Flight Characteristics; Takeoff - Advance Epsilon 6 Betriebshandbuch

Flight characteristics

We recommend that you make your first flights with your new glider
in quiet conditions, in a familiar flying area. A few pull-ups at an easy
site will give you confidence in the EPSILON 6's handling qualities
from the very beginning.

Takeoff

Before every takeoff carry out the following pre-takeoff checks:
1. Harness and helmet done up, reserve OK?
2. Lines free?
3. Canopy open?
4. Wind direction and strength assessed?
5. Airspace and field-of-view clear?
The EPSILON 6 takeoff behaviour is very smooth and easy for both
forward and reverse takeoffs. The canopy inflates quickly and rises
progressively, without hanging or shooting in front.
The Quick Snap-System simplifies line sorting because the split
A-risers automatically stay together on the ground. They separate
after takeoff and take up their flying positions under load to produce
the correct wing profile.
The canopy should be laid out in a slightly curved shape so that it fills
cleanly from the middle.
Tip: To get the wing in the right shape for takeoff do the
following: pull the brake lines in while you are sorting the lines
until all the A lines are equally tensioned. This will produce
the best curve.
Takeoff in light wind (Forward takeoff)
The EPSILON 6 only needs a moderate pull-up impulse even in a
light wind. It is not necessary to step back and 'run' into the lines.
Guide the glider up with pronounced leaning forward, but without too
much of a pull on the A risers, until the canopy is overhead. During
the pull-up phase any correcting should only be done by decisive
going-under-the-wing, without using the brakes. After any necessary
correcting and a satisfactory visual check a few determined steps
with good leaning forward will achieve lift off, even in little wind.
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