SUP’AIR SORA2 Bedienungsanleitung

user manual

SUPAIR

34 rue Adrastée

Parc Altaïs

74650 Annecy - Chavanod

FRANCE

45°54.024’N / 06°04.725’E

English

Revision index : 14/02/2019

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Thank you for choosing to fly our SORA2 tandem. We are

delighted to have you on board and to share our passion

for paragliding.

Thank you for choosing to fly our SORA2 tandem. We are

delighted to have you on board and to share our passion

for paragliding.

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 SUPAIR team re-

mains at your disposal on info@supair.com

We wish you many safe and enjoyable flying hours, and

happy landings.

Team SUPAIR

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Introduction 4

Technical specifications 5

Equipment overview 6

Connecting the glider 7

Installing the reserve parachute and the automatice 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

Maintenance 18

Measurement table 19

Certificates 21

Maintenance 23

Mandatory checks 24

Warranty 24

Disclaimer 24

Pilot equipment 24

Complementary equipment / Accessories 25

Contents

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Introduction

Advice Caution ! Danger !!

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

Your SORA2 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 techniques and materials were selected

with longevity very much in mind.

Your SORA2 is certified EN / LTF B. It may be used with most models of harnesses available on the market but for better comfort and optimal feeling

we recommend that you use a pilot and passenger harness from the SUPAIR 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

SORA2 38 42

Size (m²) 38 42

Number of risers 5 5

Number of cells 54 54

Flat surface area (m²) 38 41,5

Span (m) 14,3 14,9

Chord (m) 3,31 3,46

Flat Aspect Ratio 5,35 5,35

Projected surface (m²) 31,9 34,8

Projected span (m²) 11,1 11,6

Projected aspect ratio 3,85 3,85

Glider weight (kg) 7,1 7,5

In-flight weight range (kg) 110 - 190 120-220

Harness dimensions used for certification * Length between main suspension points: 48 ±2 cm

* Height of main suspension points: 44 ±1 cm

Trimmers Yes, 115mm range Yes, 115mm range

Min. speed (km/h) 38 (±2) 38 (±2)

Max. speed (km/h) 52 (±2) 52 (±2)

Débattement à la commande, à PTV max

(cm) 85 90

Speed bar No No

Other variable device No No

Certification

Class B,

EN : 926-2 : 2013 & 926-1 : 2015,

LTF : 2. DV LuftGerPV §1, Nr 7 c

Class B,

EN : 926-2 : 2013 & 926-1 : 2015,

LTF : 2. DV LuftGerPV §1, Nr 7 c

Earth

Fluor

Ocean

Fire

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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 «SORA2 tandem pack»

A' riser (for big ears)

Spreader hook-up loop

TREK 160 L Carry bag

Ear blocker

Inner Surface

Outer surface

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Flight direction

Connecting the glider

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 passen-

ger’s harness to the forward loops.

For the connection between the glider and spreaders, we recommend SUPAIR 45mm steel kara-

biners.

Pilot

passenger

Connecting to spreaders

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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 automatice 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

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).

Lay out the glider in half-circle on its upper surface. The opening on the leading edge must face upwards.

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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