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IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE GROUND, DUE TO THE FORWARD SURGING
PENDULUM EFFECT, A RECOVERY MAY BE MORE DANGEROUS THAN A
HARD LANDING IN PARACHUTAL. IF LANDING IN A PARACHUTAL STALL,
THE PILOT SHOULD PREPARE FOR A HARD LANDING AND MAKE A PARA-
CHUTE ROLL LANDING.
Full stall:
To induce a full stall, apply full brake on both sides.
The glider slows down steadily until it stalls completely. The canopy suddenly
surges backwards a long way. In spite of this uncomfortable reaction of the
canopy, both brake lines must be consequently held down with all your
strength until the canopy is stabilized (directly overhead).
The NOVA TRITON generally flies backwards during a full stall but doesn’t
always form a front rosette.
A frontal rosette can be formed by entering the full stall slowly. When entering
(braking) fast, the canopy will not always form the desired front rosette.
ALWAYS APPLY BOTH BRAKES EVENLY!
To r eco ver from a ful l stal l, bo th br ake s mu st be let u p sym met ric all y at a fas t
to moderate speed (within 1 second).
The NOVA TRITON surges forward a moderate amount after recovering from a
full stall, whereby a resulting front collapse is possible. Gentle symmetrical
braking as soon as the wing begins to move forward is recommended. If the
pilot does not brake the canopy, the NOVA TRITON surges forward to 90° an-
gel. In the worst case a big collapse will follow.
An ”asymmetric” recovery (one control released faster than the other) from a
full stall can cause a big dynamic collapse.
IF A FULL STALL IS RELEASED TOO EARLY, TOO SLOW OR TOO FAST, OR
OTHERWISE INCORRECTLY, THE CANOPY CAN SURGE EXTREMELY FAR
FORWARD.
The danger of overcorrecting and overreacting exists during all extreme flight
manoeuvres. Thus, any corrective action must be gentle and steady and done
with feel!
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