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Each glider is packaged following the maintenance and conservation instructions recommended for the advanced materials. NIVIUK Gliders are made
of first class materials as demanded by the performance, durability, and
homologation requirements of the present-day market.
As we continue the work that we started up with the rest of our gamma, all
the used materials respond to our desire to improve what we established. The
different diameters and strengths of the lines, an arch distribution with diagonal ribs that carry the main efforts on the glider and the elected materials
to deal with these fatigues, surely are the elements that indicate how much
attention we spent on choosing the materials for the Takoo. This complex
process of selection and material distribution allow us to offer you a glider
constructed way above the standards, with a design and very high finalisation
level.
Information about construction materials is given on the last pages of this
manual.
1.5 ELEMENTS, COMPONENTS
The TAKOO is delivered to its owner together with a series of components
that, although not fundamental, do take an important part in the use,
transport and storage of the paraglider. The glider is delivered together with a
rucksack, large enough for all of the equipment to fit inside, once appropriately packed. The rucksack is designed to make transport on foot as pleasant
as possible. The internal bag, intended to protect the TAKOO from possible
damage, during storage is also supplied.
The glider strap allows you to reduce the volume of your glider. Furthermore
you will find the spread bar, a small fabric repair kit made of auto-adhesive
ripstop and a user’s manual with the answers all our questions about our new
TAKOO.
2. UNPACKING AND ASSEMBLY
2.1CHOOSE THE RIGHT PLACE
We recommend that you unpack and assemble your wing on a schooling
slope or a flat clear area without to much wind and free of obstacles. These
conditions will allow you to carry out all the steps required for you to check
and inflate your NIVIUK Gliders TAKOO.
We recommend that an instructor or a retailer supervises the entire procedure as only they are competent to resolve any doubt in a safe and professional
way.
2.2 PROCEDURE
Take the paraglider out of the rucksack, open it and spread it open with the
lines on top of the underside, position the wing as if you were to inflate it.
Check the condition of the fabric and the lines, make sure there are no abnormalities. Check the maillons that attach the lines to the risers are properly
closed. Identify and order the A, B, C, and D lines, the brake lines and the
corresponding risers. Make sure that there are no ties or knots.
2.3 ASSEMBLY OF THE HARNESS
Correctly place the risers on the superior loop of the triangle of the spread
system (in bleu on the NIVIUK Spread system). The risers and lines should
not have any twists and they should be in the right order. Check if the harness buckles are correctly locked. Secondly, you should connect the Spread
system (shortest part and only one assembly loop) to the pilot’s harness.
Connect the buckles of your reserve to the superior part of the spread system
(in bleu on the NIVIUK Spread system). Install your “André Rose” system if
you possess it. And at last, connect the passenger’s harness.
2.4 TYPE OF HARNESS
The TAKOO has passed the EN class “B” homologation. This standard allows
it to be flown with most of the harnesses on the market. We recommend
you only to use, as well for the pilot as for the passenger, special designed
harnesses for tandem flights.