BGD EPIC MOTOR Series User manual

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Welcome 3
1 – Introduction 4
2 – Preparation 6
   3–Pre-ightInspection    7
   4–FlightCharacteristics    8
   5–RecoveryTechniques    15
   6–StorageandServicing    18
   7–TechnicalData     20
   8–Servicebooklet     32
   9–ClosingWords     36
Contents
Contents

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EPIC MOTOR Owner’s Manual
POWERED PARAGLIDER EN / LTF B + DGAC
Welcome to Bruce Goldsmith Design
BGDisaworldleaderinthedesignandproductionofparagliders.FormanyyearsBruceGoldsmithandhisteam
havebeendevelopingproductswithworld-beatingperformanceforpilotswhowantthebest.Weapplyour
competitiveknowledgetodesigntopqualityproductsthatcombinethehighestperformancewiththesafehandling
ourcustomersvalueandrespect.BGDpilotsappreciateourqualityandreliability.BGD´sworld-classstatusisbased
ontheskillsandexpertisewehavedevelopedincombiningaerodynamicdesignwithclothandmaterialstechnology.
AllBGDproductsaredevelopedandmadewiththesameskillandattentiontogooddesignthataresynonymous
withtheultimateperformanceandprecisionrequiredbyparagliders.
Congratulations on your purchase of the BGD EPIC MOTOR
TheEPICMOTORisdesignedtoahighstandardofsafetyandstability,butitwillonlyretainthesecharacteristicsifit
isproperlylookedafter.
Thismanualhasbeenpreparedtogiveyouinformationandadviceaboutyourparaglider.Ifyoueverneedany
replacementpartsorfurtherinformation,pleasedonothesitatetocontactyournearestBGDdealerorcontactBGD
directly.
Pleasereadthismanualcarefullyfromthersttothelastchaptertoensureyougetthebestoutofyourwing.
1 Introduction
Welcome

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TheEPICMOTORisapoweredparaglidersuitableforintermediatepilotsofferingahighlevelofpassivesafety
combinedwithspeedandgoodperformancewhichmakethiswingarealpleasuretoy.Itiscertiedforbothfree-
ightandparamotorusewithtworisersetsavailable–oneforfree-ightandoneforpoweredight.
Ensurethatyouhavethecorrectrisersetinstalledforyourintendedpurpose,free-ightorPPG.
Theuseofthisgliderislimitedtonon-aerobaticmanoeuvres.
Thisparaglidermustnot:
1. Beownoutsidethecertiedweightrange
2. Haveitstrimspeedadjustedbychangingthelengthofrisersorlines
3. Beowninrainorsnow
4. Betowedwithatow-linetensioninexcessof200kg
Test Flight
Itisyourdealer´sresponsibilitytotestyyourparagliderbeforeyoureceiveit.Thetestightrecordofthiscanbe
foundtowardstheendofthismanual.Pleasebesurethatthishasbeencompletedbyyourdealer.Failuretotestya
newparaglidermayinvalidateanywarranty.
1. Introduction
1. Introduction

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Brake Line Adjustments for PPG
WhenusingthePPGrisers,thebrakelinelengthsshouldbeadjustedtosuitthehangpoints(high,lowortrike).
Modications
WhenusingthePPGriser-set,onlythebrakelinelengthsshouldbeadjusted.Nootherchangesormodications
shouldbeperformedwithoutrstconsultingyourBGDdealer,astheymayinvalidatethewarrantyorcertication.
Warranty
InordertoenjoyfullbenetsoftheBGDwarranty,youmustcompletethewarrantyformonthewebsite.
ForfurtherinformationabouttheBGDwarranty,pleaserefertothecorrespondingpageonourwebsite.
1. Introduction

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2. Preparation
General
Selectasuitabletake-offareadeterminedbywindandterrain,clearofanyobstaclesthatmaycatchinthelinesor
damagethecanopy.
1. Ifyourparagliderhasbeencorrectlypacked,youshouldtakeittothetopofthetake-offarea,andallowthe
rolledcanopytounrollitselfdownthehill(ifonaslope).Thisshouldleavetheparagliderwiththebottom
surfacefacingupwards,theopeningsatthedownwindendofthetake-offarea,andtheharnessatthetrailing
edgeattheupwindside.
2. Unrollthecanopytoeachsidesothattheleadingedgeopeningsformasemicircularshape,withthetrailing
edgedrawntogetheratthecentreofthearc.Theharnessshouldbedrawnawayfromthecanopyuntilthe
suspensionlinesarejusttight.
PPG
3. Prepareyourparamotoraccordingtothemanufacturer’sinstructions.
4. Connectthewingtotheparamotor(ortothetandemspreaders),makingsuretherearenotwistsinthe
risers,andthatthemaillonsorkarabinersarecorrectlyclosed.
5. Takecaretoprotectyourselfandotherpeoplefromthepropeller,ensuringyoustartyourmotorupata
safedistancefromotherpeople.Thebladescanpickupandreoutdebriswhichcouldinjurepeopleseveral
metresaway.Rememberthereareinherentriskswithpetrol,oilandvolatileorammablematerials.
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3. Pre-ight Inspection
Yourparagliderisdesignedtobeassimpleaspossibletoinspectandmaintainbutathoroughpre-ightprocedureis
mandatoryonallaircraft.Thefollowingpre-ightinspectionprocedureshouldbecarriedoutbeforeeachight.
1. Whilstopeningouttheparagliderchecktheoutsideofthecanopyforanytearswhereitmayhavebeen
caughtonasharpobjectorevenhavebeendamagedwhilstinitsbag.
2. Checkthatthelinesarenottwistedorknotted.Dividethesuspensionlinesintosixgroups,eachgroup
comingfromoneriser.Bystartingfromtheharnessandrunningtowardsthecanopyremoveanytanglesor
twistsinthelines.Partiallyinatingthecanopyinthewindwillhelptosortoutthelines.
3. Itisparticularlyimportantthatthebrakesareclearandfreetomove.Checktheknotwhichattachesthe
brakehandlestothebrakelines.Bothbrakesshouldbethesamelengthandthiscanbecheckedbyaskingan
assistanttoholdtheupperendofthebrakelinestogetherwhilstthepilotholdsthebrakehandles.Thebrake
linesshouldbejustslackwiththewinginatedwhenthebrakesarenotapplied.Aftercheckingthebrake
lineslaythemontheground.
4. Alwayschecktherisermaillonsandtheattachmentpointstotheparamotorframeorbuggy.Itisstrongly
recommendedtouseasafetystrap.Beforegettingintotheharnessyoushoulebewearingagoodcrash
helmet.Putontheharnessensuringallthebucklesaresecureandproperlyadjustedforcomfort.
5. Checkthatthetrimmersareclosedandmaillonsatthesameheight–thepositionrecommendedfortake-off.
Yourpoweredparagliderisnowreadyforight.
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4. Flight Characteristics
ThismanualisnotintendedasaninstructionbookonhowtoytheEPICMOTOR.Youshouldbeaqualiedpilotor
undersuitablesupervision,butthefollowingcommentsdescribehowtogetthebestfromit.
Weight range
EachsizeoftheEPICMOTORiscertiedforacertainweightrange.Theweightreferstothe‘overalltake-offweight’.
The‘In-ightweightrangeforfree-ight’isforthepilot,paraglider,harnessandotherequipmentcarriedwhenfree-
ying.TheparagliderisEN/LTFcertiedforthisweightrange.
The‘extendedweightrangeforPPG’allowsforalloftheabove,plustheparamotorandafulltankoffuel.Itisthe
weightrangeapprovedbyDGACforyingunderpower.
WerecommendtheEPICMOTORisowninthemiddleoftheweightrange.
IfyouytheEPICMOTORinthelowerhalfoftheweightrange,theturningagilitydecreasesandthegliderwillbe
moredamped.Instrongturbulencethewingtendstodeformandtocollapseslightlymorethanwithahigherwing
loading.OnlyytheEPICMOTORlightlyloadedifyouyinaerologicallystableconditions,suchasinthemorningor
evening.
IfyouytheEPICMOTORintheupperhalfoftheweightrange,theagilityandthestabilityinturbulencewill
increase.Alsothespeedwillincreaseslightly.Theself-dampingwilldecreaseinturns,aswellasaftercollapses.
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Active Piloting
Eventhoughyourparagliderisdesignedasaneasyglider,‘activepiloting’isatoolthatwillhelpyouywithgreater
safetyandenjoyment.Activepilotingisyinginempathywithyourparaglider.Thismeansnotonlyguidingtheglider
throughtheairbutalsobeingawareoffeedbackfromthewing,especiallyinthermalsandturbulence.Iftheairis
smooththefeedbackcanbeminimalbutinturbulencefeedbackiscontinuousandneedstobeconstantlyassessed
bythepilot.Suchreactionsbecomeinstinctiveingoodpilots.
Inordertogetthebestperformancefromyourglider,trytocontrolitthoughsmallbrakeinputsandweight-shift,
ratherthanconstantlybeingpresentonthebrakes.Asmallmovementearlyismoreefcientthanabigbrake
movementlatertocontrolthewing.Themoreyoulettheglideryattrimspeed,thebetterperformanceyouwill
getoutofit.Theobjectiveofactivepilotingistogettheglidertoysmoothlythroughtheairwithastableposition
abovethehead,andcontrolledangleofincidence.Theparagliderishighlyresistanttocollapsewithoutanypilot
actionatall,butlearninghowtoyactivelywillincreasethissafetymarginevenfurther.
Speed System
Yourpoweredparagliderisequippedwithrisersthathavebothtrimmersandanacceleratorsystem.
Launchingandgeneralyingisnormallydonewithoutusingtheaccelerator.Theacceleratorcanbeusedwhen
higherspeedisimportant.
Toyatfull-barthespeedstirrupshouldbeappliedgraduallyuntilthetwopulleysoneachA-risertouch.Donotgo
beyondthispointbyusingexcessiveforcetoattempttomaketheglidergofasterasthismayresultintheglider
collapsing.
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IMPORTANT:
1. Practiseusingthespeedsysteminnormalying.
2. Becarefulyingfastinroughorturbulentconditionsasdeationsaremorelikelytooccuratspeed.Thespeed
increaseisachievedbyreducingtheangleofattack,sothecanopyhasslightlymorecollapsetendency.
3. Rememberthatyourglidedeterioratesathigherspeeds.Bestglidesareachievedwhentherisersarelevel
andthebrakesareoff.
Checkthespeedsystem’scomponentpartsregularlyforwearandtear,andensureitalwaysworkssmoothly.
Usingthespeedsystemcanrequiresomeeffortandthepilot´sbalanceintheharnesscanbeaffected.Itmaybe
necessarytomakesomeadjustmentstotheharness.Werecommendyouonlyyinconditionswhereyoucan
penetrateintowindwiththeriserslevel,ienospeed-stirrupapplied,sothatyouhavetheextraairspeedshouldyou
need it.
Trimmers
ThePPGrisershavetrimmerstoalloweasyfastcruising.Thestandardtrimmersettingisfullyclosed,whichisthe
slowestposition.
EN certication is only valid with the PPG riser-set when own within the ‘In ight weight range for free ight’,
and with the trimmers set to their fully closed (slow) position.
TheparagliderisDGACcertiedforthe‘extendedweightrangeforPPG’,withthetrimmersinanyposition.
We do not recommend pilots to y with full speed-bar and trimmers open at the same time.
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Take-off
Yourparaglideriseasytoinateinlightorstrongerwindsandwillquicklyriseoverheadtotheyingposition.The
bestinationtechniqueistoholdoneA-riserineachhand.Theeasiesttake-offisusuallyobtainedwiththetrimmers
fullyclosed,maillonslevel.Werecommendthetrimmersarepartiallyreleasedforlaunchinginstrong-wind(more
than10km/h)conditions.
Nevertrytolaunchifthewingisnotfullyinatedandaboveyourhead,andifyoudonothavefullcontrolofpitch
and/orroll.
Initial climb
Onceintheair,youshouldcontinuetofaceintothewindwhileyougainaltitude.Leavethetrimmersinthetake-off
(closed)positiontoattainthebestclimbrate.Donotattempttoincreaseyourclimbratebybraking,asusingthe
brakescombinedwiththeengine’sthrustcanincreasetheangleofattacktothepointwherethewingcanstall.In
addition,thishighangleofattackcanresultinabigdiveifthemotorsuddenlydies,whichcouldbedangerousifyou
areneartheground.
Donotinitiateaturnuntilyouhavesufcientheightandspeedtodoso.
Incertaincircumstances,apilotcaninduceunintendedoscillations.Thiscanbeduetoacombinationoftheengine/
propellerandpilot’sweightshiftand/oractiononthebrakes.Tostoptheseoscillationsyoushouldreducethe
power,ensurethatyouareseatedcentrallyandnotaccidentallyapplyingweightshift,andthatyouarenotactingon
thebrakes.Oncetheoscillationshavestabilisedyoucangentlyreapplypower.
Straight ight and trimmers
Aftertake-off,onceyouhavegainedasafealtitude,ifyouwanttoincreaseyourspeedyoucanopenupthetrimmers
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completely,keepingyourhandsup.
Toreducefuelconsumptionortoyinthermals,thetrimmersshouldbeclosed,pulleddowntotheirmaximum.
Itisimportanttoregularlycheckthewearonthetrimmersandthatthesystemisfunctioningcleanlywithnosticking
points.Iftheyareshowingsignsofwear,thetrimmersshouldbereplacedbythepilot.
Youshouldneveryaparamotorinstrongturbulenceorviolentwinds.
Turning
Therstturnsshouldbegradualandprogressive.Therstactiontochangedirectionshouldbethemovementofyour
weightintheharnesstowardsthesideoftheintendedturn.Thengentlyrelaxthepressureontheouterbrake,and
gentlyapplypressuretotheinnerbrakeuntilyouattainthedesiredbankangle.Toadjustyourspeedandturning-circle
size,coordinateyourweightshiftwithpressureontheouterbrake.
Rememberthattoviolentlyapplypressureonthebrakesisdangerousandshouldbeavoided.Neverinitiateaturnif
youareyingslowly,asyouriskthegliderenteringaspin.
Landing
Setthetrimmerstotheclosedpositionandsetupyourapproachdownwindofthelandingeld.Whenyourheight
abovetheeldisaround40m,switchtheengineoff*andmakeyournalapproach,keepingyourhandsuptokeep
plentyofenergyinthewinguntilyouareaboutametreabovetheground.Flare,brakingslowlyandgraduallyto
slowdownthewinguntilyouareclosetothestall-pointandabletolandonyourfeet.
*Ifyoulandwiththeenginerunningthereisaconsiderableriskofrotationalpropellerdamage,(linespassingthrough
thepropeller,oreveninjury)
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Rapid Descent Techniques
Big Ears
The‘babyA-riser’allowsthewingtipsoftheparaglidertobefoldedinsimplyandeasilytoincreaseitssinkrate.
Thisbigearfacilitydoesnotmeanyoushouldyinstrongerwinds,butallowsyoutodescendquicklywithout
substantiallyreducingtheforwardspeedofthecanopy(B-liningsubstantiallyreducesthecanopy’sforward
speed).Toengagebigears,leanforwardintheharnessandgraspthebabyA-risers(oneineachhand)atthe
maillons,keepingholdofbothbrakehandlesifpossible.Pulltherisersoutanddownatleast30cmsoasto
collapsethetipsoftheglider.ItisveryimportantthattheotherA-linesarenotaffectedwhenyoudothis,asthis
couldcausetheleadingedgetocollapse.Steeringispossiblebyweightshiftingwithbigearsin.Ifthebigearsdo
notcomeoutquicklyontheirown,agentlepumponthebrakeswillspeedthingsup.
Beforeusingthebigearsfacilityinearnestitisessentialtopractisebeforehandwithplentyofgroundclearancein
casealeadingedgecollapseoccurs.Alwayskeepholdofbothbrakesinordertoretaincontrol.Puttingyourhands
throughthebrakehandlessotheyremainonyourwristsisagoodmethodofdoingthis.
B-Line Stall
Thisfastdescentmethodisausefulemergencyprocedure.Withbothhandsthroughthebrakehandles,takehold
ofthetopoftheB-risers,oneineachhand,andpullthemdownbyaround50cm.Thiswillstallthecanopyand
forwardspeedwilldroptozero.Makesureyouhaveplentyofgroundclearancebecausethedescentratecanbe
over10m/sec.ToincreasethedescentratepullharderontheB-risers.WhenyoureleasetheB-risersthecanopywill
automaticallystartyingagain,normallywithintwoseconds.Sometimesthecanopywillturngentlywhenitexits
fromtheB-linestall.ItisnormallybettertoreleasetheB-risersfairlyquicklyratherthanslowly,asdoingsoslowly
mayresultinthecanopyenteringdeepstall.Alwaysreleasetheriserssymmetrically,asanasymmetricreleasefroma
B-linestallmayresultinthegliderenteringaspin.
Thismanoeuvreisusefulifyouneedtolosealotofheightquickly,perhapswhenescapingfromathunderstorm.It
shouldnotbeperformedwithlessthan100mofgroundclearance(seealsoalsoChapter5).
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Spiral Dive
Anormalturncanbeconvertedintoastrongspiraldivebycontinuingtoapplyonebrake.Thebankangleandspeed
oftheturnwillincreaseasthedownwardspiraliscontinued.Becarefultoenterthespiralgraduallyastooquicka
brakeapplicationcancauseaspinoranover-the-nosespiral.
BGDglidersaredesignedandtestedtorecoverfromnormalspiralswithadescentrateinferiorto16m/s,
automaticallywithoutpilotinput.Ifthepilotincreasesthedescentrateofthespiraltoover16m/sorinitiateswhatis
knownasanover-the-nosespiral,theglidermayrequirepilotinputtorecover.Inthiscaseallthepilotneedstodois
toapplysomeoutsidebrakeandsteertheglideroutoftheturn.
Theover-the-nosespiralisaspecialtypeofspiraldivewherethegliderpointsalmostdirectlyattheground.Itwill
enterthisifyoumakeasuddenbrakeapplicationduringthespiralentrysothattheglideryawsaround.Thenoseof
thegliderendsuppointingattheground,afterwhichitpicksupspeedveryquickly.Thistechniqueisverysimilarto
SATentrytechnique,andliketheSATitisanaerobaticmanoeuvre,whichisoutsidethenormalsafeightenvelope.
Pleasedonotpractisethesemanoeuvresastheycanbedangerous.Careshouldbetakenwhenexitingfromany
spiraldive.Topulloutofasteepspiraldive,releasetheappliedbrakegraduallyorapplyoppositebrakegradually.A
sharpreleaseofthebrakecancausetheglidertosurgeanddiveasthewingconvertsspeedtolift.Alwaysbeready
todampoutanypotentialdivewiththebrakes.Alsobereadytoencounterturbulencewhenyouexitfromaspiral
becauseyoumayythoughyourownwaketurbulence,whichcancauseacollapse.
CAUTION:SPIRALDIVESCANCAUSELOSSOFORIENTATION(blackout)ANDSOMETIMEISNEEDEDTOEXIT
THISMANOEUVRE.THISMANOEUVREMUSTBEEXITEDINTIMEANDWITHSUFFICIENTHEIGHT!
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5.RecoveryTechniques
Stalls
Stallsaredangerousandshouldnotbepractisedinthecourseofnormalying.Stallsarecausedthroughying
tooslowly.Airspeedislostasbrakepressureincreasesandasthecanopyapproachesthestallpointitwillstartto
descendverticallyandnallybegintocollapse.Shouldthisoccuritisimportantthatthepilotreleasesthebrakes
atthecorrectmoment.Thebrakesshouldneverbereleasedwhenthewinghasfallenbehindthepilot;thebrakes
shouldbereleasedfairlyslowly,topreventtheforwarddiveofthecanopyfrombeingtoostrong.Apre-release
ofthebrakeandthereconstructionofthefullspanisrecommendedtoavoidthetipsgettingcravattedduring
therecovery.PilotsareadvisednevertoattemptthismanoeuvreunlessunderSIVinstruction.Thismanualisnot
intendedtogiveinstructioninthisoranyotherarea.
Deep Stall (or Parachutal Stall)
Yourparagliderhasbeendesignedsothatitwillnoteasilyremaininadeepstall.However,ifitisincorrectlyrigged
oritsyingcharacteristicshavebeenadverselyaffectedbysomeothercause,itispossiblethatitcouldenterthis
situation.Intheinterestsofsafetyallpilotsshouldbeawareofthisproblem,andknowhowtorecoverfromit.The
mostcommonwaytoenterdeepstallisfromayingtooslowly,fromaB-linestallorevenfrombigears.
Whenindeepstallthepilotwillnoticethefollowing:
1. Verylowairspeed.
2. Almost-verticaldescent(likearoundcanopy),typicallyaround5m/s.
3. Theparagliderappearsquitewellinatedbutdoesnothavefullinternalpressure.Itlooksandfeelsabitlimp.
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5.RecoveryTechniques
Recoveryfromdeepstallisquitesimple:thenormalmethodistosimplyinitiateamildturn.Asthecanopystartstoturn
itwillautomaticallychangetonormalight,butitisveryimportantnottoturntoofastasthiscouldinduceaspin.
ThesecondmethodistopullgentlyontheA-risers.Thishelpstheairowtore-attachtotheleadingedge,butbe
carefulnottopulldowntoohardasthiswillinduceafrontcollapse.
Ifthedeepstallisparticularlystubbornandthepreviousmethodsdonotworkthenafullstallwillsolvetheproblem.
Todothisapplybothbrakesagainfairlyquickly,asiftodoastrongstall,thenimmediatelyreleasebothbrakesand
dampouttheforwardsurgeinthenormalway.Thecanopywillswingbehindyouthenautomaticallyreinateandsurge
forwardinfrontofyoubeforereturningtonormalight.Itisthesurgeforwardthatexitsthecanopyfromdeepstall.
Spins
Spinsaredangerousandshouldnotbepractisedinthecourseofnormalying.Spinsoccurwhenthepilottries
toturntoofast.Inaspinthepilot,linesandcanopybasicallystayverticalandrotatearoundaverticalaxis.Your
paragliderwillresistspinning,butifaspinisinadvertentlyinducedthepilotshouldreleasethebrakepressurebut
alwaysbereadytodampoutanydiveasthegliderexitsthespin.Ifthepilotdoesnotdampthediveonexitingthe
spintheglidermayhaveanasymmetricdeation.
Symmetric Front Collapse
Itispossiblethatturbulencecancausethefrontofthewingtosymmetricallycollapse,thoughactivepilotingcan
largelypreventthisfromoccurringaccidentally.ApilotcanreproducetheeffectbytakingholdofboththeA-risers
andpullingdownsharplyonthem.Thewingwillautomaticallyrecoveronitsownfromthissituationinaround3
seconds.Duringthisrecoveryperioditisadvisablenottoapplythebrakesasthiscouldstallthewing.
Asymmetric Front Collapse
Yourparagliderisveryresistanttodeations;howeverifthecanopycollapsesononesideduetoturbulence,the

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pilotshouldrstofallcontrolthedirectionofightbycounteringontheoppositebrake.Mostnormalcollapseswill
immediatelyreinateontheirownandyouwillhardlyhavetimetoreactbeforethewingreinatesautomatically.
Theactofcontrollingthedirectionwilltendtoreinatethewing.However,withmorepersistentcollapsesitmay
benecessarytopumpthebrakeonthecollapsedwingusingalong,strong,smoothandrmaction.Normallyone
ortwopumpsofaround80cmwillbesufcient.Eachpumpshouldbeappliedinaboutonesecondandsmoothly
released.Inseverecasesitcanbemoreeffectivetopumpbothbrakestogethertogetthecanopytoreinate.Be
carefulnottostallthewingcompletelyifthistechniqueisused.
Releasing a trapped tip (cravat)
Itshouldbedifculttotrapthetipsothatitwillnotcomeoutquickly.However,followingaveryseveredeationany
canopycouldbecometiedupinitsownlines.Ifthisoccursthenrstofallusethestandardmethodofrecoveryfrom
atipdeationasdescribedinAsymmetricFrontCollapseabove.Ifthecanopystilldoesnotrecoverthenpulltherear
riserstohelpthecanopytoreinate.Pullingthestabilolineisalsoagoodwaytoremovecravats,butrememberto
controlyourightdirectionasyournumber-onepriority.Ifyouareverylowthenitismuchmoreimportanttosteer
thecanopyintoasafelandingplaceoreventhrowyourreserve.
NOTE:Testpilotshavetestedyourparagliderwellbeyondthenormalightenvelope,butsuchtestsarecarriedout
inaveryprecisemannerbytrainedtestpilotswithaback-upparachute,andoverwater.Stallsandspinsonany
paraglidersaredangerousmanoeuvresandarenotrecommended.
Loss of brakes
Intheunlikelyeventofabrakelinesnappinginight,orahandlebecomingdetached,theglidercanbeownby
gentlypullingtherearrisersfordirectionalcontrol.
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6.StorageandServicing
6. Storage and Servicing
Storage & Care
Ifyouhavetopackyourcanopyawaywet,donotleaveitformorethanafewhoursinthatcondition.Assoonas
possibledryitoutoritcanbecomeaffectedbymould.Donotusedirectheatsourcestodrythecanopyasitis
inammable.Usingadehumidierisstronglyrecommendedifseveraldampglidersarestoredtogetherfrequently.
Alwaysstorethecanopyinadry,warmplace.Ideallythisshouldbeinthetemperaturerangeof5to25degreescentigrade.
Neverletyourcanopyfreeze,particularlyifitisdamp.
Thecanopyismadefromhighqualitynylon,whichistreatedagainstweakeningfromultravioletradiation.However
itisalwayswisetominimisetheexposuretoUVradiationasthisweakensthefabricofthecanopy,andlong
exposuretoharshsunlightcanseverelycompromisethesafetyofyourcanopy.Onceyouhavenishedying,put
yourcanopyaway.Donotleaveitlayinginstrongsunshineunnecessarily.Ifyouareconcernedaboutanyaspectof
theintegrityofyourparagliderpleasecontactyournearestBGDdealerortalktoBGDdirectly.
Neverdragorslidethetopsurfaceoftheglideroverconcreteorotherhardsurfaceasthiscancauseabrasion
damagetothesail.
Donottreatyourcanopywithchemicalcleanersorsolvents.Ifyoumustwashthefabric,usewarmwaterandalittle
soap.Ifyourcanopygetswetinseawater,washitwithwarmwaterandcarefullydryit.
Smalltearsinthetoporbottomsurface(notnormallytheribs)ofacanopycanberepairedwithapatchofself-
adhesiveripstopnylon.Tearsnolongerthan100mmcanberepairedinthiswayprovidingtheyarenotinahigh-
stressarea.IfyouhaveanydoubtabouttheairworthinessofyourcanopypleasecontactyourdealerorBGDdirectly.

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6.StorageandServicing
Servicing / Inspection
Itisimportanttohaveyourgliderregularlyserviced.Itshouldhaveathoroughcheck/inspectionevery24monthsor
every150ighthours,whicheveroccursrst.Thischeckmustbemadebythemanufacturer,importer,distributoror
otherauthorisedpersons.Thecheckingmustbeprovenbyastamponthecerticationstickerontheglideraswellin
theservicebook.BGDwillofferaninspectionserviceeverywinter.Thisisacomprehensiveservicewhichchecksline
lengthsandstrength,fabricporosityandtearstrengthandavarietyofothertestsandwestronglyadviseallpilotsto
takeadvantageofthis.
Pleaseprintouttheservicepagesfromthismanual,llinthenumberofightsandhoursownintheServiceRecord,
andsendtogetherwithyourgliderwhenitgoesforinspectionorservicing.Themanufacturerwillonlyaccept
responsibilityforparagliderlinesandrepairswhichwehaveproducedandttedorrepairedourselves.
Environmental protection and recycling
Oursporttakesplaceinthenaturalenvironment,andweshoulddoeverythingtopreserveourenvironment.Aglider
isbasicallymadeofnylon,syntheticbresandmetal.Attheendofyourparaglider’slifespan,pleaseremoveallmetal
partsandputthedifferentmaterialsinanappropriatewaste/recyclingplant.

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7.Technicaldata
7. Technical data
Materials
TheEPICMOTORismadefromthefollowingqualitymaterials:
Topsurface:  DominicoN30
Bottomsurface: DominicoN20
Internalstructure: PorcherSkytex40hard
Nosereinforcing: Plasticwire2.3mmand2.7mm
Risers:   12mmblackKevlar/nylonwebbing
Toplines:  DSL70/110
Middlelines:  DSL110
Lowerlines:  TSL190/280
Brakes:  DSL70
SparepartscanbeobtaineddirectlyfromBGDorthoughournetworkofregisteredBGDrepairshops.
Forafulllistcheckwww.ybgd.com