CHARLY Second Chance
€509.00*
Delivery time: DE 1-3 working days, EU 3-10 working days
Product number:
HFa150/86
Product information
The CHARLY Second Chance round canopy is the most sold paraglider rescue system in the world and has proved its worth in practice many times over. Its small pack size and excellent value for money make it a popular bestseller.
The inner container has been developed on the G-Force Trainer and features an extra compartment for the lines; it is available for both integrated and front containers.
Load max.: 86 kg (SC86), 94 kg (SC94), 118 kg (SC118)
Certification: LTF NFL II 91/09
Weight: from 1,560 g
The complete technical data are available under "Downloads"!
Manufacturer information: Finsterwalder GmbH, Pagodenburgstr. 8, 81247 Munich, GERMANY, office@finsterwalder-charly.de
Important criteria for the selection of a paragliding rescue system
- Easy to deploy inner container - The inner containers of most paragliding rescue systems are designed for use with a front container. However, they are often a poor compromise for harnesses with integrated container compartment, and deployment problems especially arise in conjunction with large-volume reserves. A compatibility test by a specialized company or flight school is therefore mandatory. The design of CHARLY's standard flat container has been specially optimized on the G-Force Trainer to make it easier to pull the reserve out of the harness compartment and thus speed up deployment. For use in front containers, there is a special inner container version available, into which the reserve can be repacked if necessary.
- Short connection between deployment handle and inner container - The longer the connection, the more difficult it is to throw the inner container in a certain direction.
- Unobstructed opening - The inner container should be designed in such a way that the canopy is only released after the lines have been fully stretched. The CHARLY inner containers ensure this by a separate compartment for the lines. This reduces the risk of the canopy getting caught in the glider. Opening speed is only marginally affected.
- Opening speed - After the lines are fully stretched, the canopy should inflate as fast as possible. The decisive factor for a short opening time is the air intake at the canopy base, whereby cross canopies generally have an advantage over round canopies. However, the ideal solution in this regard is the specially fanned-out base of the TARGETcross which is achieved by different line lengths.
- Sink rate in relation to max. load according to the certification - It is important to know that in the certification process, sink rates are determined without the glider. However, sink rates may be higher due to interactions with the glider. The maximum permissible sink rate of 6.8 m/s already poses a considerable risk of injury. Therefore, canopies with a higher max. load are recommended.
- Pendulum stability - With the appropriate design, also round canopies can have a good pendulum stability. Generally superior in this regard, however, are canopies with lateral drift, with those with defined lateral drift in one direction being the optimum (steerable reserves as well as all non-steerable TARGETcross versions).
- Steerability - Being able to choose your landing site is definitely an advantage. However, in the past, steerable reserves have only been recommended for highly experienced pilots. This was due to the fact that the common steerable Rogallo systems were not yet mature in terms of their constructive design and required appropriate pilot skills, as these reserves had a tendency to downplanes and twists in certain situations. These disadvantages have been largely eliminated in modern Rogallos, and with the TARGETcross, there is now a steerable cross canopy available that has no disadvantages at all over non-steerable cross canopies – even if the pilot remains completely passive.
- Fabric quality - Low weight and small packing dimensions with high max. loads and sufficient robustness are made possible by the use of ultra-fine woven fabrics. The weaving process of such fabrics is very time-consuming and complex, which makes them expensive.
Manual CHARLY Round Canopy Reserves
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Technical data CHARLY Second Chance
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