Windtech evo - Manual (Page 15)

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and methods for setting up a good and safe controlled landing approach, you should talk
to other more experienced pilots, and/or a club coach or instructor BEFORE YOU FLY. You
should have a thorough briefing on the site, conditions, take-off, flight plan and landing
BEFORE you fly, ideally with radio guidance. It is not good realising that you do not know
how to land safely after you have already taken off, as it is TOO LATE by then.
In the last few meters the pilot should lift the brakes, to gain good airspeed (being care-
ful to fly actively in case of turbulence, and in some cases you may have to keep some
brake pressure to give a more positive angle of attack and therefore reduce the chance
of a collapse). It is best to have plenty of airspeed on landing as this will help you, at the
last moment, to convert some of this air speed into a very positive flare, substantially
reducing your forward and downward speed and thereby leading to a softer landing.
Don’t forget that once on the ground one should always avoid allowing the glider to land
heavily on it’s leading edge, as it is possible to damage the cells, or cell walls, of the glid-
er in this way.
> weather to fly
SET TRIMMERS TO NEUTRAL POSITION
If in doubt about the weather and flying conditions, do not launch! Before going flying
you should check the weather forecast & always ask more experienced pilots about the
conditions expected for the day. Never fly if the weather conditions are unsuitable, espe-
cially with any of the following are present or even threatening: Strong wind; Rain;
Thunderstorms; Cumuli nimbus; or Cumulus congestus. If you are already in the air then
get down safely before it's too late! Always be aware of the weather changing & if in
doubt land as quickly as is safely possible.
> emergency procedures
&
quick descent techniques
The following techniques are advanced & should be practiced ONLY with qualified radio
supervision and adequate safety back up. Always be prepared and consider what will
happen if things go wrong! With enough altitude it is possible to safely master these
manoeuvres ready for the day you may need them for real!
More radical’s manoeuvres such as full stall, asymmetrical stall and flat spin are not
described in our manual. In order to perform these manoeuvres you should do a special
safety course with the correct instructor & over the water with a rescue boat standing
by, and all safety precations taken.
-- big ears
SET TRIMMERS TO NEUTRAL POSITION