Maintenance - Ozone Element Betriebshandbuch

MAINTENANCE

Storage
Always store all your flying equipment in a dry room, protected from the direct heat.
Your wing should be dry before being packed away. Heat and humidity are the worst
factors in damaging your glider. (Storing a damp glider in your car under the sun would
be terrible for example).
Dry your wing preferably out of the sun, in the wind. Never use a hair dryer, etc.
If you land in the salt water, you must clean it with fresh water first and then dry it.
Take care that no insects get packed away with the wing they may eat the cloth and
make some holes in a bid to escape, they can also leave acidic deposits if they die
and decompose.
Cleaning
Any kind of wiping/scratching can damage the coating of the cloth. We recommend
for cleaning your ELEMENT, you use a soft cloth dampened only with water and to use
gentle movements little by little across the surface.
Never use any detergent or chemical cleaners
Wing Repairs
If the rip is small, you can fix it yourself. You'll find all the materials in the repair kit you
need.
The Porcher Marine fabric can be simply mended with the sticky rip stop / spinnaker
tape.
You can find more information about repairing your wing on the Ozone website,
including step by step instructions with pictures.
Damaged line
Any line that is damaged should be replaced. It is important that the replacement line
is made from the same material, has the same strength and the same length. Once
the line has been replaced, inflate and check the glider before flying. If you do not
have access to an Ozone dealer you can order individual lines at www.flyozone.com(or
www.aerorosport.de if you are from Germany or Austria).
Your wing should be checked by a qualified professional for the first time after 24
months, and thereafter every 12 months.
If your glider is used for training purposes then a complete maintenance check must
be carried out every 12 months.
We recommend that the check up is carried out by a qualified professional.
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com
You are responsible for your flying kit and your safety depends on it. Take care of it and
have regularly a inspect all of its components. Changes in a wings flying behaviour,
are also indicators of the gliders aging, if you notice any changes you should have the
wing checked before flying again.
These are the basic elements of the check up (full details and permissable figures can
be found on our website).
Modifications
Your Ozone Element was designed and trimmed to give the optimum balance of
performance, handling and safety. Any modification means the glider loses its
certification and will also probably be more difficult to fly. For these reasons, we
strongly recommend that you do not modify your Element in any way.
QUALITY
At Ozone we take the quality of our products very seriously, all our gliders are made
to the highest standards in our own manufacturing facility. Every glider manufactured
goes through a stringent series of quality control procedures and all the components
used to build your glider are traceable. We always welcome customer feedback and
are committed to customer service. We will always undertake to fix problems not
caused by general wear and tear or inappropriate use. If you have a problem with your
glider please contact your dealer/distributor who will be able to decide upon the most
appropriate action. If you are unable to contact your dealer then you can contact us
directly at info@flyozone.com
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