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WARNING
Designed and manufactured with safety in mind, the FLEX-ONE, with
it’s great performances, gives access to a huge range of flying possibilities. As
with all aircraft, this equipment requires from its pilot maturity, ability to analyse
flying conditions, competence, good maintenance and care of the equipment.
This manual cannot replace an appropriate paragliding training and the indis-
pensable familiarisation to this model that you can request from your vendor.
We advise you to carry a rescue parachute at all times.
The FLEX-ONE is dedicated to new pilots and those wishing to emphasize
ease of use, foolproof stability and pleasant handling. This wing combines our
long-proven original design choices, like V shaped inner panels, with the new-
est features of wing structure (nylon rods in the leading edge and the rear part
of the profile ). These choices ensure excellent durability over time of mechani-
cal resistances and of inflation and in flight behaviors.
In aerodynamics, with the adoption of a forward center pressure location and
the inflection of the middle line of the profile, we have chosen the option of a
high pitch stability with a high resistance to closures, retaining a wide speed
range. An important part of the development work has been devoted to the
ease of inflation an to the roll stability and damping.
The EN 926-1 certification (Structure Test) of the larger size and the EN 926-
2 certification (Flight Test) of the intermediate size, supplemented by DSAC
approval, guarantee a high validation level of FLEX-ONE security features.
MAINTENANCE
Avoid any unnecessary exposure to ultra violet light . Do not leave your
glider in a boot of a car in strong sunlight, this could significantly reduce the life
of the canopy. Any contact with hot object (>130°c) can significantly weaken
fabric or the lines. If this happens, return the wing for inspection.
Check your canopy has no insects or foreign bodies trapped in it when you are
packing it away. To keep inflation qualities as long as possible, avoid folding
the mylar reinforcements at the nose of the ribs. If you need to clean your
wing, use only cold water and soap. Do not store your wing when still humid or
dirty. In case of long storage, do not fold the wing too tight with the bag left
open.
The hands up speed of your wing should be checked by you or a suitably
qualified person using an anemometer. If the speed is more than 2 mph below
the lowest speed for your wing as shown in this manual, then the wing requires
a thorough inspection.
Every paraglider is prone to aging and must therefore be inspected regularly
(100 hours of flying time or 2 years for the first check, then according to our
after sales department recommendations). Before reselling, a proper inspec-
tion will discharge your responsibility towards your buyer. We strongly recom-
mend an inspection by our workshop; we are in the best position to guarantee
the state of our own designs.
We urge you to be extremely alert to all defects, damage or rupture discovered
to the suspension lines or the sail and to repair the damage as soon as possi-
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