ICARO CYBER2 User Manual - page 23
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Using your CYBER2:
Ground Handling:
We highly recommend several hours of ground handling with the CYBER2 to tho-
roughly familiarize yourself with its launch behaviour, prior to your first mountain
flights. Ground handling is the best way to improve your safety in the sport. If
you practice two hours in the park for every hour on the mountain, you will quic-
kly become masterful at launching in a variety of wind strengths and conditions.
Ground handling or "kiting" can become great fun as a sport on its own, and will
improve your overall enjoyment of flying by making your launches easier. You will
become more skilled, confident and relaxed and therefore be able to enjoy more
controlled launches and the surreal sensations of flight with less fear. It will also
teach you arms muscle-motor-memory skills to react with them to absorb turbu-
lence. This keeps the glider flying overhead and maintains pressure in the sail,
preventing collapses in-flight. Always anticipate the possibility of becoming inad-
vertently airborne, so make sure to wear a helmet and gloves. Be cautious in
strong winds exceeding 20 km/hr as the possibility of getting lifted or dragged
increases.
Pre-Flight Checks:
It is important to perform a pre-flight check before taking off. It is helpful to
always use a set methodology:
Canopy. It is most efficient to check while unfolding your glider. Do not
rely on others. Always take into consideration that your CYBER2 may
have been damaged while in transport.
The sailcloth, stitching and line attachment points must be carefully
inspected. Pay attention especially to the leading edge and sight into
the glider to inspect internal rib structure.
Lines. Look for knots and damage. Lines may have a broken outer she-
ath, kinked or broken HMA inside. Stitching at looped ends may be
frayed or broken. Brake lines should be symmetric.
Risers. Start with the stainless steel karabiners. Make sure they are all
at least finger tight. Check all plastic retainers are preventing lines from
cross-gating the karabiners. Check for stitching and fraying of risers.
Check the speed system by pulling and activating it.
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Lines:
To ensure durability, ICARO uses Edelrids HMA lines for the CYBER2. These
lines won't stretch and transfer pilots handling directly to the canopy. Depending
on the line level, we use different diameters:
- Diameter 1,8 mm
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breaking strengh 229 daN
- Diameter 1,1 mm
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breaking strengh 114 daN.
Canopy (sailcloth):
Porcher Marine New Skytex NCV 9077 polyurethane-coated rip stop nylon.
Selected for its durability and resistance to UV-damage. New Skytex has beco-
me the reference standard used by the majority of high quality paragliding
manufacturers.
DHV Certification:
Following our philosophy to only build gliders with the highest safety, we design
our gliders to meet DHV strict and robust regulations. DHV is the most respec-
ted worldwide certification agency and provides standards for the classification
of gliders with specific in-flight behaviours. This allows pilots to find optimum
gliders commensurate with their level of training, experience and skill.
CYBER2
DHV 1 certification is valid using any harness which is categorized
"GH". The vast majority of harnesses produced after 1993 will be category
"GH".
"GX" and other special single purpose harnesses are not recommended becau-
se of the cross-braced strapping which detracts from the ability to steer by
weight shifting. These harnesses were once popular due to isolating the pilot
from feeling turbulence, but it has long since been discovered that feeling the
gliders reaction to turbulence is important for pilot awareness and the ability to
provide corrective input. To find out which class of harness your harness
belongs to, check the certification sticker or ask its manufacturer.
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