Gin Gliders Yeti 08 User Manual

Yeti Manual – in addition to the Bolero 3

Please read this manual prior to your first flight with the Yeti.

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Yeti 08 manual in addition to the Bolero3 manual

Thank you for buying the Yeti and flying with Gin Gliders
We hope that you will enjoy climbing and flying with this lightweight equipment.
The Yeti is the light weight version of the Bolero3: it is our ultra-light mountain glider model.

This user information is provided in addition to the Bolero3 manual, which must also be read
carefully before flying the Yeti. The Yeti has very simil ar flying characteristics to the Bolero3.
Gin Gliders have achieved great savings in the weight of the Yeti in comparison with the Bolero3

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Warning

This glider and its light b ag (plus the light h arness and the ligh t rescue, delivered as an option)
is made from special materials in order to reduce the weight of the glider.

These special light materials (fabric, lines, risers, webbing etc) are more susceptible to ageing
than regular materials, even though their strength is more th an sufficient. Th e Yeti has passed
the same 8G load test as all regular gliders.

For this reason, we ask that you:

- Have your Yeti fully inspected by an authorized GIN agent every year or after each 50
hours of flight, whichever is the sooner.

- Do not practice aerobatics, towing, paramotoring, or extreme manoeuvres to lose
altitude, such as very deep spirals. For big ears, please practice them with caution.
Only use “altitude-losing manoeuvres” when absolutely necessary. They will cause
the material of your Yeti to age more rapidly.

- Take special care of this wing not only during it’s use, but also in it’s packing and
storage. Be careful during ground handling at the take-off site, do not pack it too
tightly when you are not climbing with it, and let it dry in th e shade after each f light
before final packing (the material of Yeti hates moisture and humidity).

To facilitate take off from steep slopes or snow, attachment points have been added to the top
surface to fix the glider to the ground. You can find these attachment points on the top surface
along the leading edge, 10mm webbing.

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Technical Specifications

SIZE 19 22 24 26 28 31

AREA 19.2m² 22.1m² 24.73m² 26.35m² 28.6m² 30.93m²

SPAN 9.6m 10.3m 10.88m 11.23m 11.7m 12.16m

FLAT

A.R 4.79 4.79 4.79 4.79 4.79 4.79

AREA 16.7m² 19.3m² 21.54m² 22.95m² 24.91m² 26.94m²

SPAN 7.8m 8.4m 8.9m 9.19m 9.57m 9.95m

PROJEC

TED

A.R 3.68 3.68 3.68 3.68 3.68 3.68

ROOT 2.46m 2.64m 2.79m 2.88m 3.00m 3.12m

CHORD

TIP 0.74m 0.79m 0.84m 0.86m 0.90m 0.94m

TOTAL HEIGHT 6.15m 6.6m 6.98m 7.21m 7.51m 7.81m

CELL NUMBER 38 38 38 38 38 38

GLIDER WEIGHT 2.9kg 3.3kg 3.7kg 4.0kg 4.3kg 4.6kg

WEIGHT IN

FLIGHT

N/A 50~65kg 55-75kg 70-90kg 85~105kg 100-110kg

Pilot weight in

kg

N/A 45~60kg 50~70kg 63~85kg 78~100kg 93~105kg

DHV N/A In process I I I I