Advance acoustic PI 2 User manual

Getting started
english

Many thanks for choosing an ADVANCE
product. We wish you a lot of fun and many
rewarding hours in the air with it.
This guide gives you a brief look at using
the PI 2, but it does not replace the manual,
which can be downloaded from
www.advance.ch/pi.
Register your PI 2 on
www.advance.ch/warranty, so that you will
get information about product updates and
safety-relevant matters about the PI 2
- direct from us. This information is always
available to download from our website on
www.advance.ch/safety.
Welcome to ADVANCE

The PI 2 sizes are subdivided into three dif-
ferent weight ranges, ‘Thermal’, ‘Hike&Fly’
and ‘Miniwing’. These are based on wing
loading and make dierent demands on pi-
loting levels. The higher the wing loading,
the more demanding are the ying charac-
teristics and handling. Also considered is
the general fact that small paragliders are
more agile and demanding to y, even when
own at relatively low wing loadings.
Thermal
In the Thermal Range with wing loadings up
to 3.5 kg/m2 the PI 2 is very easy to y be-
cause of its balanced canopy behaviour.
Here, the 23 and 27 sizes provide maximum
safety. Beginners and occasional pilots will
feel similarly comfortable under these
wings, in this weight range.
You as pilot

Hike&Fly
The Hike & Fly Range at wing loadings be-
tween 3.5 and 4.5 kg/m2is intended for
recreational pilots and hikers who appreci-
ate a light pack to carry uphill, and also like
to enjoy the subsequent ight. When used
in this weight range the 23 and 27 sizes re-
quire a competent and safe active piloting
style. This applies to a somewhat greater
extent for the 16 and 19 sizes because of
the greater inherent agility of smaller wings.
Miniwing
In its Miniwing Range with wing loadings
starting at 4.5 kg/m2the PI 2 becomes an
Actionwing. Very experienced pilots, who y
actively and can prevent wing disturbances
at their onset, are required here. Because
of its high speed and sink rate in the turn
the PI 2, as a miniwing, also requires spe-
cial care when landing. Please nd out
about this kind of ying from the PI 2 manu-
al – before ying at high wing loadings.

27
23
19
16
50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120
m2
kg
OCCASIONAL EXPERT
EXPERT
OCCASIONAL
OCCASIONAL
BEGINNER
THERMIK
HIKE & FLY
HIKE & FLY MINI VOILE
MINI VOILE
MINI VOILE
THERMIK
HIKE & FLY
HIKE & FLY
THERMIK
BEGINNER
Technical Details
The table shows the EN/LTF A certication as “Beginner”, EN/LTF B certication as
“Occasional” (Leisure) and the EN/LTF C level as “Expert”.

Delivery and Setup
Every ADVANCE paraglider has to be own
by the dealer before delivery to conrm cor-
rect basic setup. Subsequent alterations to
the paraglider made by the owner will invali-
date the certication.
The brake line length is set at the factory so
that there is free travel of ca. 8 cm. This set-
ting should be kept as a general principle.
The free travel ensures that both during
takeo, and in fully accelerated ight, the
trailing edge is not braked when brake lines
are fully released.
The PI 2 delivery package contains:
§PIPACK
§COMPRESSBAG
§Repair Kit
§Mini windsock

standard light
The risers
1 Big ears system
2 Quicklinks and clips
3 Softlinks
4 Speed system pulleys
5 Speed system with ‘low friction’ rings
6 Brummel hooks
7 Magnet clips
8 Poppers
9 Swivel
10 Suspension loop with
‘Easy Connect System’ marks
11 ‘Low friction’ brake ring

Easy Connect
The PI 2 has an ‘Easy Connect System’,
compatible for ADVANCE harnesses and
paragliders. It helps to ensure that you
connect the wing to the harness correctly.
The backs of the C-risers have coloured
markings: red on the left, blue on the right
in the direction of ight. When these mar-
kings appear correct from the pilot’s point
of view, and run correctly upward, this indi-
cates that the risers are clipped in correctly.

Wet paraglider
If you y a wet paraglider the risk of para-
chutal stall is heightened. Parachutal stall is
often the result of a combination of factors.
Water increases the weight of a wet cano-
py. More weight results in an increased an-
gle of attack, which brings the glider closer
to the parachutal stall boundary. In addi-
tion, water drops on the fabric have a bad
eect on the laminar ow over the leading
edge, and this signicantly reduces the
maximum achievable lift coecient.
To minimise the risk of parachutal stall a
wet glider should be braked as little as pos-
sible, and big ears never used. But, if the
wing still goes into parachutal stall, recov-
ery should be achieved by accelerating
using the speed system only.