Ozone Geo Manual

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TeamOzone........................................................................
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BrakeLines.........................................................................
Risers.................................................................................
AcceleratorSystem...............................................................
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Totalweightinflight.............................................................
BasicFlightTechniques..........................................................
Preparation..........................................................................
Take-off Check List................................................................
Launching............................................................................
InFlightCharacteristics..........................................................
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Active Flying.........................................................................
Turning...............................................................................
Landing..............................................................................
Packing...............................................................................
AdvancedFlightTechniques...................................................
DescentTechniques..............................................................
Big Ears..............................................................................
Big EarsandAccelerator........................................................
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Wingovers...........................................................................
B-Line Stall .........................................................................
SpiralDives.........................................................................
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Deflations...........................................................................
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Towing................................................................................
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CaringforYourGeo.............................................................
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Cleaning.............................................................................
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THANKYOU!
Thank youforchoosingtoflyanOzoneGEO.
Asateamoffreeflyingenthusiastsandadventurers,Ozone'smission
istobuild sweethandling,agileparaglidersthatproduce'cutting
edge'performance,whilststill keepingyousafe inroughair.
All ourresearchanddevelopmentisconcentratedoncreatingthe
besthandlingcharacteristicspossiblewith optimumsecurity.
Confidenceandbeliefinyourparagliderisafargreaterassetthen
anysmall gainsinperformance-askanyofthemanypilotswho
havetakenourglidersonground-breakingadventuresorstoodon
podiumsaroundthe world.
Ourdevelopmentteamisbasedinthe southofFrance.Thisarea,
whichincludesthesitesofGourdon,MonacoandLachensguarantees
usmorethan300flyabledays peryear;thisisagreatassetinthe
developmentof theOzonerange.
Finally,weaspilotsfullyunderstandjusthowbig aninvestmenta
newparaglideris.Weknowthatqualityandvalueformoneyare
essentialconsiderationswhenchoosingyournewparaglider;soto
keepcostslow,andqualityhighwenowbuild all ourwingsinour
ownproductionplant.Thiswaywecanguaranteethatall our
paraglidersmeetthe samehighstandardsthatweexpectourselves.
Thismanualwill help yougetthe mostoutofyourGEO.Itdetails
informationabouttheGeo'sdesign,tipsandadviceonhowbestto
useitandhowtocare forittoensureithasalonglifeandretainsa
highresalevalue.Alsoincludedforyourinformationarethetechnical
specificationsandDHV certificationreports.
If youneedanyfurtherinformationabout Ozone,the GEO,oranyof
our productsthen pleasecheck www.flyozone.com orcontactyour
localdealer,schooloranyofushereatOzone.
Itisessentialthatyoureadthismanualbeforeflyingyour
GEOforthefirsttime.
Pleaseensurethatthismanual ispassed onto thenewowner
ifyoueverresell thisparaglider.
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WARNING
All flyingsportsare potentiallydangerousandcancause bodily harm
ordeath.AstheownerofthisOzoneGeoyoutakeexclusive
responsibility forall risks associatedwithitsuse.Inappropriateuse,
andorabuse,ofyourequipmentmayincreasetheserisks.
Learninaschoolandbereadytocontinuelearningtofollowthe
evolutionofoursport :Pilot'stechniquesandmaterialskeep
improving.
Useonlycertifiedparagliders,harnesseswithprotectorandreserve
parachutesthatare free from modification,andusethem onlywithin
theircertifiedweight ranges.Pleaserememberthatflyingaglider
outsideitscertifiedconfigurationmayjeopordiseanyinsurance(eg
liabilty,life etc) youhave.Itisyourresponsibiltyasthepilotto
verifyyourinsurance cover.
Practisegroundhandlingasmuchasyoucan.
Pay specialattentiontothe terrainyouwill beflyingandthe weather
conditionsbeforeyoulaunch.Ifyouareunsurethen don'tfly,and
always addalargesafetymargintoall yourdecisions.
Alwayswearahelmet,glovesandboots.
All pilotsshould havetheappropriateleveloflicensefortheir
respectivecountry andthirdpartyinsurance.
Make sure thatyouare physically andmentally healthy before flying.
Choosethecorrectwing,harness andconditionsforyourlevelof
experience.
Avoid flyingyourgliderinrain,snow,strongwind,turbulentweather
conditionsorclouds.
If youusegood,safe judgementyouwill enjoymanyyearsof
paragliding.
Remember,PLEASUREisthe reasonforoursport.
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Ozone'swebsite, www.flyozone.com or
www.flyozone.com//pgframe.asp?pge=gliders-geo.htm
carriesup-to-dateinformation,includinganysafetyissuesor
issues specific toyourGeo.Pleasecheckitregularly.
Safe Flying
All the team @Ozone

TEAMOZONE
Everyone atOzonecontinuestobedrivenbyourpassionforflying,
ourloveofadventureandourquesttoseeOzone'sparaglider
developmentcreate better,saferandmoreversatileparagliders.
Paraglidingdesignisledbythe everthoughtfulDav DagaultandRob
Whittall whojustdon'teverstop;theyarepilotswithawealthof
experiencebothincompetitionandadventureflying,aswell asPG
design.AlsoonthedesignteamaretestpilotsAntoineBoissellier,
whoisequallyathomeonapg orahg,andJerome Canaud,atrue
acrospirit-theycanusuallybefoundputtingDav'slatestcreation
throughaseriesofacromanoeuvres.Antoineisalsokeptbusy
promotingourwingsandlookingafterourteamofpilots.
Backintheoffice Mike'DaBoss'CavanaghandSamLowelookafter
thefinancesandgenerally keepcontrolof the mayhem.Makingsure
thatyour glidergetsfromour factorytoyouasquicklyaspossibleis
ClaireDrury,whoalsoworks onourkitesandaccessoriesrange.
Meanwhilehiddeninacorner,tryingtoavoid lookingattheflyable
conditionsoutsideare MarcusKingandManuPrissettewholook after
all ouradverts,videosandcommunication,aswell astryingtokeep
the computersrunning.
The kiteteamaremadeupofmanagerMattTaggartandproduct
developerTom Bourdeau,whoalongwithRobcontinuetopushour
kitedesignsandbuild kitesaleswhilstgettingouttheredoingitas
muchaspossible.
OurmanufacturingfacilityinVietnamisheadedupbyDr Dave
Pilkington,whoworksrelentlesslymanufacturingglidersand
producingprototypesaswell asresearchingmaterialsand
manufacturingprocessesforourfuture products.He isbackedupby
Cyril Friaud,Nganand170productionstaffall dedicatedtoOzone
production.
YOURGEO
The Geohasbeendesignedasalightweightglidersuitableforpara-
alpanism,volbivouacflyingorjusttomakelifeeasierwhentravelling
withyourglider.In2003David Dagaultourdesignertook partinthe
X-Alpsrace,travellingfromDachensteininAustriatoMonacousing
onlyhisgliderandhisfeet.Thisincredibleexperiencehastaught
himalotaboutwhatisneededfromagliderusedforvol-bivouac
flyingandpara-alpanism.Hefoundoutfirsthandhowtricky
launchinginthemountainscanbe,howturbulenttheaircanbeand
howstrongthewindscanbe.Withthisknowledgewesetabout
creatinganewlightweightwing.Westartedfromthe baseofthe
Mojowith it'salreadyprovedcombinationofgreat performance,
simplicity andsafety,weknewthatit'seasy launchingcharacteristics
andandexcellentpassivesafetywereperfectforagliderusedina
mountainenvironment.
Weknowmostpilotsthatareflyingalightweightgliderand
undertakingthesetypeof adventuresarealready experiencedpilots
sowehaveworkedhardtocreateagliderthatisenjoyabletoflywith
greatperformancesotheydon'tfeelliketheyaregoingflyingwith
anoutof date gliderwhentheygohiking.We'vere workedthe arc
ofthe Geotogetagliderwithahighertrim speedandbetterglide,
thatcutsthroughturbulence,whilstretainingtheMojo’ssolidness at
all speeds.Thebrakecascadeshavealsobeenrevisedtogive
handlingthatismoredirectwithmoreagilityandcontrol
TheGeoalsotakestechnologyfromourpreviouslightweightglider
thepeak,whichhasbeenusedinmountainsaroundthe worldfrom
NepaltoPeru.Weighthasbeenreducedwiththe useofthespecial
lightweightdyneemarisersandspeedbar,aswell aslightweight
pulleys andmaillons.
We think wehavecreatedagliderthatalthoughlightweightstill has
excellentperformanceandsafety.Andwithit'sexcellentlaunching
characteristicsyouwill feelconfidentonthosemountaintop
launches.
Wealwayslovetohear feedbackaboutourgliders,goodorbad,so
pleasesendusyourthoughtsandtaketimefill outthe questionnaire
inhismanual.Don'tforgettoletusknowaboutthe adventuresyour
Geotakesyouon.
Safeflyingandhere'stomanyadventureswithyourglider...
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Bag
YourGeoisshippedwithaspeciallydevelopedlightweightbag.
Usingthelatestmaterialswehavebeenabletocreateabagthat
won'tweighyoudownonthose longclimbsbutistoughenoughfor
thejob.Thebaghasbeendesignedtobe comfortable andversatile,
pleasetakecaretomakesureyoucarefullypack thebagusingthe
compressionstrapstostabilisetheload,andadjusttheshoulder
strapsandhip beltcarefullyformaximumcomfort.Werecommend
thatyoukeeptheheaviestobjectsatthe topofthebagclose toyour
back,andpackthe wingnexttoyour backforcomfort.
BrakeLines
The brakeline lengthshavebeensetcarefullyduringtesting.We feel
itisbettertohaveslightlylongbrakelinesandtoflywithawrap
(oneturn ofline aroundthehand).However,ifyoudochooseto
adjustthem,please bearinmindthefollowing:
•Ensure bothmainbrake linesare ofequallength.
•Ifabrakehandlehasbeenremoved,check thatitsline isstill
routedthroughthepulley whenitisreplaced.
•When thebrakehandlesarereleasedinflight,thebrakelines
should beslack.Theremustbeasubstantial"bow"inthemto
guarantee nodeformationofthe trailingedge.
•Theremustbeaminimum of10cmof free play before thebrakes
begintodeformthe trailingedge.Thispreventsthe trailingedge
frombeingdeformedwhenusingthespeedsystem.
•Itisimportantthatyoure-tie the brakehandlesusingthe same
knotthe gliderwassuppliedwithtopreventthe knotfrom
passingthroughthepulley.See picturesatrearofthismanual.
IMPORTANT:Intheunlikelyeventofabrakelinesnappingin
flight,orahandlebecomingdetached,theglidercanbe flown
bygentlypullingtherearrisers(C-risers)fordirectional
control.
Risers
Tomaketheglidersimpletofly,we'vedesignedthe GEOwithonly3
risers.Eachriseriscoveredwithcolouredwebbing,whichmakes
themeasy toidentify.
TheA'sareRED.Youwill noticethattheA'saresplitintwoparts.
Thesmall riserontheback,holdingonlyoneline,isthe"BabyA";it
hasbeendesignedtomakeapplying"Big Ears"simple.
The B'sareBLUE
The C'sare BLACK.
AcceleratorSystem
Tosetupanacceleratoronthe ground,ask afriendtopull yourrisers
intotheirin-flightpositionwhilstyousitinyourharness.Nowadjust
thelengthofthelinesothatthemainbarsitsjustbeneathyourseat.
Youshould nowbeable tohookyourheelintothesecondary(lower)
loopoftheaccelerator.
The acceleratormustbeslack enoughtoensure thatthefrontrisers
arenotpulleddowninnormalflight,butnotsolongthatitis
impossible touse thefull speedrangeof theGEO.
Extendingthesecondary(lower)loopoftheacceleratorfullywill take
theGEOthroughapproximatelyhalfitsacceleratedspeedrange.This
isasmuchspeedasyouwill normally needingeneralflight.Should
youneedevenmorespeedyoushouldhookyourfeetontotheupper
bar,whichyoucanthenextenduntil the pulleys ontheriserstouch.
Oncesetuptestthefull rangeoftheacceleratorincalmflying
conditions;ensurethat both risersarepulledevenlyduring
operation.Fine-tuningcanbecompletedwhen youarebackonthe
ground.
IMPORTANT:Forbetterpenetrationinheadwindsyoucanfly
fasterbyusingtheacceleratorsystem.Usingtheaccelerator
decreasestheangleofattackandcanmaketheglidermore
pronetocollapses,thereforeusingtheacceleratornearthe
groundorinturbulenceshouldbeavoided.
Inexperienced pilots arerecommended nottouse the
acceleratorsystemuntil theyarefullyaccustomedtothe
glider.Althoughall glidersaredesigned andtestedwithan
acceleratorsystem,most experiencedpilots hardlyeveruse
thefull speedrange,especiallyinturbulentconditions.
Harness
Itwill beinyourharnessthatyouwill enjoyflying...Therefore,we
recommendyouspendthetime necessarytoadjustyourharness's
differentsettings,whichwill makeflyingmorepleasurable,because
youarecomfortable.
The shoulder'sstrapsandthe hip'sstraparetheonestoset(make
sureyoudonothaveyourshoulder'sstraptootight,oryoumight
finditdifficulttogetseatedafterlaunching).Youridealpositionin

yourharnessshould besat,with your backleaningslightly
backwards.
The cheststrapshould be setat42,44,46cm(betweenthecentres
oftherisers) forsizesS,M,L respectively.
Totalweightinflight
EachGEOhasbeencertifiedforadefinedweightrange.We
recommendthatyourespecttheseweightranges.If youare
betweensizesthefollowinginformationmayhelp youmakea
decisionastowhichsize tobuy:
If youwantbetterspeed,precisehandling,ifyougenerallyflyin
mountainsand/orinstrongconditions,youshould chosetofly inthe
toppartofthe weightrange.
If youwantabettersink rate,if yougenerallyflyinflat landsand/or
inweakconditions,youshould chosetoflyinthe bottompartof the
range.
BASICFLIGHTTECHNIQUES
Tofamiliariseyourselfwiththe glideritisagoodideatoperform
practiceinflationsandsmall flightsonatraininghill.Thiswill enable
youtosetupyourequipmentcorrectly.If inanydoubtpleaseget
adviceandhelp from yourlocaldealerorinstructor.
Preparation
LayouttheGEOonitstopsurfaceinapronouncedarc,withthe
centreofthewinghigherthanthe tips.Layoutthe linesonesideat
atime.Hold uptherisersandstartingwiththe brakelines,pull all
linesclear.Repeatwiththe C,BandAlines,layingthecheckedlines
ontopofthepreviousset,andmakingsurenolinesaretangled,
knottedorsnagged.Mirrorthe process ontheotherside.
Take-off checklist:
1.Check reserve parachute- pininandhandlesecure
2.Helmetonandfastened
3.All harness bucklesclosed-check leg-loopsagain
4.Karabinersandmaillonstight
5.Holdingthe A'sandyourbrakehandles
6.Leadingedgeopen
7.Aligneddirectlyintowind
8.Airspace andvisibility clear
Launching
YourGEOwill launchwith eitherthe forwardorreverse techniques.
Whilstinflatingyourwing,youshould hold bothof theArisers(main
AandbabyA)oneachside.Onceclippedin,andyouhavegone
throughthetake-offcheck list(above),standcentraltothewingto
ensureanevenandprogressive inflation.
ForwardLaunch-Nil toLightwinds
Whenthewindisright,moveforward,yourlinesshould becometight
withinoneortwosteps.The GEOwill immediatelystarttoinflate.
Youshould maintainaconstantpressure onthe risersuntil the wing
isoverhead.
Don'tpull downorpushthe risersforwardexcessively,ortheleading
edgewill deform andmake taking-off difficult.
Movesmoothly throughouttheentirelaunch,thereisnoneedtorush
orsnatchatit.Youshould haveplentyof time tolookupandcheck
your canopybefore committingyourself.
Onceyouarehappythatthe GEOisinflatedcorrectly,accelerate
smoothlyoff thelaunch.
ReverseLaunch-LighttoStrongWinds
LayoutyourGEOasyouwouldforthe forwardlaunch.However,this
timeturntofacethewing,passingoneentiresetofrisersoveryour
headasyouturn.Nowyoucanpull theGEObyit'sA-risers.Oncethe
wingisoverhead,brake itgently,turnandlaunch.
Instrongerwinds,bepreparedtotakeafewstepstowardstheglider
asitinflates.Thiswill take some ofthe energyoutofthegliderand
itwill beless likely tooverflyyou.Thisreverse-launchtechniquecan
beusedinsurprisingly lightwindstoo.
IMPORTANT:Nevertakeoffwithagliderthatisnotfully
inflated orifyouarenotincontrol ofthepitch/rollofyour
wing.
Practicegroundhandlingalot!It'sgreatfun,andwill giveyoua
muchbetterfeelforyourGEO'sflightcharacteristics.Itwill also
improveyouroverall enjoymentofflyingbymakingyourlaunches
easier.
InFlightCharacteristics
TheGeoshowsnounusualflyingcharacteristics,consequentlyitis
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suitableforaverywiderangeofpilot.Inturns,theGEOissmooth
andco-ordinated,onglidesitremainssolid andwell pressured,even
throughthe acceleratedspeedrange.Ithasavery highresistanceto
bothcollapsesandstalls.However,togetthe mostoutofyourGEO
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
All goodpilotsreacttothefeedback theirglidersgivethem,andare
constantly adjustingtheirspeedandpitchtomatchitsmovementsin
theair.Asthegliderpitchesinfrontofyou,usethe brakestoslowit
down.Equally,asthegliderdropsbehindyou,release the brakesto
speeditup.Thesemovementscanbesymmetricorasymmetricso
youmaybeapplyingbothbrakesorone.Thesesubtleadjustments
will keepyourgliderflyingsmoothlyanddirectlyaboveyou.These
are skillsthatcanbelearntbyplayingwiththegliderontheground
too.
Flyingwithabitofbrakeappliedwill giveyousomefeedback and
will allowabetterandquickerinput.
Turning
TofamiliariseyourselfwiththeGEOyourfirstturnsshould begradual
andprogressive.
Tomakeefficientandco-ordinatedturnswiththeGEOfirstlookin
thedirectionyouwanttogo,thenleanintoit.Your firstinputfor
directionalchangeshould beweight-shift,followedbythesmooth
applicationofthebrakeuntil thedesiredbankangleisachieved.To
regulatethe speedandradiusof theturn,usethe outerbrake.
IMPORTANT:neverinitiateaturnatminimumspeed(i.e.
withfull brakes on)asyoucouldriskenteringaspin.
Landing
The GEOshowsnounusuallandingcharacteristics butasareminder,
hereare some tips.
•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.
•Choosetheappropriateapproachstyle infunctionof thelanding
areaandthe conditions.
•Alwayslandheadingintowind!
•Inlightwindsyouneedastrong,longandprogressiveflareto
bleedoffall yourexcess groundspeed.Instrongwindsyour
forwardspeedisalreadylowsoyouareflaringtosoftenthe
impactasyoutouchdown.
•Instrongwindsyouneedtoturntowardsthegliderthe second
yourfeettouchtheground.Oncefacingthewingpull smoothly
andsymmetricallydownonthebrakestostall thewing.Ifthe
gliderpullsyou,thenruntowardsit.
•If thewindisverystrong,andyoufeelyoumightbedragged,
stall thegliderwiththeCrisers.ThisstallstheGeoinavery
quick andcontrollablewayandwill dragyouless thenifyouuse
thebrakes.
Packing
•Spreadthegliderflatonitstopsurface,thenlay thelinesontop.
The risersshould belaidontheground,atthecentreofglider,
nearthetrailingedge.
•Takeawingtip andfold itintothecentreofthewing.Repeat
thisuntilthegliderisfoldedupandapprox.60 cm'swide.
•Dothesame totheothersideoftheglider.Always makesure

thattheleadingedgeiskeptinonestraightline,asitis
importantnottobadlycreasethe reinforcingfabrics inthe
leadingedge.
•Don'tfold the glideralongthe same linesevery time; anytype of
foldingreducesthe strengthofthe fabricovertime.
•Pushoutanyremainingairbyflatteningthefoldedwingfrom the
trailingedge tothe leadingedge.
•Foldthe glidersothatthebundleisapproximatelythesize and
shapeoftheOZONErucksack.Neverroll the wingupasthis
introducesunnecessarystressesintothe fabric.
•Alwayspack yourGeoaslooselyasyoucan,aseveryfold
weakenstheclothonany paraglider.
•Finally,wraptheglidertiearoundthebundleandputitinthe
stuff sack.
•Packingyourgliderusingtheconcertinamethod,keepingthe
mylarstiffnersflatmay prolongthelifeyourglider.
ADVANCEDFLIGHTTECHNIQUES
RapidDescentTechniques
Ozonewould liketoremindyouthatthesemanoeuvresshould be
learntunderthe supervisionof aqualifiedinstructorandalwaysused
withcaution.Neverforgetthatproperlyanalysingtheconditions
before launchwill helpavoid the needtousethesetechniques.
BigEars
FoldinginthewingtipsoftheGEOincreasesitssinkrate.Thisis
usefulforstayingout ofcloudordescendingquickly.Topull bigears
onthe GEO,keepholdingyour brakehandlesandtakethe outermost
A-line(BabyA)oneachside,thenpull itdownuntil thetipsofthe
wingfold under.
Donotusethebrakesotherthanforre-inflation.Fordirectional
controlwhile usingtheBigEars,youshould useweightshiftsteering.
Toreopenyourears,releasethebabyA:the glidershould reopen
automatically.Youcanstill help thereinflationby brakinggently,one
sideatatimetominimisethechanceof inducingastall.
IMPORTANT:Youcanlandwiththeears(youshouldrelease
theearsbeforefinalflare).ButOzonedon'tadviseyoutodo
thiswhenit'sturbulentorwindyduetotheriskofapossible
stall andlackofprecisioninsteering.
Bigearsandaccelerator
Oncethe big earsareinyoucanfurtherincreasethesinkrateby
pushingonthe acceleratorbar.
NEVERtrytopull the Big Earsinwiththe speedbaron.Thiscanlead
toamajorasymmetricdeflation.
Bigearsandspiraldive
WhilstitispossibletoenteraspiraldivewhilstholdinginBigEars,
thehighforcesappliedtothelowerlinescould exceedthebreaking
strainof thelinesleadingtoequipmentfailure!
Ozone donotrecommendtheuseofthismanoeuvre!
Wingovers
TheOZONEGeoisnotdesignedforaerobaticflying.Thelimitis
tightlybankedS-turns,commonlyknownaswingovers.Thesemust
notexceed90degreesofbank.Warning:uncoordinatedwingovers
canleadtolargeasymmetriccollapsesandthereforeshouldneverbe
executedneartheground.
B-LineStall
B-stall isforfastdescentsinemergencysituationsonly.B-stall is
performedbysymmetrically pullingdownonthe B-risers.
Toinitiatethe B-stall placeyourfingersbetweenthe linesabove the
maillonsontheBrisers.Donotreleasethebrakehandles.Asyou
pull theB-linesdowntheairflowoverthe wingisbrokenandthe
gliderlosesitsforwardspeedbutremainsopenandyouwill descend
ataround6m/s.
If youpull toomuchB-linethegliderwill horseshoeandmovearound
alot.
ToexittheB-stall theB-risersshould be releasedsymmetricallyand
inonesmooth,progressivemotion.Thegliderwill resume normal
forwardflightwithoutfurtherinput.Check youhaveforwardflight
againbeforeusingthebrakes.
IMPORTANT:ThepitchingmovementonexitingtheBstall is
smallbutnecessary.Werecommendyoudonotbrakethe
glideruntil youaresurethatthegliderisflyingagain.
Theloadapplied ontheBlinesduringthismanoeuvreisnot
verygoodforyourglider,onlyuseitinemergencysituations.
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SpiralDives
Ifyouturn yourGeoinaseriesoftightening360'sitwill entera
spiraldive.Thiswill resultinrapid heightloss.
Toinitiateaspiral,lookandleanintothedirectionyouwanttogo,
thensmoothly pull downonthe insidebrake.The GEOwill firstturn
almost360degreesbeforeitdropsintothespiral.Once inthespiral
youmustapplyalittleoutsidebraketokeeptheouterwingtip
pressuredandinflated.
Safe descentratesof8metrespersecond(500ft/minapprox.)are
possibleinaspiraldive,butthesehighspeedsandG-forcescanbe
disorientating,sopay particularattentiontoyouraltitude.
Toexitthe spiraldive,slowlyreleasetheinsidebrakeandapplya
small amount ofoutsidebrake.Asthe Geodeceleratesallowitto
continue toturnuntilenoughenergyislostforittoreturntolevel
flightwithoutanexcessive climbandsurge.
IMPORTANT:Spiraldiveswithsinkratesover8m/sare
possible,butshouldbeavoided.Theyaredangerousandput
unnecessarystrainontheglider.
Spiraldivescausedisorientationandneedtimeandheightto
recover.Do notperformthismanoeuvreneartheground.
NeutralityinSpiralDives
Wecall agliderneutralinspiraldiveswhenitstaysinthespiral
despitethefactthatyouhaveputyourhandsup.Tostopitthepilot
havetocountersteerontheotherside.Agliderwhichisinstable in
spiraldiveswill accelerate intothedivewithoutinput.
TheGEOwhichiscertifiedDHV1-2isneitherneutralnorinstablein
spiraldive.Howeversomeparameterscould interferewithits
behaviour :wrongsettingsofthecheststrap,totalweightinflight
outside oftheweightrange,orbeinginaverydeepspiralatavery
highsinkrate,youshould always bepreparedtopilotthewingout
ofaspiraldive.
Incidents
DeepStall /Parachutalstall
Itispossibleforgliderstoresumetheirnormalshapeonreleaseof
theB-lines,butcarryondescendingverticallyandwithoutfull
forwardmotion.Thissituationiscalled'deepstall'or'parachutal
stall'.
ItishighlyunlikelytohappenonanyOZONEglider,butshould it
happen,reachupandpushthe A-risersforwardsuntil normalflight
returns.Onlythenshould youusethe brakesagain.
IMPORTANT:onlyafewcmsofinputfromyourbrakescan
maintainyourwinginthestall.Alwaysreleaseyourwrapsif
youhavetakenthem!
Deflations
Duetotheflexibleformofaparaglider,turbulencemaycausea
portionofthe wingsuddenly tocollapse.
If youhaveacollapse,thefirstthingtodoistocontrolyour
direction:Youshould flyawayfromthegroundorotherpilotsorat
leastnotflyintothem...
Asymmetricalcollapsescanbecontrolledbyweightshiftingaway
fromthecollapseandapplyingasmall amountofbraketocontrol
yourdirection.
Once agliderisdeflateditiseffectivelyasmallerwing,sothe wing
loadingandstall speedarehigher.Thismeansthe gliderwill spinor
stall withlessbrakeinputthannormal.Inyoureffortstostopthe
gliderturningtowardsthecollapsedsideofthewingyoumustbe
very carefulnottostall the side ofthe wingthatisstill flying.
If youareunabletostopthegliderturningwithoutexceedingthe
stall pointthenallowtheglidertoturnwhilstyoureinflatethe
collapse.
Toreinflateacollapse,makealong,smoothprogressivepumponthe
deflatedside.Thispumpingactionshould takeabout2secondsper
pump.Pumpingtoofastwon'treinflatethewingandpumpingtoo
slowmighttake the glidertooclose,orbeyond,the stall point.
Symmetricalcollapsesreinflatewithoutpilotinput,however15to
20cmofbrakeappliedsymmetricallywill speedtheprocess.Ifyou
simulateasymmetricalcollapseduringanSIVcourseitisimportant
touseboththeAandBabyArisersandtopull evenlytoinducea
symmetricalcollapse.UseofjustArisersorunevenpullingmaylead
tothe glidercollapsingonlyinthe centresectionwiththetipsflying

ofpilotcontrol,Ozonestronglyrecommendyounotundertakethis
styleofflying.
TOWING
TheGEOmaybetow-launched.Itisthepilot'sresponsibilitytouse
suitable harness attachmentsandreleasemechanismsandtoensure
thattheyarecorrectlytrainedontheequipmentandsystem
employed.All towpilotsshould bequalifiedtotow,useaqualified
towoperatorwithproper,certifiedequipment,andmakesureall
towingregulationsareobserved.
Whentowingyoumustbecertainthattheparaglideriscompletely
overyourheadbeforeyoustart.Ineachcasethemaximumtow
force needstocorrespondtothe bodyweightofthe pilot.
MATERIALS
All Ozoneglidersaremadefromthehighestqualitymaterials
available.YourOzoneGeoisconstructedfrom:
Upper&LowerSurfaces
Porcher9017E68A
ThisisanewclothfromPorcherbasedonthewell respected9017
base,withit'sprovenstretchingcharacteristics andlongevity.
Porcherarethelargestproducerof clothforuse inaParagliders,and
theirclothshave aproven track record.Thisclothisoneofthelatest
toemergefromthereR&Dprogramandcombineslightweightwith
highstrength.The coatingisenvironmentallyfriendlyandhasbeen
optimisedforweightversuslongevity.
InternalRibs
Porcher9017E29AStiff.
Againbasedonthe 9017base forlightweightapplicationsthishasa
differentcoatingtoreducethe diagonalstretchingwhichisvitalto
keepthe aerofoil structurestable.
TheLeading-edgereinforcementandlinetabshavebeen carefully
redesignedtooptimizethemforweightwhilstretaininglongterm
durability,precise shapingandstrength.
forwardtomeetinthemiddle,leadingtoanincreasedriskofacravat
occurring.
If yourGEOcollapsesinacceleratedflight,immediatelyreleasethe
acceleratortoslowdowntotrimspeed.
IMPORTANT:Nopilotandnogliderisimmunetocollapses
howeveractiveflyingwill virtuallyeliminateanytendencyto
collapse.Whentheconditionsareturbulent,bemoreactive.
Flywithabitofbrakesothatyoucananticipate the
movements ofyourwing.Iftheglidercollapses lookfaraway
infrontofyou,control yourdirectionandyouraltitude.
Weadviceyoutoholdyourbrakeswithawrap:Yougeta
betterfeelingfromthisposition,whichwill improvethe
precisionofyourinputs.
Cravats
Whenthetip ofyourwinggetsstuck inthelines,thisiscalleda
'cravat'.Thiscanmakeyourglidergointoarotationwhichisdifficult
tocontrol.Thefirstsolutiontogetoutofthissituationistopull down
thestabiloline(redlineontheBriser),whilecontrollingyour
direction,youmustbecarefulwithanybrakeinputsnottostall the
oppositewing.
If thisdoesn'twork,afull stall (symetricalorasymetrical) isthe only
otheroption.Thisshouldn'tbedoneunlessyouhavebeentaught
howtodoitandcanonlybedone withalargeamountofaltitude.
Rememberiftherotationisacceleratingandyouareunableto
controlit,youshould useyourreservewhilstyoustill haveenough
altitude.
IMPORTANT:Abadpreparationonlaunch,aerobatic flying,
flyingawingoftoo highalevelorinconditionstoo strongfor
yourability,arethemaincausesofcravats.
ACROBATICFLYING
Aspecificstandardofcertificationforaerobaticflyinghasnotbeen
setupyet.Ozone wings althoughdesignedtothehighest
specificationsare,therefore,notcertifiedforthistypeofflying.As
Aerobaticmanoeuvresareverydifficultandincorrectlyperformed
manouverscanputabnormalstressesonthegliderandleadtoloss
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Lines
Lowercascades-Edelrid Aramid,6843series- 200kgsand340kgs
breakingstrength- 1.8mm
Thisline isthe referenceforitshighstrengthanditslowstretchin
the time.
Middlecascades-LirosDSL-140kg'sbreakingstrength-1.1mm
andLirosDSL-70kg'sbreakingstrength- 0.95mm
Specialheattreateddyneemainaultra finelywovensheathcreates
alinematerialthatis,notonlyhighlyresistanttodamagethrough
wear andtear,butalsoincrediblylightweighttoo. Weuseamixof
theselinesoptimisedfortheiruseonthe glider.
Uppercascades-LirosDC60unsheathedDyneema.
Thislinehasbeenusedforthereductioninweightandthedrag.The
linehasbeencolouredtoourspecificationtomakeidentification
easier.
Risersandhardware
Shackles- Highquality micromaillonsfromMaillonRapide.
Risers- prestretcheddyneema.
Pulleys -AustriAlpinaluminiumlightweight minipulleyswithbrass
roller.
All thesecomponentshavebeenselectedfortheirrenownedquality
anddurability.
CARINGFORYOURGEO
Manyparaglidersaredamagedbycarelessgroundhandling.The
lightweightclothusedinthe Geohasthe samebaseasthe clothwe
useonourstandardparagliders,soinnormalusewill ageinthe
sameway.Howeverthecoatingislighterandtherefore atmorerisk
ofdamage,youshould takecaretoavoid abrasionandstoringthe
gliderwhenwet,asthesearethemaincontributingfactorstocoating
damage.Herearesomethingstoavoid inordertoprolongthelife
ofyouraircraft:
•DONOT dragyourwingalongthegroundtoanothertake-off
position- thisdamagesthesailcloth.Liftitupandcarryit.
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•DONOTtrytoopen yourwinginstrongwindswithoutuntangling
thelinesfirst-thisputsunnecessary strainonthe lines.
•DONOTwalkonthewingorlines.
•DONOT repeatedlyinflatethegliderandthenallowittocrash
back down.Trytokeepthismovementassmoothaspossibleby
movingtowardsthe gliderasitcomesdown.
•DONOTslamyourGeodownonthegroundleadingedgefirst!
Thisimpactputsgreatstrainonthewingandstitchingandcan
evenexplodecells.
•FLYINGinsaltyair,inareaswithabrasivesurfaces(sand,rocks
etc.)andgroundhandlinginstrongwindswill acceleratethe
agingprocess.
ItisrecommendedthatyouregularlyCHECKyourGEO,especially
afteraheavyperiodof use,afteranincidentorafteralongperiodof
storage.
Storage
Alwaysstoreall yourflyingequipmentinadryroom,protectedfrom
thedirectheat.
Yourwingshould bedrybeforebeingpackedaway.Heatand
humidityaretheworstfactorsindamagingyourglider.(Storinga
dampgliderinyourcarunderthe sunwould be terribleforexample).
Dryyourwingpreferablyoutofthesun,inthewind.Neveruseahair
dryer,etc.
If youlandinthe saltwater,youmustcleanitwithfreshwaterfirst
andthendryit.
Takecarethatnoinsectsgetpackedawaywiththewingtheymay
eatthe clothandmakesome holesinabid toescape,theycanalso
leave acidicdepositsiftheydie anddecompose.
Cleaning
Anykindofwiping/scratchingcandamagethecoatingofthecloth.
WerecommendforcleaningyourGEO,youuseasoftcloth
dampenedonlywithwaterandtousegentlemovementslittleby
littleacrossthesurface.
Neveruseanydetergentorchemicalcleaners
WingRepairs
Amateurrepairscandomoreharmthangood.Alwaysleta
registereddealerorthemanufacturercarryoutmajorgliderrepairs.

Ifyoudamage thesail:
If therip issmall,youcanfix ityourself.You'll findall the materials
inthe repairkityouneed.
OntheGelvenorfabric,becauseofthe siliconcoating,thesticky
ripstopwill notstick.Youwill have touse averythincoatofsilicone
glue,availablefrom DIYshops,tostick apieceofGelvenorclothon
the tear.
The PorcherMarinefabriccanbesimplymendedwiththestickyrip
stop/ spinnakertape.
Whencuttingoutthe patchremembertoallowampleoverlaparound
the tearandroundthe cornersofthe patch.
Youcanfindmoreinformationaboutrepairingyourwingonthe
Ozonewebsite,includingstepbystepinstructionswithpictures.
Ifyoudamage aline:
Any linethatisdamagedshould bereplaced.Itisimportantthatthe
replacementlineisfromthesamematerial,hasgotthesame
strengthandthesame length.Youcancheck itslengthagainstits
counterpartontheothersideofthewing,tomakesurethatitis
symmetrical.Oncetheline hasbeen replaced,inflateandcheckthe
gliderbeforeflying.Ifyoudonothaveaccesstoan Ozonedealer
youcanorderindividuallinesat www.flyozone.com(or
www.aerorosport.de if youare from GermanyorAustria).
CaringTips
•YourOzone winghasgotanopeningclosedusingvelcroonthe
trailingedge of thetip called'butthole'.Thishasbeendesigned
toeasilyemptyall thethingswhichhavebeenaccumulatingin
yourwing(sand,leaves,rocks,mobilephonesetc).
•If youflywithawrap,youshould regularlyundothetwistingthat
appearsonthemainbrakelines.Bytwistingthe linebecome
shorterandyoucanendupwith aconstanttensiononthe
trailingedge(whichcanleadtoproblemonlaunch,stalling,
glidernotflyingsymmetrically,...)
•Changeyourmainbrake linesiftheyare damaged.
MAINTENANCECHECKS
Yourwing,like acar,should betechnicallycheckedtoensureproper
airworthiness.
If youeversell yourGEO,youshould givetothebuyertheactual
revisioncertificat.
Yourwingshould becheckedbyaqualifiedprofessionalforthefirst
timeafter24months,andthereafterevery12months.
However,ifyouareafrequentflyer(morethan80hrsperyear),then
werecommend,thatyougetyourglidercheckedaftereveryflying
season.
If yourgliderisusedprofessionallyfortrainingpurposesorfor
professionaltandemflyingthenacompletemaintenancecheck must
becarriedoutevery 12month.
Thecheckershould inform youabouttheconditionofyourgliderand
ifsomepartswill needtobecheckedorchangedbeforethenext
normalservicecheck period.
The sail andthe linesdon'tage inthe same way: itispossible that
you'll havetochangepartorall ofthelinesduringyourwingslife.
Thisiswhyitisalsoimportanttodoaregularlycheck uptoknowthe
conditionofall the componentsof your glider.
Werecommendthatthe checkupiscarriedoutbyaqualified
professional.
Youareresponsibleforyourflyingkitandyoursafetydependsonit.
Takecareofitandhaveregularlyainspectall ofitscomponents.
Changesinawingsflyingbehaviour,are alsoindicatorsof the gliders
aging,ifyounoticeanychangesyoushould havethewingchecked
beforeflyingagain.
Thesearethebasicelementsofthecheck up(full detailsand
permissable figurescanbefoundonourwebsite):
Porosityismeasuredwithanporositymeter,thetimetakenbya
certainvolumeof airtogothroughacertainsurface ofthecloth.The
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timeinsecondsistheresult.Ameasurementisdoneinaseveral
placesonthetopsurfacealongthespanofthegliderbehindthe
leadingedge.
Thetearingresistanceof thecloth-Anon-destructivetestfollowing
theTS-108standardwhichspecifiesminimumtearstrengthforsky
divingcanopiesisexecuted..
Strengthoftheline -Thecentrelinesaretested:Theuppers,the
middles,thelowersontheA,B,Csareall measured.Thereasonfor
thisisbecausethese arethe lineswhichbearmostof theloads.
Eachline istestedonatestingtablewherethey arepulleduntil they
break.Thebreakingvalueisrecorded.The minimumvalueis8Gfor
all lowerA+Blinesand6Gforall lowerremaininglines,calculated
fromthemaximumcertifiedflyingweightofthe glider.The added
minimumstrengthformiddle linesandtoplinesisthe same.
Ifthebreakingstrengthistoo closetotheminimumvaluecalculated,
the professionalwill giveaperiodafterwhichyou'll have totestthe
strengthof thelinesagain.
Lengthsofthelines-Theoverall length(riserlines+mid lines+
upperlines) hastobecheckedunder5DaNoftension.
Thedifference between themeasuredlengthandtheoriginallength
should notexceed+/- 10mm.
Thechangesthatcould appearareaslightshrinkontheCanda
slightstretchontheA,B.Theconsequencesofthesechangescan
includeaslowertrimspeed,difficultinflationetc.
Fullcheck -Afull visualcheckshould becarriedout:All the
componentsofthe wing(stitching,ribs,diagonals,lines,tabs,...)
should bechecked.
Finally,ifindoubt,aflighttestthatconfirmsthatthewingbehaves
normallycan bedonebythe professional..
IMPORTANT:Takecareofyourgliderandmakesureyouhaveit
checkedaccordingtotheaboveschedule:Thiswill ensureyouhours
ofsafe flying.
MODIFICATIONS
YourOzoneGeowasdesignedandtrimmedtogivetheoptimum
balanceofperformance,handlingandsafety.Anymodificationmeans
thegliderlosesitscertificationandwill alsoprobablybemoredifficult
tofly.Forthesereasons,westronglyrecommendthatyoudonot
modify yourGeoinanyway.
OZONEQUALITY&SERVICE
AtOzonewetakethequalityofourproductsveryseriously,all our
glidersaremadetothe higheststandardsinourownmanufacturing
facility.Everyglidermanufacturedgoesthroughastringentseriesof
qualitycontrolproceduresandall the componentsusedtobuild your
gliderare traceable.We always welcomecustomerfeedback andare
committedtocustomerservice.Wewill alwaysundertaketofix
problemsnotcausedbygeneralwearandtearorinappropriateuse.
If youhaveaproblemwithyourgliderpleasecontactyour
dealer/distributorwhowillbeabletodecideuponthemost
appropriateaction.If youareunabletocontactyourdealerthen you
cancontactusdirectlyat [e-mail]
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SUMMARY
Safetyisparamountinoursport.Tobesafe,wemustbetrained,
practisedandalerttothedangersaroundus.Toachievethiswemust
flyasregularlyaswecan,groundhandleasmuchaspossibleand
take acontinuousinterestinthe weather.Ifyouare lackinginany of
thoseareasyouwill beexposingyourselftomoredangerthanis
necessary.
Flyingisanimmense subjectwhichtakesyearstolearn,soletyour
experiencebuild slowly,don'tputpressureonyourself,youhave
plentyoftimetolearnasmanypeopleflywell intoold age.If
conditionsaren'tgoodnowthen pack upandgohome,thereis
always tomorrow.
Don'toverestimateyourabilities,behonestwithyourself.Asthewise
sayinggoes,'itisbettertobe onthegroundwishingyouwere inthe
air,thantobeinthe airwishingyouwereonthe ground'.
Everyyearmanypilotsgethurtlaunching;don'tbeoneofthem.
Launchingisthe timethatyouaremostexposedtodangerso
practiceitlots.Somelaunchsitesaresmall anddifficultand
conditionsaren'talwaysperfect.Ifyou'regoodatgroundhandling
you'll beabletoconfidentlyandsafelylaunchwhilstothersstruggle.
You'll belesslikelytogethurtandmorelikelytohave agreatday's
flying.
Groundhandlingisalsoaformofflying.Itteachesyoutobe
sensitivetoyourgliderandtounderstandthefeedback itsendsyou,
sopractice asmuchasyoucan.
Finally,RESPECTthe weather,ithasmorepowerthanyoucanever
imagine.Understandwhatconditionsare rightforyourlevelofflying
andstaywithinthatwindow.
Happy flying&enjoyyourGeo.
Team Ozone
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SOMMAIRE
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OzoneVousRemercie............................................................
Action!!!.............................................................................
L'EuipeOzone....................................................................
Votre Geo..........................................................................
LeSacDe Portage Ozone .......................................................
LesFreins...........................................................................
LesÉlévateurs.....................................................................
L'Accélérateur......................................................................
LaSellette ...........................................................................
LePTV ................................................................................
VolsDe Prise EnMain............................................................
Préparation.........................................................................
CheckListAvantDécollage ....................................................
Décollage............................................................................
CaractéristiquesDeVol.........................................................
VolNormal..........................................................................
VolOptimisé........................................................................
Virage................................................................................
Atterrissage.........................................................................
Pliage.................................................................................
VolsAvancés.......................................................................
TechniquesDeDescenteRapide..............................................
LesOreilles.........................................................................
OreillesEtAccélérateur .........................................................
OreillesEt360.....................................................................
WingOver...........................................................................
Descendre Aux B..................................................................
360Engagés.......................................................................
IncidentsDeVolEtRecommandations.....................................
Parachutal...........................................................................
Fermetures.........................................................................
Cravates.............................................................................
Neutralité Spirale.................................................................
LaVoltige............................................................................
Treuil ..................................................................................
MatériauxDeFabrication.......................................................
PrécautionsGénérales...........................................................
Rangement.........................................................................
Nettoyage ...........................................................................
Réparation..........................................................................
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OZONEVOUSREMERCIE
d'avoirchoisidevolersousuneGEO.
L'équipeOZONE,constituée depassionnésdevollibre,seconsacre
àlafabricationd'ailesagiles,d'une maniabilitétrèscaractéristique,
optimisantd'incontestablesperformancestoutenvousassurantla
sécuritédanslaturbulence.
Notretravail derechercheetdemiseaupointseconcentresurle
meilleurcompromismaniabilité/sécurité.Confianceen soietenson
matérielconstitueune garantiedeprogressionetderéussitebien
plusimportanteque desperformancespuresetchiffrées.Demandez
auxcompétiteursetauxaventuriersquiaccomplissentexploitset
résultatssousleursparapentesOZONE!
Enfin,toujoursentantquepilotes,nousavonsconsciencede
l'importancedeladépensequereprésentel'achatd'uneaile.Le
rapportqualité / prix exige une productionirréprochablepour fairela
différence.Afindemaîtriserlescoûtsde productiontoutenassurant
laplusgrandequalitédefabrication,nousfabriquonsdésormaisnos
produitsdansnotrepropreusine.Cettesolutionnousgarantiaussi
unequalitédecontrôleparfaitementfiable.
L'équipedespilotesestbasée dansleSuddelaFrance.Cetterégion
aveclessitesdeGourdon,RoquebruneetleLachensgarantit300
joursdevolparan.C'estunatoutincontestablepour lamiseau point
delagamme OZONE.
Cemanueldevolvousaideraàobtenirlemeilleur devotreGEO.
Vousytrouverezdesexplicationsdétailléesconcernantsacréation
ainsiquedesastucesetconseilspoursavoircommentlapiloterau
mieux,enassurerlemeilleurentretienafindepréserversalongévité
etdoncsonprixdereventesurlemarchéd'occasion.Ce manuel
rapporteaussilesrésultatsdestestsd'homologationDHV ainsique
lescaractéristiquestechniquesde votre aile.
Sivousavez besoind'informationscomplémentaires,votre
revendeur,votreécoleoul'und'entrenouschezOZONErestonsà
votredisposition.
AvantdevolersousvotreGEOpourlapremièrefoisil esttrès
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importantquevouslisiez attentivementcemanueldevol.
Si vousrevendez votreGEOil est importantdetransmettrece
manuel devol aufuturpropriétaire.
Surnotresiteweb www.flyozone.com unemiseàjour
permanente vousinformeradesdernièrescommunications
techniques concernantnotammentlasécuritépourlespilotes
deGEO.Merci deconsultercesiterégulièrement.
ACTION!!!
Touslessportsaérienssont potentiellementdangereuxetprésentent
desrisquesd'accidentsdontlesconséquencespeuvententraînerdes
blessuresetdestraumatismesgraves,voiremortels.Entantque
propriétairedecetteGEOd'OZONE,vousassumereztouslesrisques
associésàsonutilisation.Uneutilisationinappropriéeetouun
mauvaisentretiende votrematérielaccroissentcesrisques.
Formez vousenécoleetcontinuezàlefairerégulièrement,quelque
soitvotreniveauouvosannéesd'expérience.Lematérieletles
techniquesdepilotageévoluentsanscesse.
Lecontrôle statique ausolestàpratiquersansmodération.
Respecte le PoidsTotalVolantpréconisé(pilote etsonéquipementde
volcomplet).
Analysez rigoureusementlesiteetlesconditionsmétéoavantde
décoller.Danslemoindredouteabstenezvousdevoleretdetoute
façonménagez-vousd'importantesmargesde sécurité.
Ne volezqu'avecdesailesdûmentcertifiées,unharnaiséquipéd'une
protectiondorsale etmunid'unparachute desecours.Votrematériel
nedoitavoirfaitl'objetd'aucune modificationetdoitêtreenbonétat
etrévisérégulièrement.
Voleztoujourséquipéd'uncasque,dechaussuresadéquatesetde
gants.
Toutpilotedoitjustifierd'avoirleniveaudeformationetd'expérience
requisetdoitavoirsouscritauminimumàuneassuranceen
responsabilité civile aérienne.
Vérifierque l'ensembleaile,harnais,expérience,conditions
aérologiques,étatphysique etmentalsoitcohérentetrespectéà
chaque vol.
Eviterabsolumentdevolersouslapluie,laneige,dansduventfort,
en conditionsturbulentesetlesnuages.
Seulementsivousfaîtestoujourspreuvederigueurdansvos
jugements,vousvivrezalorsde nombreusesetheureusesannéesde
vol.
Leplaisirestle moteurde votreactivité.
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VOTREGEO
LaGeoestuneailelégèreconcuepourleparalpinisme,levolbivouac
oupourvousrendrelaviefacilelorsquevousvoulezvoyageravec
votreparapente.En2003David Dagault,notreconcepteur,a
participeauX-AlpsetatraversélesAlpesdesmontagnesde
DachsteinàMonacoenutilisantuniquementsesjambesetsonaile.
Cetteexpérienceincroyableluiaapprisbeaucoupàproposdece
qu'uneailepourlebivouacetleparalpinisme necessite.Les
decollagesenmontagnepeuventêtreextremémenttechniques,les
conditionsenmontagnespeuventêtretrésturbulentesetlesvents
soutenus.Partantdecesconnaissancesfraichementacquises,nous
avonsdeveloppecenouveauconceptdevoilelégère.Nousnous
sommesbasessur laMojo,quiademontreravoirunefantastique
combinaisondehauteperformance,simpliciteetsecurite.Nous
savionsque safaciliteaugonflageetsonexcellentesecuritepassive
enferaientuneaileidealepour l'environnementextremedela
montagne.
Noussavonsquelaplupartdespilotesquivolentavecdesailes
legeresetquientreprennentcegenred'aventuresontdejades
pilotesayantde l'experience,alorsnousavonsconcentrenosefforts
pourrendrecetteailelaplusfunpossibleetpourentirerle
maximum deperformance afinque cespilotesne sedisentpasqu'ils
vontvoleravecune ailedepassee.Nousavonsretravaille lavoutede
l'aileetlecalage afind'obtenirunevitesse brashautplusrapide,une
meilleurfinesseetsurtoutune voilequiglissemieux,quipenetre
davantageenthermique,enturbulenceetcecitoutengardantla
soliditedelaMojoatouteslesvitesses.Lesfreinsontete
completementrevupourdonnerunereponseplusdirecte,donnant
uneprecisionetune maniabilitehorspair.
LaGeobeneficiedelatechnologiedenotreancienmodeled'aile
legere,laPeak,quiaeteutilisepardenombreuxpilotesautourdu
mondeduNepaljusqu'auPerou.Le poidsaetereduitenutilisantdes
elevateurslightspeciauxendynemaetavecunaccelerateurlight,
maisegalementenremplacantlespouliesetmaillonsparleurs
equivalentslight.
Nouspensonsavoirreussiacreeruneailelegeremaisquin'arien
sacrifiealaperformance,auplaisiretalasecurite.Etsonincroyable
faciliteaudecollagevousdonnera confiancequandvousserezsur
unde cesdecollagesmontagne.
L'EQUIPEOZONE
Toutel'équipeOzoneestaniméedepuisledébutparlamêmepassion
duvoletdel'aventure.Cettepassion,vouslaretrouvez danscette
quêteoùnouscherchonsàcréerdesparapentesencoreplus
ludiques,plussûr etmeilleurs.
Laconceptiondesparapentesestdirigéeparle pensifDav Dagaultet
parRobWhittall,'celuiquin'arrêtejamais',tousdeuxpilotesde
renommée,dontl'immense expérience acquise encompétitionetau
traversdemultiplesaventuresestdésormaiscanaliséedansleur
création.Pourlesaider,lespilotesd'essaisAntoineBoisselier,aussi
facilesousunparapentequesousundelta,etJêromeCanaud,
pilotesauxmultiplestalents,fontengénéralsubirtoutesortede
sériedemanoeuvresauxderniersprotosdeDav...Antoineest
égalementenchargedelapromotionetdenotreteamde pilotes.
Aubureau,Mike'DaBoss'CavanaghetSamLowes'affairentaux
financesetveillentaubonfonctionnementgénéral.ClaireDrury
quantàelle mettoutenoeuvrepourquevotre aile soitlivrée leplus
rapidementpossible:elleestresponsabledesexpéditionsetdu
suiviedesaccessoires.Caché dansuncoin,évitantdesefairemalen
jetantuncoupd'oeil auxconditionsdehors,MarcusKinget
EmmanuelPrissette s'occupentde lapublicité,desvidéos,brochures
...etgèrentl'informatique engénéral.
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