Bruce Goldsmith Design MAGIC MOTOR User manual

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

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MAGIC MOTOR Owner’s Manual
POWERED PARAGLIDER EN / LTF A + 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 MAGIC MOTOR
TheMAGICMOTORisasafeandfunwing,suitableforbeginnersandperfectlyadaptedforparamotoring.It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
1. Welcome

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TheMAGICMOTORisapoweredparaglidersuitablefornovicepilots.Itiseasytolaunchandverystableinight,well
suitedforpilotsunderinstructionandfortheircontinuedprogressionafterschool.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.
2. Introduction
2. 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.
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3. Preparation
1. 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.
2. Unrollthecanopy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.
3. 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.
4. Prepareandcheckyourparamotoraccordingtothemanufacturer’sinstructions.
5. 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.
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4. 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.
5. 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.
6. Checkthatthetrimmersareclosedandmaillonsatthesameheight–thepositionrecommendedfortake-off.
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WARNING
Takecaretoprotectyourselfandotherpeoplefromthepropeller.Alwaysstartyourmotorupatasafedistancefrom
otherpeople.Ifittouchesthegrounditcanreobjectsintotheairwhichcouldinjurepeopleseveralmetresaway.
Rememberthereareinherentriskswithpetrol,oilandvolatileorammablematerials.
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5. Flight Characteristics
Thismanualisnotintendedasaninstructionbook.Youshouldbeaqualiedpilotorundersuitablesupervision,but
thefollowingcommentsdescribehowtogetthebestfromyourparaglider.
Weight range
Eachsizeofparaglider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theweightof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toyinthemiddleoftheweightrange.
Ifyouyinthelowerhalfoftheweightrange,theturningagilitydecreasesandthegliderwillbemoredamped.In
strongturbulencethewingwillhaveaslightlyincreasedtendencytodeformandtocollapsethanwithahigherwing
loading.Onlyylightlyloadedifyouyinaerologicallystableconditions,suchasinthemorningorevening.
Ifyouyintheupperhalfoftheweightrange,agilityandstabilityinturbulencewillincrease,andspeedwillincrease
slightly.Theself-dampingwilldecreaseinturns,aswellasaftercollapses.
Take-off
Yourwingiseasytoinateinlightorstrongerwindsandwillquicklyriseoverheadtotheyingposition.Thebest
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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
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
5.FlightCharacteristics