Before You Fly; Pre-Delivery Inspection; Trim Risers - Gin beetle Manual Del Propietário

3. Before you Fly

Pre-delivery Inspection

The Beetle is delivered with rucksack, spreader bars, inner bag, compression strap, repair tape
and this manual. Your instructor or dealer should have made a test inflation followed by a test
flight before delivery.

Trim risers

The Beetle has a trimmer system, which is located at the D-risers.
Opening the trimmers increases the maximum speed by approx. 4 km/h. The trimmers are very
useful for adjusting the speed depending on the weight of pilot and passenger. We recommend
you fly with the trimmers closed (all risers the same length) if you fly in the middle or upper
half of the weight range. If you fly in the lower half of the weight range you should open the
trimmers to obtain a higher speed and better feeling when thermaling. Trimmers can also
improve glide into a head wind.
Riser
length trimmers closed
length trimmers open
A B
37 cm 37 cm
37 cm 37 cm
C D
37 cm 37 cm
38.5 cm 40 cm
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