BGD LUNA 2 - Flight Characteristics; Weight Range; Take-off

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LUNA2-manual-EN-1-4 June 2019
4. Flight Characteristics
This manual is not intended as an instruction book on how to y your paraglider. You should be a qualied pilot or
under suitable supervision, but the following comments describe how to get the best from your wing.
Weight range
Each size is certied for a certain weight range. The weight refers to the ‘overall take-off weight’. This means the
weight of the pilot, the glider, the harness, the paramotor and all other equipment carried with you in ight.
We recommend your paraglider is own in the middle of the weight range.
If you y in the lower half of the weight range the turning agility will be lower and the glider will be more damped,
but it will have a slightly increased tendency to collapse in strong turbulence. If you mainly y in weak conditions you
might choose to y towards the lower end of the weight range.
If you y in the upper half of the weight range you will have greater agility and speed, and greater stability in
turbulence, but your wing will be less damped in turns and after collapses. If you prefer a dynamic ight characteristic
you should choose to y higher in the weight range.
You should never y a paramotor in strong turbulence or violent winds.
Take-off
Your paraglider is easy to inate in both light or stronger winds and will quickly rise overhead to the ying position.
The best ination technique is to hold one A-riser in each hand. The best launch characteristics are obtained with the
trimmers in the fully closed position, maillons aligned, unless the wind at launch is more than about 10km/h, in which
4. Flight Characteristics