SUP’AIR SORA2 User manual

user manual
SUPAIR
34 rue Adrastée
Parc Altaïs
74650 Annecy - Chavanod
FRANCE
45°54.024’N / 06°04.725’E
English
Revision index : 14/02/2019

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Thank you for choosing to fly our SORA2 tandem. We are
delighted to have you on board and to share our passion
for paragliding.
Thank you for choosing to fly our SORA2 tandem. We are
delighted to have you on board and to share our passion
for paragliding.
We hope you will find this user’s manual comprehensive,
explicit and hopefully enjoyable as well. We advise you to
read it carefully.
You will find the latest information and updates on this
product on our website : www.supair.com. If however you
have any further questions, do not hesitate to ask one of
our dealers. And of course the entire SUPAIR team re-
mains at your disposal on [e-mail]
We wish you many safe and enjoyable flying hours, and
happy landings.
Team SUPAIR

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Introduction 4
Technical specifications 5
Equipment overview 6
Connecting the glider 7
Installing the reserve parachute and the automatice collapse system on the risers 9
Pre-flight preparation 10
Take-off 11
Flight characteristics 12
Fast descents 14
Flight incidents 16
Towing 16
Line layout 17
Maintenance 18
Measurement table 19
Certificates 21
Maintenance 23
Mandatory checks 24
Warranty 24
Disclaimer 24
Pilot equipment 24
Complementary equipment / Accessories 25
Contents

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Introduction
Advice Caution ! Danger !!
Welcome to tandem flying: a world of shared passion in comfort and security.
Your SORA2 tandem is a glider which meets all the requirements of a modern tandem wing. It is designed for intensive professional use and will
give both the pilot and his passengers a high level of in-flight comfort over the seasons. The construction techniques and materials were selected
with longevity very much in mind.
Your SORA2 is certified EN / LTF B. It may be used with most models of harnesses available on the market but for better comfort and optimal feeling
we recommend that you use a pilot and passenger harness from the SUPAIR range.
After reading this manual we advise you to inflate & check your wing on a training hill first.
N.B. : The following three icons will help you to read this manual

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Technical data
SORA2 38 42
Size (m²) 38 42
Number of risers 5 5
Number of cells 54 54
Flat surface area (m²) 38 41,5
Span (m) 14,3 14,9
Chord (m) 3,31 3,46
Flat Aspect Ratio 5,35 5,35
Projected surface (m²) 31,9 34,8
Projected span (m²) 11,1 11,6
Projected aspect ratio 3,85 3,85
Glider weight (kg) 7,1 7,5
In-flight weight range (kg) 110 - 190 120-220
Harness dimensions used for certification * Length between main suspension points: 48 ±2 cm
* Height of main suspension points: 44 ±1 cm
Trimmers Yes, 115mm range Yes, 115mm range
Min. speed (km/h) 38 (±2) 38 (±2)
Max. speed (km/h) 52 (±2) 52 (±2)
Débattement à la commande, à PTV max
(cm) 85 90
Speed bar No No
Other variable device No No
Certification
Class B,
EN : 926-2 : 2013 & 926-1 : 2015,
LTF : 2. DV LuftGerPV §1, Nr 7 c
Class B,
EN : 926-2 : 2013 & 926-1 : 2015,
LTF : 2. DV LuftGerPV §1, Nr 7 c
Earth
Fluor
Ocean
Fire

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Equipment overview
8
13
Riser hook-up loop
14
Pilot hook-up loop
15
Passenger attachement loop
16
17
Reserve riser cover
18
1Leading edge
2Trailing edge
3
Stab
4
5
A riser
6
B riser
7
C riser
D riser
10
Brake handle
9
Brake line
11
Trim bridle with magnet
12
Brake retaining strap
Options included in the «SORA2 tandem pack»
A' riser (for big ears)
Spreader hook-up loop
TREK 160 L Carry bag
1
2
3
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
19
Ear blocker
18
Inner Surface
20
Outer surface
21
19
20
21

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Flight direction
Connecting the glider
The bottom loop on the risers must be connected to the attachment points on the spreaders,
using karabiners with appropriate resistance for a tandem load. You must ensure that the A
risers are on top, without any twists or obstruction.
NEVER connect the glider to any other point.
The pilot then connects his harness to the rear loops on the spreaders and connects his passen-
ger’s harness to the forward loops.
For the connection between the glider and spreaders, we recommend SUPAIR 45mm steel kara-
biners.
Pilot
passenger
Connecting to spreaders

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Brake line length
Brake line lengths are set in the factory to allow optimal glider
control. However, if the setting does not suit you, it is possible to
modify brake line length.
We advise you to use a fisherman’s knot and to keep your length
changes to a minimum (approx 5cm at a time).
The height of the brake retaining strap is adjusted as follows:
- Undo the knot on the brake line and pull it out through the ring.
- Move the brake retaining strap to the desired position using the
straps on the riser and fix it with a loop.
- Feed the brake line through the ring.
- Connect the brake line with the handle on the mark with a fisher-
man's knot.
fisherman's knot
Connecting the glider
Margin
Brake strap
Be careful not to suppress the “bow” in the brake
line when flying hands up so that the canopy does not deform or
the trims cannot function correctly (if the trailing edge is pulled
tight).
The bow in the brake lines must be checked with trimmers fully
released. The trailing edge must not be affected in this position.

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Installing the reserve parachute
and the automatice collapse system on the risers
1. Connect the risers on top of each spreader bar (at the main loop), with the
rectangular stainless steel maillons and the flexible elastic rings. 2. On both sides, push the small collapsing bridle through the main paraglider carabiner, and connect it to the top of the
« C» riser using a triangular maillon.
Pilot Passenger
Towards
parachute riser
Towards C risers
Collapsing System.
AA'BCD
Pilot
Passenger

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Pre-Flight Preparation
Separate A,B,C and D risers and brake line make sure that the risers and lines do not have any knots or twists and are not catching anything
(stones, twigs, etc).
Lay out the glider in half-circle on its upper surface. The opening on the leading edge must face upwards.
Check that both trims are in a symmetrical position.
Caution !
It is crucial to carry out a thorough pre-flight check and in particular to ensure that the passenger and pilot are correctly fastened in
their harnesses and that the harnesses are correctly connected to the spreaders.
Before every take-off, check the following:
- that harnesses and karabiners are in good working order
- that the reserve parachute container is correctly closed and that the handle is in the correct position
- that your personal settings have not been changed
- that the glider is correctly connected to the karabiners and that they are safely locked