Landing; Towing And Winching; Asymmetric And Frontal Collapses - Airdesign UFO 2 Betriebshandbuch

DO NOT BRAKE WHILE FLYING FULLY ACCELERATED – THIS MAY RESULT IN A COLLAPSE OF THE
WING.
h. Landing
The UFO 2 is easy to land.
For a normal, into-wind landing evenly pull the brakes all the way down when you are close to
the ground and straighten up to land on your feet. The glider will stop almost completely as the
brakes are fully applied. Avoid landing directly out of a turn or wing-over since the momentum
of the pilot will be much greater due to the pendulum effect.
The speciality of the UFO:
Compared to its predecessor the Ufo2's landing behaviour has been significantly
improved.
It is simple to do flare landing as well in normal head wind there is no special landing
technique required.
When flying the UFO 2 in extended range we recommend flaring the wing due to the
higher trim speed. When doing so, please consider that due to the small surface the
glider surges more when speeding up – means, start the flare action a bit higher than
you are used to.
Attention:
After touching down do not allow the glider to dive overhead and fall in front of you. If the
leading edge hits the ground hard the structure of the cell walls may become damaged.
Attention:
Do not pull the glider on ground. This will damage your wing.
i. Towing and winching
When towing or winching, the glider must be above the pilots head before starting.
In the initial phase the tension should not be too high – a pilot climbing at a flatter angle has
more control.
Tension of more than 90kp is not allowed. In any situation, the maximum permitted tension on
the line must not exceed the pilot's weight.
The pilot must be informed and aware of the national requirements for towing. This includes
matter such as; tow/winch licence requirements, qualified tow operators, suitability of glider
for towing, if winch and towing-links are certified etc.
In general, the regulated and enforced regulations must to be followed.
j. Asymmetric and frontal collapses
The UFO 2 is very resistant on collapses and stable in general.
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