SUP’AIR SORA tandem Bedienungsanleitung

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Tandem glider user’s manual SORA

User’s manual

SUP’AIR - VLD

34 rue Adrastée

Parc Altaïs

74650 Annecy - Chavanod

FRANCE

45°54.024’N / 06°04.725’E

English

Revision index : 18/02/2015

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Thank you for choosing to ﬂy our SORA tandem. We are

delighted to have you on board and to share our passion

for paragliding.

SUP’AIR has been designing producing and selling ac-

cessories for free ﬂying activities since 1984. By choosing

a SUP’AIR product you beneﬁt from almost thirty years of

expertise, innovation and customer care. This is our philo-

sophy : working endlessly

We hope you will ﬁnd this user’s manual comprehensive,

explicit and hopefully enjoyable as well. We advise you to

read it carefully.

You will ﬁnd the latest information and updates on this

product on our website : www.supair.com. If however you

have any further questions, do not hesitate to ask one of

our dealers. And of course the entire SUP’AIR team remains

at your disposal on info@supair.com

We wish you many safe and enjoyable ﬂying hours, and

happy landings.

Team SUP’AIR

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Introduction 4

Technical speciﬁcations 5

Equipment overview 6

Connecting the glider 7

Installing the reserve parachute and the automatic collapse system on the risers 9

Pre-ﬂight preparation 10

Take-off 11

Flight characteristics 12

Fast descents 14

Flight incidents 16

Towing 16

Line layout 17

Materials 18

Measurement table 19

Certiﬁcates 20

Maintenance 21

Mandatory checks 22

Warranty 22

Disclaimer 22

Pilot equipment 22

Complementary equipment / Accessories 23

Contents

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Introduction

Advice Caution ! Danger !!

Welcome to tandem ﬂying : a world of shared passion in comfort and security.

Your SORA tandem is a glider which meets all the requirements of a modern tandem

wing. It is designed for intensive professional use and will give both the pilot and his

passengers a high level of in-ﬂight comfort over the seasons. The construction tech-

niques and materials were selected with longevity very much in mind.

Your SORA is certiﬁed EN / LTF B. It may be used with most models of harnesses avai-

lable on the market but for better comfort and optimal feeling we recommend that

you use a pilot and passenger harness from the SUP’AIR range.

After reading this manual we advise you to inﬂate & check your wing on a training hill

ﬁrst.

N.B. : The following three icons will help you to read this manual

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Technical data

Model tandem glider SORA

Size (m²) 41

Number of cells 54

Flat surface area (m²) 41,2

Span (m)14,9

Chord (m)3,47

Flat Aspect Ratio 5,35

Projected surface area (m²) 35,1

Projected span (m)11, 7

Projected aspect ratio 3,9

Glider weight (kg) 7,5

In-ﬂight weight range (kg) 120 - 220

Trim speed (km/h) 25

Max. speed (km/h) 52

Certiﬁcation

Class B,

EN : 926-2 : 2005 & 926-1 : 2006,

LTF : 2. DV LuftGerPV §1, Nr 7 c

Colour code 01 Colour code 02 Colour code 03 Colour code 04

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Equipment overview

Riser hook-up loop

Pilot hook-up loop

Passenger attachement loop

Reserve riser cover

1Leading edge

2Trailing edge

Stab

A riser

B riser

C riser

D riser

Brake handle

Brake line

Trim bridle with magnet

Brake retaining strap

Options included in the « SORA tandem pack »

A' riser (for big ears)

Spreader hook-up loop

BIRD 150 L Carry bag

Ear blocker

Inner Surface

Outer surface

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Connecting the glider

Connecting to spreaders

The bottom loop on the risers must be connected to the attachment points on the

spreaders, using karabiners with appropriate resistance for a tandem load. You must

ensure that the A risers are on top, without any twists or obstruction.

NEVER connect the glider to any other point.

The pilot then connects his harness to the rear loops on the spreaders and connects his

passenger’s harness to the forward loops.

For the connection between the glider and spreaders, we recommend SUP'AIR 45mm

steel karabiners.

Flight direction

pilot

passenger

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Brake line length

Brake line lengths are set in the factory to allow optimal glider

control. However, if the setting does not suit you, it is possible to

modify brake line length.

We advise you to use a ﬁsherman’s knot and to keep your length

changes to a minimum (approx 5cm at a time).

The height of the brake retaining strap is adjusted as follows :

- Undo the knot on the brake line and pull it out through the ring.

- Move the brake retaining strap to the desired position using the

straps on the riser and ﬁx it with a loop.

- Feed the brake line through the ring.

- Connect the brake line with the handle on the mark with a ﬁsher-

man's knot.

ﬁsherman's knot

Connecting the glider

Margin

Brake strap

Be careful not to suppress the “bow” in the brake

line when ﬂying hands up so that the canopy does not deform

or the trims cannot function correctly (if the trailing edge is pulled

tight).

The bow in the brake lines must be checked with trimmers fully

released. The trailing edge must not be affected in this position.

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Installing the reserve parachute

and the automatic collapse system on the risers

1. Connect the risers on top of each spreader bar (at the main loop), with the

rectangular stainless steel maillons and the ﬂexible elastic rings. 2. On both sides, push the small collapsing bridle through the main

paraglider carabiner, and connect it to the top of the

« C » riser using a triangular maillon.

pilot passenger

Towards parachute

riser.

Towards C risers.

Collapsing

System.

AA'BCD

pilot

passenger

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PRE-FLIGHT PREPARATION

Unfold the glider then place it on its upper surface in an arc.

Separate A,B,C and D risers and brake line ; make sure that the risers and lines do not have any knots or twists and are not catching anything (stones,

twigs, etc).

Check that both trims are in a symmetrical position.

Caution !

It is crucial to carry out a thorough pre-ﬂight check and in particular to ensure that the passenger and pilot are correctly fastened in their

harnesses and that the harnesses are correctly connected to the spreaders.

Before every take-off, check the following :

- that harnesses and karabiners are in good working order

- that the reserve parachute container is correctly closed and that the handle is in the correct position

- that your personal settings have not been changed

- that the glider is correctly connected to the karabiners and that they are safely locked

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