mountains or over the flatlands, anywhere in the world. We hope that
you enjoy flying this wing as much as we enjoyed creating it, and we
look forward to hearing about your flights from you.
The bag has been redesigned to be comfortable and useful (padded
hip belt, ergonomic and adjustable shoulder straps). It has a large
volume that will allow you to store all your kit, whilst still being
comfortable for hiking. We've also added some pockets on the side
and on the top, handy for all those easily lost accessories.
The brake line lengths have been set carefully during testing. We feel
it is better to have slightly long brake lines and to fly with a wrap
(one turn of line around the hand). However, if you do choose to
adjust them, please bear in mind the following:
• Ensure both main brake lines are of equal length.
• If a brake handle has been removed, check that its line is still
routed through the pulley when it is replaced.
• When the brake handles are released in flight, the brake lines
should be slack. There must be a substantial "bow" in them to
guarantee no deformation of the trailing edge.
• There must be a minimum of 10cm of free play before the brakes
begin to deform the trailing edge. This prevents the trailing edge
from being deformed when using the speed system.
The Addict has been designed with 4 risers. Each riser is covered with
coloured webbing, this allows them to be easily identified.
The A's are RED. You will notice that the A's are split in two parts.
The small riser on the back, holding only one line, is the "Baby A"; it
has been designed to make applying "Big Ears" simple.
The B's are BLUE
The C's are BLACK
The D's are BLACK.
To set up an accelerator on the ground, ask a friend to pull your risers
into their in-flight position while you sit in your harness. Now adjust
the length of the line so that the main bar sits just beneath your seat.
You should now be able to hook your heel in to the secondary (lower)
loop of the accelerator.
The accelerator must be slack enough to ensure that the front risers
are not pulled down in normal flight, but not so long that it is
impossible to use the full speed range of the Addict.
Extending the secondary (lower) loop of the accelerator fully will take
the Addict through approximately half its accelerated speed range.
Should you need even more speed you should hook your feet on to
the upper bar, which you can then extend until the pulleys on the
risers touch.
Once set up, test the full range of the accelerator in calm flying
conditions: ensure that both risers are pulled evenly during
operation. Fine-tuning can be completed when you are back on the
ground.
It will be in your harness that you will enjoy flying... Therefore, we
recommend you spend the time necessary to adjust your harness's
different settings, which will make flying more pleasurable, because
you are comfortable.
The shoulder straps and the hip straps need to be set (make sure you
do not have your shoulder's strap too tight, or you might find it
difficult to get seated after launching). Your ideal position in your
harness should be comfortable, leaning slightly backwards with your
head behind the risers..
The chest strap should be set at 42, 44, 46cm (between the centres
of the risers) for sizes S, M, L respectively.
Each Addict has been certified for a defined weight range. We
recommend that you respect these weight ranges. If you are