LittleCloud Ginseng User manual

THE RUCKSACK
The Ginseng comes with an inner bag and a 42 liters ruck-
sack. It can contain all of your flight material: wing, helmet,
free leg harness, light reserve and flight suit.
This bag is light and simple but we haven’t forget the moun-
tain use of it equipping it with a waist belt, braces and hand
rests making it efficient and comfortable. Two picks and
poles binders as well as a mesh pocket on the side and a
zipped top pocket completes this bag.
LittleCloud also offers a larger bag in option.
THE RISERS
The Ginseng is equipped with 3 risers by side. The “C” risers
are equipped with a “trim” speed system. The “A” risers are
identified with a red band to quickly identify them.
LittleCloud also offers Kevlar webbing risers with trims in
option.These risers save you 200gr over the standard risers.
THE TRIMS
The Ginseng are equipped with trims : these are used by
hand either on the ground or when flying. They allow to
raise the “B” and “C” risers in order to accelerate the wing.
To help you use them properly, you will find 3 stitch marks
corresponding to 3 standard positions.
The first stitch mark, trims down, the risers are at the same
level, ( neutral).
This position is used at first flights when inflating, taking
off, flying and landing.
The second stitch mark, trims half-way, “B” and “C” risers
longer than “A”.
This position half accelerated allows speed gain. This posi-
tion can be used in flight as well as all the phases of use if
it’s windy.
Notice :
The use trimmers requiere some experience, you don’t have
to use them on the first flights.. Get use to the Ginseng be-
fore you start using the trims. When the trims are released,
your speed increases, your glide angle is reduced, brake
pressure becomes hard. We have made full flights (from take
off to landing) with open trims.
FIRST FLIGHT
WITH THE GINSENG
Before using your new glider you have to make sure that all
parameters, pilot, material, air condition are coherent and
respected. An adapted first use lesson is proposed to when
buying a Ginseng.
Check list before take off :
1.Check your reserve: safety pin and reserve handle.
2.Helmet tight and secured.
3.All harness straps fastened beginning by the leg straps
then waist strap. Carabeeners and maillons well fastened.
4.Symmetrical trim positions.
5.Prepare your glider, clear the bridle.
PRESENTATION
The LittleCloud Team thanks you for having chosen to fly with
a Ginseng speed wing.It is important to carefully read the Glo-
bal Manual as well as the specific Ginseng manual.
If ever you choose to sell your Ginseng please include all ma-
nuals in your sale.
In these manuals you will find the technical specifications,
utilization and important information and advices for each
model.
If you have questions on any particular points not cited in
those manuals do not hesitate to contact your retailer, ins-
tructor on visit our web site www.littlecloud.fr or our
LittleCloud page on Face Book.
You can also contact us directly by e-mail at [e-mail] .
Have fun flying without neglecting your security.
LittleCloud Team : Tom, Manu and Jérôme
THE GINSENG
Ginseng: the new LittleCloud mini wing. Famous root of South
East Asia known for its stimulant properties of the nervous
system, mind and body.
Ginseng increases also your stress resistance. Here’s a nice
program for this mini wing.
The Ginseng is dedicated to pilots who are already autono-
mous or with a year of Spiruline/ other mini wing experience.
It’s a really versatile wing, providing a precise piloting plea-
sure. More efficient than the Spiruline, thermal performance
is amazing and it will open the door of cross-country. The gin-
seng is available in 3 sizes (Small, Medium and Large). The
Small is more dedicated to speed flying for experienced pilots.
The Medium and Large will make most of the autonomous pi-
lot happy on a very large range of activities (Mountain,thermal
soaring, small cross country flight, on spot flying, fly and hike
competitions, travelling…)
Notice :
Even with their small surfaces,it is totally possible to stay in
the air in normal flying conditions.
We can fly with skis with the Ginseng but it’s not ideal for Speed
Riding (a mix of flying and carving in the snow with skis ) because
its glide ratio is too high. A Speed Riding wing is less efficient (
glide ratio of about 3 ) and its glide ratio strongly diminishes when
hands up the objective being to stay close to the hill.
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Flights in strong and windy conditions:
No pilot, no glider is protected against a collapse. However
an active piloting will prevent and eliminate all chances of
collapses. In turbulent conditions, be more active and an
learn to anticipate the movements of your wing. Always be
aware of your height and avoid over-piloting.
We strongly suggest to keep your brake handles in your
hands and don’t fly in conditions too strong for your flying
skills. To avoid unwanted collapses in rough conditions, it
is essential to opt for an active piloting. All good pilots use
the information that the glider sends trough the brakes.
They constantly adjust and control the pitch movement of
the canopy to fly in harmony with the air movement. The
elements of an active piloting is the pitch control and the
tension in the brake lines. If the glider wants to pass you
use the brakes to slow it and stop this movement. As well if
the glider jibs, raise your hands to regain speed. Flying with
30% of brake pulled down allows you to feel all the infor-
mation transmitted by the wing. In turbulence the internal
pressure of the wing can change and you feel it trough the
brakes. The goal is to always maintain the same pressure
with the brakes. If you feel a sudden loss of pressure, pull
the brake down rapidly until you reach the same pressure
and then raise your hand back up.
These movements can be symmetrical or asymmetrical, you
must be able to rapidly react on one brake or both brakes
at the same time.
It is not necessary to always fly with lots of brake,beware of
the stall point by staying alert regarding the relative wind.
Flying at untrimmed speed diminishes the bank angle ma-
king the leading more fragile to collapses, in strong condi-
tions stay alert when flying with fully released trims.
GOING DOWN FAST !
We consider that fast descent maneuvers are emergency
maneuvers that must be learned and mastered and that
you should always be aware of the evolution of the weather
conditions so you won’t have to use them.
The Ginseng when trims fully released offers a good way to
advance and sink faster. If ever this is not enough, a succes-
sion of wing overs is also a good way to increase even more
your sink rate keeping good horizontal speed. Finally, the
spiral dive allows you to rapidly obtain an important des-
cent rate.
LittleCloud warns you that spiral dives can disorient the
pilot. In this configuration the pilot should always be able
to evaluate his position from the ridge. To get out of a spi-
ral dive the pilot has to raise his hand up and if its not fast
enough he must brake on the opposite side quickly and
strongly or go for a dynamic symmetrical braking then rai-
sing back both hands.
Flight incidents :
The Ginseng are particularly collapse resistant speed
wings.
This is due to a small cells number , the choice of the aero-
foil, short aspect ratio and heavy wing loads.
However the brake travel is shorter than on a regular leisure
paraglider.
More so, speed wings are not made to fly very slowly, so the
pilot will have to stay alert at low speeds
( soaring, top landing and thermaling ).
The behavior of the Ginseng out of flight domain is sound
and simple to understand. But it stays vivid and can be
6.Brake lines free between the handles and the pulleys on the
« C » risers.
7.Proper positioning according to the wind direction.
8.Good visibility and a clear way to take off.
9.At the end of the inflation do not apply too much brake pres-
sure, you’re better off starting by accelerating the run, the
braking will come later when proper speed will be obtained. If
you need to re-center you just have to run faster and the wing
will get back straight over your head.
We can say that taking off with a paraglider can be made being
on the brakes but taking off with a speed wing has to be done
with speed.
The first flights will be made away from the ridge to compre-
hend the brake reaction when making your first turns. You can
realize the reactivity of the wing and different sink rates when
initiating turns. Weight shifting is not necessary when initia-
ting turns. You can then fly closer to the ridge, (thermal, soa-
ring) after a few adaptation flights.
The Ginseng flies faster than a 25sqm paraglider , you can
slow down if you wish by using 30% of brake travel ( best sink
rate and glide ratio ). The precision handling will rapidly allow
you to fly comfortably and using these faster speeds near the
ridge.
10.We recommend a “U” type approach better adapted with
speed wings.
11.No turns near the ground / long final with speed.
12.Use a bit of brakes to flair the ground with speed then flair
completely using all the brake travel when beginning to slow
down. Stand-up when landing.
Important point :
DO NOT take off with a badly inflated wing or roughly control-
led roll and pitch wise or with a knot in a line.(bad check-list)
Practice your ground handling again and again. It’s fun to do
and it will get you to know better the reactions of your glider.
You will gain confidence thus better handling while flying
and no take off will scare you at any spot in the world!!!
THE HARNESS
We recommend separate legs harnesses to fly with a Ginseng.
They have many advantages : small volume, comfortable, less
transmission of the wing movements. To eliminate roll move-
ment we suggest flying with a fully loosened waist strap.
LittleCloud makes two compatible harnesses for the Ginseng :
A reversible into bag harness with inflatable back protection,
2.4kg.
Important point :
Our harnesses are not equipped with an integrated reserve
pocket. The reserve is in frontal position and clipped on the
same carabeeners as the risers.
ADVANCED FLYING
The Ginseng offer us great usable speed potential and are solid
in turbulent conditions therefore bringing us more flying time.
Important :
The great accessibility of the Ginseng does not transform a
beginner pilot into an expert. Just like the great speed po-
tential of our gliders does not transform tubulences and
strong winds into calm air.
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surprising even if the pitch amplitudes stay short and if a
flight incident occurs, the return to a normal flight is spon-
taneous.
We are putting videos on line of asymmetrical and symme-
trical collapses, full stall, deep stall and spiral dive and
that for every size.This is made to propose an airworthiness
certificate for the Ginseng.
Paramotor and winch towing :
All sizes of Ginseng can be flown with a motor or be winch
towed.
We strongly suggest to the interested pilots to follow the
advices of an accustomed professional knowing the with
the rules of flying with the Ginseng with a motor or a winch.
CHOOSING YOUR GINSENG
The choice of the size of your Ginseng will be made in func-
tion of two criteria :The technical level of the pilot and what
kind of flights he wishes to do.
The charts below will allow you to better visualize the requested
level for each Ginseng size and chosen kind of flying.
Here’s a few definitions :
Beginner : Pilot learning or flying not much more than 50 times a year.
Intermediate : Pilot flying 50 hrs per year in different spots and conditions.
Expert : Pilot flying at least 100hrs/year all spots and conditions
Wing Load : All up weighting kg divided by the flat surface in square meters (m2)
All up weight :Total weight including the pilot and all his equipment.
All up weight light = light wing load : Dampened wing behavior, less reactive glider and longer brake travel.
All up weight Mid = Mid wing load : More vivid roll behavior, increased brake control reactivity with a bit more inertia, higher
speeds at every level.
All up weight Heavy = Heavy wing load : Immediate response at first brake touch, very high precision, very fast in flight
speeds at any level, short brake travel.
CONCLUSION
We sincerely wish that your Ginseng will be up to your ex-
pectations.
The pleasure of flying is the engine of our activity.
Don’t jump any steps of the learning process, check out
your mental state and your technical level of the day before
each flight.
A well taken care of wing will definitely have a longer life
and can be better sold when used. In this case do not forget
regular check-ups of your Ginseng : every 100hrs of flying
time or every 2 years (1 year if for professional use ) witch
ever comes first in a LittleCloud certified repair shop.
We stay at your full disposition to answer any question you
might have regarding the Speed Wing and its use.
The LittleCloud Team : Tom, Manu and Jérôme wishes you
lots of happy flights with your Spiruline !
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[email protected]
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GINSENG S
GINSENG M
GINSENG L
MOUNTAIN
EXPERT
INTER
INTER
STRONG CONDITION
EXPERT
EXPERT
EXPERT
SOARING
EXPERT
INTER
INTER
THERMAL
EXPERT
INTER
INTER
BASIC FLIGHT
EXPERT
INTER
INTER

DOMINICO TEX CLOTH
-Upper Surface, grey, soft finish 41g,30DMF
-Lower Surface, white, soft finish 36g, 20DMF
-Dividing walls, white, hard finish 41g, 30DFM
LINES
-Lower : Edelrid 6843-kevlar , sheated, 240kg
-Mid : Lyros-dynema, unsheated, DC160
-High : Lyros-dynema, unsheated, DC60
Stainless steel triangular maillons 200kg, PEGUET
Straps 20mm
TECHNICAL DATA
MODELS
Sizes
Flat aera - m2
Flat span - m
Flat AR
Nb of cells
Max All up weight
Wing weight - Kg *
Glide angle
Speed
low / hands up / trim released
km/h (PTV 80Kg)
Certification EN
All up weight range
Ginseng S
S
13
8
5
34
115kg
2.8
About 7
29/44/52
EN 926-1
50/100kg
Ginseng M
M
15
8.8
5,2
34
135kg
3.1
About 7,5
28/42/51
EN 926-1
50/100kg
Ginseng L
L
17
9.31
5,1
34
155kg
3.3
About 7,5
27/40/50
17/6g/155KG
60/110kg
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TRIMS
SPEED : -
GLIDE ANGLE : ++
SPEED : +
GLIDE ANGLE : +
SPEED : ++
GLIDE ANGLE : -