Gradient Golden4 - 4 Adjusting Your Glider; Addition of Speed System; 5 Operation in Flight

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4.
WARNING: The Golden4 paraglider is only built for hill or tow launching. It is not built to
withstand jumping from a plane, balloon, building or for any jumps where there is a belated
opening of the canopy.
4. Adjusng your glider
Before it reaches the customer every Golden4 goes through a nal check and test-ight
to verify that its characteriscs and measurements correspond to the manufacturer’s
specicaons. You may only make adjustments to brake-line lengths or to the speed system
of your Golden4 – and only then in keeping with the recommendaons of this manual.
Other adjustments or changes to your Golden4 lead to a loss of guarantee, airworthiness and
validity of the Cercaon. Amateur modicaon may endanger yourself and other pilots.
If you do have any suggesons for improvements let us know and our test-pilots will try out
your ideas without risk to yourself.
4.1. Brake-line adjustment
When you receive your new Golden4 the brake-line length is adjusted to be the
same as that used during the ight tests. This length should suit most pilots and is
indicated on the main control line. It is of course possible to adjust the brake-line
length to suit each pilot’s physical build, height of harness hang points, or style of ying.
We recommend that you act wisely when adjusng brake-line length and change the length
in small, successive steps.
If you need to adjust brakes back to the basic posion and the marks on the main brake lines
are vague, use the following lengths:
Golden4 22 24 26 28 30
Main brake line 220 cm 230 cm 239 cm 249 cm 259 cm
Brake lines that are too short may:
1) lead to fague from ying with your hands in an unnatural posion
2) impede recovery from certain unstable manoeuvres
3) will certainly reduce your glider’s speed range.
Brakes that are too long will:
a) hamper pilot control during launch
b) reduce control in extreme ying situaons
c) make it dicult to execute a good are when landing.
Each brake line should be ed securely to its control handle. Use knots which will guarantee
this, for example, a Double Dragon.
4.2. Addion of speed system
The Golden4 is equipped with a very eecve foot-operated speed system as standard.
Pressure on the foot srrup shortens the A and B risers and reduces the angle of aack of
the canopy. Thanks to the relave lengths of lines C and D, near the trailing edge, the prole
is inclined in a way that preserves the aerodynamic characteriscs of the wing. The working
range of the speed system pulleys is 14 cm. Make sure you can use the whole of this range
when you aach your speed srrup.
5. Operaon in ight
This manual is intended as a guide to the characterisc features of your new Golden4
paraglider. Under no circumstances should it be used as a “learn-to-y” manual for
paragliding or as a substute for a training course.