Advanced Flight Techniques; Descent Techniques; Big Ears; Big Ears And Accelerator - GEO ozone Betriebshandbuch

that the leading edge is kept in one straight line, as it is
important not to badly crease the reinforcing fabrics in the
leading edge.
• Don't fold the glider along the same lines every time; any type of
folding reduces the strength of the fabric over time.
• Push out any remaining air by flattening the folded wing from the
trailing edge to the leading edge.
• Fold the glider so that the bundle is approximately the size and
shape of the OZONE rucksack. Never roll the wing up as this
introduces unnecessary stresses into the fabric.
• Always pack your Geo as loosely as you can, as every fold
weakens the cloth on any paraglider.
• Finally, wrap the glider tie around the bundle and put it in the
stuff sack.
• Packing your glider using the concertina method, keeping the
mylar stiffners flat may prolong the life your glider.

ADVANCED FLIGHT TECHNIQUES

Rapid Descent Techniques
Ozone would like to remind you that these manoeuvres should be
learnt under the supervision of a qualified instructor and always used
with caution. Never forget that properly analysing the conditions
before launch will help avoid the need to use these techniques.

Big Ears

Folding in the wingtips of the GEO increases its sink rate. This is
useful for staying out of cloud or descending quickly. To pull big ears
on the GEO, keep holding your brake handles and take the outermost
A-line (Baby A) on each side, then pull it down until the tips of the
wing fold under.
Do not use the brakes other than for re-inflation. For directional
control while using the Big Ears, you should use weight shift steering.
To reopen your ears, release the babyA : the glider should reopen
automatically. You can still help the reinflation by braking gently, one
side at a time to minimise the chance of inducing a stall.
IMPORTANT : You can land with the ears (you should release
the ears before final flare). But Ozone don't advise you to do
this when it's turbulent or windy due to the risk of a possible
stall and lack of precision in steering.

Big ears and accelerator

Once the big ears are in you can further increase the sink rate by
pushing on the accelerator bar.
NEVER try to pull the Big Ears in with the speed bar on. This can lead
to a major asymmetric deflation.

Big ears and spiral dive

Whilst it is possible to enter a spiral dive whilst holding in Big Ears,
the high forces applied to the lower lines could exceed the breaking
strain of the lines leading to equipment failure!
Ozone do not recommend the use of this manoeuvre!

Wingovers

The OZONE Geo is not designed for aerobatic flying. The limit is
tightly banked S-turns, commonly known as wingovers. These must
not exceed 90 degrees of bank. Warning: uncoordinated wingovers
can lead to large asymmetric collapses and therefore should never be
executed near the ground.

B-Line Stall

B-stall is for fast descents in emergency situations only. B-stall is
performed by symmetrically pulling down on the B-risers.
To initiate the B-stall place your fingers between the lines above the
maillons on the B risers. Do not release the brake handles. As you
pull the B-lines down the airflow over the wing is broken and the
glider loses its forward speed but remains open and you will descend
at around 6 m/s.
If you pull too much B-line the glider will horseshoe and move around
a lot.
To exit the B-stall the B-risers should be released symmetrically and
in one smooth, progressive motion. The glider will resume normal
forward flight without further input. Check you have forward flight
again before using the brakes.
IMPORTANT : The pitching movement on exiting the B stall is
small but necessary. We recommend you do not brake the
glider until you are sure that the glider is flying again.
The load applied on the B lines during this manoeuvre is not
very good for your glider, only use it in emergency situations.
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