A methodology entirely  applied to the simulator device. In the first level it combines simulator and real ground handling on the field. In the second level, exactly the same. A professional needs 40 hours to master simulador handling at this level. In the simulator parameters for each flying site are introduced as well as any other training parameters for specific instruction. The handling is manual.

INDEX

SMAAP: STARTING UP
1. Switch on and connection of the simulator device. 

SMAAP: ASSEMBLY OF THE PARAGLIDING STRUCTURE
1. Assembly and functionning with paragliding structure.

SMAAP: COMMAND CONTROL AND MOVEMENTS
1. Launch-landing command..................................... DA
2. Turning in the "core" command............................. GN
3. Warp command........................................................ AL
4. Pitch command......................................................... CB
5. Lateral displacement command............................ DL
6. Interrelate commands.............................................. INT
7. Launch-landing table command............................ MDA

SMAAP LESSION 1: CONTROL KITING, CONTROL OF THE STRUCTURE OF THE WING
MDA   stop-minimum speed.
Aprox. time: 1h 30 minutes.

1.  GN  seated position.
2.  AL   vertical position.
3.  GN  vertical seated position.
4.  AL  vertical seated position.

Vertical position

1.  GN-DL  lateral control.
2.  AL-DL  lateral control.
3.  GN-DL  lateral-center control.
4.  AL-DL  lateral-center control

SMAAP LESSION 2: CONTROL KITING, CONTROL OF THE STRUCTURE OF THE WING AND TURN
MDA   stop-maximum speed.
Aprox. time: 1hour.

1. GN stand-up position, turn-launch run.
2. AL stand-up position, turn-launch run.
3. GN-DL stand-up position stabilize lateral-centre-turn-launch run.
4. AL stand-up position stabilize lateral-centre-turn-launch run.

SMAAP LESSION 3: ANNEXED FRONT STRUCTURE OF THE WING AND LAUNCH RUN
MDA   stop-minimum-maximum speed.
Aprox. time: 30 minutes.

1. Pilot or stabilized flying.
2. Maximum speed flying.
3. Hold.
4. Brake.

SMAAP LESSON 4: DRIFTS DURING THE LAUNCH RUN
MDA   stop-minimum-maximum speed.
Aprox. time: 45 minutes.

1. GN  center stabilize.
2. AL   center stabilize.
3. GN-DL continued stabilize lateral centre.
4. AL-DL  continued stabilize lateral centre.
5. GN  stabilize lateral centre.
6. AL  stabilize lateral centre.

SMAAP LESSON 5: FROM LAUNCH RUN TO FLYING POSITION
MDA   stop-minimum-maximum speed each exercice.
Aprox. time: 20 minutes.

1. DA  launch run-flying position.
2. DA  launch run-flying position-landing position.

SMAAP LESSON 6 : FLYING TECHNIQUE
DA  in central position.
Aprox. time: 20 minutes.

1.  Steering position or stabilized.
2.  Maximum speed.
3.  Hold.

SMAAP LESSON 7: TURNS IN FLYING TECHNIQUE
DA  in central position.
Aprox. time: 30 minutes.

1.  DL-GN Turn in steering position.
2.  DL-GN  Turn in maximum speed.
3.  DL-GN Turn holding the structure of the wing  

SMAAP LESSON 8: DRIFTS IN FLYING TECHNIQUE
INT  in reference position.
Aprox. time: 20 minutes

1.  GN  steering irregular drift.
2.  GN  maximum speed irregular drift.
3.  GN  holding structure of the wing irregular drift.
4.  CA  steering sustained drift.
5.  CA  maximum speed sustained drift.
6.  CA  holding structure of the wing sustained drift

SMAAP LESSON 9: INCIDENTS IN FLYING TECHNIQUE   
INT.
Aprox. time: 40 minutes.

1. Ears.
2. Front-right side collapse.
3. Front-left side collapse

SMAAP LESSON 10: LEARNING THE FLIGHTS FROM LOWEST TO HIGHEST COMPLEXITY
INT.
Aprox. time: 1 h 30 minutes.

1. Launches and landings.
2. Launches directions.
3. Launches directions and drifts.
4. Flying Technique.
5. Incidents.
6. Altitude flights in known sites.

SMAAP LESSON 11: GROUND HANDLING ON THE TRAINING FIELD
Aprox. time: 5-6 hours.
Wind speed: 10 to 15 km/h.

1. Wing handling.
2. Wing handling-Turn.
3. Wing handling-Turn-Launch run.
4. Wing handling-Turn-Launch run. Return to the top of hill controling the wing.
5. Wing handling-Turn-Launch run. Return and re-start launch run.

From no wind to 3-4- 5 km/h wind speed.

1. All in one reverse launch movements (inflate-turn-launch run).

Wind speed 18 to 25 km/h.

1. Wing handling-weight on the harness.
2. Wing handling-weight on the harness-Turn.
3. Wing handling-weight on the harness-Turn-Launch run.
4. Same as 3-return to start ground-handling the wing.

SMAAP LESSON 12: LAUNCHES AND LANDINGS   ON THE TRAINING FIELD
Aprox. time: 1 hour.
Wing speed from 0 to 25 km/h.

1. Short launches and landings.

SMAAP LESSON 13: ALTITUDE FLIGHTS

1. Flight Plan.
2. Training statistics check.
3. Observations.

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

  
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INDEX

SMAAP LESSON 1: CONTROL OF THE STRUCTURE OF THE WING
Aprox. Time: 30 minutes.
Changeable launch run speeds.

1. Control of the structure of the wing-turn-launch run.
2. Drifts during the launch run.

SMAAP LESSON 2: FLYING TECHNIQUE
Aprox. time: 40 minutes.

1. Active flying.
2. Thermal flying.
3. In-flight incidents.

SMAAP LESSON 3: TRAINING FLIGHTS
Aprox. time: 40 minutes.

1. Descent flights.
2. Thermal flights.
3. Active Flying flights.
4. In-flight incidents flights.

SMAAP LESSON 4: ON THE FIELD
Aprox. time: 3 hours.
Wind speed: 0 to 25 km/h.

1. Glide Ground-handling.
2. Glide Ground-handling-Launch run.
3. Drifts in the launch run.
4. Glide Ground-handling with lateral displacements.
5. Launch run with lateral displacements.
6. Launches and landings.

SMAAP LESSON 5: THEORY MANUAL
Aprox. time: 2 hours.

1. Materials.
2. Aerodynamics.
3. Lift (sustentation).
4. Meteorology.
5. Clouds.
6. Rainfalls.
7. Orography.
8. Local winds.

SMAAP LESSON 6: ALTITUDE FLIGHTS

1. Flight Plan.
2. Training statistics check.
3. Observations.

 

  

 

  
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A methodology entirely  applied to the simulator device. In the first level it requires launch runs with the hang gliding on the field, but only at the end of the process. In the second level, all the training is performed on the simulator. A professional needs 30 hours to master simulador handling at this level. In the simulator parameters for each flying site are introduced as well as any other training parameters for specific instruction. The handling is manual.

INDEX

SMAAP: STARTING UP
1. Switch on and connection of the simulator device  

SMAAP: ASSEMBLY OF THE HANG GLIDING STRUCTURE  2. Assembly and functionning of the hang gliding structure  

SMAAP: COMMAND CONTROL AND MOVEMENTS

1. Launch-landing command ..................................... DA
2. Turning in the "core" command.............................. GN
3. Warp command.......................................................... AL
4. Pitch command.......................................................... CB
5. Lateral displacement command............................ DL
6. Interrelate commands.............................................. INT
7. Launch-landing table command............................ MDA

SMAAP LESSON 1: LAUNCH RUN POSITION- ANGLE OF FLIGHT
MDA stop-starting increasing speed.
Aprox. time: 20 minutes.

1.  DA  walking-angle of flight.
2.  DA  running-angle of flight.
3.  DA  running-angle of flight-launch.
4.  DA  running-angle of flight-launch-running.

SMAAP LESSON 2: DRIFTS DURING THE LAUNCH RUN Aprox. time: 20 minutes.

1.  GN  left drift.
2.  GN  right drift.
3.  AL  left drift.
4.  AL  right drift  

SMAAP LESSON 3: SPEEDS: ANGLE OF FLIGHT - DIVE - DROP
MDA   Stop.
Aprox. time: 10 minutes.

1. DA Angle of flight.
2. DA Dive to increase speed.
3. DA Drop to reduce speed.

LESSON 4 SMAAP: LANDINGS
MDA  stop - run – a + speed.
Aprox. time: 15 minutes.  

1.  DA  launch run-launch-angle of fligh-landing.

LESSON 5 SMAAP: TURNS - REMOVE INERTIA - STABILIZE
MDA  stop-start progressive speed increases.
Aprox. time: 30 minutes.

1.  INT left turn.
2.  INT  right turn.
3.  INT  left turn-stabilize.
4.  INT  right turn-stabilize.
5.  INT  left turn-inertia-stabilize.
6.  INT  right turn-inertia-stabilize.

LESSON 6 SMAAP: CHANGEABLE DRIFTS
MDA   stop-startprogressive speed increases.
Aprox. time: 10 minutes.

1.  INT  launch run-launch-identify a "fix" point in the horizon-changeable drifts-centre-changeable drifts-landing.

LESSON 7 SMAAP: IRREGULAR DRIFTS WITH LATERAL DISPLACEMENT-INERTIA  - STABILIZING
MDA   stop-start progressive speed increases.
Aprox. time: 10 minutes

1.  INT  launch run-launch-identify "fix" point in the horizon-irregular drifts with lateral displacement-inertia-stabilize-center-irregular drifts with lateral displacement-inertia-stabilize-center-landing.

LESSON 8 SMAAP: STEADY DRIFTS
MDA   stop-start progressive speed increases.
Aprox. time: 10 minutes.  

1.  INT  launch run-launch-identify "fix" point in the horizon-steady drifts-center-steady drifts-landing.

LESSON 9 SMAAP: STEADY DRIFTS WITH LATERAL DISPLACEMENT-INERTIA-STABILIZING
MDA   stop-start progressive speed increases.
Aprox. time: 10 minutes.

1.  INT  launch run-launch-identify "fix" point in the horizon-steady drifts with lateral displacement-inertia-stabilize-center-steady drifts with lateral displacement-inertia-stabilize-landing.

LESSON 10 SMAAP: CONTROL OF THE ANGLE AND CHANGE HANDS POSITION WITH FLEX BODY POSITION
MDA   progressive speed increases.
Aprox. time: 30 minutes.

1.   DA  control of the angle-launch run-change hands position and flex body position.
2.   DA  control of the angle-launch run-change hands position and flex body position-launch-landing.

LESSON 11 SMAAP: LEARNING FLIGHTS FROM LOWEST TO HIGHEST COMPLEXITY
MDA   progressive speed increases.
Aprox. time: 2 hours.

1. Launches, directions and landings.
2. Launches, directions, drifts and landings.
3. Launches, directions, drifts, landing approaches and landings.
4. Launches, directions, drifts, landing approaches, incidents and landings.
5. General review of Flying Technique.
6. Site altitude flights.

LESSON 12 SMAAP: CONTROL OF THE ANGLE OF FLIGHT- CHANGE HANDS POSITONS-FLEX BODY POSITION-LAUNCH RUN-DRIFTS-LANDING   ON THE FIELD
Wind speed from 0 to 25 km/h.
Aprox. time: 2-3 hours.

1. Control of the angle-change hands posición-flex body position-launch run-landing.
2. Control of the angle-change hands posición-flex body position-launch run-drifts-landing.

LESSON 13 SMAAP: LAUNCHES AND LANDINGS ON THE FIELD
Wind speed from 0 to 10 km/h.
Aprox. time: 1 hour.

1. Control of the angle-change hands posición-flex body position-launch run-launch-landing.
2. Control of the angle-change hands posición-flex body position-launch run-launch-landing.

LESSON 14 SMAAP: ALTITUDE FLIGHTS   

1. Flight Plan.
2. Training statistics check.
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LESSON 1 SMAAP: LAUNCH RUN-ANGLE OF FLIGHT-GET IN/STEP OUT OF THE HARNESS-LANDING
MDA stop-start progressive speed increases.
Aprox. time: 20 minutes.

1. DA  Launch-angle of flight-direction-harness-center-get out of the harness-landing.
2. DA  Launch-angle of flight-direction-harness-center-get out of the harness-drifts-landing.

LESSON 2 SMAAP: SPEEDS: ANGLE OF FLIGHT-DIVE-DROP
MDA   stop-start progressive speed increases.
Aprox. time: 10 minutes.

1. DA  Angle of flight.
2. DA  Dive to increase speed.
3. DA  Drop to reduce speed.

LESSON 3 SMAAP: TURNS-REMOVE INERTIA-STABILIZING
MDA   stop-start progressive speed increases.
Aprox. time: 30 minutes.

1. INT  left turn.
2. INT  right turn.
3. INT  left turn-stabilize.
4. INT  right turn-stabilize.
5. INT  left turn-inertia-stabilize.
6. INT  right turn-inertia-stabilize.

LESSON 4 SMAAP: IRREGULAR DRIFTS
MDA stop-start progressive speed increases.
Aprox. time: 10 minutes.

1. INT  launch run-launch-identify "fix" point in the horizon-irregular drifts-center-irregular drifts-landing.

LESSON 5 SMAAP: IRREGULAR DRIFTS WITH LATERAL DISPLACEMEN-STABILIZING INERTIA
MDA   stop-start progressive speed increases.
Aprox. time: 10 minutes.

1. INT  launch run-launch-identify "fix" point in the horizon-irregular drifts with lateral displacement-inertia-stabilize-center-irregular drifts with lateral displacement-inertia-stabilize-center-landing.

LESSON 7 SMAAP: IRREGULAR DRIFTS
MDA stop-start progressive speed increases.
Aprox. time: 10 minutes.

1. INT  launch run-launch-identify "fix" point in the horizon-steady drifts-center-steady drifts-landing.

LESSON 8 SMAAP: STEADY DRIFTS WITH LATERAL DISPLACEMENT-STABILIZING INERTIA
MDA   stop-start progressive speed increases.
Aprox. time: 10 minutes.

1. INT launch run-launch-identify "fix" point in the horizon-steady drifts with lateral displacement-inertia-stabilize-center-steady drifts with lateral displacement-inertia-stabilize-landing.

LESSON 9 SMAAP: ANGLE OF FLIGHT CONTROL AND CHANGE HANDS POSITION-GET IN AND STEP OUT OF THE HARNESS
MDA progressive speed increases.
Aprox. time: 30 minutes.

1. INT angle of flight control-launch run-change hands position and "bent" flex body position-launch-direction-get in the harness-center-get out of the harness-landing.

LESSON 10 SMAAP: LEARN ALTITUDE FLIGHTS FROM LOWEST TO HIGHEST COMPLEXITY
MDA progressive speed increase.
Aprox. time: 2 hours.

1. Launches, directions and landings.
2. Launches, directions, drifts and landings.
3. Launches, directions, drifts, landing approaches and landings.
4. Launches, directions, drifts, landing approaches, incidents and landings.
5. General review of Flying Technique.
6. Site altitude flights.

LESSON 11 SMAAP: THEORY MANUAL
Aprox. time: 2 hours.

1. Materials.
2. Aerodynamics.
3. Lift (sustentation).
4. Meteorology.
5. Clouds.
6. Rainfalls.
7. Orography.
8. Local winds.

LESSON 12 SMAAP: ALTITUDE FLIGHTS   

1. Flight Plan.
2. Training statistics check.
3. Observations.

  

 

 

 

 

 

  
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