Bruce Goldsmith Design LYNX User manual

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1. Welcome 3
2. Introduction 4
3. Preparation 6
   4.Pre-ightInspection    7
   5.FlightCharacteristics    8
   6.RecoveryTechniques    15
   7.StorageandServicing    18
   8.TechnicalData     20
9. Service booklet 30
   10.ClosingWords     34
11. Appendix: EN line measurements 35
Contents
Contents

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LYNX 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 LYNX
TheLYNXisdesignedtoahighstandardofsafetyandstability,butitwillonlyretainits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
LYNX.
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.
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1. Welcome

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TheLYNXisanEN-Clightweight,highperformanceparaglidersuitableforskilledpilots.Itoffersahighlevelof
passivesafetycombinedwithhighspeedandgreatclimbingperformance.Itisagreatchoiceforcross-countryying,
anditslowweightandsmallpacksizemakeitperfectforvol-bivouacadventuresandhike-and-ycompetitions.This
gliderisnotintendedtobeusedfor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in
Section9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.
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,causes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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Connecting the speedbar
Althoughitcanbeownwithoutusingthespeedbar,beforeyingyourwing forthersttimeitisagoodideato
attachthespeedbarandadjustthelength.Followtheinstructionsinyourharnessmanualtoensurecorrectrouting
ofthespeedbarlines.ConnecttheBrummelhooksonthespeedbartothoseontherisers’speedsystem,ensuringthe
linesrunfreelyandarenotcaughtaroundanything(reservehandle,risersorlines).
Toadjustthespeedbarlength,sitinyourharnessandaskanassistanttoholdtherisersupintotheirin-ightposition.
Thespeedbarlengthshouldbeadjusted,bymovingtheknots,sothatthebarsitsjustbeneathyourharnessseat.
Youshouldbeabletohookyourheelsintothebar,andtoattainfullbarextension(thetwopulleystouching).Once
youhaveinitiallysetthebarupinthiswayontheground,atestightincalmaircanbeusedtone-tunethelength,
ensuringitisevenonbothsides.
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3. 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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4. Pre-ight Inspection
TheLYNX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thelooseendsmayget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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.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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5. Flight Characteristics
ThismanualisnotintendedasaninstructionbookonhowtoytheLYNX.Youshouldbeaqualiedpilotorunder
suitablesupervision,butthefollowingcommentsdescribehowtogetthebestfromyourLYNX.
Weight range
EachsizeoftheLYNXiscertiedforacertainweightrange.Theweightreferstothe‘overalltake-offweight’.This
meanstheweightofthepilot,theglider,theharnessandallotherequipmentcarriedwithyouinight.
WerecommendtheLYNXisowninthemiddleoftheweightrange.
IfyouytheLYNX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.
IfyoumainlyyinweakconditionsyoushouldconsideryingtheLYNXtowardsthelowerendoftheweightrange.
IfyouytheLYNX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LYNX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.
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Inordertogetthebestperformancefromthewing,thepilotshould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LYNX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LYNX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.
Approved harness dimensions
ThisgliderhasbeentestedwithaharnessthatcomplieswiththeENstandardharnessdimensions.Theseare:
Seatboardwidth:42cm.Thehorizontaldistancebetweentheattachmentpointsoftheparagliderrisers(measured
fromthecentrelineofthekarabiners)mustbe:
 <50kg =38cm
 50-80kg =42cm
 >80kg =46cm
Take-off
TheLYNX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.Itwilllauncheasilyusingeithertheforwardlaunchtechnique
(bestforlightwinds)orreverselaunch(bestforstrongerwinds).
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Forward Launch
TakeanA-riserineachhand.TheA-risersaremarkedwithredclothtomakethemeasiertond.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10km/hitisrecommendedtodoareverselaunchandinatethecanopyusingtheA-risers,whilst
facingit
TheLYNX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.
Turning
TheLYNXdoesnotrequireastrong-handedapproachtomanoeuvring.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LYNXiesverywelllikethis,butcaremustbetakennottoover-applythebrakesasaspincouldresult,even
thoughtheLYNXhasaverylowspintendency.TheLYNX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.
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Straight Flight
TheLYNXwillysmoothlyinastraightlinewithoutanyinputfromthepilot.Withapilotweightof95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LYNX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).
Rapid Descent Techniques
Big Ears
Thewingtipscanbefoldedinsimplyandeasilytoincreasetheglider’ssinkrate.Bigearsdoesnotmeanyou
shouldyinstrongerwinds,butallowsyoutodescendquicklywithoutsubstantiallyreducingtheforwardspeed
ofthecanopy(asisthecasewithB-lining).Beingdesignedforlightweightsimplicity,theLYNXdoesnothavea
designatedbig-earor‘baby-A’riser.Toengagebigearsthepilotwillneedtoleanforwardintheharnessandgrasp
theouterAlines(AR3,seethelinelayoutdiagraminsection7),oneineachhand,atthemaillons,keepinghold
ofbothbrakehandles.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.
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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,asthelatter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100mofgroundclearance(seealso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
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
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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!
Speed System
TheLYNX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pilotyingatthemaximumin-ightweightshouldbeabletoreachtheTopSpeednotedinthespecicationstable
when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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secondpulley.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.
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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componentpartsregularlyforwearandtear,andensurethatthesystemalwaysworkssmoothly.
Landing
LandingtheLYNX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LYNX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.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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6.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.AllpilotswhoytheLYNX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LYNX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.
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.
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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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.TheLYNX
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LYNX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LYNX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

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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LYNX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theLYNX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.
Failure of primary controls
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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7. 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outthecanopyoritwill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-

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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.
Servicing / Inspection
Itisimportanttohaveyourgliderregularlyserviced.YourBGDLYNX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.Checksshouldincludelinelengthsandstrength,fabricporosityandtear
strength.
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
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8. Technical data
Materials
BGD’sLYNXismadefromthefollowingqualitymaterials:
Topsurface:  Porcher32g
Bottomsurface: Porcher32g/27g
Internalstructure: Porcher34g/27ghardnish
Nosereinforcing: Plasticwire2.3mmand2.7mm
Risers:   13mmblackKevlar/nylonwebbing
Toplines:  EdelridMagixPro8000U
Middlelines:  Edelrid8000U
Lowerlines:  Edelrid8000U
Brakes: Edelrid 8000U
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