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Section 3. PREFLIGHT INSPECTION
3.1. Do complete preflight inspection of the glider. Check all parts and all
assemblies of the glider. Beginning at the nose go around the glider,
check all details of the construction. Finish inspection by checking the
keel tube and control frame.
The less you hurry the more you’ll inspect!
3.2. Check nose junction.
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The wires must be hooked in and secured.
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All bolts must be screwed and secured.
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The keel’s pulley lever must have no bends, the control wire must go
through the pulleys, the wire safety brace must have no bents and
control wire must do not have possibility to go out from the pulley
3.3. Check the tip area.
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The sail corners must be properly attached at the tip.
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The Velcro around tip strut must be fixed properly. There must be no
wrinkles on the sail which do not allow the SPADD’s front edge to fit snug
to the sail.
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The SPADD must turn easily, it should be impossible to remove the quick
pin without pushing the button
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3.4. Check ailerons
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Ailerons must turn easily, without extra efforts (to check this, unhook
side wires, turn ailerons holding them by the lever, to avoid damaging
them).
3.5. Check aileron rod
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The end of the aileron rod must be secured.
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The quick pin which connects the aileron arm to the aileron should not be
removable unless the button is pushed.
3.6
Check the rib N5 junction. Open the zipper at bottom surface.
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The aileron rod must be fixed at the control quadrant (sector) and
secured (locked)
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Control wires must go through the sector.
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Control wires must go through the turn pulley in the front part of the rib
N5
3.7. Check rib’s tips position
Walk along the trailing edge and check rib tips position.
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The trailing edge tube must be supported at tip rib pulleys
3.8. Check the flaps deflection.
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They must turn easily, without extra efforts.
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After unfixing flap control rope flaps must go up easily and quickly.
3.9. Check the root area.
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The trailing edge tube pins must be secured
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The bolt fixing the downtubes to the keel tube must be screwed
Open the bottom and top root zipper by two thirds of its travel.
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The ribs tensioning wire must be locked and secured properly.
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All control cables must go through the control pulleys
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Control cables must not be jammed.
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The RWG rod on the keel must be fixed and locked
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The RWG rope on the speedbar must easy turn the RVG pulley and after
releasing the rope the RVG pulley must turn back
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The stopper rope and rubber on the stopper rope must not be broken.
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Hang-in belt must be secured by the bolt, the nut should be locked, the
belt should have no damages
3.10. Check ailerons neutral set up angle
