Gin Carrera User Manual download pdf (Page 9)

NOTE: Your glider may have been

delivered with some lines looped around

the maillons, this is to allow the glider

to be re-trimmed during a professional

check at the recommended service

interval.

WARNING: If you ﬂy with wraps, be

sure to release them in any extreme

situation. Failure to do so could prevent

normal recovery of the wing.

CAUTION: If you do shorten the brake

lines, make sure there is enough free

brake travel that the trailing edge is

not braked (deformed) when the glider

is fully accelerated. There should be at

least 10cm of free brake travel when the

glider is ﬂown “hands-off”.

Before you ﬂy

Delivery

Make sure your dealer has checked and test-ﬂown the glider. Your glider will be delivered to

you with the original trim settings which correspond to the tested conﬁguration. Do not make any

modiﬁcations, such as changing the risers or altering the line lengths. This would invalidate the

certiﬁcation and is potentially dangerous.

Brake lines

GIN test pilots have carefully tuned the brake line lengths during testing, and there should be

no need to change them. We generally suggest ﬂying with wraps (a turn of brake line around the

hand).

If you do decide to make adjustments to suit your harness, body or ﬂying style, make any

adjustments in steps of 2cm. Be sure to test ﬂy the glider after each adjustment. See the reference

section of this manual for the recommended knot to use to re-attach the brake handles.

Risers and line layout

A line plan and a diagram of the risers can be found in the reference section at the end of this

manual. Familiarize yourself with the layout of the risers and the position of the “stabilo (STB)”

line.

Speed system

The speed system accelerates the wing by progressively shortening the risers towards the

front.

Make sure that the speed system lines are routed properly through your harness and attached

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Gin Carrera User Manual Page 9