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Harness. Inspect all stitching and webbing. Check the reserve para
chute pin and handle location and release handle from Velcro and
resecure.
Harness Buckles. Make sure you are clipped in: both legs and
chest.
Harness-Glider Karabiners. Actuate the Karabiners and ensure they
latch securely and can not be opened accidentally in flight. Risers must
be untwisted with the A-Risers facing forward as in-flight.
Speed System. Make sure Brummel hooks connect the foot pedal to
the risers, with at least 3 cm of slack, so that the glider is not acciden
tally accelerated during launch. Do this by pulling on the speed pedal
and checking for free travel.
Launch Preparation:
Before laying your glider out, carefully study the wind direction, speed and
gustiness at launch. Never launch in stronger conditions that you have routi-
nely practised on your training hill. Study the terrain in detail and select a
spot that will: insure you are precisely aligned into the wind; maximize your
takeoff run-way; maximize your distance from trees and obstructions; minimi-
ze being in a wind shadow or turbulence from launch terrain. Then expand
your attention to further away from launch to ensure you are not in the lee-
side of prevailing winds and that there is no high instability cumulus clouds or
gust fronts approaching.
Lay out your
ICE2 XC
on its top surface in a pronounced arc, with the center
of the wing higher on the slope then the tips. This ensures the center of the
glider will inflate first and the glider will have less tendency to turn. Make
sure the entire leading edge inlets are pointing upwards, towards the sky, and
under span-wise tension to ensure they will take air in easily. The closer the
laid out glider resembles its in-flight appearance, the easier and more quickly
it will inflate.
Lay out the lines one half of the glider at a time. Hold up one riser set and
start at the bottom first with the brake lines, pull all lines clear. Repeat with
the D, C, B and conclude by separating the A lines. Lay checked lines on top
of the previous set and make sure that no lines are tangled, knotted, or snag-
ged. Mirror the process on the other side.
Launch:
After conducting the pre-flight checks and launch lay out as above, immedia-
tely before launch re-check:
wind direction and strength has not changed
airspace in front of launch is clear of all other gliders and visibility is
clear
The
ICE2 XC
is designed having classic ICARO superb take-off characteri-
stics. ICARO gliders have split A-risers. For reverse launching in stronger
winds, just use inner A-Risers. In nil and light wind your
ICE2 XC
will launch
effortless by using progressive pressure on all the A-risers until the wing is fully
overhead. When doing forward launch do not forget to do a shoulder check,
looking up briefly while keeping your body weight forward and down, to check
the canopy is perfectly inflated above you without line tangles or debris in the
lines. Never take off with a glider that is not fully inflated.
Turning and thermaling:
Your
ICE2 XC
is very agile and reacts precisely to the smallest steering
impulse. To make efficient and co-ordinated turns with your glider: use weight
shifting and smooth application of the brakes. The more you use your inner
brake, the faster the glider will turn. Use outer brake for adjusting speed,
radius and bank angle of the turn.
Do not accidentally use inner brake excessively, otherwise it will result in a
spiral dive. Do not use both brakes beyond a certain point. This can cause a
symmetric stall or spin.