Cage Training Progression Form

 

 

TRAINING FOR THE CAGE

PROGRESSION FORM

 

            FIRST NAME : ...............................     LAST NAME : .......................................

 

  •   OPENING OF THE CAGE AND PRE-FLIGHT CHECK

 

  •  FOLDING OF THE CAGE AND POST-FLIGHT CHECK

 

GROUND HANDLING WITHOUT HARNESS WITH LIGHT WIND (<10 KM/H) ON FLAT GROUND :

           

  •  HANDS POSITIONS ON THE CAGE

  •   PRE-INFLATION OF THE WING. POSITIONING ON THE GROUND

  •   PILOT'S BODY POSITION FOR INFLATION

  •   HANDS CHANGING AND PITCH CONTROL

  •    DEFLATION OF THE WING WITH EXTRADOS DEPRESSION CONTROL

 

HARNESS ADJUSTMENTS (FLYING POSITION - HEIGHT DURING RUNNING AND FLYING)

           

  •    HANGING ON CROSSBEAM

  •    TURNING EXERCISES UNDER THE HANGPOINT

 

  GROUND HANDLING  WITH HARNESS :

 

            WITHOUT WIND, OR WITH LIGHT WIND, ON FLAT GROUND AND VARIOUS SLOPES

 

  •    PREPARATION TO FORWARD LAUNCH, HANDS POSITION

  •    INFLATION

  •   PITCH CONTROL

  •    PROGRESSIVE RUN WITH AERIAL STEPS

  •    ABORTING LAUNCH AND DEFLATING THE WING

 

            WITH WIND UP TO 15/20 KM/H, FACING THE WING, FLAT GROUND OR LIGHT SLOPE :

 

  •   HANDS POSITIONS AND HANDS CHANGING

  •   SIMULTANEOUS PITCH AND ROLL CONTROL

  •   PITCH LIMITS (FRONTAL COLLAPSE AND STALL)

  •   SAME EXERCISES WITHOUT WATCHING THE WING

  •   TURNING, BODY AND HANDS POSITIONS

  •   PROGRESSIVE RUN, PITCH CONTROL AND AERIAL STEPS

  •   ABORTING LAUNCH, TURNING BACK AND DEFLATING THE WING

  •   WING CONTROL (MOVING BACKWARDS)

  •   COLLAPSES CONTROL

 

            WITH LIGHT WIND :

 

  •   INFLATION AND DYNAMIC TURN

 

DEFLATION OF THE CANOPY

 

  •   WITH LIGHT WIND

  •    SAFETY POSITION WITH STRONG WIND (VARIOUS HANDS POSITIONS)

  •   LOWER THE BODY THEN SUDDENLY STAND UP TO UNLOAD THE WING

  •   ON ONE SIDE

  •   WITH A FRONTAL COLLAPSE

  •   WITH BIG EARS

 


TAKE-OFF

 

            WITH LIGHT WIND AND VARIOUS SLOPES

  •    FORWARD LAUNCH

  •    INFLATION AND DYNAMIC TURNING

  •    WITHOUT WIND (FORWARD LAUNCH, VARIOUS SLOPES)

  •   WITH SIDE WIND (ALL KINDS OF TAKE-OFF)

  •   HAND CHANGING ON TAKE-OFF

  •   INSTALLATION IN THE HARNESS

            WITH STRONG WIND (>20 KM/H) AVERAGE OR STEEP SLOPE

  •      REVERSE LAUNCH

  •      TURNING AFTER TAKE OFF

 

PILOTING (NEVER ANGLE THE CAGE EXCEPT FOR FINAL FLARING)

 

            PITCH CONTROL

  •      CAGE ROTATION AROUND ANCHOR POINT

  •      BODY ROTATION AROUND HANGING POINT (FLYING BACKWARDS)

  •      MINIMUM SINK RATE AND BEST GLIDE RATIO RESEARCH

                        PITCH LIMITS

  •    FEELING OF COMING FRONTAL COLLAPSE (PITCH DOWN)

  •    FEELING OF COMING STALL (PITCH DOWN)

  •   TURN : PROGRESSIVE PITCH UP DURING TURN

            TURBULENCE CONTROL

  •    FREEING OF THE CAGE IN TURBULENCE  - RECLINED BODY POSITION

  •    HANDS POSITIONS

  •   USE OF BIG EARS

  •   SOARING, PILOTING IN THERMALS

  •   COLLAPSES CONTROL

 

LANDING

 

            FINAL APPROACH

  •      - PREPARATION TO GETTING OUT OF THE HARNESS

  •      - SPEEDING UP BEFORE FLARING (HANDS POSITION)

  •   * PREPARATION TO FLARING (HANDS POSITION)

  •   * ANGLING FOR FLARING

  •   * TURNING BACK TO FACE THE WING AND DEFLATION

 

I undersigned ................................. certifies that this pilot has been trained to fly the Cage on a ............. size ...... and that he is capable of flying this type of aircraft.

 

Location ....................................... Date : ............................... Signature : ......................

 

 

 

 

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