Windtech zephyr-2 - Manual (Page 8)

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- With around +25 km/h 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 ZENITH is a EN B accelerated but using the accelerator system close to the ground
is not advisable & it should be released as soon as turbulent air is encountered.
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 prob-
lems may appear. Also the handling will degrade in turbulent conditions, and it will be
easier to sustain collapses. If your flying 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.
The ZENITH has a brake of medium weight resistance (from 1.5 to 3 kg of force) for the
majority of manoeuvres. To reach the stall (never recommended on any type of paraglid-
er), requires more than 9kg.
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Each and every glider has a checklist
note passed though our strict quality
control in the factory. This included 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 him to do so for you. Every glider
should be test flow before it is sold.
Note that each glider has a unique
sticker attached to the centre airfoil
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 your 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.
For you own safety, we strongly recommend the use of back protection, helmet and
Wind-SOS reserve.