Towing; Motored Flight / Aerobatics; Extreme Flying Manoeuvres; Collapse - Nova PHOR2 Betriebshandbuch

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Strong wind landings require less brake. Use D-risers to deflate the canopy
quickly after landing. Using the brakes will result in pilot and passenger being lifted
and dragged backwards.

Towing:

The NOVA PHOR2 has no special towing characteristics, although a relatively low
angle of attack and thus low tow tension should be maintained during launch and
the initial part of the tow.

Motored Flight / Aerobatics:

Contact the manufacturer or importer for the current legality of motorized flight.
The NOVA PHOR2 is not designed to be used for aerobatics.

Extreme Flying Manoeuvres:

Collapse:

A negative angle of attack will cause the NOVA PHOR2 to collapse (e.g. in turbu-
lent air).
If one wing tucks, straight flight should be maintained by "correcting for direction" -
braking gently on the inflated side.
In case of a big collapse, this braking should be applied very carefully to avoid
stalling the remaining inflated wing. The pilot's "correction for direction" can be
aided by a "pumping out of the deflation", a slow, long pumping action on the
brake of the deflated side of the wing helps the canopy to re-inflate.
If the pilot does not correct, the NOVA PHOR2 usually self-recovers. However, if it
does not self recover and the pilot does not correct the canopy can enter a stable
spiral dive.

Line over:

The pilot stabilizes the glider by gently applying the brakes. Without the pilot's
action the line over will result in a stable spiral dive.
Here are various possibilities to untangle a line over:
- pumping the collapsed side.