If you have a speed system, you can also use it to accelerate, so that the glider goes into a normal
flying position from the deep stall. After you have landed, the glider and the length of the lines must
be checked.
You can recognise a deep stall by the glider getting "mushy" and the airflow around your ears
decreasing. The glider may also compress spanwise. Flying in strong turbulence or exiting a deflation
with too much brake applied can cause this situation. A wet glider also has a higher deep stall
tendency, and you should do everything you can to avoid flying in the rain. If you do pass through
some rain never make big ears! Apply speed bar until you are confident that the wing has dried out.
WARNING: Never apply the brakes, including any wraps taken, in a deep stall.
Full stall (dynamic stall)
The full stall happens when the wing partially deflates and loses its arched shape. It is triggered when
the maximum possible angle of attack is exceeded. The most common cause is going below the
minimum speed or flying near the minimum speed combined with the e
ff
ects of turbulence.
In full stall, the paraglider loses its forwards travel, surges backwards and deflates. If the brakes are
held down, the canopy comes up over the pilot again. The result is an almost vertical descent with a
sink rate of approx. 8m/s.
Do not take wraps on the brakes during a full stall. Keep your hands close to the body and under the
harness seat plate during the stall. If the canopy is in a stable full stall, it will move forward and
backward. To exit the full stall, slowly release the brakes, making sure that this is done symmetrically.
After that, the brakes are completely released when the glider canopy is filled and in front of the pilot.
This prevents the canopy from pitching too far forward.
As this is done, the canopy accelerates forwards dynamically and picks up speed. Do not brake too
soon (otherwise it could go into a full stall again), and be careful to avoid a front stall by making sure
that it does not shoot too far forwards.
WARNING: If the canopy has gone back during the full stall, the brakes must be held down,
otherwise the canopy may surge forward and, in an extreme case, end up underneath the
pilot. Hold the brakes down until the canopy is above you again.
Spin
The spin is a stable flight maneuver, in which one side of the canopy stalls, while the other side
continues to fly forward. The glider turns around the stalled side of the wing.
In normal thermal flight, you are not very far from the limits of a spin. If a spin occurs, just let up the
brakes and wait for the glider to surge forward, checking it with the brakes if it surges too far. Never
release the spin if the glider is far back behind you, always try to release it when the glider is above or
in front of you!
Depending on the type of release and the dynamics of the rotary movement, the canopy may dive
forward on one side and collapse asymmetrically. In the case of a longer spin, the pilot may release
the brakes only at the moment when the glider is in its rotary motion above or in front of the pilot.
If the spin does not stop, check whether you have released the brakes fully, including any wraps!
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