Ozone Rush 5 - BASIC FLIGHT TECHNIQUES; Launching; Speed to Fly

ADVANCED FLIGHT TECHNIQUES
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Ozonewouldliketoremindyouthatthefollowingmanoeuvresshouldbelearntunderthesupervisionof
aqualiedinstructorandalwaysusedwithcaution.Neverforgetthatproperlyanalysing the conditions
beforelaunchwillhelpavoidtheneedtousethesetechniques.
Big Ears
Foldinginthewingtipsincreasesthesinkratewithoutradicallychangingtheairspeed.Thisisusefulfor
stayingoutofcloudordescendingquicklythroughtheliftbandofthehill,forexamplewhentoplanding.
TopullBigEars,keepholdofyourbrakehandlesandtaketheoutermostA-lineoneachside,thenpullout
anddown(preferablyoneatatime)untilthewingtipsfoldunder.TheOuterAlineisattachedtotheBaby
Ariser,makingidenticationanduseofthebigearsystemeasier.ThesizeoftheBigEarscanbeadjusted
bypullingmoreline,orreachinghigheruptheline.FordirectionalcontrolwhileusingtheBigEars,you
shoulduseweight shift.Toreopen the ears,releaseboth A linesatthe sametime.To help reination,
brakegentlyonesideatatimeuntiltipsregainpressure.Avoiddeepsymmetricapplicationsofthebrake
asthiscouldaccidentlyinduceparachutalorfullstalls.
YoumayuseBigEarsforthenallandingapproachbuttheyshouldbereleasedbeforemakingthenal
are.Ozoneadvisetonotusethistechniqueinturbulentorwindyconditionsduetothereducedabilityto
yactivelyandtheriskofaninadvertentstallwhilstdescendingthroughthewindgradient.
Oncethebigearsareengagedyoucanfurtherincreasethesinkratebypushingontheacceleratorbar,
howeverNEVERtrytopulltheBigEarsiniftheacceleratorisalreadypushed.Thelowerangleofattack
andtheactofdeatingthe tips canlead toamajordeation.Alwaysmakethe Big Ears rstandthen
applythespeedbar.
WhilstitispossibletoenteraspiraldivewhilstholdinginBigEars,thehighforcesappliedtothelower
linescouldexceedthebreakingstrainofthelinesleadingtoequipmentfailure!
Ozone strongly recommend to NOT perform Spiral Dives with Big Ears engaged.
IMPORTANT
Induce Big ears one
side at a time.
NEVER induce Big
Ears in accelerated
ight, this can lead
to a major deation.
Always pull the Big
Ears rst and then
apply the speed bar.
DO NOT perform spiral
dives with Big Ears
engaged.
B-Line Stall
B-stallisforfastdescentsinemergencysituationsonly,sinkratesofaround6m/scanbeachieved.Itis
howeverfasterandsafertolosealtitudewithaspiraldivethanaB-stall.
ToinitiatetheB-stall,keepthebrakesinyourhandandtakeholdofboththeBrisersnearthemaillons.
Pulldownrmly -thereisalotofpressuresoitrequiresa reasonablyamountofforce.Asyoupullthe
B-linestheairowoverthewingisbrokenandthegliderlosesitsforwardspeedbutremainsopenwith
a reduced cord. Once the wing is in B stall, maintain your position. Make sure to pull symmetrically
otherwisethewingcanrotateduringtheBstall,ifthisoccurspulltheoppositesidetostoptherotation
orreleasetheBriserstoresumenormalight.IfyoupulltoomuchB-linetheglidermayhorseshoeand
movearoundalot.Ifthisoccurs,slowlyreleasetheBlinesuntilthewingstabilisesorsimplyexittheB
linestallbyimmediatelyreleasingtheBrisers.DonotattempttomaintainaBlinestallthatisnotstable.
ToexittheB-stalltheB-risersshouldbereleasedsymmetricallyandinonesmooth,progressivemotion.
Theglider willresume normalforward ightwithout further input. Check you have forwardight again
beforeusingthebrakes.
Spiral Dives
Ifyouturnyourgliderinaseriesoftightening360’sitwillenteraspiraldive.Thiswillresultinrapidheight
loss.Toinitiateaspiral,lookandleanintothedirectionyouwanttogo,thensmoothlyandprogressively
pulldownontheinsidebrake.TheRush5willrstturnalmost360degreesbeforeitdropsintothespiral.
Onceinthespiralyoushouldre-centreyourweightshiftandapplyalittleoutsidebraketokeeptheouter
wingtippressuredandinated.
Safedescentratesofmorethan8m/s(1600ft/minapprox.)arepossibleinaspiraldive,butattheserates
theassociatedhighspeeds and g-forcescanbedisorientating.Alwayspay particular attentiontoyour
altitude.Toexitthespiraldive,smoothlyweightshiftintheoppositedirectionofthespiralandsmoothly
releasetheinsidebrake.AstheRush5deceleratesallowittocontinuetoturnuntilenoughenergyislost
forittoreturntolevelightwithoutanexcessiveclimbandsurge.
I
MPORTANT
The pitching movement
on exiting the B stall is
small but necessary.
We recommend you do
not brake the glider
until you are sure that
the glider is ying
properly again.
IMPORTANT
Always be prepared
to pilot the wing out
of a spiral dive. Use
opposite weight shift
and apply enough
outside brake to
stop the wing from
spiralling.