Ozone Rush 5 - Turning; Active Flying

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The Rush 5 shows little tendency to remain neutral in a spiral dive, however some parameters could
interferewith itsbehaviour. These mightinclude: unsuitablechest strapsettings, total weight in ight
outsideofthecertiedweightrange,orbeinginaverydeepspiralataveryhighsinkrate>14m/s.
Youshouldalwaysbepreparedtopilotthewingoutofaspiraldive.Todoso,useoppositeweightshift
andsmoothlyapplyenoughoutsidebrakeuntilyoufeelthewingstarttodecelerate,thegliderwillthen
starttoresumenormalight.Recoveringfromaspiralwithhardorquickoppositeinputswillresultinan
aggressiveclimbandsurgeandisnotrecommended.Alwaysbepreparedtomanagetheenergy,bleed
offthespeedifnecessary.Neverperformspiraldivesclosetotheground.
Active C Riser Control
WhilstglidingitispossibletopilotthewingwiththeCrisers,thisgivesanimprovedfeelandcontrolover
thewingenablingyoutoyactivelywithoutusingthebrakes.Usingbrakeswhilstacceleratedcausesdrag
whichisnotonlyinefcientbutitalsoreducestheinherentstabilityoftheprole-usingthebrakeswhilst
acceleratedcanactuallyleadtoacollapse.UsingtheCrisersincreasestheangleofattackmoreevenly
acrossthechordanddoesnotweakentheproleasmuchasusingthebrakes.Thedirectfeelallowsyou
tostopcollapsesbeforetheyhappenandmaintainhigherspeedsandhigherlevelsofefciencythrough
turbulence.
ToywiththeCrisers,keepholdofyourbrakehandles(removeanywraps)andtakeholdoftheCrisers.
WiththeCrisersyoucanyactivelythroughturbulence;Ifyouseeorfeeltheleadingedgelosepressure,
atthesametimeasreleasingsomeoralloftheacceleratoryoucanalsoapplypressuretotheC’s,this
willhelpkeepthenoseopen.BecarefultouseonlysmallinputswiththeCrisers,youriskstallingpartor
allofthewingifyouareoverenthusiastic.Theamountofpressureandsizeoftheinputisdependenton
theamountofturbulence/lossofpressure,butalwaysbegentleatrst.Learnthefeelofthewing-how
muchspeed bartorelease andthe force requiredon theC’sto keepthe nose openwithout inducing
unnecessarilylargepitchmovements.
TheRush5isinherentlystableatfullspeed,Crisercontrolisveryeffectiveuptoabout¾speed,however
duringthelastfewcmsofspeedbartravelCrisercontrolonitsownbecomeslesseffectiveandcanlead
toacollapse.Whenyingfasterthan¾speed,werecommendtocontrolthepitchofthewingactively
usingacombinationofthespeedbarandCriserinput.Ifyoufeelthenoseofthewingstarttocollapse
orpitchforwardwhilstacceleratedtherstactionshouldbetoreleasethespeedbarimpulsivelyandthen
makeanynecessaryCriserinput,alwaysreleasethespeedbarrstbeforemakinganyCinputs.Using
thecombinedactive speedbar/Crisercontrol techniqueyouwillbe abletomaximise your speedand
efciencywhilstminimisingthelikelihoodofcollapses.
Bepreparedforplentyofpracticeasthisnewmethodmaytakesometimeforittobecometotallyintuitive,
efcient and comfortable. This control method is suitable for gliding in good ‘normal’ air, it does not
replaceproperactiveyingwiththebrakesinstrongturbulentconditions.Ifyouareunsureabouttheair
returntheglidertotrimspeed,releasetheCrisersandytheglideractivelywiththebrakes.
IMPORTANT
Never apply the brakes
whilst using the speed
system - it makes the
wing more prone to
collapse.