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Please read this owner’s manual
thoroughly before your first flight
with the UP Trango XC so
that you are fully acquainted
with your new glider. This
manual gives you information on
the entire specific and general flying
characteristics of the UP Trango XC, but it
does not replace attending a paragliding
school. It is important to note the following
points:
•at the time of delivery the UP Trango
XC conforms to German Hang
Gliding Association (DHV - LTF) and
EN requirements (see certification
information later in this manual)
•This paraglider has been built and
tested in accordance with German
law. It is identical to the tested
sample and is airworthy.
•any changes being made outside the
permitted range of adjustment
invalidate any and all claims under
the warranty
•using this paraglider is exclusively at
the risk of the user; the manufacturer
or distributor assumes no
responsibility for accidents occurring
while using it.
•it is assumed that the pilot is in
possession of the necessary
qualifications and provisions of any
relevant laws are observed
•when reselling the wing please make
sure you also give this manual to the
new owner. The manual is an
integrated part of the paraglider and
is required for the wing to keep its
certification.
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Admitted; we’re proud of our history.
No other company in the free flying
world can look back on such an
expansive history as we can. The UP
story started back in 1970 when Pete
Brock graduated from the Art Center, a
world famous school for design and
engineering in Pasadena, California,
and promptly created some of the
most legendary race cars ever – the
Daytona Coupe from General Motors
was one – and then went on to
become fascinated by the emerging
sport of hanggliding – at that time
probably the maddest pastime of them
all. After founding Ultralite Products in
1972 he introduces his first wing, the
Dragonfly, and soon the new company
becomes known under the UP
acronym..
Pete Brocks spirit survives to this day
in everything we do at UP International
– we still have our very own way of
seeing things and designing things.
This entails building paragliders that
are not only as safe as they come,
they must also meet the very high
standards we set ourselves. Among
these are the continued use of the
most advanced technology available
both in the designing and
manufacturing process, but also the
feel, the handling and the performance
of the finished product. All this
because we're addicted to building
wings that will fascinate you. A good
paraglider is comprised of a number of
interacting factors of which looks, feel,
handling and performance are but a
few. Only when all these come
together in the final product can we
claim to have built a wing that is
homogenous and pleasurable to fly;
