manual ZEPHYR
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> congratulations Congratulations on the purchase of your new paraglider The ZEPHYR has been designed for intermediate and experienced pilots that are looking for a superb all round performing wing with incredibly sweet, dynamic handling , and absolutely minimal compromise in stability.
> 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 ZEPHYR.
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. The riser karabiners, also called "Maillons Rapide", are made with stainless steel of. Risers are made of pre-stretched polyester.
-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 ZEPHYR is a EN level B accelerated but using the accelerator system close to the ground is not advisable and 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) and thoroughly check that you have no knots or line twists. Make sure your helmet is securely fastened and clip into your harness making sure all straps are securely fastened. Connect risers to your harness making certain that your karabiners are fully closed and you have no twists in the risers.
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. A safety (SIV) course is something to consider, as these teach you how to deal correctly with unstable situations such as collapses, rapid descent manoeuvres, stalls ands spins, and so you will get far more from your flying.
er paraglider and 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. Re-inflating the wing can be helped by correct pilot input and, once the glider is overhead, symmetrically applying 40 % of both brakes and then releasing immediately will get pressure back in to the glider and speed up the recovery.
> 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 and always ask more experienced pilots about the conditions expected for the day. Never fly if there weather conditions are unsuitable, especially with any of the following present or even threatening: Strong wind; Rain; Thunderstorms; Cumulus Nimbus; or Cumulus Congestus.
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. Always remember that whilst in the Spiral dive you are drifting with the wind, and it is very easy to become disorientated. This manoeuvre is not approved for bank angles higher than 60 º. At this upper limit the sink rate of the canopy is approximately 10 m/s and the overload is equal to 2G's.
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. Store the paraglider in a dry space away from chemical agents, UV light and high temperature.
ZEPHYR | technical specifications | Size XS S M L Area (m2) 24.67 26.45 28.4 30.6 Projected area (m2) 21.63 23.19 24.9 26.83 Span (m) 11.55 11.96 12.39 12.86 Project. span (m) 9.4 9.73 10.08 10.47 Aspect ratio 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.4 Project. aspect ratio 4.08 4.08 4.08 4.08 Max .chord (m) 2.66 2.75 2.85 2.96 Min. chord (m) 0.5 0.51 0.53 0.55 Nº cells 54 54 54 54 Line lenght (m) 6.67 6.93 7.19 7.46 Canopy weight (kg) 5.5 5.9 6.2 6.
XS-S-M-L ZEPHYR C1 D1 E1 CD1-M A1 B1 CD2-N CD1-N A2 B2 A1-R B1-R C2 D2 E2 CD3-N BR1 CD1-R CD2-M BR-0 A3 B3 CD3-M BR2 C3 D3 E3 BR1-M BR3 C4 D4 A4 B4 A5 A2-R B5 D5 C5 B2-R CD5-M BR5 BR3-M BR2-R CD4-M BR4 BR2-M BR1-R CD6-M CD4-N A6 B6 BR6 C6 D6 BR7 BR4-M BR3-R C7 D7 CD2-R A7 B7 A3-R B3-R CD8-M BR9 CD7-M CD5-N BR8 BR5-M A8 A9 B9 C9 B8 C8 D9 CD9-M BR11 D8 BR10 BR6-M B10 C10 BR12 A10 B4-R
Aç B C D CD B Aç A B C D =525 mm A=435 mm B=460 mm C=525 mm D=525 mm
ZEPHYR | flight log | size date site duration flight details
ZEPHYR | 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.
