRANTY 7.1. ADVANCE Service Center ADVANCE operates two company-owned service centres that carry out checks and repairs of all types. The workshops based in Switzerland and France are official maintenance operations, which have many years’ experience and indepth product-specific expertise. The ADVANCE worldwide service network includes other authorised service centres that provide the same services. -
Page 18: Data
EN/LTF B EN/LTF B EN/LTF B EN/LTF B EN/LTF B 8.2. Materials We continuously review and test the variety of materials on offer. Like all ADVANCE products, the EPSILON DLS has been designed and manufactured according to the latest findings and processes. We have chosen the materials very carefully and with the strictest quality requirements in mind. -
Page 19: Light Sport Aircraft
8.4. Light sport aircraft The EPSILON DLS belongs to the “Light sport aircraft” category with an empty weight of less than 120 kg. 8.5. Paraglider overview 1. Nameplate 2. Air intakes 3. Lower surface 4. Upper surface 5. -
Page 20: Line Plan
The difference on the riser length are not more than ±5 mm from the lengths laid down in the user's manual and are checked by AirTurquoise. 8.7. Line plan Line plan EPSILON DLS 8.8. Softlinks 8.9. Bowline 17 / 20... -
Page 21: Paramotor Appendix
Similarly with trims open manoeuvres will be a little more dynamic because of the lower angle of attack. Even though the EPSILON DLS is very stable and compact the trimmers should stay closed when flying through turbulent air. -
Page 22: Data
Thanks to the EPSILON DLS’s good takeoff behaviour the trims don’t have to be opened when taking off with light wind. The wing pulls up more easily in other wind situations if the trimmers are opened adapted to it, but you should then expect a longer takeoff run. - Page 23 20 / 20...
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