RR-ACROWINGS ROLLING User manual

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RR Acrowings ......................................................................... 5
The ROLLING........................................................................ 6
Short technical description......................................................... 6
Safety ............................................................................................ 6
Handling Characteristics............................................................ 6
Performance................................................................................. 7
Target Group............................................................................... 7
General information bevor implementing................................. 8
First flight.................................................................................. 8
Registration................................................................................ 8
Scope of delivery.......................................................................... 8
Modifications on the glider......................................................... 8
Suited harnesses........................................................................... 8
Weight range................................................................................ 9
Flying the ROLLING............................................................. 9
Launch.......................................................................................... 9
Normal flight.............................................................................. 10
Turning....................................................................................... 11
Landing....................................................................................... 12
Manoeuvres for fast decent....................................................... 12
Big ears.................................................................................... 12
B-Stall...................................................................................... 13
Deep spiral............................................................................... 13
C-Stall...................................................................................... 14

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Collapses..................................................................................... 15
Asymmetric collapse ............................................................... 15
Front tuck................................................................................. 15
Stall manoeuvres........................................................................ 15
Spin.......................................................................................... 15
Fullstall.................................................................................... 16
Deep/Parachutal stall............................................................... 16
Cravates...................................................................................... 17
Winch launch............................................................................. 18
Speed system.............................................................................. 18
Mounting the speed system ..................................................... 18
Using the accelerator in flight ................................................. 19
Service and maintenance......................................................19
General advice ........................................................................... 19
Cleaning...................................................................................... 20
Repair......................................................................................... 20
Check.......................................................................................... 20
Environment friendly behaviour:........................................21
Disposal:.................................................................................21
Technical data .......................................................................22
Overview risers......................................................................23
Overview Glider....................................................................24
Line plans...............................................................................25
Line lengths:..........................................................................26

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Congratulations, for choosing to fly a RR ACROWNGS ROLLING. You have
got a glider, to experience exiting and safe flights for many years.
This manual contains important information and instructions to use your glider.
Please read the following pages carefully before your first flight. For questions
and suggestions please contact us: [email protected]
To find further information about this or other products please visit our
website: www.rracrowings.com
Now we wish you many nice ours in the air and a safe landing at the end of
every flight.
Your NOVA and RR-ACROWINGS Team

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RR Acrowings
RR Acro Wings is the product of Raul Rodríguez’s 22 year flying career
combined with NOVA, one of the most advanced and experienced wing
manufacturers.
Raul is a true paragliding pioneer of our times. Thanks to his adventurous spirit,
his initiative and his extraordinary instinct, he has managed to make a new and
enormous leap in the area acro flying.
Raul has mastered, overcome and reinterpreted several limits of free flying and
has one by one opened many doors, that exist in the world of paragliding today.
The manoeuvres that Raul has discovered and invented, each of the new
techniques that he has developed, every advancement that he has made, have
always been shared in great detail with any pilot wanting to learn them, in the
generous spirit that continues to characterise Raul’s attitude.
Here all Raul Rodriguez’s experience that has extended the imaginable limits of
paragliding, comes together with the quality and confidence that NOVA offers
as a paragliding manufacturer to bring you this exclusive line of new wings: RR
Acro Wings.
RR Acro Wings by Nova. A unique combination.

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The ROLLING
The Rolling is a certified freestyle glider, which was developed for pilots who
are new to the world of acro flying, as well as for more experienced acro pilots,
who want a very versatile wing: The Rolling is capable of almost all acro
manoeuvres and impresses with an outstanding glide performance for a
freestyle glider, which allows efficient thermalling as well as XC flights.
So the Rolling is even an interesting glider for pilots without acro ambitions,
who are looking for an agile wing with a great performance, which is trimmed
and fine tuned by no one less than Raul Rodriguez.
Short technical description
The ROLLING has 53 cells. Six of those cells are closed stabilo cells on each
side.
There are four layers of lines. The first layer, the A-lines are red. B, C and D
lines are yellow. The brake layer, which is not one of the four line layers, is
orange. (the stabilo lines are orange as well.)
The risers consist of 4 belts. On the first belt, the A stem lines are attached.
Furthermore the speed system is fixed on the first A belt. On the next three
belts the B, C, and D stem lines are attached.
Safety
The very predictable stall behaviour and the gentle reactions to collapses are
perfect for pilots who want to advance in the field of freestyle flying, or who
want to get in touch with this
Handling Characteristics
The ROLLING offers a very precise and sensitive handling characteristics. No
matter if flying in strong thermals, or in a parachutal stall. The ROLLING
provides perfect feedback for the pilot. Raul used all his experience to reach a
perfect behaviour for all the basic acro manoeuvres like SAT, helico and for the
dynamic manoeuvres like wingovers and loops.
All together, the ROLLING is perfect to enjoy thermal and freestyle flying with
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Performance
The design of the ROLLING is based on the MENTOR which is well known
for its very good glide performance. The ROLLING has inherited the
MENTORs performance, which is unique in the segment of freestyle gliders.
This makes the ROLLING a very versatile glider, which can be even perfectly
used for XC-flying.
Target Group
The ROLLING aims to appeal all pilots who want to learn or refine the art of
acro and freestyle flying. Due to the high trim speed, the very agile handling
characteristic and the high safety potential the wing is an interesting choice for
pilots who are not particularly interested in acro flying and who just want to
enjoy a glider with great performance and sensitive feedback.
Pilots requirements:
We recommend the ROLLING for pilots who are already capable of certain
techniques, like controlling a glider in turbulent conditions: The pilot should be
able to prevent unwanted pitch or roll movement in bumpy air. If the pilot
enters a strong thermal, he should intuitionally release the brakes to stop the
glider from pitching backwards. When flying into sinking air, the pilot should
apply more brakes.
The ROLLING pilot should also be able to easily fly steep turns without
unwanted pendulum movement. We think, that a pilot, who is not capable of
those basic techniques will not be able to use the potential of the ROLLING in
a safe way.
We recommend to permanently work on your flying skills, by attending a SIV
course, by training take-offs an a training hill or by ground handling the glider.
All this will help you, to get a better understanding of your glider and to
become a better pilot.
Every pilot, who flies on their own has to be able to decide if their skills and
equipment is adequate for the respective conditions. The ROLLING offers a
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The best way to avoid misjudgements is a defensive approach to the sport.
Some times it makes sense to pass on a flight, instead of getting yourself into
conditions you cannot handle. Regular training improves your skills and
enables you to enjoy your flights, even in more difficult conditions.
Please consider these thoughts!
General information bevor implementing
First flight
Every RR-ACROWINGS glider has to be flown and checked through a RR
ACROWINGS dealer. This flight (date and pilot) has to be entered on the
stabilo of the wing.
Registration
To get all warranty and service features, you have to register your glider on our
Homepage. Please choose “LOGIN” and follow the advice for registration
Scope of delivery
The ROLLING is shipped with a rucksack, an inner pack sack, a riserbag, the
speed system, a windsock, the manual and a patch.
Modifications on the glider
Any modification (e.g. change of line lengths, changes on the speed system)
causes a loss of certification. We recommend that you contact NOVA before
performing any kind of change.
Suited harnesses
The ROLLING is approved for any harness of the class “GH” (without
diagonal bracing). This means almost every harness which is currently
available.
The choice of the harness has a big influence on the flight characteristics of the
ROLLING. There are harnesses which allow very effective weight shifting on

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the one hand, but which tip to the side in turbulences quite undamped on the
other hand.
Other harnesses don’t allow extreme weight shifting, but they will give the pilot
a calmer feel in turbulent conditions. There are several harnesses on the market,
which are especially designed for acro flying and which offer the possibility for
two reserves.
A good flying school can help on this topic with individual advice.
Weight range
Each size of the ROLLING is certified for a certain weight range. The weight
refers to the “overall take off weight”. This means the weight of the pilot, the
glider, the harness and all other equipment.
If you fly the ROLLING on the lower half of the weight range, the agility
decreases and the glider will be more damped. In strong turbulences the wing
tends to deform and to collapse more than with a higher wing loading.
If you fly the ROLLING on the upper half of the weight range, the agility and
the stability in turbulences will increase. Also the speed will increase slightly.
The self damping will decrease in turns, as well as after collapses. For Acro
Flying, we recommend the upper half of the weight range. Especially dynamic
manoeuvres like wingovers and loops are easier to perform with a high wing
loading.
Flying the ROLLING
We suggest performing your first flights with a new wing in calm conditions to
get used to the flight behaviour without any stress. We also recommend to do
some take-offs on a training hill or some ground handling to get a good feeling
for your glider from the very beginning.
Launch
Before every take off the pilot has to ensure that the equipment is in a proper
condition, especially the glider, the harness and the reserve system.
Just before launch we recommend a check routine, which should be performed
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We recommend the following routine:
1.) Strapped up (Leg strap and chest strap on the harness and helmet strap
all done up)
2.) Clipped in (Risers untwisted and connected to the karabiners, speed
system attached and karabiners properly closed)
3.) Lines (A lines on top, all lines sorted, brake line unlooped between
brake handle and pulley)
4.) Glider (glider lies arched with opened cell openings at take off.)
5.) Wind and airspace (wind suitable for launch and airspace in front of
take off free of other gliders)
The ROLLING has a very well balanced and easy take off behaviour.
Corrections are easy to perform at any time and no special advice is needed for
forward or reverse launches.
A proper take off technique can only be learnt by intensive training. That’s why
we recommend to spend some time on a training hill every once in a while.
Also some ground handling will improve your take off skills. The best thing is
to have an experienced pilot with you who can help with some advice.
Like this, you will soon be able to launch your glider confidently, even in
difficult conditions. This will add a lot of safety to your flying and it allows you
to enjoy your flights from the very beginning.
Normal flight
If you release both brakes (“Hands up”) the ROLLING glides at the so called
“trim speed”. At this speed, the glide ratio reaches its maximum.
If you fly into a headwind or through sinking air, you should use the accelerator
to maximise your glide ratio. If you use the accelerator in turbulent conditions,
you have to consider more demanding reactions in the case of a collapse. So
you should keep more distance from the ground if you fly accelerated.