Reopening A Cravat; Negative Spin; Full-Stall - Deep/Parachutal Stall - Airdesign LOCO Betriebshandbuch

SAFETY TRAINING WITH THE LOCO – how to make collapses
2-line gliders showing a great stability and therefore they are very resistant to collapses.
To make collapses (during a safety clinics) there must be "folding-lines" mounted to the
wing – these can be ordered at your dealer or AirDesign.
We do not recommend trying to make collapse with the A-risers. The glider would only
accelerate and might undercut which will result in a non-controllable state.
Collapses made with "folding-lines" can be controlled in a much better way, it can be
dosed to reach a limit slowly and therefore to train your own abilities for a better control.
At annex "E" you can find information about how to mound folding-lines.
Do not leg go your brake handles while testing – install extension-handles in addition to be
able to react quickly when needed.
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In extreme conditions and rare cases it is possible that the wing tip(s) can become trapped
between the lines. In general, this would happen only after a big uncontrolled collapse or
during extreme manoeuvres.
If this cravat occurs, in the first instance use the techniques described for releasing asymmetric
collapses.
If it fails to release, take hold of the stabilo line and pull hard towards yourself until the
trapped section of the wing is released.
At low altitude it is important to stabilise the rotation, if any, and if necessary use the reserve
(rescue) if this is not possible.
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We recommend that this manoeuvre is only carried out during a safety training course over
water and under supervision. The intention in this situation is for a pilot to discover the point-
of-spin and to control it. This demands a high level of experience and skill.
The longer the time between the glider entering a spin and the pilot attempting to recover, the
more chance there is of it becoming out of control.
As the glider surges forward slow it down with the brakes to avoid the possibility of an
asymmetric collapse. Always wait for the glider to be in front of you or above you when
releasing a fully deployed spin - never release the spin while the wing is behind you because
the glider would dive very far in front of you or even underneath.
m. Full-stall – Deep/Parachutal Stall
The available brake travel before stalling the wing depends on the size and the loading. For the
LOCO is the minimum range of brake travel 50cm for size 16.
Those numbers are just a rough indication. (The publication of the brake travel is claimed by
the EN 926-2.)
It would be dangerous to use the brake travel according to those numbers, because it is not
practicable to measure the brake travel during flight, and in turbulences the stall might occur
with less brake travel. If you want to use the whole brake travel of your glider safely, it is

Reopening a cravat

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