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StallingOne-sided stall (spin)The OMEGA 8 warns you of an impending spin by an increasingpressure from the brake in a turn. If you maintain the brake differentialon the paraglider, you will then notice a marked reduction in brakepressure on the inside of the turn. In this situation, you must fully releasethe brake line immediately, enabling the OMEGA 8 to return tonormal flight of its own accord.Flying a spin is not recommended although this manoeuvre does notpresent any particular difficulties with the OMEGA 8.Full stallThe initiation of a full stall is effected by progressive symmetrical pullingof both brakes. This reduces the forward speed. The airflow andwind noise decrease. On reaching the stalling speed, the paragliderinitially goes into a brief deep-stall phase. Further pulling on thebrakes will cause the airflow to break away completely and the paragliderthen tips backwards into a full stall.When recovering from this manoeuvre, the canopy must be «preinflated»over its complete wingspan. To achieve this, the brake linesshould be released slowly at first, and then only released fully afterpreinflation. If the canopy is not sufficiently inflated when the brakesare fully released a line-over or cravat may occur. If a cravat does resultit is important to keep the OMEGA 8 on course with controlledbraking and then sort out the cravat by pulling the red stabilo linedown. For a glider in this category, the OMEGA 8 possesses minimaltendency to shoot forward. It has not been possible to establisha stable deep stall. See also section «Flying with a wet paraglider»about this topic.Deep stallCaution: Due to its high aspect ratio the OMEGA 8 is difficultto hold in the stall. After a stall the wing should be preinflatedslowly and carefully before the brakes are released completely.The OMEGA 8 has not shown a desire to go into stable deep stall byitself. The glider can, however, be brought into deep stall by means ofthe brakes, and kept there. Be aware that the transition into deep stallis gentle and can happen almost imperceptibly. The glider will recoverby itself as soon as the brake lines are fully released.20
Like any paraglider the OMEGA 8 will be more prone to deep stall ifit gets wet or flies in rain. If the wet wing does go into parachutal stallonly use the speed system to recover. See also section “Flying with awet paraglider”.LandingBecause of its high performance, landing with the OMEGA 8 callsfor a carefully planned approach. Hard turns near the ground aredangerous because they may lead to the pilot swinging excessively.Apply braking only gradually at the end of the final approach, in orderto settle the glider on its flight path, before you fully apply brake to reduceyour forward speed to a safe minimum at touchdown.Caution: Take particular care not to get below minimumspeed when top landing, and on final approach. A high aspectratio (= short chord) means that the brakes have much moreeffect than those of a lower classification wing.Flying with a wet paragliderFlying with a wet glider creates a risk of deep stall. Deep stall is oftenthe result of a combination of factors. The weight of the wet canopygoes up, and this increased weight increases the angle of attack,which always puts the glider nearer the deep stall limit. Added to this,water drops on the top surface have a detrimental effect on the laminarflow of the boundary layer near the leading edge, which distinctlyreduces the maximum lift coefficient. If the wet glider is also beingflown at its lower weight limit there is a further small effect in increasingthe angle of attack, as well as there being a lower airspeed becauseof the reduced wing loading.In order to avoid the risk of deep stall with a wet glider the wingshould be braked as little as possible, and big ears not employedat all. As a further preventative measure apply moderate (25-40%)speed bar. All these measures have a small effect on reducing theangle of attack.Should the wet glider get into deep stall, recovery can only beachieved using the speed bar. See also section «Deep stall».21
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