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Wills
Wing Frequently Asked Questions : Basic HG
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| Basic HG: |
| 1 - What is hang gliding? |
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| 2 - How do you control a hang glider? |
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| 3 - How do you take off? |
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| 4 - What happens if the wind stops? |
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| 5 - Is it hard to hold on? |
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| 6 - How long can you stay up? |
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| 7 - Do you need a license? |
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| 8 - How do you learn to fly? |
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| 9 - How hard is it to learn hang gliding? |
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| 10 - Is it very physically demanding to fly hang gliders? |
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| 11 - How much does a hang glider cost? |
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| 12 - How safe is hang gliding? |
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| 13 - I want to learn to fly, and I got a great deal on a hang glider at a garage sale. What now? |
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| Basic PG: |
| 1 - What is paragliding ? |
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| 2 - How is paragliding different from: |
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| 3 - How do you control a paraglider ? |
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| 4 - How do you take off ? |
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| 5 - What happens if the wind stops ? |
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| 6 - How long can you stay up ? |
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| 7 - Do you need a license? |
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| 8 - How do you learn to fly ? |
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| 9 - How hard is it to learn paragliding ? |
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| 10 - Is it very physically demanding to fly paragliders ? |
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| 11 - How much does a paraglider cost ? |
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| 12 - How safe is paragliding ? |
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| 13 - How can I find out more about paragliding ? |
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| More Advanced HG/PG: |
| 1 - How can you fly without a motor? |
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| 2 - How do you stay up for extended periods of time without a motor if you always have to glide downhill? |
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| 3 - Wouldn’t flying be safer if you had a motor? |
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| 4 - Can you put a motor on a hang glider or paraglider? |
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| 5 - Which is better, hang gliding or paragliding? Are you trying to start an argument? |
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| 6 - How strong is a hang glider? Do they ever break in flight? How about paragliders? |
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| 7 - What kind of testing or certification is done on hang gliders and paragliders? |
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| 8 - Can you build your own hang glider or paraglider from a kit? |
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| 9 - I've heard that PIO (Pilot Induced Oscillation)is an issue with some hang gliders, and I've also heard that PIO is a myth. Can you tell me more about this subject? |
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| Hang Gliders: |
| 1 - Will I need a custom hang loop for my WW hang glider? How do I get one? |
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| 2 - Why are the stock hang loops on Wills Wing gliders shorter than the DHV standard? Why don't you switch to the DHV standard? |
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| 3 - Why are inventory hang gliders cheaper than gliders ordered specifying panel colors? |
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| 4 - There are some wear marks or nicks in the leading edge material of my hang glider. How can I repair them? |
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| 5 - How are you achieving the light weight in the Sport 2? I love the sub-60 lbs concept, but am concerned about what was given up and what it will compromise. |
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| 6 - Why does the Sport 2 175 size have 6061 leading edges? |
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| 7 - I really like my old WW hang glider. The glider's frame is in great shape, but the sail is worn out. Can you make me a replacement sail? |
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| 8 - I need to replace a batten string. How tight should the string be? How many foot-pounds of tension? |
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| 9 - I just ordered a hang glider – when will I get it? |
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| 10 - The inventory hang glider I just ordered is still listed on the inventory list – why? |
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| 11 - I ordered a glider listed on the inventory list, but it was sold to someone else – how could that happen? |
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| 12 - An inventory glider that was listed last week as available in about three weeks, but today it is listed as available in six weeks. Why is that? |
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| 13 - I ordered an inventory glider that was listed as available on the same date I ordered it, but it took another month for me to receive it. Why? |
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| HG Harnesses: |
| 1 - Why are the stock main straps on Wills Wing hang gliding harnesses longer than the DHV standard? Why don't you switch to the DHV standard? |
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| Paragliders: |
| 1 - About how many hours can you expect a paraglider last? |
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| 2 - I've heard I can turn an Arcus into a Silex for paramotoring? How? |
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| Instruments: |
| 1 - I have purchased an IQ series instrument recently, and the barometric pressure does not really change if I check it every now and then when I turn it on inside my house. The altitudes of A1 and A2 change but not the hPa reading. Why? |
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| 2 - My IQ series instrument sometimes shows funny max values, e.g. a maximum altitude of 12000 meters. |
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| 3 - How do I name waypoints in a Garmin eMap to make it work with IQ Comp/GPS instruments? |
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| 4 - Info on new Firmware for IQ Versions |
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| 5 - What is the meaning of the two bars where the battery status is shown? |
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| 6 - How do I code the waypoints in US versions of the IQ Series (Non-metric systems)? |
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| 7 - My Brauniger IQ CompGPS Vario always shows the wrong date and time. Every time I adjust the date and time and switch the vario back on it is the wrong date and time again, e.g. 1995. |
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| 8 - Problem with the PC-Graph software: The program starts normally. I connect the cable to the instrument and COM 2 on the computer. I want to transfer flight data - the window with the message "switch to memo-mode" comes up and I press the MEMO key for 3-4 seconds. But nothing happens - no transfer! |
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| 9 - How does the the IQ CompGPS Final glide calculation with McCready work? |
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| 10 - How do I enter my name in the Instrument? |
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11 - If you fly at high altitudes in thinner air the True Airspeed (TAS) must be higher than in denser air to get the same best glide ratio. GPS on the other hand always displays the correct groundspeed.
-- 'Can I just fly with the same speed for best glide at all altitudes?'
-- 'No, but if at higher altitudes you hold your control bar in the same position as at best glide in dense air (lower altitudes) you will get the same best glide despite your increased speed and sink rate.' |
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| 12 - Which GPS receivers can I use with the IQ CompGPS? |
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| 13 - What is the function of the vario neutral point function in Set-Mode 11 of the IQ Basist? |
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| 14 - I am having problems when trying to print directly from an IQ series instrument to a printer. |
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| 15 - A question about my IQ instrument: when I set it to feet (English units) the digital climb/sink meter reads for example "3.5". Does this indicate 350 feet/minute? Or does it mean 3.5 meters/sec. (that is 700 feet/min.)? What about the analog meter? Does that continue to indicate meters/sec. even in the English unit mode? |
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| 16 - How do I put the polar into an IQ Comp or IQ CompGPS? |
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| 17 - I have re-installed the PC-Graph software and want to use the database of the earlier installation. If I just copy the old database in the directory of the new installation and overwrite the new database, I get an error message like "Duplicate value in index". |
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| 18 - How can I see with which serial number PC-Graph works with? |
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| 19 - I am trying to download a barogram from my vario to the PC and I get an error message "Invalid file format"? What gives? |
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| 20 - PC-GRAPH Version 2.7 or lower shows problems with "date" |
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| 21 - I can't see the windspeed and direction even though the GPS is connected to the IQ CompGPS and all is working perfectly. |
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