manual ARIAL
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> congratulations The ARIAL has been designed for new paraglider pilots, in their early stages of learning to fly, who wish to progress with their paragliding safely for many years to come. All of our years of paragliding design experience have gone into making a glider with an excellent balance between great security and easy handling, which are essential features of a wing when you start to fly.
> warning & liability This manual has been created to give the pilot help and hints for the correct operation of this wing. By no means is this a substitute of a training course, or appropriate experience gained with years and hours of airtime, nor is this manual intended to give pilot´s knowledge regarding flight safety. assumes that the purchasing pilot has the appropriate pilot's licence, has taken a training course, and has the ability and enough experience to safely fly the ARIAL.
> certification The ARIAL is a paraglider of an intermediate level that has passed easily the tests of the DHV level 1. This glider has successfully passed the DHV shock test with a weight equal to the maximum total (all up) take-off weight. This means that the paraglider is certified to resist to a load of 8 (eight) times the gravitational acceleration (8 G´s). With regards to the weight range of the glider, ALWAYS be certain that you are within the correct weight range of the glider.
weight is above the stipulated weight range, this will result in a higher minimum speed and faster landing speed and the stall speed of the glider will also be higher. > flight Each and every glider has a checklist note passed though our strict quality control in the factory. This includes line measurement, ground inflation and flight testing. Contact your distributor for more information about this, and if your glider has not been pre-inflated ask them to do so for you.
There are many reverse launch methods/techniques which the pilot can learn. To progress well with your flying, and to be a good pilot, it is necessary to master at least one of the techniques. If you can achieve 100% control your glider on the ground then you will be a better, safer pilot in the air & this will also help you to understand the dynamics of a paraglider in flight. > thermal flying The ARIAL is a pure pleasure to thermal with.
better to under-react than to over-react. Over reacting to a situation can prevent the glider from self-recovering, and recovering air speed, and cause it to enter further unstable situations. -- asymmetrical tuck/collapse An asymmetric tuck / collapse is when part (one side) of the wing ( say 20% or even anything up to 90% of the span) tucks or collapses, usually induced by turbulence but sometimes also though poor pilot control in turns and wing-overs.
recovery. Do not brake when the glider is behind you, as this can stall the wing, but wait for the glider to come forwards above your head, then brake. -- asymmetric stall (spin) This is a very difficult situation for the pilot to provoke with the ARIAL, given it's very low stall speed, you have to really abuse the controls a lot to manage it.
leading edge it is possible to burst the inner cells and walls of the wing and you should carefully examine the wing for any damage to the joining of the ribs to the cells. > weather to fly If in doubt about the weather and flying conditions, do not launch! Before going flying you should check the weather forecast & always ask more experienced pilots about the conditions expected for the day.
one brake harder and harder and weight shifting into the turn. Pull more inside brake, and weight shift harder, for a faster spiral dive. Ease off on the inside brake, and weightshift less hard, to regain level flight. Like this, the pilot can control the bank angle and the sink rate of the glider in the Spiral dive. Always remember that whilst in the Spiral dive you are drifting with the wind, and it is very easy to become disorientated.
> maintenance When folding away the glider we recommend that the best way to do this (to promote longevity) is that you lay one cell wall (rib) on top of the other, therefore minimising rib deformation over time. Store the paraglider in a dry space away from chemical agents, UV light and high temperature. If the canopy has been packed wet it is necessary to reopen it and let it dry before packing away for a sustained period.
ARIAL | technical specifications | Size XS S M L Area (m2) 25,45 27,45 29,55 31,69 Projected area (m2) 22,48 24,33 26,10 28,01 Span (m) 10,82 11,25 11,65 12,07 Project. span (m) 8.74 9,07 9,4 9,73 Aspect ratio 4,64 4,64 4,64 4,64 Project. aspect ratio. 3,4 3,4 3,4 3,4 Max .
ARIAL L 129 129 129 129 123,5 154 125 150,5 125 470 123,5 150,5 125 154 465,5 123,5 154 150,5 125 472,5 123,5 150,5 119 155 154 493 137,5 307+20 127,5 127,5 127,5 127,5 106 126 126 126 126 155 248 98 121 151 469,5 121 151 154 117 117 154,5 117 465,5 121,5 154 472,5 121 151 492,5 145 91 152,5 117 151 102 248 119 119 119 119 108,5 124 115 115 115 114 104,5 248 109,5 155 470 109,5 155 466,5 108,5 153,5 471 108 485 155,5 110 106,5 156 156 106
ARIAL M 125 125 125 125 119,5 149 119,5 149 119,5 121 145,5 454,5 121 145,5 450 121 145,5 121 149 119,5 145,5 457 149 477 133 290+20 115 123,5 123,5 102,5 123,5 123,5 150 122 121,5 122 122 150 240 95 117 146 117,5 146 117,5 146 117 146 149 113 454,5 113 149,5 450 149 113 457 113 147,5 476,5 98,5 140 240 88 115 115 115 115 105 120 111 111 111 110,5 240 106 150 106 150 106 148,5 104,5 103 151 454 103 151 449,5 148 103 147 469 108,5 102,5 4
ARIAL S 121 121 121 121 115,5 144 117 140,5 117 439 115,5 140,5 435 140,5 117 143,5 115,5 144 117 441,5 115,5 459,5 145 119,5 119,5 119,5 119,5 111,5 140,5 128,5 144 280+20 99 117,5 117,5 117,5 117,5 145 232 113,5 141 113,5 141 113,5 141 113,5 141 91,5 144 109,5 438,5 109,5 144,5 435 109,5 144 441,5 109,5 142,5 459 95 135 85 232 111 111 111 111 107,5 107,5 107,5 97,5 107 101,5 116 232 102,5 145 102,5 145 102 143,5 101 145,5 103 99,5 145,5
ARIAL XS 116,5 116,5 116,5 116,5 111,5 139 111,5 139 111,5 139 111,5 139 424 420 113 136 113 136 136 113 426,5 113 136 443,5 124,5 269+20 115 115 115 115 107,5 140 95,5 114 113,5 113,5 114 140 224 109,5 136 109,5 136 109,5 136 139 105,5 423,5 139,5 105,5 420 105,5 139 105,5 426,5 109,5 138 92 443 136 88,5 130,5 224 107,5 107,5 107,5 107,5 84,5 103,5 103,5 103 224 94 103,5 98 112 99 140 99 140 98 138,5 97,5 140,5 99,5 141 96 424 96 141
AÁ B C D C B AÁ A B C D =500 mm A=340 mm B=370 mm C=430 mm D=500 mm D
ARIAL | flight log | size date site duration flight details
ARIAL | francisco rodríguez · 7 | 33201 g i j ó n | spain | p.o. box · 269 33280 | | p# · +34 985 357 696 | fax · +34 985 340 778 | | email · info@windtech.es | web · www.windtech.
