11
Figure 20
19. After the wing is attached to the trike,
having
ensured that the keel batten is correctly
positioned and resting with its nose on the keel
tube, install the nose cone by first attaching it to
the upper surface of the wing and then by pulling
the lower edges of the nose cone backwards to
the lower surface
(fig. 20).
WARNING
DO NOT FLY WITHOUT THE NOSECONE!
5. PREFLIGHT PROCEDURE
Conduct a complete preflight inspection of the wing, checking all assemblies, which have not already
been checked. Every bolt, nut, pin, safety ring, and fastener of any kind should be checked during every
pre-flight. A full pre-flight inspection should precede every flight you make, not just the first flight of the
day.
Carefully check the entire length of the leading edge pocket to insure that the Mylar insert is lying flat in
the pocket. If any section of the Mylar is folded under, de-tension the crossbar, remove as many battens
as necessary and unfold the Mylar.
Along the left leading edge:
Open the crossbar junction access zipper and look inside, making sure that side wires are properly
secured, that the thimbles are not cocked on the tangs. Check the split pin and the nut, which secures the
leading edge – crossbar junction. Check that the sail is not caught on the crossbar end, or on any of the
hardware (fig. 21).
Figure 21
Figure 22
Open the LE tube #3 to LE tube #2 junction access zipper and check that the LE tube #3 is properly engaged in to
the LE tube#2. Close the access zippers (fig. 22).
At the left wingtip:
Check that the tip lever batten is properly installed.
Along the trailing edge, left wing
Check that there are no tears in the sail material along the trailing edge.
Check that all battens are properly secured.
Check that the trailing edge carbon batten is properly installed.
