Flight techniques and characteristics 39
The sorting of the three color-coded lines must be comprehensive.
All lines from the risers to the parakite cap must be free of knots, loops, or
snags. Release the brake lines lying on the ground before take-o if they
are snagged on the ground. When starting, no lines may lie under the para-
kite. Entangled lines can often not be solved and have fatal consequences!
TAKE-OFF (forward)
The FLARE MOUSTACHE is easy to launch. It is very important to NOT hold
the A-Risers in your hand while performing a forward launch. Follow the
black elastic connecting your brake handles with the riser, starting from your
main riser connection loop. Slip into the loop and grab the brake handle.
Make sure to have the risers lying on top of your arms. Hold your arms
slightly sideways and as far backwards as possible, making sure the break
handles are fully released.
Before launching check the laid out parakite. Further check the wind direc-
tion and the airspace! Start running with the pull of your parakite only in the
harness, and when your wing is above your head, check the inflated canopy
on any collapsed wingtips or line tangles. You can open any collapsed cells
by pumping the aected side. Don’t make your final decision to accelerate
or to takeo until you are absolutely sure that the wing is properly and even-
ly inflated. Otherwise, stop the take-o procedure immediately! Keep some
tension on brake handles and run as fast as you can.
If you have a knot in the lines and can´t stop the takeo procedure and start
to fly, do not fly fast! Even a tiny knot in the brake lines or C-Lines can take
out the Reflex and remove the stability of the FLARE MOUSTACHE and even
lead to a collapse without turbulence when going in a ‘full speed’ position!
The knots might also aect your stall speed, so don’t try landing somewhere
sketchy either. The best is to fly down slowly with break handles pulled and
choose a big safe landing spot.
DON’T PULL TOO MUCH ON THE BRAKES HANDLES, YOUR MOUSTACHE
NEEDS A RATHER HIGH TAKEOFF-SPEED.
When reaching your maximum running speed, increase
the tension on the brakes until you lift o.
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