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CONTENTS:
1DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY................................................................................5
2CONSTRUCTION................................................................................................5
3MATERIALS.........................................................................................................5
4HIT VALVES (High speed In-Take)......................................................................6
5BUTT HOLES (Velcro closure on trailing edge tip) ..............................................6
6TRIMMING...........................................................................................................7
7HARNESS............................................................................................................7
8SPREADERS.......................................................................................................7
9RISERS................................................................................................................8
10 TRIMMERS ....................................................................................................10
11 EMERGENCY PARACHUTE ATTACHMENT................................................11
12 INSPECTION..................................................................................................11
12.1 GENERAL...................................................................................................11
12.2 BRAKE SETTING .......................................................................................11
12.3 FIRST CHECK AND PREFLIGHT INSPECTION........................................12
12.4 REGULAR INSPECTION CHECKS............................................................12
12.5 LINE MAINTENANCE.................................................................................12
13 LAUNCHING ..................................................................................................13
13.1 LAYOUT......................................................................................................13
13.2 ALPINE LAUNCH OR FORWARD LAUNCH..............................................13
13.3 STRONG WIND AND REVERSE LAUNCH................................................14
13.4 TOW OR WINCH LAUNCHING..................................................................14
14 FLIGHT TECHNIQUES ..................................................................................14
14.1 FLYING SPEED..........................................................................................14
14.2 THERMAL FLYING.....................................................................................15
14.3 ASYMMETRIC COLLAPSE........................................................................15
14.4 CRAVAT .....................................................................................................15
14.5 FRONT STALL OR SYMMETRIC COLLAPSE...........................................15
14.6 B-STALL .....................................................................................................15
14.7 BIG EARS...................................................................................................16
14.8 DEEP STALL OR PARACHUTAL STALL...................................................16
14.8.1 Signs of parachutal stall.......................................................................16
14.8.2 Exit from parachutal stall......................................................................16
14.9 SPIRAL DIVES ...........................................................................................17
14.10 STRONG TURBULENCE........................................................................17
14.11 STEERING NOT FUNCTIONING............................................................17
15 LANDING........................................................................................................18
15.1 TREE LANDING..........................................................................................18
15.2 WATER LANDING......................................................................................18
15.3 LANDING IN TURBULENCE ......................................................................18
16 PACKING .......................................................................................................18
17 MAINTENANCE & CLEANING.......................................................................19
18 STORAGE......................................................................................................19
19 DAMAGE........................................................................................................19
20 GENERAL ADVICE........................................................................................19
21 PLAY42 SKETCHES AND CERTIFICATION.................................................20
21.1 SKETCHES.................................................................................................20
21.2 CERTIFICATION.........................................................................................22
22 PLAY42 MK II SKETCHES.............................................................................23
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