Launch - Nova ARGON Betriebshandbuch

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Make sure the risers are not twisted. When not, the brake lines will be
able to run freely through their pulleys.
It is often impossible to untangle lines during flight.
It is important that no lines are looped around the canopy. Also called a
„line-over", this may have disastrous consequences during take off.

Launch:

The NOVA ARGON is easy to launch.
When the pilot is ready to take off he / she holds the A-risers and the
brake handles in each hand.
To facilitate differentiation between A- lines and brake lines, the A- lines,
including the sleeves on the A-risers, are coloured pink while the main
brake lines and brake handles are coloured blue.
Hold the A risers with arms outstretched behind you.
Before take off recheck the canopy, the direction of the wind and the air
space around you!
A good progressive run ensures your NOVA ARGON will inflate and
come up equally and quickly.
After the initial effort of inflation, keep applying forward pressure on the
A-risers (pushing them forward, not pulling down) until the pressure on
the A risers eases. The canopy should now be directly over the pilot's
head. Should the canopy surge forward, control it by braking gently. The
paraglider should be braked gently to stabilize the glider and possibly
correct for drift. Moving the pilots body to the centre of the glider is the
best method of correction, if there is sufficient room.
The pilot looks up and checks that the canopy is fully inflated with no line
tangles.
Only then is the final decision to continue the launch taken!
If anything is not completely safe the launch should be aborted!
The NOVA ARGON is easy to reverse launch.
When doing a reverse launch or when launching in strong winds the
paraglider can possibly surge forward more quickly or lift off sooner than
desired. To avoid this, walk uphill following the canopy during inflation.