Windtech cargo - Manual (Page 8)

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> certification
The cargo is certified It is certified EN with A in all maneuvers but a B in the asym-
metrical collapse maneuver.
> performance
Fly a cargo in the correct size for
you. Remember that if you fly outside
of the weight range that the glider
has been designed for, this could
adversely affect the handling, stabil-
ity and performance of the glider,
and means that the glider is effec-
tively no longer certified.
If your flying weight is below the
stated minimum, the speed range
will diminish and inflation problems
may appear. Also the handling will
degrade in turbulent conditions, and
it will sustain collapses more easily.
If your flying weight is above the stipulated weight range, this will result in a higher min-
imum speed and faster landing speed and the stall speed of the glider will also be high-
er. If the glider suffers a collapse, or leaves normal flight configuration, the resulting
behaviour will be more rapid and violent. As well as this, your sink rate will be higher and
you will find it harder to stay up in light lift.
The cargo has medium brake resistance (adhering to weight range). The stall is found
at 95% of the brake travel and, to force the glider into an in flight full stall (not recom-
mended on any kind of paraglider), requires almost all the weight of the pilot on the
brakes.
The best glide on the cargo, not taking into consideration any horizontal or vertical
movements of the air, is obtained simply by flying at the glider’s trim speed. That is to say,
by having the trimmers in standard position and flying with no brake or speed system
applied.
> flight
Before flying any paraglider, the pilot has to be sure that they are flying a glider that is
suitable for their level of piloting, evaluating objectively and carefully their true capabil-
ities.
In the case of tandem flying, this is even more important, as one is carrying a passenger
and the price of any error will not only be paid for by the pilot.
Each and every glider has a meticulous checklist passed though our strict quality control
in the factory. This includes line measurement, ground inflation and flight testing.
Contact your distributor for more information about this, and if your glider has not been
pre-inflated ask them to do so for you. Every glider should be test flown before it is sold.
Note that each glider has a unique sticker attached to the centre cell with the serial num-