Ground Handling; In Flight Characteristics; Normal Flight; Active Flying - Ozone vulcan Betriebshandbuch

Don't pull down or push the risers forward excessively, or the lead -
ing edge will deform and make taking-off difficult.
Move smoothly throughout the entire launch, there is no need to rush
or snatch at it. You should have plenty of time to look up and check
your canopy before committing yourself.
Once you are happy that the Vulcan is inflated correctly, accelerate
smoothly off the launch.
Reverse Launch - Light to Strong Winds
Lay out your Vulcan as you would for the forward launch. However,
this time turn to face the wing, passing one entire set of risers over
your head as you turn. Now you can pull the Vulcan by its A-risers.
Once the wing is overhead, brake it gently, turn and launch.
In stronger winds, be prepared to take a few steps towards the glid -
er as it inflates. This will take some of the energy out of the glider
and it will be less likely to over fly you. This reverse-launch technique
can be used in surprisingly light winds too.
IMPORTANT: NEVER TAKE OFF WITH A GLIDER THAT IS NOT
FULLY INFLATED.

Ground Handling

Practise ground handling a lot! It's great fun, and will give you a
much better feel for the Vulcan's flight characteristics. It will also
improve your overall enjoyment of flying by making your launches
easier.

In Flight Characteristics

The Vulcan shows no unusual flying characteristics, consequently it is
suitable for a very wide range of pilot. In turns, the Vulcan is smooth
and co-ordinated, on glides it remains solid and well pressured, even
through the accelerated speed range. It has a very high resistance to
both deflations and stalls and, as the DHV test report shows, the
Vulcan has excellent recovery characteristics. However, to get the
most out of your Vulcan we advise you to consider the following infor -
mation.

Normal Flight

Flying at 'trim speed' (hands-up), your glider will achieve its 'best
glide' speed. Apply the brakes approximately 30cm to reach the min-
imum-sink rate. To increase your speed for headwind glides, use the
accelerator bar which will give you an increase in speed of up to
14km/h.

Active Flying

All good pilots react to the feedback their gliders send them, and are
constantly adjusting their speed and pitch to match its movements in
the air. As the glider pitches in front of them, they use the brakes to
slow it down. Equally, as the glider drops behind them, they release
the brakes to speed it up. These movements can be symmetric or
asymmetric so they may be applying both brakes or one. These sub-
tle adjustments keep their gliders flying smoothly and directly above
them. These are skills that can be learnt by playing with the glider on
the ground too.
Although your Vulcan has been designed to be difficult to accidental -
ly stall, excessive or heavy handed use of the brakes can cause the
Vulcan to stall. The stall point on the Vulcan is very well defined, you
will feel a noticeable drop off in brake pressure as it begins to stall.
If you are flying slowly, and you sense this drop off in pressure, let
up the brakes immediately.
Turning and thermalling using weight shift
To familiarise yourself with the Vulcan your first turns should be grad-
ual and progressive.
To make efficient and co-ordinated turns with the Vulcan first look in
the direction you want to go, then lean into it. Your first input for
directional change should be weight-shift, followed by the smooth
application of the brake until the desired bank angle is achieved. To
regulate the speed and radius of the turn, use the outer brake.
Warning: never initiate a turn at minimum speed (i.e. with full
brakes on) as you could risk entering a spin.
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