Preparation for flight

Pack the back compartment

Careful packing of the back compartment contributes significantly to flight comfort. Pack the paraglider COMPRESSBAG first at the bottom of the back compartment. You should use the remaining space logically. Pack trekking poles – with the tips up –, food and clothing carefully around.

Setting up the drink system

The tube is guided upwards via a loop on the right shoulder strap and fed into the back compartment in the middle under the ADVANCE label and the H2O label.

HintUse your finger to open the hole first.

Clipping in the paraglider

The EASY CONNECT SYSTEM with its coloured markings on the EASINESS 4 main support loops makes clipping in an ADVANCE wing especially straightforward. The pilot only has to check that the red and blue lines on the glider risers match the same colours on the EASINESS 4 support points. The EASY CONNECT SYSTEM improves safety before takeoff.

Takeoff preparation and checks

Before every takeoff carry out the following pre-takeoff checks:

  1. Harness and helmet buckled, reserve OK?
  2. Lines free?
  3. Canopy open?
  4. Wind direction and strength assessed?
  5. Airspace and field-of-view clear?
HintTo get the wing in the right shape for takeoff do the following: pull the brake lines in while you are sorting the lines until the canopy arrives at the perfect banana shape.
WarningBefore each flight, check that the reserve handle is in the intended position and that the yellow locking cables of the reserve handle are correctly stowed.