Nova PRION 3 Handbuch Seite 22

_42
Contents
Thank you for your trust
About NOVA
Quality
Flying and nature
The PRION 3
Introduction
Technical summary
PRION 3 technologies
PRION 3 target group
General information
Recommendations
Operating limits
On receiving your paraglider
Initial flight
Registration
Accessories included
Glider modification
Suitable harnesses
Weight range
Flying the PRION 3
Basics
Risers and lines
Adjustable Handle
Colour-coded for additional safety
Take off
Tow launch
Normal flight
Accelerated flight
Turning
Landing
41 Rapid descent techniques
Collapses
43
Stalls
44
Cravats
45
Care and maintenance
46
Packing the glider
46
Storage
47
Cleaning
48
Repair
50
Disposal
50
Powered flight
50
Service and guarantee
51
myNOVA
52
Our services
52
Particulars and exceptions
52
Technical data
52
Overview risers
52
Overview glider
52
53
Line plans
54
Line lengths
54
54
55
_ GERMAN MANUAL
56
56
57
57
58
59
59
Version 1.1 | June 2015
The respective current and valid manual can be found
on our website: www.nova.eu
60
62
63
65
66
About NOVA
66
68
68
Driven by the idea of creating better wings, we founded NOVA in
68
1989. The company quickly grew into a significant manufacturer.
68
We rapidly consolidated and expanded our market position.
69
Our headquarters are in Terfens, near Innsbruck. Thanks to this loca-
71
tion we are 20 minutes from our local flying site, the Rofan. Due to its
71
proximity to lake Achensee, it is ideal for glider testing. Alternatively,
71
the Zillertal, the Stubaital or the southern Alps are close by.
75
As a paragliding manufacturer, being close to mountains is essenti-
77
al. Firstly we need appropriate terrain for good development work.
78
Secondly, we need to have our finger on the pulse and need to be
79
closely connected to our customers. In Tyrol and the surrounding areas
paragliding is more than a sport. This positive attitude translates into
80
our products, which assists us to keep making better paragliders.
81
NOVA has a highly qualified staff team, nearly all of whom share the
same passion for flight as the pilots who choose to fly NOVA wings.
This passion and our know-how are the drivers of our innovation. For
4
example, it lead us to being pioneers in the area of flow simulation,
where we can reasonably accurately predict many of the characteri-
stics of a new wing design on a computer.
_43 _EN
The starting point
of our mission is to
build paragliders
which are safe and
simultaneously
high performance.
Performance and
safety, or rather the
correct ratio bet-
ween the two, make
for lots of flying fun
– and that is what it
is all about!