Sky Country Escort-2 User manual

Thank you for choosing SC Escort-2! This manual will help you to get
maximum information about your glider. This is information about
the design of the Escort-2, advice how to use it best and how to care
for it to ensure it has a long life. The manual also includes technical
specications and line plans. We hope that the Escort-2 will give you
a lot of wonderful ying hours.
Escort-2
Warning! Paragliding is a high risk activity. We strongly recommend to learn paragliding only in certied schools and to choose only the
equipment which is correspondent to Your ying skills.
Escort-2 is suited for tandem ying. Tandem pilot must have at least 50 hours of ying
time. Escort-2-41 is EN-B certied.

Technical data
The total weight in ight is equal to the weight of pilots and all the equipment including the wing.
List of materials you can nd in the end of that manual.
Materials
size 38 41
scale 0,962 1
wing area, sq.m. 38,2 41,3
span, m 14,27 14,84
aspect ratio 5,33
area projected, sq.m. 33,03 35,7
span projected, m 11,44 11,89
a\r projected 3,96
root chord, m 3,312 3,443
tip chord, m 0,656 0,682
cells 56
Vmin*, km/h 25
Vmax*, km/h 45
ying weight, kg 120-180 150-220
EN B

Risers
Escort-2 has the risers scheme
A2A’1B4C3D3. The risers are
equipped with trimmer, that
increases the speed range of the
glider.
Pre-ight check
- Lines are clear and leading edge is open
- Karabiners and maillons are tight
- All harness buckles are closed
- Helmets on
- Check reserve parachute
- Wind direction is perpendicular to the glider
- Airspace is clear
You are not allowed to change the paraglider construction except adjusting the brake lines,
because it might lead to unpredictability in ying and make the paraglider dangerous in
certain ying situations.
Warning!

Launching
Your Escort-2 can take-o with both forward and reverse techniques, but for tandem glid-
ers forward technique is preferable. We recommend to take o with closed trimmers.
Use forward technique when the wind is light, or there is no wind.
Move forward and your glider will start to inate. You must maintain a constant pressure
on the risers until the wing is overhead. Brake it a little and launch.
Use reverse technique in strong winds
Pull the glider by its A-risers. When it is overhead, pull the brakes to stop the glider, then
turn and launch.
In Flight Characteristics
You can change speed by using trimmers or simultaneously pulling or releasing the brakes.
When trimmers are closed and brakes are pulled approximately 30 cm - you get minimum
sink rate. Escort-2 reaches it’s maximum speed on opened trimmers.
Speed control
In order to make Escort-2 turn with a minimum sink and radius while pulling the internal
brake you should pull very slightly the external one too. Use weightshift to decrease the
spiral radius. If the thermal ow is narrow and strong, increase the tilt and the rotation
speed by releasing the external brake.
When you need to turn fast, you should swing Escort-2 in the opposite direction and then
pull as hard as needed the internal brake.
Turn control
Escort-2 has long brake travel, light brake pressure (as for tandem) and turns very well. It
also has high resistance to deations in turbulence.

Flying in turbulence
You can help your glider to avoid dierent collapses in turbulence - you must y actively
for it. When the glider pitches forward - use the brakes to slow it, if it goes back - release
brakes. These movements can be symmetric or asymmetric.
Escort-2 is less likely to collapse on closed trimmers.
Let us remind you once again that you should be very careful choosing the weather to y.
Descent Techniques
Big Ears
While holding the brakes you should symmetrically pull the А’- risers. For directional control
of the glider use the weight shift. When you do big ears, the horizontal speed increases
slightly. In order to return to normal ight, you should release the A-risers and pull the
brakes a few times, if necessary.
Spiraling is not permitted with big ears, because of the increased load on the remaining
lines so that they can be physically deformed.
Spiral dive
When you hold either brake down for a long time, the glider goes into a fast sharp turn and
loses a lot of height. The rotation axis can be somewhere between the pilot and the wing.
The sink rate could be more than 15 m/sec. To get out of the spiral dive you must release the
inner brake. Mind that Escort-2 may take one more turn after releasing the brake.
While spiral diving, the pilot experiences considerable overload up to 3 – 4g, so you can lose
orientation.

Landing
We recommend to land with trimmers in closed position.
In small winds, when you have 1-2 meters to the ground, you should pull the brakes gently
to your arms’ full length, so that you put your Escort-2 in stall at a height of about 0.2 -- 0.5
m and the horizontal speed is zero.
In strong winds you must land facing the wind. If necessary you can fold the ears. As you
approach the ground, you must take В-risers while holding the brakes. As soon as you hit
the ground, you must turn towards the glider and pull B-risers running towards the wing.
If the wing is opping about a meter above the ground, release the B-risers and pull the
brakes hard to your arms length. We do not recommend you to use the brakes in the strong
wind, as the wing could catch the wind and pull the pilot.
Do not let the glider overtake you and hit the ground with its front edge, which leads to
increased pressure in the wing and may damage it.
Deations
Asymmetric collapse
Every paraglider may collapse in turbulent conditions.
Asymmetric collapses can be controlled by weight-shifting away from the collapse and ap-
plying a small amount of brake to control the ight direction. At the same time you should
use the brake to re-inate the canopy.
Remember that the deated glider has higher stall speed and smaller brake travel. That is
why you should be careful not to pull the brake too hard to avoid stall.

Full stall
Deations
Full stall happens when you pull both brakes too hard. To return to the normal ight you
must release both brakes. After this usually comes a front dive with a possible front dea-
tion.
Just because Escort-2 warns the pilot about stalling by increasing the brake load, it is highly
unlikely for you to enter it unexpectedly.
Deep stall (parachuting)
To get out of this mode you must pull А – risers or swing the wing
by pulling and releasing the brakes (preferably the rst one).
Asymmetrical stall
It can take place when you pull one of the brakes too hard, or while spiraling at a small
speed in turbulence you increase the angle of attack. Rotation in the asymmetrical stall is
called negative spiral. This is one of the most dangerous ying situations. In order to get
out of asymmetrical stall, just release the brakes. There may follow side thrust forward with
a following wing collapse.
Frontal collapse
Escort-2 comes out of symmetrical front collapse by itself. You can pull the brakes about a
20 cm to speed the re-ination.
Cravat
If the collapsed part of the canopy is entangled in the lines, you must try to release it by
pulling the ear-line. If you cannot do it and the rotation is increasing, you must use the
parachute.
Estimate the damage. If a brake has untied - no problem as Escort-2 can be steered well by
weight shift and pulling the back risers. Even if the damage allows for a sustainable control-
led ight, you should land as soon as possible. If normal ight is impossible, you must use
the parachute.
In ight damage
Self-rotation
Increasing rotation usually takes place when the pilot has not reacted properly to the asym-
metric collapse of the accelerated paraglider. Try to slow down the rotation by counter-
shifting your weight in the harness and pulling the outer brake. If the self-rotation is
increasing, drop the rescue parachute quickly in the direction of the rotation. This mode can
also take place when you make extreme turns of the overloaded paraglider.

Packing Your glider
Try to pack your Escort-2 as loosely as the rucksack allows, because every fold weakens the
cloth. Special care should be taken about the rib reinforcements. Follow this scheme:
Spread the glider on the ground the bottom surface up. Put all the lines onto the canopy. The risers can be placed
both at the leading or at the trailing edge.
Fold the canopy from the tips to center. Let the air come
out from the canopy through the air intakes.
Press the canopy gently from the trailing to the
leading edge to bring out the residual air. Then
roll it from the trailing to the leading edge.
Avoid packing the glider if it is wet or contains
the abrasive particles (sand, ice...). If the glider
was packed wet and/or contains abrasive sta
-- unpack it, let it dry and remove the trash from
the canopy as soon as possible.

General Glider Care
Take care while using Your glider. The inappropriate and/or inaccurate use may cause the
damage of the canopy and lines, and the glider may become dangerous in ight.
Follow these rules and your Escort-2 will be in good condition:
- Do not expose your glider to the sun any longer than necessary
- Keep it away from water and other liquids
- Do not let the front edge hit the ground
- If wet dry Escort-2 in shade. If soaked in salty water, rinse the glider thoroughly in non-
salty water
- Keep your glider away from re
- Do not put anything heavy on your glider, do not pack it in a rucksack too tightly.
- Regularly inspect the canopy, lines, risers and harness. If you nd any defects, contact
your dealer or the manufacturer. Do not attempt to self-repair the paraglider!
- If you detect a damaged line, inform the dealer or manufacturer about the line number
according to the line plan
- Keep your Escort-2 in a rucksack in a dry well-ventilated place under neutral temperature
and humidity conditions
- If you do not use the glider, then once a month you should unpack it, ventilate it well, and
then pack it back in the rucksack.
- Do not wash Escort-2. Do not use detergents or solvents. Clean dirty places with wet soft
cloth or sponge.
In the end of this manual you can nd line plan. You can use this plan, if you want to order
the new line instead of damaged.

Warrantee and Wing Repairs
The producer guarantees the correctness of the declared characteristics and the paraglid-
er’s normal performance for one year after the purchase date, but no more than 200 ying
hours. The producer conducts special, and after-warranty repairs and maintenance at the
owners’ request for an extra price.
We recommend to inspect your paraglider (including checking suspension line strength, line
geometry, riser geometry and permeability of the canopy material) one time at two years,
or every 100 hours of ying time (whichever comes rst); Those inspection must be made
by manufacturer or dealer.
If damaged, your Escort-2 must be repaired by manufacturer, or dealer.
Small holes in Gelvenor fabrics you can repair with silicon clue and a peace of Gelvenor
cloth. Small holes in Skytex may be repaired with sticky rip-stop tape.
Attention please!
The producer bears no responsibility for non-compliance with the stated characteristics if:
- the user manual is not followed;
- the paraglider structure is changed in any way;
- the paraglider is self-repaired.
Serial number
Production date
Test pilot
Dealer
Date

Escort-2
Wing check and repairs information

Escort-2-41 lineplan

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Escort-2 list of materials

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          
       
          
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 
       
        
       
 
       
        
       
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      
 
Overall lines lengths measured from the lower surface of the cano-
py to the inside edge of the maillon.