Windtech serak - Manual (Page 8)

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> flight
Each and every glider has a checklist note 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 flow before it is sold.
Note that each glider has a unique sticker attached to the centre cell with the serial
number, type of glider, size and weight range.
We recommend that your first flight on your new glider be on a gentle slope in calm con-
ditions before making any further higher flights, just to check the glider and for you to
get used to flying it.
We also recommended that you use a harness that has an ABS cross strap system and
the maximum width possible for the chest strap is 38 cm between karabiners.
For you own safety, we strongly recommend the use of back protection, helmet and
Windtech WindSOS reserve.
> launch
Choose an open space free of any obs-
tacles, 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 fas-
tened & 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.
> strong wind
We do not recommend taking off, or
flying, with a wind speed higher than
25 km/h; this may change depending of
pilot´s experience, but we remind you
that flying in poor weather conditions is the single greatest cause or accidents in free-
flying.
We recommended that the reverse launch is the best technique when the wind is strong
at take off.