Ozone Zeno - Emergency Maneuvers and Landing; Spiral Dive Recovery; Safe Landing Procedures

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Toreopentheears,releasebothAlinesatthesametime.Toaidreination,brakepositivelyonesideat
atimeuntilthetipsopen.Avoiddeepsymmetricapplicationsofthebrakeasthiscouldaccidentlyinduce
astall.
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!Westronglyrecommend
againstdoingthis.
B-Line Stall
TraditionalB-linestallsarenotpossiblewiththeZeno.PullingtheBlinesrmlywillresultinafullstall.Do
notdoit.
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turn,thensmoothlypulldownonthe
insidebrake.TheZeno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duetothelong
linesoftheZeno,veryhighdecentspiraldiveswithhighspeedsandG-forcescanbeverydisorientating
andcouldleadtoalossofvisionandevenblackout.Alwayspayparticularattentiontoyouraltitude.To
exitthespiraldive,moveyourweightshifttotheoutsidewhilstsmoothlyreleasingtheinsidebrake.As
theZenodeceleratesallowittocontinuetoturnuntilenoughenergyislosttoreturntolevelightwithout
anexcessiveclimbandsurge.
UndercertainconditionstheZenomayshowatendencytoremainstableinaspiraldive,severalparameters
willinuenceitsbehavioursuchas:atightcheststrapsettings;totalweightinightoutsideofthecertied
weightrange; orbeing in a very deep spiral witha veryhigh sinkrate >14m/s.You shouldalways be
preparedtopilotthewingoutofaspiraldivewithoppositeweightshiftandasmoothapplicationofthe
outsidebrake,the rotationalspeedwill start toreduceand the gliderwillstart topullout of thespiral.
Neverattempttorecoverfromaspiralwithhardorquickoppositeinputsasthiswillresultinanaggressive
climbandsurge.
Landing
•Alwayssetupforyourlandingearly,giveyourselfplentyofoptionsandasafemarginforerror.
•Oncebelow30metresavoidturningtightlyasthegliderwillhavetodivetoacceleratebacktonormal
ight. If you are at low altitude, or if you hit sink, this could mean you hit the ground harder than
necessary.Alwayslandheadingintowind!
•Leanforwardoutofyourharnessbeforetheactuallanding(especiallyifit’sturbulent),withyourweight
leaningforwardagainstthecheststrap.
•Fly hands up trim speed for your nal descent until you are around 1 metre above the ground (in
windyorturbulentconditionsyoumustytheglideractivelyalltheway).Applythebrakesslowlyand
progressivelytoslowthegliderdownuntilgroundspeedhasbeenreducedtoaminimumandyouare
abletostepontotheground.
•Inlightwinds/zerowindyouneedastrong,longandprogressivearetobleedoffallyourexcessground
speed.Instrongwindsyourforwardspeedisalreadylowsoyouarearingonlytosoftenthelanding.A
strongaremayresultinthegliderclimbingupwardsandbackwardsquickly,leavingyouinavulnerable
position.
•Choosetheappropriateapproachstyleinfunctionofthelandingareaandtheconditions.
•Instrongwindsyouneedtoturntowardsthegliderthesecondyourfeettouchtheground.Oncefacing
thewingpullsmoothlyandsymmetricallydownonthebrakestostallthewing.Ifthegliderpullsyou,
runtowardit.
•Ifthewindisverystrong,andyoufeelyoumightbedragged,orliftedagain,stallthegliderwiththeB
risers.Thisstallsthewinginaveryquickandcontrollablewayandwilldragyoulessthanifyouusethe
brakes.
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.
DO NOT perform B line
stalls.