Big Ears And Accelerator; Big Ears And Spiral Dive; Wingovers; B-Line Stall - Ozone addict Betriebshandbuch

To reopen your big ears, release both baby As at the same time. To
help reinflation, brake gently one side at a time until tips regain
pressure. Avoid deep symmetric applications of the brake as this
could induce parachutal or full stalls.
Once the big ears are in you can further increase the sink rate by
pushing on the accelerator bar.
NEVER try to pull the Big Ears in with the speed bar on. This can lead
to a major asymmetric deflation.
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 do not recommend the use of this manoeuvre!
The OZONE Addict is not designed for aerobatic flying. The limit is
tightly banked S-turns, commonly known as wingovers. These must
not exceed 90 degrees of bank. Warning: uncoordinated wingovers
can lead to large asymmetric collapses and therefore should never be
executed near the ground.
B-stall is for fast descents in emergency situations only. B-stall is
performed by symmetrically pulling down on the B-risers.
To initiate the B-stall place your fingers between the lines above the
maillons on the B risers. Do not release the brake handles. As you
pull the B-lines down the airflow over the wing is broken and the
glider loses its forward speed but remains open and you will descend
at around 6 m/s.
If you pull too much B-line the glider will horseshoe and move around
a lot.
To exit the B-stall the B-risers should be released symmetrically and
in one smooth, progressive motion. The glider will resume normal
forward flight without further input. Check you have forward flight
again before using the brakes.
If you turn your Addict 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 pull down
on the inside brake. The Addict will first turn almost 360 degrees
before it drops into the spiral. Once in the spiral you must apply a
little outside brake to keep the outer wing tip pressured and inflated.
Safe descent rates of 8m/s (500 ft/min approx.) are possible in a
spiral dive, but at these rates the associated high speeds and G-
forces can be disorientating, so pay particular attention to your
altitude.
To exit the spiral dive, return your weight shift to a central position
and then slowly release the inside brake. As the Addict decelerates
allow it to continue to turn until enough energy is lost for it to return
to level flight without an excessive climb and surge. The Addict shows
no tendency to remain locked in a spiral dive; however some
parameters could interfere with its behaviour. These might include:
wrong settings of the chest strap (too wide); total weight in flight
outside of the certified weight range, or being in a very deep spiral
at a very high sink rate. You should always be prepared to pilot the
wing out of such a spiral dive. To do so smoothly use opposite weight
shift and apply a small amount of outside brake and the glider will
start to resume normal flight. Never attempt to recover from a spiral
with hard or quick opposite inputs as this will result in an aggressive
climb and surge.