Bruce Goldsmith Design Cure User manual

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Welcome 3
1 – Introduction 4
2 – Preparation 5
   3–Pre-ightInspection    6
   4–FlightCharacteristics    7
   5–RecoveryTechniques    14
   6–StorageandServicing    17
   7–TechnicalData     20
   8–Servicebooklet     32
   9–ClosingWords     36
Contents
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CURE Owner’s Manual
PARAGLIDER EN / LTF C
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 Cure
TheCure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Cure.
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.
1 Introduction
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TheCureisahigh-performanceparaglidersuitableforskilledpilots,offeringahighlevelofpassivesafetycombined
withhighspeedandgreatclimbingperformancemakingthiswingperfectfordemandingXCights.
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200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verifythathehasdonethis.
Failuretotestyanewparaglidermayinvalidateanywarranty.
InordertoenjoyfullbenetsoftheBGDwarranty,youarerequiredtocompletethewarrantyformonthewebsite.
ForfurtherinformationabouttheBGDwarranty,pleaserefertothecorrespondingpageonourwebsite.
Anymodication,e.g.changeoflinelengthsorchangestothespeedsystem,canresultinalossofairworthinessand
certication.WerecommendthatyoucontactyourdealerorBGDdirectlybeforeperforminganykindofchange.
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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Cure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.Startingfromtheharnessandrunningtowardsthecanopy,workalongthelinesand
removeanytanglesortwists.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topreventthelooseendsfromgetting
entangledinthebrakepulleys.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youhold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alltheshackleswhichattachtheriserstothelines,are
tightlydoneup
5. Beforeattachingyourselftotheharness,youshouldbewearingagoodcrashhelmet.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Cure.Youshouldbeaqualiedpilotorunder
suitablesupervision,butthefollowingcommentsdescribehowtogetthebestfromyourCure.
Weight range
EachsizeoftheCure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pilotsytheCureinthemiddleoftheweightrange.However,ifyoumainlyyinweakconditionsyou
mightconsideryingtheCureonthelowersideoftheweightrange,andifyouyinstrongconditionsandyouwant
dynamicightcharacteristics,youcoulderrtowardsthetopoftheweightrange.
Active Piloting
EventhoughtheCureisdesignedasaneasyglider,‘activepiloting’isatoolthatwillhelpyouywithgreatersafety
andenjoyment.Activepilotingmeans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checked
bythepilotthroughthebrakesandtheharness.Suchreactionsareinstinctiveingoodpilots.Maintainingcontact
withthegliderthroughpressureonthebrakesisessentialandallowsthepilottofeelanylossofinternalpressure,
whichoftenprecedesacollapse.TheCureishighlyresistanttocollapsewithoutanypilotactionatall,butlearning
howtoyactivelywillincreasethissafetymarginevenfurther.
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Harness
TheCure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Cure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alsobeheldforthebestination.
Forward launch
Inlightornilwinds,theforwardlaunchtechniqueispreferable.Youshouldfaceintowind,withthegliderlaidoutand
theAlinestautbehindyou,thentakeoneortwostepsbacktowardsthetrailingedgeofthecanopy(donotwalk
allthewaybacktothecanopy).TakeanA-riserineachhand.TheA-risersaremarkedwithredclothtomakethem
easiertond.Whenyouareready,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putpressureonalltherisersevenly
throughtheharness.MaintaininggentlepressureontheA-risers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preferable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Cure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Cure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Cureiesverywelllikethis,butcaremustbetakennottoover-applythebrakesasalthoughtheCurehasavery
lowspintendency,doingthiscouldresultinaspin.TheCure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.
Incaseofbrake-linefailure,theglidercanalsobesteeredusingtherearrisers,butbecarefulnottocausea
premature stall.
Straight Flight
TheCurewillysmoothlyinastraightlinewithoutanyinputfromthepilot.Withapilotweightof85kgonthe
mediumsizewithouttheacceleratortheyingspeedwillbeapproximately40km/h.
Thermalling
ToattainthebestclimbratetheCure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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).
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Wing Tip Area Reduction (Big Ears)
The‘babyA-riser’allowstheCuretobe‘bigeared’simplyandeasily.Thebigearfacilityallowsyoutodescend
quicklywithoutsubstantiallyreducingtheforwardspeedofthecanopy.(WithB-lining,theforwardspeedofthe
canopyissubstantiallyreduced).Toengagebigears,leanforwardintheharnessandgraspthebig-earsrisers(one
ineachhand)atthemaillons,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pullingthesecouldcausetheleadingedgetocollapse.Steeringwithbigearsinispossiblebyweight-shifting.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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isafastdescentmethodand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,topreventthe
canopyfrom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forlosingalotofheightquickly,perhapstoescapefroma
thunderstorm.Itshouldnotbeperformedwithlessthan100mofgroundclearance(seealsoChapter5).
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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.
TheCureisdesignedandtestedtorecoverfromnormalspirals,automaticallywithoutpilotinput.Ifthepilotdoes
anover-the-nosespiral,theglidermayrequirepilotinputtorecover.Inthiscaseallyouneedtodoistoapplysome
outsidebrakeandsteertheglideroutoftheturn.
Anover-the-nosespiralisaspecialtypeofspiraldivewherethegliderpointsalmostdirectlyattheground.Youcan
enteritbymaking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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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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Speed System
TheCureissoldwithacceleratorrisersandaspeedstirrupasstandardbutcanbeownwithoutthespeedstirrup
attached.Therisersdonothaveanytrimmersnorotheradjustabledevices.Launchingandgeneralyingis
normallydonewithoutusingtheaccelerator.Theacceleratorbarshouldbeusedwhenhigherspeedisimportant.
Apilotwhoseall-upweightis85kgonthemediumCureshouldbeabletoreachaspeedof57km/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theharness.
Werecommendyouonlyyinconditionswhereyoucanpenetrateinto-windwiththeriserslevel,ienospeed-bar
applied,sothatyouhavetheextraairspeedshouldyouneedit.Toyatmaximumspeedthespeedstirrupshouldbe
appliedgraduallyuntilthetwopulleysoneachA-risertouch.
Theacceleratorsystemisdesignedtogivemaximumspeedwhenthepulleys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:
1. Practiseusingthespeedsysteminnormalying.
2. Thespeedincreaseisachievedbyreducingtheangleofattack,sothecanopyhasslightlymorecollapse
tendency.Becarefulwhenyingfastinturbulentconditionsasdeationsaremorelikelytooccuratspeed.
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componentpartsregularlyforwearandtear,andensurethatthespeedsystemalwaysworkssmoothly.
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LandingtheCureisstraightforward.Besureyouhaveenoughspace,sinceitshighglidingratiocombinedwith
groundeffectcanleadtoalongnalglide.Strong-windlandingsrequireadifferenttechnique.Ifyouusethebrakes
toareinastrongwindtheCuretendstoconvertthistoheight.Thiscanbea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.
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withtheB-risers.
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Stalls
Stallsaredangerousandshouldnotbepractisedinthecourseofnormalying.Stallsarecausedby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youreleasethebrakesatthecorrectmoment.Neverrelease
thebrakeswhenthewinghasfallenbehindyou.Thebrakesshouldbereleasedfairlyslowly,toreducetheforwarddiveof
thecanopy.Apre-releaseofthebrakeandthereconstructionofthefullspanisrecommendedtoavoidthetipsgetting
cravattedduringtherecovery.AllpilotswhoytheCure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Cure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andknowhowtorecoverfromadeepstall.Themostcommon
reasonsagliderentersdeepstallare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.
Theparagliderappearsquitewellinatedbutdoesnothavefullinternalpressure.Itlooksandfeelsabitlimp
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
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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could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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.The
Curewillresistspinning,butifaspinisinadvertentlyinducedyoushouldreleasethebrakepressureandalwaysbe
readytodampoutanydiveasthegliderexitsthespin.Failuretodampthediveonexitingthespinmayresultin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Cure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
TheCure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

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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Cure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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Cure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.
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6 Storage and Servicing
Packing
TheCure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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.
4. Concertinatheleadingedgetogetherwithalltheplasticslyingsidebyside.Avoiddraggingtheleadingedge
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5. Laytheglideronitssideandputthestrapsaroundtheleadingedge.
6. Nowsqueeze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place.Ideallyinatemperaturerangeof5to25°C.
Neverletyourcanopyfreeze,particularlyifitisdamp.
TheCure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.
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high-stress
areas.IfyouhaveanydoubtsabouttheairworthinessofyourcanopypleasecontactyourdealerorBGDdirectly.

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Servicing / Inspection
Itisimportanttohaveyourgliderregularlyserviced.
YourBGDCure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.
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
Materials
BGD’sCureismadefromthefollowingqualitymaterials:
Topsail:  DominicoN30
Lowersurface:  Porcher7000Universal27g/m2
Internalstructure: PorcherSkytex
Nosereinforcement: Plasticwire2.4mm
Risers:   13mmblackKevlar/nylonwebbingAcceleratorpulleys: HarkenPA18
Brakepulleys:  Ronstanpulley
Toplines:  Edelrid8000U
Mainlines:  Edelrid8000U
Lowerlines  Edelrid8000U
Brakelines:  LirosDC
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