manual ZENITH
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> congratulations Congratulations on the purchase of your new paraglider The ZENITH is a very versatile wing and has been designed for all types of recreational flying, from long cross country and competition flying, to relaxing smooth evening and morning soaring flights.
> warning & liability This manual has been created to give the pilot help and hints to help with the correct operation of this wing. By no means is this a substitute of a training course, or appropriate experience gained with years and hours of airtime, nor is this manual intended to give pilot s knowledge regarding flight safety. assumes that the purchasing pilot has the appropriate pilot's licence, has taken a training course, and has the suitable ability and enough experience to safely fly the ZENITH.
-- cloth The upper and lower panels are made with 45 gr. Porcher Marine Skytex nylon. The ribs are made with stronger (slighly heavier grade) nylon of to prevent aerofoil deformation, even after several years of intensive use. Rib (cell wall) reinforcements are made of Dacron 310-180 gr. Line attachment points are made of polyester. -- lines The lines are made of Superaramid kevlar covered with a polyester sheath for protection against wear, UV and abrasion.
- With around +25 km/h of head wind, best glide is obtained with 75-100% accelerator. When flying downwind (wind from behind) the best glide is obtained between 0% brake and 10% of brake. The ZENITH is a EN B accelerated but using the accelerator system close to the ground is not advisable & it should be released as soon as turbulent air is encountered. Note that the glide angle is not affected by the wing loading, but that the security is.
-- launch Choose an open space free of any obstacles, especially trees and power lines. Open your glider in a slight horseshoe arc (semi-circle) & thoroughly check that you have no knots or line twists. Make sure your helmet is securely fastened & clip into your harness making sure all straps are securely fastened. Connect risers to your harness making certain that your karabiners are fully closed & you have no twists in the risers.
unstable situations such as collapses. There will always be some level of turbulence associated with thermals. If you progress at a nice steady rate, and keep safe, you will find thermal flying will become a pleasure. With qualified instruction you will actually learn faster, learning how to optimise your thermal skills.
When flying, a front tuck may occur while leaving a strong thermal, or more often while using the speed system in turbulent air, or sometimes whilst flying down-wind of another paraglider & being 'waked' by the wing tip vortices of the glider and turbulence wake turbulence of the pilot. Remember, the pilot can learn to help stop collapses by flying 'actively', but if a front tuck does occur it will easily clear itself.
Avoid letting the glider land on the leading edge. If the glider lands with force on the leading edge it is possible to burst the inner cells and walls of the wing and you should carefully examine the wing for any damage to the joining of the ribs to the cells. > weather to fly If in doubt whatosoever about the weather and flying conditions, then do not launch! Before going flying you should check the weather forecast & always ask more experienced pilots about the conditions expected for the day.
-- spiral dive The Spiral dive is performed by starting a series of 360 degrees turns, gradually pulling one brake harder and harder and weight shifting into the turn. Pull more inside brake, and weight shift harder, for a faster spiral dive but be careful not to stall one side and enter a spin in this way. Ease off on the inside brake, and weight-shift less hard, to regain level flight. Like this, the pilot can control the bank angle and the sink rate of the glider in the Spiral dive.
the B-lines together from this position) but puts unnecessary load on the glider. If necessary, control the surging forward of the canopy by gently braking when the glider is in front of you. Do not brake too hard as you may cause the wing to enter a full stall in this way, and let the brakes back up as soon as the surge has stopped. > maintenance When folding the glider, we recommend to put reinforcements one above each other in order to avoid that they might suffer any kind of deformation.
ZENITH technical specifications Size XS S S-M M-L L Area (m2) 23,53 25,6 27,2 28,9 31,4 Projected area (m2) 20,7 22,54 24,2 26 28 Span (m) 11,84 12,35 12,85 13,27 13,8 Project. span (m) 9,66 10,08 10,4 10,82 11,2 Aspect ratio 6 6 6 6 6 Project. aspect ratio 4,48 4,48 4,48 4,48 4,48 Max .
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ZENITH | francisco rodríguez · 7 | 33201 g i j ó n | spain | p.o. box · 269 33280 | | p# · +34 985 357 696 | fax · +34 985 340 778 | | email · info@windtech.es | web · www.windtech.
