If you damage the sail:
If the rip is small, you can fix it yourself. You'll find all the materials
in the repair kit you need.
On the Gelvenor fabric, because of the silicon coating, the sticky
ripstop will not stick. You will have to use a very thin coat of silicone
glue, available from DIY shops, to stick a piece of Gelvenor cloth on
the tear.
The Porcher Marine fabric can be simply mended with the sticky rip
stop / spinnaker tape.
When cutting out the patch remember to allow ample overlap around
the tear and round the corners of the patch.
You can find more information about repairing your wing on the
Ozone website, including step by step instructions with pictures.
If you damage a line:
Any line that is damaged should be replaced. It is important that the
replacement line is from the same material, has got the same
strength and the same length. You can check its length against its
counterpart on the other side of the wing, to make sure that it is
symmetrical. Once the line has been replaced, inflate and check the
glider before flying. If you do not have access to an Ozone dealer
you can order individual lines at www.flyozone.com(or
www.aerorosport.de if you are from Germany or Austria).
Caring Tips
• Your Ozone wing has got an opening closed using velcro on the
trailing edge of the tip called 'butt hole'. This has been designed
to easily empty all the things which have been accumulating in
your wing (sand, leaves, rocks, mobile phones etc).
• If you fly with a wrap, you should regularly undo the twisting that
appears on the main brake lines. By twisting the line become
shorter and you can end up with a constant tension on the
trailing edge (which can lead to problem on launch, stalling,
glider not flying symmetrically, ...)
• Change your main brake lines ifthey are damaged.
MAINTENANCE CHECKS
Your wing, like a car, should be technically checked to ensure proper
airworthiness.
If you ever sell your GEO, you should give to the buyer the actual
revision certificat.
Your wing should be checked by a qualified professional for the first
time after 24 months, and thereafter every 12 months.
However, if you are a frequent flyer (more than 80 hrs per year), then
we recommend, that you get your glider checked after every flying
season.
If your glider is used professionally for training purposes or for
professional tandem flying then a complete maintenance check must
be carried out every 12 month.
The checker should inform you about the condition of your glider and
if some parts will need to be checked or changed before the next
normal service check period.
The sail and the lines don't age in the same way : it is possible that
you'll have to change part or all of the lines during your wings life.
This is why it is also important to do a regularly check up to know the
condition of all the components of your glider.
We recommend that the check up is carried out by a qualified
professional.
You are responsible for your flying kit and your safety depends on it.
Take care of it and have regularly a inspect all of its components.
Changes in a wings flying behaviour, are also indicators of the gliders
aging, if you notice any changes you should have the wing checked
before flying again.
These are the basic elements of the check up (full details and
permissable figures can be found on our website):
Porosity is measured with an porosity meter, the time taken by a
certain volume of air to go through a certain surface of the cloth. The
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