Windtech bantoo User Manual
BANTOO
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BANTOO
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> index
> congratulations –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 05
> warning & liability ––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 06
> philosophy of design –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 06
> construction & materials –––––––––––––––––––––– 07
> certification ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 08
> performance –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 08
> flight –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 08
--launch –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 09
> thermal flying ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 10
> flying in turbulence ––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 10
--asymmetric tuck ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 10
--frontal tuck ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 11
--asymmetric stall (spin) –––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 11
--landing –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 11
> weather to fly ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 12
> rapid descent techniques –––––––––––––––––––––– 12
--big ears –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 13
--spiral drive ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 13
--b stall ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 14
> maintenance –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 14
> warranty ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 14
> technical specifications –––––––––––––––––––––––– 15
> line measurements ––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 17
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> congratulations
Congratulations on the purchase of your new BANTOO.
The BANTOO is a tandem wing that has been conceived and designed for both professional and recreational pilots, suitable of all kinds of flying styles, from a gentle glide down,
to the most ambitious cross country flights. With easy launch characteristics, manoeuvra-
bility and turn ability akin to a solo glider, and superb performance, the bantoo makes it
possible to core the smallest of thermals and climb even in the weakest lift.
We strongly recommend that before you even unfold the BANTOO you carefully read
this manual in order to be aware of any limitations, as well as differnces in performance, take-off and flight characteristics, landing procedures, emergency situations and
maintenance.
We always appreciate your feedback, so please send us your comments, positive or negative, regarding to the
Windtech
line. You are the best feedback and support for future
products, and please remember that we are always happy to give you any help & advice.
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 pilots 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 BANTOO.
This manual cannot be used for operational purposes. The flight log & registration card
must be filled and stamped by the dealer & returned to
Windtech
in order 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.
> philosophy of design
When
Windtech
decided to make a tandem paraglider, we first established the main criteria that we felt would be the most important to make the perfect tandem wing. The
wing had to be, above all, easy to inflate and launch in all conditions, with excellent handling, high glide performance, and that it would convert energy extremely well to give an
effective flare, for softer landings.
For this we designed a paraglider with 51 cells of variable widths, not all of which have
line attachment points due to the advanced structural relationship of lines/diagonals. In
this way we have considerably reduced parasitic drag produced by the lines whilst at the
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