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Powered ParaSports has a strong commitment to safety. The regulations regarding ultralights in the U.S. do not require certification of powered paragliding equipment. In the interest of safety, Powered ParaSports chooses to utilize paragliders that have a history of safe use for powered paragliding and/or that have been tested and certified by well known organizations that specialize in paragliders. A familiarity of the organizations and their rating systems is important and should be of interest to the powered paraglider pilot. There is a trade off between wing efficiency and wing resistance to, and recovery from, un-commanded deformation (sometimes referred to as stability). Wings with higher efficiencies tend to be less resistant to un-commanded deformation. Powered paraglider pilots, because they utilize a motor, have the luxury of not having to depend only upon rising air currents to maintain altitude. Thus the paragliders utilized in powered paragliding do not have to have a high efficiency to allow the powered paraglider pilot to maintain altitude. Powered paraglider pilots typically utilize paraglider wings that are at the lower end of the paraglider efficiency range but at the higher end of the paraglider stability range. Such wings are generally found to have DHV 1 or DHV 1-2 classifications. There are three predominant certification agencies for paragliders. There is DHV (Deutscher Hangegleiter Verband), a combined German and Swiss agency; AFNOR, formerly known as ACPULS, a French certification agency, and; DULV - the German Ultralight Association. Of the three agencies, DULV is the only agency that provides flight characteristics certifications for paragliders utilized in powered paragliding. For terminology that is utilized by various rating agencies for their classifications of paraglider wings see the link to P@r@2000.
DHV DHV classifies paragliders by their characteristics. DHV has recently changed the wording of the paraglider classification descriptions. Below is a chart that lists the classifications and the new descriptions of the characteristics of paragliders that fit into each classification.
New DHV Class Descriptions
AFNOR
AFNOR, formerly known as ACPULS,
a French certification agency, classifies paragliders based on their
characteristics during the performance of seventeen tests. See the
technical terms link for an explanation of the terms that AFNOR uses in
the test descriptions. AFNOR classifies paragliders into one of four categories;
standard,
performance,
competition, or
twin based upon their characteristics during
the seventeen tests. For more information on each test, click on the specific
test within the list. In powered paragliding, generally wings classified
by AFNOR standard are utilized. ANFOR's definition for standard is as follows:
"A Standard wing is a kind of wing used by beginners or by those who fly just
during their spare time. It is characterized by great stability, good
maneuverability and ease of use. It must have passed all the 17 tests with
success. If it's equipped with trim, the whole test procedure has to be
performed with them in both of the extreme positions (full pulled and full
released)." The 17 AFNOR TestsFor more information on each of the tests, click on the specific category below. Utilization of the accessories Exit from B stalls (slow release) Exit from B stalls (quick release) Exit from holded asymmetrical tuck Exit from symmetrical frontal tuck
DULV DULV, the German Ultralight Association, is the only agency that provides flight characteristics certifications for paragliders utilized in powered paragliding. For more about DULV see the link to DULV.
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