Gin Griffin User manual

Grifn User manual v1.0.0, 10/18/2016

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WARNING:
Like any extreme sport, speedflying/paragliding involves unpredictable risks
which may lead to injury or death. By choosing to fly, you assume the sole
responsibility for those risks. You can minimize the risks by having the
appropriate attitude, training and experience and by properly understanding,
using and maintaining your equipment. Always seek to expand your knowledge
and to develop self-reliance. If there is anything you do not understand, consult
with your local dealer as a first point of contact, with the GIN importer in your
country or with Gin Gliders directly.
Because it is impossible to anticipate every situation or condition that can
occur while speedflying/paragliding, this manual makes no representation about
the safe use of the wing under all conditions. Neither Gin Gliders nor the seller
of GIN equipment can guarantee, or be held responsible for, the safety of
yourself or anyone else.
Many countries have specific regulations or laws regarding
speedflying/paragliding activity. It’s your responsibility to know and observe the
regulations of the region where you fly.
This equipment should be launched from the ground by pre-inflating the canopy
before launch. It must never be used for parachuting, BASE jumping, D-bagging
or any other kind of jumping.
You must wear a helmet as well as all other standard safety equipment
required for paragliding and speedflying. It is strongly recommended to be an
experienced paraglider pilot and to do additional learning in a specialised speed
flying school. When speedflying, always choose a safe, open area enabling you
to keep a wide safety margin. Do not practice speed flying in the vicinity of
obstacles, cliffs, rocks or any other hazards.
© Gin Gliders Inc
The information in this manual is provided for guidance only and is subject to change without notice. This manual is not
intended as a comprehensive assembly, use, service, repair or maintenance manual. Please see your dealer for all assembly,
service, repairs or maintenance. Your dealer may also be able to refer you to classes, clinics or articles on paraglider use,
service, repair or maintenance.

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Thank you...
..for choosing Gin Gliders. We are confident you’ll enjoy many rewarding experiences in
the air with your GIN Griffin..
This manual contains important safety, performance and maintenance information.
Read it before your first flight, keep it for reference, and please pass it on to the new
owner if you ever re-sell your paraglider.
Any updates to this manual, or relevant safety information, will be published on our
website: www.gingliders.com. You can also register for email updates via our website.
Happy flying and safe landings,
GIN Team

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CONTENTS
Introduction ............................................................................................................................... 7!
About Gin Gliders ................................................................................................................... 7!
Manual ................................................................................................................................... 8!
Gin Gliders Homepage .......................................................................................................... 8!
Gin Gliders and the environment .......................................................................................... 9!
Respect for nature and the environment ......................................................................... 9!
Environmentally-friendly recycling .................................................................................... 9!
Safety ....................................................................................................................................... 10!
Safety advice ....................................................................................................................... 10!
Safety notices ...................................................................................................................... 10!
Liability, warranty exclusion and operating limitations ..................................................... 11!
Liability and warranty exclusion ..................................................................................... 11!
Operating limitations ....................................................................................................... 11!
Glider categories and guidelines ........................................................................................ 12!
EN/LTF certification ........................................................................................................ 12!
Description of flight characteristics ............................................................................... 12!
Target group and recommended flying experience ...................................................... 12!
Description of pilot skills required .................................................................................. 12!
Suitability for training ...................................................................................................... 12!
Before the first flight ........................................................................................................... 13!
Harness ............................................................................................................................ 13!
Reserve ............................................................................................................................. 14!
Weight range .................................................................................................................... 14!
First flight ......................................................................................................................... 14!
Flying the Griffin ...................................................................................................................... 15!
Preparation for launch ........................................................................................................ 15!
Pre-flight check ................................................................................................................ 15!
General warnings and advice ............................................................................................. 15!
Launching ............................................................................................................................ 16!
Forward launch (nil to light winds) ................................................................................. 16!
Reverse launch (light to strong winds) ........................................................................... 16!
Landing ................................................................................................................................ 16!
In-flight characteristics ....................................................................................................... 17!
Normal flight .................................................................................................................... 17!
Accelerated flight ............................................................................................................ 18!
Turning ............................................................................................................................. 18!
Active flying ...................................................................................................................... 18!
C-riser control .................................................................................................................. 19!
Rapid descent techniques .................................................................................................. 19!
Big ears ............................................................................................................................ 19!
Spiral dives ....................................................................................................................... 19!

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B-Stall ............................................................................................................................... 20!
Incidents in flight ................................................................................................................. 21!
Asymmetric collapses ..................................................................................................... 21!
Symmetric collapses ....................................................................................................... 21!
Cravattes .......................................................................................................................... 21!
Rear riser steering ........................................................................................................... 22!
Flying with a wet paraglider ............................................................................................ 22!
Deep stall ......................................................................................................................... 22!
Other modes of flight .......................................................................................................... 23!
SIV / Safety training ......................................................................................................... 23!
Material stress ................................................................................................................. 23!
Aerobatics ........................................................................................................................ 23!
Towing .............................................................................................................................. 23!
Paramotoring ................................................................................................................... 25!
Tandem paragliding ......................................................................................................... 25!
Storing, care, maintenance and repairs ................................................................................. 26!
Storing the paraglider .......................................................................................................... 26!
Packing the paraglider .................................................................................................... 26!
Rucksack .......................................................................................................................... 27!
Storing and transporting the glider ................................................................................. 27!
Care ...................................................................................................................................... 28!
Ground handling .............................................................................................................. 28!
Fabric ................................................................................................................................ 28!
Lines ................................................................................................................................. 29!
Rigid construction ............................................................................................................ 29!
Cleaning ........................................................................................................................... 29!
Maintenance ........................................................................................................................ 30!
Type designation ............................................................................................................. 30!
Inspection periods ........................................................................................................... 30!
Validity of inspection ....................................................................................................... 30!
Repairs ................................................................................................................................. 31!
Gin Gliders workshops .................................................................................................... 31!
Small repairs to the glider ............................................................................................... 31!
GIN quality and service ................................................................................................... 31!
Dimensions, illustrations, technical and EN/LTF data .......................................................... 32!
Introducing the Griffin ......................................................................................................... 32!
Delivery ............................................................................................................................. 32!
Manufacturing ................................................................................................................. 32!
Overall illustration ................................................................................................................ 33!
Technical data ..................................................................................................................... 33!
Riser and speed system ...................................................................................................... 34!
Riser diagram ................................................................................................................... 34!
Riser lengths .................................................................................................................... 34!

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Speed System ...................................................................................................................... 35!
Line system, brakes and line plan ...................................................................................... 35!
Line system ...................................................................................................................... 35!
Brake line adjustment ...................................................................................................... 35!
Line layout ............................................................................................................................ 37!
Materials .............................................................................................................................. 38!
Final words… ........................................................................................................................ 39!
Appendix .................................................................................................................................. 40!
Glider details ........................................................................................................................ 40!
Pilot details / Proof of ownership ................................................................................... 40!
Inspections and repairs overview ................................................................................... 41!
Notes .................................................................................................................................... 42!
Addresses ............................................................................................................................ 43!

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Introduction
About Gin Gliders
Dream
In forming Gin Gliders, designer and competition pilot Gin Seok Song had one simple
dream: to make the best possible paragliding equipment that pilots all over the world
would love to fly—whatever their ambitions.
At Gin Gliders, we bring together consultant aerodynamicists, world cup pilots,
engineers and paragliding school instructors, all with one goal: creating better
paragliders.
Touch
We’re a “hands-on” company that puts continuous innovation and development at the
centre of everything we do.
At our purpose-built R&D workshop at head office in Korea, we are able to design,
manufacture, test-fly and modify prototypes all in a matter of hours. Our international R&D
team is on hand both in Korea and at locations worldwide. This guarantees that your
equipment has been thoroughly tested to cope with the toughest flying conditions.
Our own production facilities in East Asia ensure the quality of the finished product and
also the well-being of our production staff. Our facilities are independently certified to
AS9100C (Aerospace standard) and also to ISO 9001:2008.
Believe
We believe that the product should speak for itself. Only by flying can the pilot understand
the wing and develop trust and confidence in it. From this feeling comes safety, comfort,
performance and fun. The grin when you land should say it all!

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Manual
We recommend that you familiarise yourself with your new paraglider by reading this
Manual before your first flight. This will allow you to acquaint yourself its new functions,
to learn the best way to fly the paraglider in various situations, and explain how to get the
best out of your paraglider. Information in this Manual on design of the paraglider,
technical data and illustrations are subject to change. We reserve the right to make
changes without prior notification.
The Manual complies with the EN airworthiness and forms part of the certification.
There are a total of four important parts to the Manual, which give the following
information:
1. Manual (this document):
Instructions on getting started and using the paraglider
2. Inspection Information:
General instructions and guidance on carrying out the regular inspection of
paragliders
3. Glider details:
Pilot details , proof of ownership and inspections and repairs overview
This Manual was current at the time of going to print. This Manual can be downloaded
from GIN’s website prior to print.
Gin Gliders Homepage
Gin Gliders has a comprehensive website, which provides additional information about
the Griffin, any updates to the Manual and many other issues related to paragliding. GIN’s
website is the first port of call for GIN’s worldwide following:
www.gingliders.com
On Gin Gliders website, you will find an extensive range of accessories for your paraglider,
useful products for pilots, as well as additional information and accessories for your
Griffin.
You will also find links there to other services and websites:
●Gin Gliders Shops
●Facebook, Twitter & youtube
These websites and their content are provided for your use. The content of Gin Gliders
websites has been made available for your use on an “as is” and “as available” basis. Gin
Gliders reserves the right to alter the websites at any time or to block access to them.

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Gin Gliders and the environment
Protection of the environment, safety and quality are the three basic values of Gin Gliders
and these have implications on everything we do. We also believe that our customers
share our environmental awareness.
Respect for nature and the environment
You can easily play a part in protection of the environment by practising our sport in such
a way that there is no damage to nature and the areas in which we fly. Keep to marked
trails, take your rubbish away with you, refrain from making unnecessary noise and
respect the sensitive biological equilibrium of nature. Consideration for nature is required
even at the launch site!
Paragliding is, of course, an outdoor sport – protect and preserve our planet’s
resources.
Environmentally-friendly recycling
Gin Gliders gives consideration to the entire lifecycle of its paragliders, the last stage of
which is recycling in an environmentally-friendly manner. The synthetic materials used in
a paraglider must be disposed of properly. If you are not able to arrange appropriate
disposal, Gin Gliders will be happy to recycle the paraglider for you. Send the glider with a
short note to this effect to the address given in the appendix.

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Safety
WARNING: the safety advices and instructions contained in this Manual must be
followed in all circumstances. Failure to do so shall render invalid the certification
and/or result in loss of insurance cover, and could lead to serious injuries or even death.
Safety advice
Paragliding demand a high level of individual responsibility. Prudence and risk-awareness
are basic requirements for the safe practice of the sport, for the very reason that it is so
easy to learn and practically anyone can do so. Carelessness and overestimating one’s
own abilities can quickly lead to critical situations. A reliable assessment of conditions
for flying is particularly important. Paragliders are not designed to be flown in turbulent
weather. Most serious accidents with paragliders are caused by pilots misjudging the
weather for flying.
In Germany, paragliders are subject to the guidelines for air sports equipment and must
not under any circumstances be flown without a valid certification. Independent
experimentation is strictly prohibited. This Manual does not replace the need to attend
training at a paragliding school.
The Manual must be passed on to any new owner if the paraglider is sold. It is part of
the certification and belongs with the paraglider.
Observe the other specific safety advice in the various sections of this Manual.
Safety notices
Safety notices are issued when defects arise during use of a paraglider which could
possibly also affect other gliders of the same model. The notices contain instructions on
how the affected gliders can be inspected for possible faults and the steps required to
rectify them.
Gin Gliders publishes on its website any technical safety notices and airworthiness
instructions which are issued in respect of GIN products. The paraglider owner is
responsible for carrying out the action required by the safety notice.
Safety notices are issued by the certification agencies and also published on the
relevant websites. You should therefore visit on a regular basis the safety pages of the
certification agencies and keep up-to-date with new safety notices which cover any
products relating to paragliding.