Windtech kinetik User Manual
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KINETIK
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Windtech
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KINETIK
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flight manual
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> index
> congratulations –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 05
> warning & liability ––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 06
> design materials ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 06
> best glide ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 08
-- un-powered flight –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 08
-- powered flight –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 09
> flight –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 09
-- inflation and take off ––––––––––––––––––––––– 10
> flying in turbulence –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 12
-- asymmetrical tuck/collapse–––––––––––––––––––– 12
-- front/symmetrical tuck collapse ––––––––––––––– 13
-- asymmetric stall (spin) ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 13
-- landing –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 14
> weather to fly ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 14
> emergency procedures & quick descent techniques – 14
-- big ears ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 15
-- spiral drive ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 15
-- b stall ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 16
> maintenance –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 17
> warranty ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 17
> technical specifications ––––––––––––––––––––––– 18
> line measurements ––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 20
> flight log ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 24
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> congratulations
Congratulations on the purchase of your new KINETIK .
The KINETIK has been carefully thought out and designed to make paramotor flying as
simple and enjoyable as possible.
We strongly recommend that before you fly the KINETIK you carefully read this manual
in order to be aware of any limitations, performances, take off and flight characteristics,
landing procedures, emergency situation and maintenance.
We always appreciate your feedback, so please send us your comments, positive or negative, in regard to the
Windtech
range.
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
We have produced this manual so that you can get to know your KINETIK better, with
some helpful tips to help you feel comfortable with it from the very first day.
Windtech
assumes that the purchasing pilot has the appropriate pilot's licence, has
taken a training course, and has the suitable ability and enough experience to safely fly
the KINETIK.
THIS INSTRUCTION MANUAL IS NOT INTENDED AS A “TEACH YOURSELF PARAMOTORING”
BOOKLET. We have to make it very clear that to fly this wing safely and proficiently IT IS
NOT ENOUGH JUST TO READ THIS MANUAL, and that you, the pilot, MUST complete a
suitable paramotor flying course, and gain a good understanding of the concepts of
flight, both powered and un-powered. It is also imperative that you gain a good understanding of the weather and flying conditions, so that you know when it is safe to fly, and
WHEN IT IS NOT SAFE TO FLY.
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
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 precautions- therefore it must
be absolutely understo-
od 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.
> design materials
The KINETIK is a glider that offers total security with beautiful handling & perfomance. The performance is very high due to a well-defined structure with 52 cells, with an
internal structure comprised of diagonals of different types, depending on the width of
the cell and an optimized line layout to reduce the overall number of lines.
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This specifically designed paramotor wing has been reinforced in key areas of the wing,
especially at all of the attachment points on both the under-surface and the cell walls.
-- 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 &180 gr. Line
attachment points are made of polyester.
-- lines
The KINETIK‘s lines are made from the highest quality Kevlar, with a polyester outer
sheath to protect the inner Kevlar core from abrasion and UV. The main (lower cascade)
“A” and “B” lines are 2.2mm, rated at 240kg, and the main “C” and “D” lines, are 1.7mm.
-- risers
WWe have designed the KINETIK‘s paramotor riser system to help overcome the
various complexities that powered flight entails.
The risers are shorter than usual (42cm), to
allow for the different flying position and help
minimise the effects of the chassis of the
engine.
The construction and materials of the wing
have been made stronger, especially the stitching of the main attachment points of the
wing.
The big-ears can be operated with one hand
easily and without strain.
The travel of the webbing of the trimmers is
on a pulley system, which means a greatly
reduced chance that they will slip (a big problem with normal trimmers) in normal flight
or after a sudden shock or under high pressure, such as a collapse or steep turn, offering a
greater amount of security with a very effective and easy to use system.
The ‘trimmers’ are used to set the ‘trim speed’
of the wing, and have been carefully designed
to give the best combination of efficiency and
stability across the whole speed range. When
Speed
Bar
Hook
Trimmers
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the trimmers are pulled fully ON (pulled all the way through the ratchet, so that the rear
risers are effectively pulled down to their shortest position) the glider will fly at full slow
trim speed. When the risers are released all the way OFF (ratchet pressed, so that the
webbing slips all the way and the rear risers are in their longest position) the glider will
fly at full fast speed. It is vitally important that that you fully understand all of the
effects and implications of flying at different trim speeds, as this changes the handling,
safety and performance characteristics of any wing.
There are two lines of stitching on the webbing of the trimmers which are set at “normal” trim and a faster “powered flying” position. When the trim is set to the first stitching line (normal trim), this is the speed that should be used for taking off, landing and
flying in turbulence.
If you then raise the trimmers up to the second line of stitching, this is the faster “powered flying” trim position (the actual speed will depend a lot on wing loading), in which
the trimmers are set to compensate for the pitching back effect
caused by the push of the motor,
bringing the wing into a more
overhead position and giving
increased speed and performance.
Of course, caution should always
be used when low down and one
should always fly with the trimmers in the “normal” trim position
in turbulence and when near the
ground.
The trim travel will continue
slightly further than the “powered
flying” setting, to “full trim
speed”, but one should only ever
use this trim position in very smooth conditions, and with plenty of height, due to the
greatly reduced angle of attack of the wing. If the pilot requires more speed in turbulent
conditions, we recommend that the pilot leaves the glider in “normal” trim position and
makes use of the speed system.
> best glide
-- un-powered flight
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.
Normal
Position
Powered
flying position
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