Ozone Kona Manual
Pilots Manual
CONTENTS
Thank You 01
Warning 02
Team Ozone 03
Your Kona 04
Risers 05
Preparation 07
Basic Flight Techniques 11
Advanced Flying Techniques 14
Incidents 16
Caring and Maintenance 18
Limitations 25
Ozone Quality 27
Technical Specications 28
Drawing/Riser lengths 29
Line diagram 30
Materials 31
EN v1.2 July 2019
THANK YOU
EN
01
Thank you for choosing to y Ozone. As a team of paraglding enthusiasts, competitors and adventurers,
Ozone’s mission is to build agile paragliders of the highest quality with cutting edge designs,
performance and maximum security.
Condence and belief in your paraglider is a far greater asset than any small gains in performance - ask
any of the Ozone pilots on your local hills, or those who have taken our gliders on ground-breaking
adventures or stood on podiums around the world. All our research and development is concentrated on
creating the best handling/performance characteristics possible with optimum security. Our development
team is based in the south of France. This area - which includes the sites of Gourdon, Monaco and Col de
Bleyne - guarantees us more than 300 yable days per year, this is a great asset in the development of
the Ozone range.
As pilots we fully understand just how big an investment a new paraglider is. We know that quality and
value for money are essential considerations when choosing a new wing, so to keep costs low and quality
high we manufacture all of our products in our own production facility. During production our wings undergo
numerous rigorous quality control checks that are fully traceable, this way we can guarantee that all of our
paragliders meet the same high standards.
It is essential that you read this manual before ying your paraglider for the rst time. The manual will
help you get the most out of your new wing, it details information about the design, tips and advice on how
best to use it and how to care for your wing to ensure it has a long life and retains a high resale value. For
the latest updates, including all technical datas please refer to the online version. This can be found on the
product’s page on at www.yozone.com
If you need any further information about any of our products please check yozone.com or contact your
local dealer, school or any of us here at Ozone.
Safe Flying!
Team Ozone
WARNING
02
• Paragliding/Paramotoring is a potentially dangerous sport that can cause serious injury
including bodily harm, paralysis and death. Flying an Ozone paraglider is undertaken with
the full knowledge of the involved risks.
• As the owner of an Ozone paraglider you take exclusive responsibility for all risks associated
with its use. Inappropriate use and or abuse of your equipment will increase these risks.
• Any liability claims resulting from use of this product towards the manufacturer, distributor
or dealers are excluded.
• Be prepared to practice as much as you can - especially ground handling, as this is a critical
aspect of paragliding. Poor control while on the ground is one of the most common causes
of accidents.
• Be ready to continue your learning by attending advanced courses to follow the evolution of
our sport, as techniques and materials keep improving.
• Use only certied paragliders, harnesses with protector and reserve parachutes that are free
from modication, and use them only within their certied weight ranges. Please remember
that ying a glider outside its certied conguration may jeopardise any insurance (e.g.
liability, life etc) you have. It is your responsibility as the pilot to verify your insurance cover.
• Make sure you complete a thorough daily and preight inspection of all of your equipment.
Never attempt ying with unsuitable or damaged equipment.
• Always wear a helmet, gloves and boots.
• All pilots should have the appropriate level of license for their respective country and third
party insurance.
• Make sure that you are physically and mentally healthy before ying.
• Choose the correct wing, power unit and ying conditions for your level of experience.
• Pay special attention to the terrain you will be ying and the weather conditions before
you launch. If you are unsure do not y, and always add a large safety margin to all your
decisions.
• NEVER y your glider in rain, snow, strong wind, clouds or turbulent weather
conditions.
• If you use good, safe judgment you will enjoy many years of paragliding/paramotoring.
TEAM OZONE
EN
03
Everyone at Ozone continues to be driven by our passion for ying, our love of adventure
and our quest to see Ozone’s paraglider development create better, safer and more versatile
paragliders.
The design team consists of David Dagault, Luc Armant, Fred Pieri, Russell Ogden, Honorin
Hamard, Emilia Plak and Alex Mateos.
Dav has a wealth of experience in competition ying, XC, XAlps and paraglider design. Luc,
a dedicated XC and competition addict has a background in naval architecture. Fred, our
resident geek is a mathematician, mechanical engineer and vol Biv specialist. Russ is a
competition pilot and test pilot with 1000s of hours testing experience. Honorin has been
ying since he was 13, naturally talented, he has already become world champion. Between
them, they bring a wealth of knowledge, ideas and experience and work closely together in
the design and testing process.
Former female World champion, Emilia Plak manages the paramotor department, she is
helped by Alex Mateos. As two of the nest pilots in the world holding World, European and
French Paramotoring champion titles between them, they offer valuable advice and feedback
throughout the development process, helping to produce the perfect blend of safety, speed
and performance.
Mike Cavanagh is the boss and multiple winner of the UK XC league, when not out ying he
generally keeps control of the mayhem. Promotion and team pilots are organised by BASE
jumping legend and mini wing specialist Matt Gerdes. He works closely with graphic designer
Loren Cox. Loren is a keen pilot from Salt Lake city, USA. Back in the ofce Karine Marconi,
Chloe Vila and Isabelle Martinez run the show. These wonderful ladies look after the ordering
system, the dealers, the design team and the general day to day running of the company -
without them it would be chaos.
Our manufacturing facility in Vietnam is headed up by Dr Dave Pilkington who works
relentlessly manufacturing gliders and producing prototypes as well as researching materials
and manufacturing processes for our future products. He is backed up by a superb team
managed by Khanh and Phong with over 700 production staff.
YOUR KONA
04
The Kona builds on over a decade of PPG wing design and is ideal for beginner-intermediate
PPG pilots who require a wing that excels in both powered and free-ight.
Based on the Buzz Z5, the Kona is equipped with the same performance enhancing design
features included in the latest iterations of the Rush, Delta, Mantra, and Enzo series. Most
notably, it features a totally new SharkNose prole and leading edge shape which improves
performance, comfort, solidity and handling characteristics at all angles of attack and airspeeds.
Aerodynamically, the Kona is very clean. It has been designed with the latest generation of
software to generate cells that are better aligned to the airow, this reduces prole drag and
wing tip vortices. The sail has been further optimised with double 3D shaping for a cleaner
leading edge, whilst a new internal structure and optimised line layout allows three extra cells
to be added for a cleaner top surface without the addition of extra lines or weight.
The Kona’s aspect ratio remains the same as the Buzz PWR. Increasing aspect ratio is a
simple method of increasing performance, but leads to signicant compromises in passive
safety. Instead, we have focused on reducing sail drag, optimising the line layout, reducing the
overall line drag, and creating the newly-shaped leading edge and cell openings to push the
Kona’s performance to the top of the category, without compromising safety. The performance
enhancing features of the Kona can be considered “free upgrades”, they increase glide and
speed without reducing passive safety.
Due to its general ease of use, good launch behaviour and excellent passive safety the Kona
is suitable for a wide range of pilots from talented beginners to the most experienced – the
principle consideration is that this wing is designed to y under power part of the time, and in
free-ight part of the time. Pilots who switch back and forth often and tend to log 30-50 free-
ight hours per year will nd the Kona an ideal cross-over wing.
RISERS
EN
05
The updated risers feature trimmers; stronger brake handle magnets; adjustable brake pulley
height settings and coloured A risers for easy identication.
Although the Kona shares the same top speed as the Buzz Z5, as delivered the wing does not
conform to the EN 926.2 standard due to the inclusion of the trimmers. Fully certied Buzz Z5
risers are available for the Kona. Please consult with your dealer.
Trimmers
The Kona is supplied with a trim riser set for comfortable fast cruising whilst under power.
The standard setting is with the trimmers pulled all the way down to the slowest position. The
wing has been EN ight tested with the trimmers set in the slow position and with the use of
the foot operated speed system. Flying outside of the certied weight range or releasing the
trimmers invalidates any EN ight certication.
The standard trim setting is recommended for take off, landing, climbing under power, whilst
thermalling or free ying and when the air is turbulent. Brake pressure is lighter and the
handling at its best at the standard trim setting.
To increase cruise speed you can use the accelerator system, release the trimmers, or do
both - if the conditions are suitable. Using the speed system has a similar effect to releasing
the trimmers so it is safe and possible to y with the trimmers in the standard position whilst
using the full range of the speed system.
In turbulent air the prole is stable, it will resist reasonable levels of turbulence with a high
resistance to collapse without pilot input. However in turbulent air Ozone recommends to
return the trimmers to the standard position (pulled down) and to y the glider actively. This
way, you will be in the best position to react correctly should an incident occur.
Releasing the trimmers a few cms before take off increases the speed of the initial ination,
this can be useful in light winds and/or at high altitudes.
IMPORTANT
Whilst free ying or
whilst ying under
power in thermic /
turbulent air pull the
trimmers to the slow
(neutral) position or
accept a higher risk of
collapse.
IMPORTANT
This wing has passed the
criteria required by the
DGAC and has been load
tested to the EN 926.1
standard. In addition
to our own extensive
testing, it has also been
independently ight tested
to the EN 926.2 standard
with the trimmers set
to the slow position.
Releasing the trimmers,
or ying outside of the
EN certied weight range
invalidates any EN ight
certication.
06
Accelerator System
The risers feature an accelerator system with ball bearing pulleys for easy, comfortable
high speed cruising. Using the speed system has exactly the same effect as releasing the
trimmers. Either can be used in any combination to accelerate the wing, but be careful, fully
accelerated with trimmers released is fast and should only be used in calm conditions and
sufcient altitude.
Brake Lines
The brake line lengths have been set carefully during testing. We feel it is better to have
slightly long brake lines and to y with a wrap when necessary.
• Ensure both main brake lines are of equal length.
• If a brake handle has been removed, check that its line is still routed through the pulley
when it is replaced.
• When the brake handles are released in ight, the brake lines should be slack. There
must be a substantial “bow” in them to guarantee no deformation of the trailing edge.
• There must be a minimum of 10cm of free play before the brakes begin to deform the
trailing edge. This prevents the trailing edge from being deformed when using the speed
system.
Adjustable Brake Pulley Position
The height of the brake line pulley can be adjusted according to pilot preference and to suite
the power unit’s hang points height. The higher setting (as set by the factory) is for low hang
point motors, whilst a middle or lower setting are for units with higher hang points or for pilots
with particularly short arms. To adjust the pulley height, rst remove the pulleys from the
risers and re-attach them at the desired position. Undo the Velcro magnet attachments for the
brake handles and re-attach them a few cms below the new pulley position.
If you alter the pulley position, you must also re-lengthen the brake lines accordingly. Measure
the distance of the new pulley position from the factory setting and move the brake handle
position by the same amount using the black mark on KRL1 as the reference.
IMPORTANT
In the unlikely
event of a brake line
snapping in ight, or
a handle becoming
detached, the glider
can be own by
gently pulling the rear
risers (C-risers) for
directional control.
IMPORTANT
If you adjust the
brake pulley height,
you MUST re lengthen
the brake lines
accordingly.
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