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InFlightCharacteristics
TheBuzzshowsnounusualflyingcharacteristics,consequentlyitis
suitableforaverywiderange ofpilot.Inturns,the BUZZ issmooth
andco-ordinated,onglidesitremainssolid andwell pressured,even
throughthe acceleratedspeedrange.Ithasavery highresistanceto
bothcollapsesandstalls.However,togetthemostoutofyourBUZZ
we adviseyoutoconsiderthe followinginformation.
NormalFlight
Flyingat'trimspeed'(hands-up),yourgliderwill achieveits'best
glide'speed.Applythebrakesapproximately30cmtoreachthe
minimum-sinkrate.Toincreaseyourspeedforheadwindglides,use
the acceleratorbarwhichwill giveyouanincrease inspeedofupto
10km/h.
ActiveFlying
Tominimisethelikelihoodofsufferingcollapsesinturbulent
conditions,itisessentialtouseactiveflying.
All goodpilotsreacttothefeedback the gliderssendthem,andare
constantlyadjustingtheirspeedandpitchtomatchthe movements
oftheair.Thekeyelementsofactiveflying,arepitchcontroland
pressurecontrol:
Asthegliderpitchesinfrontofyou,usethe brakestoslowitdown.
Equally,asthe gliderdropsbehindyou,release thebrakestoallowit
tospeedup.
Flyingwithabitofbrakeapplied(approx20cms) will giveyoufeed
back fromthewing.Inturbulentconditionsthe internalpressureof
thewingcanchangeandyoucanfeelthisthroughthebrakes.The
aimistomaintainaconstant pressure throughthebrakes.Ifyoufeel
alossinpressureapplythe brakesuntil normalpressureisresumed
thenraisehandsback tooriginalposition(thismustbedonequickly).
Avoid flyingwithcontinuousamountsofbrakeinroughairasyou
could inadvertentlystall thewing.Always consideryourairspeed.
Thesemovementscanbesymmetricorasymmetric; youmayhave
toapplybothbrakesorjustone.Thesesubtleadjustmentswill keep
thegliderflyingsmoothlyanddirectlyaboveyouanddramatically
reducethe chancesofacollapse.Theseareskillsare bestlearntby
playingwiththe glideronthe ground!
IMPORTANT:Nopilotandnogliderareimmunetocollapses
howeveractiveflyingwill virtuallyeliminateanytendencyto
collapse.Whentheconditionsareturbulent,bemoreactive
andanticipate themovementsofyourwing.Alwaysbe aware
ofyouraltitudeanddo notover-react.Weadviceyoutokeep
holdofyourbrakes.Donotflyinturbulentconditions.
Turning
TofamiliariseyourselfwiththeBUZZ yourfirstturnsshould be
gradualandprogressive.
Tomakeefficientandco-ordinatedturnswiththeBUZZ firstlookin
thedirectionyouwanttogo,thenleanintoit.Yourfirstinputfor
directionalchangeshould beweight-shift,followedbythesmooth
applicationofthebrakeuntil thedesiredbankangleisachieved.To
regulatethespeedandradiusofthe turn,usetheouterbrake.
IMPORTANT:neverinitiate aturnatminimum speed(i.e.
withfull brakeson)asyoucouldriskenteringaspin.
Landing
The BUZZ showsnounusuallandingcharacteristicsbutasa
reminder,here aresometips.
•Alwayssetupyourlandingearly,giveyourselfplentyofoptions
andasafe marginforerror.
•Oncebelow30metresavoid turningtightlyasthegliderwill have
todivetoaccelerateback tonormalflight.If youareatlow
altitude,orifyouhitsink,thiscouldmeanyouhitthe ground
harderthannecessary.
•Instead,allowtheglidertoflyatglideatfull speedforyourfinal
descentuntil youarearound1metreabovetheground.Apply
the brakesslowlyandprogressivelytoslowthegliderdownuntil
thegliderstallsandyouare abletostepontothe ground.
•Becarefulnottoflaretoohardatfull speedasthe glidermight
climbagainbeforestalling.Ifthe gliderdoesbegintoclimb,ease
off the brakesuntil itstopsclimbing,then flare again,butslower
thistime.If thisdoeshappen,don'tputyourhandsup!You
shouldkeepthebrakesatmid speed,standup,be readytorun
andmakesureyoubrake fullyasyouarrive onthe ground.
•Leanforwardoutofyourharnessbeforetheactuallanding
(especiallyifit'sturbulent),withyourweightleaningforward
againstthecheststrap,andmakesureyourlegsarereadyfor
thelandingandapossiblePLF.
