Windtech arial User Manual
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ARIAL
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> index
> congratulations ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 5
> warning & liability ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 6
> construction & materials ––––––––––––––––––––––– 6
> certification –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 7
> best glide –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 7
> flight ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 8
-- launch ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 8
-- strong wind –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 8
> thermal flying –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 9
> flying in turbulence –––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 9
-- asymmetric tuck ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 10
-- frontal tuck –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 10
-- asymmetric stall (spin)–––––––––––––––––––––––––– 11
-- landing –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 11
> weather to fly ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 12
> emergency procedures & quick descent techniques – 12
-- big ears ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 12
-- spiral drive ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 12
-- b stall ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 13
> maintenance –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 14
> warranty ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 14
> technical specifications–––––––––––––––––––––––––15
> line measurements –––––––––––––––––––17-18-19-20
> flight log ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 22
> congratulations
The ARIAL has been designed for new paraglider pilots, in their early stages of learning
to fly, who wish to progress with their paragliding safely for many years to come.
All of our years of paragliding design experience have gone into making a glider with an
excellent balance between great security and easy handling, which are essential features
of a wing when you start to fly.
We strongly recommend that before you even unfold the ARIAL you read this manual
carefully and thoroughly in order to be aware of some of the limitations, performances,
take off and flight characteristics, landing procedures, and emergency situations which
you might encounter when paragliding.
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e always appreciate your feedback, so please always send us your comments and crit-
icism regarding Windtech products and service.
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are always happy to give you any help & advice. You will find more information on our
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Best winds
>Windtech team
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> warning & liability
This manual has been created to give the pilot help and hints for the correct operation
of this wing. By no means is this a substitute of a training course, or appropriate experience gained with years and hours of airtime, nor is this manual intended to give pilot´s
knowledge regarding flight safety.
Windtech assumes that the purchasing pilot has the appropriate pilot's licence, has
taken a training course, and has the ability and enough experience to safely fly the
ARIAL.
This manual cannot be used for operational purposes. The flight log & registration card
must be filled out completly and stamped by the dealer & returned to
to make a claim on the guarantee.
The use of this paraglider is entirely at the user's own risk. As with any adventure sport
paragliding is a high risk activity-especially without taking the appropriate precautionstherefore it must be absolutely understood that Windtech & the dealer do not accept
any responsibility for accidents, losses, injuries, direct or indirect damage following the
use or misuse of this product.
Windtech in order
> design materials
Because of our great experience over many years, and
extensive research into paragliding design, we always
use only the very best materials available for each
and every part of the structure of all of our gliders,
including the ARIAL.
-- cloth
The upper and lower panels are made with 45 gr.
Porcher Marine Skytex nylon. The ribs are made with
stronger nylon of to prevent airofoil deformation,
even after several years of intensive use. Rib (cell
wall) reinforcements are made of Dacron 310 &180gr.
Line attachment points are made of polyester
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-- lines
The lines are made of Kevlar covered with polyester sheath for protection against wear,
UV and abrasion. The lower section of the brake lines is made from Dyneema. This material is less prone to failure after repeated use through the brake pulleys. The riser karabiners, also called quick links, are made with stainless steel of 800 Dan. Risers are made
of pre-stretched polyester of 900 Dan.
> certification
The ARIAL is a paraglider of an intermediate level that has passed easily the tests of the
DHV level 1. This glider has successfully passed the DHV shock test with a weight equal
to the maximum total (all up) take-off weight. This means that the paraglider is certified
to resist to a load of 8 (eight) times the gravitational acceleration (8 G´s).
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With regards to the weight range of the glider
the correct weight range of the glider. To fly under, or overweight can adversely affect
the stability of the ARIAL & flown as such will make it no longer a certified glider.
, ALWAYS be certain that you are within
> best glide
Best glide in nil wind, and still air, is obtained at “trim” speed- that is brakes fully
released and no accelerator (speed bar) applied. It is always best to fly with a light pressure on the brakes, keeping a “feel” on the wing in case of unexpected turbulence.
When flying into (against the) wind a better glide can be obtained by using the speed
system. The following is rough guide line as to how much to apply.
-With around 10 km/h (6,2 Mph) of head wind, best
glide is obtained with 25% accelerator applied.
-With around 15-25 km/h (9,3-15,5 Mph) of head
wind, best glide is obtained with 50% accelerator.
-With around +25 km/h (+15,5 Mph) of head wind,
best glide is obtained with 75-100% accelerator.
When flying downwind (wind from behind ) the
best glide is obtained between 0% brake and 10%
of brake.
The ARIAL is a DHV
accelerator system close to the ground is not advisable &it should be released as soon as turbulent air
is encountered.
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Note that the glide angle is not affected by the
wing loading, but that the security is.
Always fly a glider that is the correct size for you,
and remember that if your flying weight is below
the stated minimum, the speed range will diminish
and inflation problems may appear
dling will degrade in turbulent conditions, and it
will be easier to sustain collapses. If your flying
. Also the han-
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weight is above the stipulated weight range, this will result in a higher minimum speed
and faster landing speed and the stall speed of the glider will also be higher.
> 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 flown 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 conditions 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
that 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
Windtech WindSOS reserve.
and
-- launch
Choose an open space free of any obstacles, 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 fastened &
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 (15,5
Mph); 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.
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