manual TEMPUS
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> congratulations The TEMPUS 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. Windtech 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 TEMPUS.
biners, also called quick links, are made with stainless steel of 800 Dan. Risers are made of pre-stretched polyester of 900 Dan. > certification The TEMPUS 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).
the stated minimum, the speed range will diminish and inflation problems may appear. Also the handling will degrade in turbulent conditions, and it will be easier to sustain collapses. If your flying 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.
poor weather conditions is the single greatest cause or accidents in free-flying. We recommended that the reverse launch is the best technique when the wind is strong at take off. 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.
tion the pilot can learn to help stop collapses by flying “actively” & recover the wing more quickly, by the giving the correct input, when collapses occur. Remember, the glider is tested to recover and so it is always 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.
tuck does occur it will easily clear itself. Re-inflating the wing can be helped by correct pilot input and, once the glider is overhead, symmetrically applying 40 % of both brakes & then releasing immediately will get pressure back in to the glider and speed up the 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.
Avoid letting the glider land on the leading edge. If the glider lands with force on the 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.
-- spiral dive The Spiral dive is performed by starting a series of 360 degrees turns, gradually pulling 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.
If necessary, control the surging forward of the canopy by gently braking when the glider is in front of you. Do not brake too hard as you may cause the wing to enter a full stall in this way, and let the brakes back up as soon as the surge has stopped. > 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.
TEMPUS | technical specifications | Size 25 27 29 31 Area (m2) 25,54 27,55 29,53 31,57 Projected area (m2) 22,97 24,78 26,56 28,4 Span (m) 10,85 11,27 11,67 12,06 Projected span (m) 9,16 9,85 10,85 10,19 Aspect ratio 4,6 4,6 4,6 4,6 Projected aspect ratio 3,65 3,65 3,65 3,65 Max .
TEMPUS 31 129 129 129 129 123,5 154 125 150,5 125 470 123,5 150,5 150,5 125 154 465,5 123,5 154 125 472,5 123,5 150,5 155 119 154 493 137,5 307+20 127,5 127,5 127,5 127,5 106 126 126 126 126 155 248 98 121 151 117 154 117 469,5 121 154,5 91 152,5 117 154 117 151 465,5 121,5 151 472,5 121 151 492,5 102 145 248 119 119 119 119 115 115 115 116 104,5 108,5 124 248 109,5 155 470 109,5 155 466,5 108,5 155 472,5 108,5 155 488 110 106,5 156 106,5 156 10
TEMPUS 29 125 125 125 125 119,5 145,5 121 450 123,5 123,5 123,5 102,5 123,5 150 115 145,5 145,5 121 457 121 145,5 121 454,5 149 119,5 149 119,5 149 119,5 149 475,5 133 290+20 122 121,5 122 122 150 240 95 117 146 117,5 146 117,5 146 117 146 149 113 454 113 149,5 450 113 149 457 113 88 147,5 475 98,5 140 240 115 115 115 115 105 120 111 111 111 112 240 106 150 106 150 105 150 105 103 103 151 454,5 151 148,5 451 103 457 104 146 103 103 1
TEMPUS 27 121 121 121 121 115,5 144 115,5 143,5 115,5 144 117 140,5 439 117 140,5 435 117 140,5 117 441,5 115,5 140,5 119,5 119,5 119,5 119,5 145 111,5 144 459,5 128,5 280+20 99 117,5 117,5 117,5 117,5 109,5 144 438,5 109,5 144,5 435 109,5 144 441,5 109,5 232 85 142,5 135 459 95 113,5 141 113,5 141 113,5 141 113,5 141 91,5 145 232 111 111 111 111 107,5 107,5 107,5 97,5 108,5 101,5 116 232 454,5 101 99 100 100 100 105 141 100,5 441,5 143,5
TEMPUS 25 116,5 116,5 116,5 116,5 111,5 113 136 113 139 424 111,5 136 420 136 136 113 426,5 113 139 111,5 139 111,5 139 443,5 124,5 269+20 115 115 115 115 107,5 140 114 113,5 114 113,5 95,5 140 224 109,5 136 109,5 136 109,5 136 109,5 136 88,5 105,5 139 423,5 105,5 139,5 420 105,5 139 426,5 105,5 138 443 92 130,5 224 107,5 107,5 107,5 107,5 84,5 103,5 103,5 224 94 104,5 103,5 98 112 99 140 99 140 98 140 98 140 99,5 141 96 424 96 141 420 96,5 139
AB C D D C A A B C =495 mm B A =315 mm B =345 mm C =415 mm 5 mm
TEMPUS | flight log | size date site duration flight details
TEMPUS | 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.
