Bruce Goldsmith Design ADAM User manual

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Welcome 4
  1–Introduction(withspecicationstable)    5
  2–Preparation       7 
  3–Pre-ightInspection      8
  4–FlightCharacteristics      9
  5–RecoveryTechniques      16
  6–StorageandServicing      19
  7–ClosingWords       22
Risers23
  Linelayoutandlengths      24
  Servicebooklet       29 
Contents

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ADAM Owner’s Manual
PARAGLIDER EN / LTF A
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 ADAM
TheADAMisaparaglider,designedtoahighstandardofsafetyandstability,butitwillonlyretainthese
characteristicsifitisproperlylookedafter.Pleasereadthismanualcarefullyfromthersttothelastchapterto
ensureyougetthebestoutofyourADAM.
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
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TheADAMisanentry-levelparaglidersuitableforbeginnerpilotsExceptionalstabilityandpassivesafetycombined
withspeedandgoodperformancemakethisawingwhichisrealpleasuretoy.
Theuseofthisgliderislimitedtononaerobaticmanoeuvres.
Thisparaglidermustnot:
• beownwithmorethanthemaximumcertiedtotalload
• haveitstrimspeedadjustedbychangingthelengthofrisersorlines
• exceed60degreesofbankangle
• beowninrainorsnow
• betowedwithatowlinetensioninexcessof100kg.
• Itisyourdealer´sresponsibilitytotestytheparagliderbeforeyoureceiveit.Thetestightrecordofthisis
onthelastpageofthismanual.Pleasebesurethatthishasbeencompletedbyyourdealer,toprovethathe
hasdonethis.Failuretotestyanewparaglidermayinvalidateanywarranty.
Anymodication,e.g.changeoflinelengthsorchangestothespeedsystemcausesalossofairworthiness
andcertication.WerecommendthatyoucontactyourdealerorBGDdirectlybeforeperforminganykindof
change.
Introduction
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Specications
SM ML L
Linearscalingfactor 0.94 11.05 1.10
Projectedarea 18.56 21.00 23.15 25.41 m2
Flatarea 22.09 25.00 27.56 30.25 m2
Gliderweight 4.3 4.9 5.4 5.9 kg
Totallinelength 243 275 303 333 m
Height 6.30 6.67 7.00 7.80 m
Numberofmainlines 3/4/3 3/4/3 3/4/3 3/4/3 A/B/C
Cells 34 34 34 34
Flataspectratio 4.465 4.465 4.465 4.465
Projectedaspectratio 3.22 3.22 3.22 3.22
Rootchord 2.82 3.00 3.14 3.29 m
Flatspan 9.96 10.59 11.12 11.65 m
Projectedspan 7.73 8.22 8.64 9.05 m
In-ightweightrange 50-75 70-95 90-110 105-130 kg
Trimspeed 38 38 38 38 km/h
Topspeed 50 50 50 50 km/h
Minsink 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 m/s
Bestglide 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.0
Certication EN-A EN-A EN-A EN-A
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2 Preparation
1. Selectasuitabletakeoffareadeterminedbywindandterrain,clearofanyobstaclesthatmaycatchinthe
linesordamagethecanopy.
2. Ifyourparagliderhasbeencorrectlypacked,youshouldtakeittothetopofthetakeoff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takeoffarea,andtheharnessatthetrailing
edgeattheupwindside.
3. Unrollthecanopytoeachsidesothattheleadingedgeopeningsformasemicircularshape,withthetrailing
edgedrawntogetherasthecentreofthearch.Theharnessshouldbedrawnawayfromthecanopyuntilthe
suspensionlinesarejusttight.
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3 Pre-ight Inspection
TheADAM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yourparaglider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.Severalknotsshouldbeusedhereortheymaygetentangledinthebrake
pulleys.Bothbrakesshouldbethesamelengthandthiscanbecheckedbyanassistantholding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bucklesandattachmentsontheharness.Ensurethetwomainattachmentmaillons/
karabinersfromtheharnesstothemainrisers,andthesixshackleswhichattachtheriserstothelines,are
tightlydoneup
5. Beforethepilotattacheshimselftotheharnessheshouldbewearingagoodcrashhelmet,andbootswhich
provideanklesupport.Putontheharnessensuringallthebucklesaresecureandproperlyadjustedfor
comfort.
Your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ADAM.Youshouldbeaqualiedpilotorunder
suitablesupervision,butthefollowingcommentsdescribehowtogetthebestfromyourADAM.
Weight range
EachsizeoftheADAMiscertiedforacertainweightrange.Theweightreferstothe‘overalltakeoffweight’.This
meanstheweightofthepilot,theglider,theharnessandallotherequipmentcarriedwithyouinight.
WerecommendtoytheADAMinthemiddleoftheweightrange.
IfyouytheADAMon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.
IfyoumainlyyinweakconditionsyoushouldconsideryingtheADAMonthelowersideoftheweightrange.
IfyouytheADAM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,soifyouyin
bumpyconditionsandyouwantadynamicightcharacteristicyoushouldgoforthetopoftheweightrange.
Active Piloting
EventhoughtheADAM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throughthebrakesandtheharness.Suchreactionsareinstinctiveingoodpilots.Maintainingcontact
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withthegliderthroughpressureonthebrakesisessentialandallowsthepilottofeelthelossofinternalpressure,
whichoftenprecedesacollapse.TheADAMishighlyresistanttocollapsewithoutanypilotactionatall,butlearning
howtoyactivelywillincreasethissafetymarginevenfurther.
Harness
TheADAMistestedwitha‘GH’(withoutdiagonalbracing)typeharness.TheGHcategoryincludesweightshift
harnessesaswellasABSstyle(semistable)harnesses.
Takeoff
TheADAM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‘bigear’riserscouldbealsoheldforthebestination..
Nil Wind
InationisbestdonebytakingbothoftheArisersineachhand.TheArisersaremarkedwithredclothtomake
themeasiertond.Innilorverylightwind,standwithalltheAlinestautbehindyou,thentakeoneortwostepsback
(donotwalkallthewaybacktothecanopy)andbeginyourlaunchrunpullinggentlyandsmoothlyontheArisers.
AssoonasthecanopystartstoriseoffthegroundstoppullingsohardontheArisersbutpullalltherisersevenly
throughtheharness.MaintaininggentlepressureontheArisersalwayshelpsinverycalmconditions.Haveyour
handsreadytoslowupthecanopywiththebrakesifitstartstoacceleratepastyou.
Reverse Launch
Inwindsover10km/hitisprobablybettertodoareverselaunchandinatethecanopywhilstfacingitusingtheA
risers,withoutthe‘BabyArisers’topreventthegliderfrominatingthewingtipsrst.
TheADAMhaslittletendencytoovershootbutreleasingpressureontheAriserswhenthecanopyisatabout45°willhelpto
avoidovershooting.ThestrongerthewindandthegreaterthepressureontheArisers,themorequicklythecanopywillrise.
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Turning
TheADAMdoesnotrequireastrong-handedapproachtomanoeuvering.Forafastturnsmoothlyapplythebrakeon
thesidetowhichtheturnisintended.Thespeedwithwhichthebrakeisappliedisveryimportant.Ifabrakeisapplied
fairlyquicklythecanopywilldoafasterbankingturn,butcaremustbetakennottobanktooseverely.Toattaina
moreefcientturnatminimumsink,applysomebraketotheoutsidewingtoslowtheturnandpreventexcessive
banking.TheADAMiesverywelllikethis,butcaremustbetakennottoover-applythebrakesasaspincouldresult,
eventheADAMhasaverylowspintendency.TheADAMwillturnfarmoreefcientlyifthepilotweight-shiftsintothe
turnintheharness.Rememberthatviolentbrakeapplicationisdangerousandshouldalwaysbeavoided.
Straight Flight
TheADAMwillysmoothlyinastraightlinewithoutanyinputfromthepilot.Withapilotweightof70kgonthe
mediumsizewithouttheacceleratortheyingspeedwillbeapproximately38km/h..
Thermalling
ToattainthebestclimbratetheADAMshouldbethermalledusingamildturn,asdescribedabove,keepingthewing´s
bankingtoaminimum.Instrongthermalsatighterbankingturncanbeusedtostayclosertothethermal´score.
Rememberthatweight-shiftingintheharnesswillmaketheturnmoreefcientandreducetheamountofbrakerequired.
Caremustbetakennottoapplysomuchbrakeastostall.Thisishoweververyeasytoavoidasthebrakepressure
increasesgreatlyasyouapproachthestallpoint.Onlyynearthestallpointifyouhaveenoughheighttorecover(100m).
Wing Tip Area Reduction (Big Ears)
The‘babyAriser’allowstheADAMtobe‘bigeared’simplyandeasily.Thebigearfacilitydoesnotallowyoutoyin
strongerwinds,butisafacilitywhichallowsthepilottodescendquicklywithoutsubstantiallyreducingtheforward
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speedofthecanopy(asisthecasewithBlining).Toengagebigearsthepilotwillneedtoleanforwardintheharness
andgraspthebigearsrisers(oneineachhand)atthemaillon,keepingholdofbothbrakehandlesifpossible.Pullthe
risersoutanddownatleast30cm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itcouldcausetheleadingedgetocollapse.Steeringispossiblebyweight-shifting
withbigearsin.Ifthebigearsdonotcomeoutquicklyontheirown,apumponthebrakeswillspeedthingsup.
Beforeusingthebigearsfacilityinearnestitisessentialtopractice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isafastdescentmethodandisausefulemergencyprocedure.Withbothhandsthroughthebrakehandles,thepilot
takesholdofthetopoftheBrisers,oneineachhand,andpulls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riser.WhenyoureleasetheBriser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riserfairlyquicklyratherthanslowlyasthismayresultinthecanopyenteringdeepstall.
AlwaysreleasetherisersymmetricallyasanasymmetricreleasefromaBlinestallmayresultinthegliderenteringa
spin.Thismanoeuvreisusefulwhenlosingalotofheightquicklyisnecessary,perhapswhenescapingfroma
thunderstorm.Itshouldnotbeperformedwithlessthan100mofgroundclearance(seealsoChapter5).
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
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brakeapplicationcancauseaspinorenter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.Makinga
suddenbrakeapplicationduringthespiralentrysothattheglideryawsaroundentersthis,andthenoseoftheglider
endsuppointingattheground,afterthistheglider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practice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!
Speed System
TheADAMissoldwithacceleratorrisersandaspeedstirrupasstandardbutcanbeownwithoutthespeedstirrup
attached.Launchingandgeneralyingisnormallydonewithoutusingtheaccelerator.Theacceleratorbarshouldbe
usedwhenhigherspeedisimportant.A70kgpilotontheADAM–mediumsizeshouldbeabletoreachaspeedof
50km/husingtheacceleratorsystem.Glideangleisnotasgoodinthisformat,soitisnotnecessarilythebestway
toraceinthermicconditionsandthecanopyisslightlymoresusceptibletodeations.Usingthestirrupcanrequire
someeffortandthepilot´sbalanceintheharnesscanbeaffected.Itmaybenecessarytomakesomeadjustmentsto
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theharness.Werecommendthatonlyyinconditionswhereyoucanpenetratewiththeriserslevelsothatyouhave
theextraairspeedshouldyouneedit.
ToyatmaximumspeedthestirrupshouldbeappliedgraduallyuntiltheupperpulleyontheAriserbuttsagainst
thepulleyattheriserbase.
Theacceleratorsystemisdesignedtogivemaximumspeedwhenthepulliesoftheacceleratortoucheachother.
Please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..
IMPORTANT:
• Dopracticeusingthespeedsysteminnormalying.
• 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.
• Rememberthatyourglidedeterioratesathigherspeeds.Bestglidesareachievedwhentherisersarelevel
andthebrakesareoff.
Checkthecomponentpartsregularlyforwearandtear,andensurethatthesystemalwaysworkssmoothly.
Landing
LandingtheADAMisverystraightforward.Flareinthenormalwayfromanaltitudeofaround2mwhenlandingin
lightwinds.Itmaysometimeshelptotakewrapsonthebrakestomakethearemoreeffective.
Strongwindlandingsrequireadifferenttechnique.IfyouusethebrakestoareinastrongwindtheADAMtendsto
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convertthistoheight.Thiscanberealproblem.ThebestmethodistotakeholdoftheCrisersatthemaillonsjust
beforelanding,andcollapsethecanopyusingthesewhenyouhavelanded.Thegliderwillcollapseveryquicklyusing
thismethod.Theglidercanalsobesteeredusingtherearrisersbutbecarefulnottocauseaprematurestall.
AfterlandingtheBriserscanalsobeusedtocollapsethecanopy,althoughitismoredifculttocontrolthecollapsed
canopyonthegroundusingthismethod.
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Stalls
Stallsaredangerousandshouldnotbepracticed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.Ifyoudorelease
thebrakesquicklyyoushouldbrakethecanopystronglyduringthesurgeforward,tostopthedive.Allpilotswhoy
theADAM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)
TheADAM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:
• Verylowairspeed
• Almost-verticaldescent(likearoundcanopy),typicallyaround5m/s.
• 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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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surgeforward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practiced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.
TheADAM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ADAM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.
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Asymmetric Front Collapse
TheADAMisveryresistanttodeations;howeverifthecanopycollapsesononesideduetoturbulence,the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)
OntheADAMitshouldbevery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willstill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theADAM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.
FORMOREINFORMATIONANDFURTHERREADINGABOUTRECOVERYTECHNIQUESWEHIGHLYRECOMMEND
THE‘SIVBIBLE’WRITTENBYBRUCEGOLDSMITH,AVAILABLEASANI-BOOKINDIFFERENTLANGUAGES.
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Packing
TheADAMcanbepackedinatraditionalroll-upmethod,orconcertinafolded.Concertinafoldingwillhelpextendthe
lifeoftheglider.
1. Selectasuitableatareathatisoutofthewindifpossible.
2. Arrangethecanopywiththeundersidefacingupwardsandtheharnessatthetrailingedge.Layallthelines
onthecanopy.Atthisstageyoumaywishtoremoveyourharness.
Nowdifferenttechniquescanbeuseddependingonthekindofinnerbagyouuse:
Stuffsack
3. Rollupthecanopyinsectionsfromeachtipinwards.
4. Thenstartingfromtheharnessatthetrailingedge,rollupthecanopysqueezingoutalltheairatthesame
time.
Therolledcanopywillnowtneatlyintoitsbag.
Concertina bag.
3. Laythegliderbunchedbythelinesontopoftheconcertinabagwiththeleadingedgeinposition.
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4. Concertinatheleadingedgetogetherwithalltheplasticslyingsidebyside.Avoiddraggingtheleadingedge
overthegroundduringthisprocedure.
5. Laytheglideronitssideandputthestrapsaroundtheleadingedge.
6. Nowsqueezetherestoftheairoutofthecanopyandclosethezip.
7. Finallyfoldthebaginthreemakingsuretheleadingedgeremainsunfolded.
Storage & Care
Ifyouhavetopackawayyourcanopywet,donotleaveitformorethanafewhoursinthatcondition.Assoonas
possibledryitout,butdonotusedirectheatsourcesasitisinammable!
Alwaysstorethecanopyinadry,warmplace.Ideallythisshouldbeinthetemperaturerangeof5to13degrees
centigrade.
Neverletyourcanopyfreeze,particularlyifitisdamp.
TheADAMismadefromhighqualitynylon,whichistreatedagainstweakeningfromultravioletradiation.However,
UVexposurewillstillweakenthefabric,andprolongedexposuretoharshsunlightcanseverelycompromisethe
safetyofyourcanopy.Thereforeonceyouhavenishedying,putyourwing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.
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.
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