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LUNA2-manual-EN-1-4 June 2019
Speed with the accelerator and the use of trimmers
Your powered paraglider is equipped with risers that have both trimmers and an accelerator system.
Launching and general ying is normally done without using the accelerator. The accelerator can be used when
higher speed is important.
The trimmers allow easy fast cruising. The standard trimmer setting is fully closed, which is the slowest position.
Both trimmers and speedbar increase the speed of the paraglider and also slightly degrade the glide angle, which
makes the wing slightly more susceptible to collapses. For this reason they should not be used in strong thermals
or turbulent conditions. The best glide angle is attained at trim speed, with hands up and without the use of the
accelerator bar.
We recommend that you choose to y in conditions where the wing can move forwards into wind without the need
for trimmers or speedbar. In this way you have a safety margin.
Maximum speed is with the trimmers released and the speedbar pushed out fully so that the pulleys touch. Do not
push the speedbar beyond this limit in an attempt to attain a higher speed.
To y at full-bar the speed stirrup should be applied gradually until the two pulleys on each A-riser touch. Do not go
beyond this point by using excessive force to attempt to make the glider go faster as this may result in the glider
collapsing.
We do not recommend pilots to y with full speedbar applied and trimmers open at the same time.
4. Flight Characteristics
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