ARCUS rs Arcus RS Manual (EN)

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Dear ARCUS RS pilot THANK YOU FOR PURCHASING A SWING PRODUCT! We hope that flying a SWING glider will bring you many years of enjoyment. The innovative design, first-rate materials and high quality workmanship of your paraglider set it apart from others. Your SWING paraglider was developed to comply with all of the current safety and certification requirements in Germany. To enhance your flying enjoyment further, we recommend that you familiarise yourself with the information and instructions contained in this Manual regarding safety, equipment and service. If you have any questions which are...

Special text Manual SWING requires you to familiarise yourself with your new paraglider by reading this Manual before your first flight. This will allow you to acquaint yourself with its new functions and learn the best way to fly the paraglider in various situations. It will also explain how to get the most out of your paraglider. Information in this Manual on design of the paraglider, technical data and illustrations are subject to change. We reserve the right to make changes without prior notification. Special text giving safety information is identified in this Manual in accordance with the...

Series of instructions In this Manual, instructions which must be followed in a certain order are numbered consecutively. < Where there is a series of pictures with step-by-step instructions, each step has the same number as the corresponding picture. d Letters are used where there is a series of pictures but the order is not relevant. Numbers circled in red refer to various parts of the item pictured. A list of the numbers and the name of the part labelled follows the picture. Bullet points Bullet points are used in the Manual for lists. Example:  SWING Flugsportgeräte and the environment Protection...

02 Safety WARNING The safety advice given below must be followed in all circumstances. Failure to do so renders invalid the certification and/or results in loss of insurance cover, and could lead to serious injuries or even death. Safety advice All forms of aerial sport involve certain risks. When compared with other types of aerial sport, paragliding has the lowest number of fatal accidents measured according to the number of licensed pilots. However, few other sports demand such a high level of individual responsibility as paragliding. Prudence and risk-awareness are basic requirements for...

Registration” in the section “SWING on the World Wide Web”). WARNING The paraglider owner is responsible for carrying out the action required by the safety notice. Safety notices are released by the certification agencies and are also published on the relevant websites. You should therefore visit the safety pages of the certification agencies on a regular basis and keep up-to-date with new safety notices which cover any products relating to paragliding (refer to Appendix for addresses). Services such as RSS are also available which allow internet users to follow various websites and changes to...

there are turbulent weather conditions and/or wind speeds on launch higher than 2/3 of the maximum flyable airspeed of the glider (based on take-off weight) the air temperature is below -30°C or above 50°C the glider is used for aerobatics/extreme flying or flight manoeuvres at an angle greater than 90° there have been modifications to the canopy, lines or risers which have not been approved WARNING The operating limits must be observed throughout the entire flight. When planning your flight, pay attention to current and forecasted weather conditions and temperature. Bear in mind too that the...

Description of pilot skills required For all pilots including pilots at all levels of training. Target group and recommended flying experience The ARCUS RS is suitable for pilots who value excellent launch behaviour, direct handling and very good properties in thermal flying. It offers absolute flying enjoyment with a high level of performance and safety. This makes it the ideal glider for a wide range of pilots. Advanced student pilots will have just as much enjoyment from the ARCUS RS on their flights at higher altitude as social pilots and cross-country pilots, who appreciate the combination...

03 Technical Description General layout illustration successful low-end B-tradition. Innovative and redesigned, it departs however once again from the well-worn paths of paraglider development and provides completely fresh impetus for our sport. The unique new partition system known as RAST now has additional valves, and the ARCUS RS is an impressive example of how it operates. RAST The ARCUS RS features Swing’s unique Ram Air Section Technology, known as ‘RAST’ for short. This system divides the interior of the paraglider into several chambers crossways to the flight direction. Defined openings...

This means that there is much less loss of height than for the same design without RAST. Line system Sketch RAST Flight behaviour It is in turbulent air that RAST really puts its strengths into play, effectively stabilising the canopy and gently calming turbulent air. This makes the ARCUS RS extremely stable and forgiving, which results in noticeably improved precision and comfort during flight, and consequently also more control and better performance for the pilot. Collapse behaviour If there are any stability problems, RAST prevents the canopy from suddenly and/or completely emptying because...