Ozone Zeno - Zeno Usage Guidelines; Performance Limitations and Towing; Pre-Flight Preparation Overview

PREPARATION
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Total Weight in flight
EachOzonegliderhasbeencertiedforadenedweightrange.Westronglyrecommendthatyourespect
theseweightranges.Ifyouwantbetterspeed,precisehandling,andgenerallyyinmountainsand/orin
strongconditions,youshouldchosetoyinthemiddletotoppartoftheweightrange.Ifyouwantabetter
sinkrate,orifyougenerallyyinatlandsand/orinweakconditions,youshouldchoosetoynearthe
middletobottompartoftheweightrange.Remember,youcanalwaysaddballastwhenconditionsare
stronger.
Forcompetitionyingitisgenerallybettertobeintheupperpartoftheweightrange.
Limitations
TheZeno has beendesigned asahigh performancesolo XC/competition wingand isforexperienced
pilotsonly.Itisnotsuitableforbeginnerorintermediatepilots,aerobatics,trainingortandemights.To
beownsafely,theZenorequiresahigh levelofpilotingskills.Pilotsareexpectedtohaveanin-depth
knowledgeofSIV,preferablywithrecent,directexperienceofahighaspectratiowing.Wealsoexpect
thepilottohavethenecessaryactiveyingskillsandquickreactiontimestokeepahighaspectratiowing
openinturbulentair.
TheZenowascertiedwiththeuseofcollapselinesandthereforecannotbeusedforSIVwithoutthem.
Collapselinesareavailabletoorderseparatelyandmustbemountedcorrectly.Westronglyrecommend
experttuitionoverwaterwithallthenecessarysafetyprecautionsinplace.Ensurethatyoufullyunderstand
thecorrectandsafeuseofthisequipmentbeforeattemptingSIV.
Towing
TheZenomaybetow-launched. It is thepilot’sresponsibilitytousesuitableharness attachments and
releasemechanismsandtoensurethattheyarecorrectlytrainedontheequipmentandsystememployed.
Alltowpilotsshould be qualiedtotow,use a qualiedtowoperatorwithproper, certiedequipment,
andmakesurealltowingregulationsareobserved.Whentowingyoumustbecertainthattheparaglider
iscompletelyoveryourheadbeforeyoustart.Ineachcase,themaximumtowforceneedstocorrespond
totheallupweightofthepilot.
Accelerator System
Tosetuptheacceleratorsystem,rstroutethelinessuppliedwiththespeedsystemthroughtheharness.
Makesurethis isdonecorrectly and thatthelines pass throughallof the pulleys(checkyour harness
manualforinstructions).Attachthe speed system lines to theacceleratorsystemontheriserswiththe
Brummelhooks.Abasicset-upcanbeperformedontheground:askafriendtopulltheriserstightinto
theirin-ightpositionwhilstyousitintheharnessontheground.Nowadjustthelengthsofthelinesso
thatthemainbarsitsjustbeneathyourseat.Youshouldbeabletohookyourheelintothelowerloopof
theaccelerator.Theremustbeenoughslackinthespeedbartoensurethefrontrisersarenotpulleddown
innormaltrimspeedight,butnotsolongthatitisimpossibletousethefullspeedrangeoftheglider.
Oncesetup,testthefullrangeoftheacceleratorincalmyingconditionsandensurethatbothrisersare
pulledevenlyduringoperation.Fine-tuningcanbecompletedwhenyouarebackontheground.
Harness
Itisimportanttosetupyourharnesscorrectlybeforeyingthewing.Makesuretospendtimeadjusting
your harness’s different settings until you are completely comfortable. The chest strap should be set
between44cmand48cm(betweenthecentreofthehangpoints)accordingtoyourtaste.
Reserve Parachute
We recommend that you always y your Zeno with at least one reserve parachute suitable for your
maximumallupyingweight.
Wing
Topreparethewing,layitoutonthetopsurfaceandperformathoroughdailycheck.Youshouldinspect
thetopandbottomsurfacesforanyripsandtearsoranyotherobvioussignsofdamage.Layoutthelines
onesideatatime,holduptherisersandstartingwiththebrakelines,pullalllinesclear.Repeatwiththe
C(uppers),BandAlines,layingthecheckedlinesontopofthepreviousset,andmakingsurenolinesare
tangled,knottedorsnagged.Mirrortheprocessontheothersideandtheninspectthelinesforanyvisual
damage.Theninspecttherisersforanysignsofobviousdamage.