Playtive KITE StyleD - Manual (Page 19)

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Warning: Danger to life!
Never fly the article:
• Above people or animals!
• Less than 200m from roads, paths, railway lines, or busy areas.
• Less than 5km from airports, glider airfields, helicopter landing areas,
or military low flying zones.
• Higher than 100m!
• Less than 500m from power masts and high voltage power lines.
• During storms.
• If you are abroad and are not aware of the national regulations in that
country.
General information on flying parafoils
Parafoil introduction
Parafoils are soft kites that form a wing profile with inflow that is similar to
that of a paraglider. As they are made exclusively out of fabric and line,
they can be folded into a small space and also easily transported as air
luggage. The parafoils comprise of an upper and a lower surface, which
form a wing profile through connecting partitions. The chambers that are
created are all or partially open to the inflow side. The chambers are
connected to one another so that different pressure on the inside can be
balanced out. When the inflow is from the front edge, the chambers will
fill with the dynamic pressure, which is greater than the pressure flowing
around the outer surface. This stabilises the profile of the parafoil.
The lift created from the low pressure on the top side is transferred to the
two pulling lines through a complex multi-line balance.
Wind window (figure B)
The parafoil is flown in the so-called wind window. The pilot stands with
his back to the wind and the wind window is then in front of the pilot.
The wind window is a quarter sphere, the size of which depends on the
wind strength (B1).
The parafoil cannot be flown outside this wind window because the air
chambers are no longer supplied with sufficient airflow.
Power window (figure B)
The so-called power window is located at the centre of the wind window
(B2). The strongest airflow can be found in this area, directly in front of
the pilot.
Attaching the lines to the parafoil using a
lark’s head knot (figure C)
1. Remove the article from the bag and roll it out completely.
Note: we recommend weighing the article down so that it
does not fly away.
2. Hold the loop on the kite line with your thumb and index finger in
order to attach the steering line.
3. Push the loop to one side and press the side ends downwards.
4. Attach the flight line to the parafoil: now pull the line that needs to be
connected through the loop that has been created (connection point
for kite line or steering rod bands).
Note: when attaching the lines please ensure that the
lines on the parafoil are not twisted.
5. Pull the lark’s head knot tight.
Folding
Fix the article to the ground and release the lark’s head knot between the
connection points of the kite line and the kite line itself. Remove soiling
and then lay the folded article into the bag.