Ozone Enzo2 Bedienungsanleitung Seite 10

Active B Riser Control
When gliding at trim speed or in accelerated
flight, we recommend to pilot the wing with the
B risers. This gives an improved feel and control
over the wing enabling you to fly actively without
using the brakes (which causes drag and pitch
movements). The direct feel allows you to stop
collapses before they happen and maintain higher
speeds and higher levels of efficiency.
To fly with the B risers, keep hold of your brake handles (remove any
wraps) and take hold of the red toggles located at the
top of the B risers near the maillon. Now you have
direct control of the AofA; by pulling on your B risers
you increase the AofA, releasing pressure reduces
AofA and returns the wing to trim speed. With the B
riser control you can fly actively through turbulence,
collapses can be stopped with a fast, correct input
due to the sudden increase in AofA. If you feel the
nose of the wing lose internal pressure, or you see a
crease appear between the A and B line attachment
points on the sail you can quickly apply pressure to the B's to stop
the collapse from occurring. The amount of pressure and size of the
input is dependent on the amount of turbulence, or loss of pressure,
but always avoid long deep inputs to avoid inducing large pitch move-
ments or inadvertent stalls.
During accelerated flight, the added control of active B riser fly-
ing further increases the efficiency and stability of the wing. Whilst
accelerated the act of pulling the B risers is exactly the same as
releasing the speed bar. This translates to direct control of speed,
AofA, and internal pressure in your hands at the same time! Coupled
with active speed bar control, adjustments can be made with the B
risers to optimise your speed and internal pressure through turbu-
lence helping you to maintain a higher average speed and at the same
time reducing the likelihood of unexpected collapses. When pushing
the bar, if the air becomes slightly turbulent apply some pressure
to the B risers, when the air becomes less turbulent again you can
reduce (or release) pressure on the B risers for extra speed. Flying
fast and efficiently in normal air requires constant attention to the
wing, it is necessary to combine B riser inputs and speed bar adjust-
ments to keep the wing open and pressured.
NOTE: This control method is suitable for gliding in good
'normal' air without huge levels of turbulence. It does not
replace proper active flying with the brakes in strong turbu-
lent conditions. If you are unsure about the air return the
glider to trim speed, release the B risers and fly the glider
actively with the brakes.
IMPORTANT: Be careful to not use large inputs with the ris-
ers as you risk stalling all or part of the wing. Be prepared
for plenty of practice as this method may take some time
for it to become totally intuitive, efficient and comfortable.
EMERGENCY FLIGHT TECHNIQUES
Big Ears
Folding-in the wingtips increases the sink rate whilst maintaining
forward speed, this is useful for staying out of cloud. To pull big ears,
keep hold of your brake handles and take the outermost A-line and
the stabilo line on each side, then pull out down (preferably one at a
time) until the tips of the wing fold under.
Do not use the brakes other than for re-inflation. For directional con-
trol while using the Big Ears, you should use weight shift steering.
To reopen your big ears, release both A lines at the same time. To
help reinflation, brake gently one side at a time until tips regain pres-
sure. Avoid deep symmetric applications of the brake as this could
induce parachutal or full stalls.
Big ears and accelerator
Once the big ears are in you can further increase the sink rate by
pushing on the accelerator bar.
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