Advance acoustic ALPHA 7 User manual

Edition 2 / 10_2020
Manual

Thank you for flying ADVANCE.................................3
Pioneering spirit and Swiss precision. Our story....................4
ALPHA 7 – Come fly with me ..................................5
Pilot requirements ..........................................6
General advice about paragliding ......................... 6
Getting started.............................................7
Delivery ..............................................7
Basic settings .........................................7
Speed system ........................................ 8
Suitable harnesses..................................... 9
Weight range .........................................10
Flight characteristics .......................................12
Connecting the Risers ..................................12
Takeof f ..............................................12
Normal flight..........................................14
Turning flight..........................................14
Accelerated flight ......................................15
Collapses ............................................16
Rapid descents .......................................17
Stalling ............................................. 20
Deep Stall ...........................................21
Landing .............................................21
Flying with a wet paraglider (risk of deep stall) ................22
Winching ............................................22
Tandem flying .........................................22
Paramotoring .........................................24
Acrobatics ...........................................24
Packing .................................................25
Maintenance and checks....................................26
Maintenance ........................................ 26
Check ............................................. 26
Repairs and disposal .......................................27
Disposal ............................................ 28
Technical details...........................................29
Materials used ....................................... 30
Certification ..........................................31
Service .................................................32
ADVANCE Service Center ...............................32
The ADVANCE website .................................32
Registering your product ................................32
Warranty ........................................... 33
Wing parts ...............................................34
Line plan ................................................35
Risers ..................................................36
Bowline .................................................37
Content
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Congratulations on your choice of an ALPHA 7 - a quality product from
ADVANCE. We hope that you will spend many rewarding hours in the
air with it.
This user manual is an important part of the glider. Here you will find
instructions and important information about safety, care and main-
tenance, and that’s why we recommend that you read this document
carefully before your first flight
Register your ALPHA 7 online on www.advance.swiss/warranty; you
will then receive product updates or safety-related bulletins about
the ALPHA 7 direct from us. This information will also be available to
download from our website at www.advance.swiss, as will the latest
version of this manual and further updated information.
If you have any further questions or problems please contact your
dealer or get in touch directly with ADVANCE.
Now we wish you a lot of enjoyment with your ALPHA 7, and always
«happy landings».
Team ADVANCE
Thank you for flying ADVANCE
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Enable our ideas to fly, that’s what we do. Since our beginnings
over 30 years ago, ADVANCE have kept the needs, wishes and ex-
periences of our pilots at the forefront. With Swiss precision we re-
fine model after model. The highest quality and absolute reliability
are part of the experience, in the air an in our customer service. So
from pioneers we have become perfectionists, and a leading world-
wide comprehensive service provider.
Pioneering spirit and Swiss precision.
Our story.
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The ALPHA 7 is the perfect paraglider for first flights, building experi-
ence or occasional flying. As a beginner you can trust this wing 100%.
The ALPHA model is the well-tried classic for first flights, and after
basic training, offers many possibiities of exploring further afield. This
7th generation of the ALPHA series is modern in concept, founded on
many years’ experience, and promises reliability and durability.
Feeling good from the pull up
Nothing upsets the ALPHA 7: with pitch and directional stability it for-
ges on through turbulent air. Steering demands are answered precisely,
without delay. These features combined are responsible for its defining
fun and feel-good factor in the air, and as life-long partners of passive
safety they share the credit for a long-lasting and uninterrupted enjoy-
ment of flight.
Straightforward in every respect
Starting with wing size choice, then to line sorting, clipping in, big ears
to speedbar: the ALPHA 7 is intuitive and simple to manage. The new
Automatic Dust Remove even sweeps the wing interior for you while
you are flying!
ALPHA 7 – Come fly with me
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