Pre-flight checklist
1. Choose a sufficiently large take-off area with even ground and no obstacles.
Lay the glider out flat according to the planform.
Check all lines, cloth and risers for damage.
Check all line karabiners. If necessary, tighten with appropriate tool.
Inspect your harness and reserve handle.
2. Pull the glider´s risers and lines gently, in groups or separately, to sort out any
knots or tangles. Don´t forget the brake lines. Remove any branches or rocks fro m around
the spread-out lines.
Make sure the risers are not twisted or looped around any lines before attaching them to
your harness.
3. Strap yourself into your harness and don´t forget the leg loops.
4. Check the weather again, thermal cycles, turbulence, wind speed and strength.
5. Visually check the air in front of launch for other gliders.
Take off
The key to a successful launch technique is to practice ground handling on flat ground
whenever you can. Then choose the appropriate day with good conditions, the appropriate
take-off and do a thorough pre-flight check.
If launch conditions are windy, we recommend building a "wall" by partially inflating your
glider on the ground, thus sorting lines out thoroughly. In such conditions a reverse launch is
recommended, where you keep an eye on the glider during most of the take-off procedure. The
Boomerang is very easy to control in a reverse launch situation. It quickly comes up over your
head without overshooting. You only need to guide the A -risers, there is no need to pull them
hard. A few steps down the slope and light brake pressure while turning around will put you
even more in control.
In light wind or nil-wind conditions, we recommend laying the glider out straight, according
to it´s planform (no V or U shape needed). The Rigifoil System improves further the glider´s
inflation and reinflation characteristics. If the glider should come up sideways, run towards
the lower side instead of trying to struggle against the force. Do not counterbrake too much, it
may lose flying speed altogether. The Boomerang inflates steadily in nil -wind conditions and
has no tendency to stick on it´s way up. Merely guide the glider with the A-risers throughout
the take -off. There is no need to pull them hard.
An impulse launch (where you start running from close to the glider with slack lines) is not
needed.