On Receiving Your Paraglider - Nova AONIC Handbuch

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On receiving your paraglider

Initial flight
Before sale, every NOVA wing is checked and flown by a NOVA dealer.
The name of the pilot and date of this first flight must written on the
paraglider's information label. Generally this will be situated in the
centre cell (at the profile rib).
Registration
M Y
In order to take advantage of the full guarantee and services, for
This registration
example NOVA Protect, you must register the paraglider at our web
must be completed
site: my.nova.eu ↗
within 14 days of
purchase (invoice
date).
Accessories included
Your AONIC will be delivered with a glider bag (rucksack), inner
bag, riser bag,
stickers and a speed bar.
Glider modification
At delivery, the specifications of a new paraglider conform to those
used during the certification process. Any user modification (for
example, change of the line length, modification of the riser) means
the glider no longer conforms to its certification. We recommend
consulting NOVA before any modification.
Care should be taken when modifying the brake line length: in the
factory, the brake line is set so there is 10 to 15 centimetres free play.
windsock, manual, self-adhesive repair
This is essential for two reasons:
• If the speed system is engaged, the brake line travel is reduced. A brake
line modified to achieve shorter travel would mean that the wing would
be automatically braked when accelerated. Firstly, this would reduce
the effectiveness of the speed system and secondly this could
induce a stall.
• The free play of the brake has an effect on extreme flight incidents.
If the brake line length is modified, this can influence the reaction of
the glider.
Suitable harnesses
Your paraglider is certified for use with a harness classified as
GH (without cross-bracing). This group contains nearly all currently
available harnesses. The certification sticker on your harness
provides information on its classification.
Some harnesses allow particularly effective weight-shift, but at the
same time turbulence is directly fed back to the pilot. Other harnesses
are more damped and therefore more comfortable – but the disadvantage
is that they are less agile. Every pilot must decide for themselves
which set-up is suitable for him/herself.
NOVA wings are designed and tested using NOVA harnesses. There-
fore we recommend flying our wings in combination with our harness-
es.
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Weight range
Your paraglider is certified for a stipulated weight range. If you fly
the glider outside this range, you are outside the operating limits of
the equipment. Therefore the paraglider does not conform to the fly-
ing characteristics determined during the certification process – this
means your certification is no longer valid.
We recommend pilots in training to fly the AONIC in the middle of the
weight range. For experienced pilots, the upper range of the certified
take off weight is also suitable.
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The choice of
harness has a
major influence
on the flying
characteristics of
your paraglider.
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We do not wish to
make a statement
like: »A wing must
be flown at the
upper weight limit«.
Which size is most
appropriate is
more a question of
individual taste and
the wing's intended
purpose. While
flatland fliers prefer
less loaded wings,
in the Alps highly
loaded wings can be
an advantage.