Windtech kinetik - Manual (Page 14)

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immediately released as soon as the dive is stopped, so as to avoid stalling the wing by
over-braking.
-- landing
You should pay extra care and attention for your first landings, especially if it is the first
time that you fly a paramotor. Above all, it is vital that you are 100% sure of the wind
direction in the landing area (ideally you should have a windsock and other pilots in the
landing field to guide you for this) and, once you are sure that you have enough height,
and glide, to reach the landing field easily, it is generally much better, and safer, to turn
off the engine on final approach. The rest of the landing should be the same as for a nor-
mal gliding (unpowered) landing approach. If AT ALL unsure of the techniques and
methods for setting up a good and safe controlled landing approach, you should talk to
other more experienced pilots, and/or a club coach or instructor BEFORE YOU FLY. You
should have a thorough briefing on the site, conditions, take-off, flight plan and landing
BEFORE you fly, ideally with radio guidance. It is not good realising that you do not know
how to land safely after you have already taken off, as it is TOO LATE by then.
In the last few meters the pilot should lift the brakes, to gain good airspeed (being care-
ful to fly actively in case of turbulence, and in some cases you may have to keep some
brake pressure to give a more positive angle of attack and therefore reduce the chance
of a collapse). It is best to have plenty of airspeed on landing as this will help you, at the
last moment, to convert some of this air speed into a very positive flare, substantially
reducing your forward and downward speed and thereby leading to a softer landing.
Don’t forget that once on the ground one should always avoid allowing the glider to land
heavily on it’s leading edge, as it is possible to damage the cells, or cell walls, of the gli-
der in this way.
> weather to fly
If in doubt about the weather and flying conditions, do not launch! Before going flying
you should check the weather forecast
& always ask more experienced pilots about the
conditions expected for the day. Never fly if the weather conditions are unsuitable, espe-
cially with any of the following are present or even threatening: Strong wind; Rain;
Thunderstorms; Cumuli nimbus; or Cumulus congestus. If you are already in the air then
get down safely before it's too late! Always be aware of the weather changing
& if in
doubt land as quickly as is safely possible.
> emergency procedures & quick descent
techniques
The following techniques are advanced & should be practiced ONLY with qualified radio
supervision and adequate safety back up. Always be prepared and consider what will