Aeros Combat-12.4-GT, Owner'S Service Manual

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WARNING
The tail should be installed so that its dihedral is pointed up and its sweep pointed backwards.
Installing the tail the other way around will worsen the glider stability and the glider will become
dangerous to fly.
NOTE
If there is a slack between the keel and the tail we recommend wrap the keel tube with a tape or
sticky Dacron as shown on the figure 22.
WARNING
It is prohibited to fly
Combat 13.5-GT, Combat-12.7 GT and Combat-12.4 GT
without the tail.
4.18. Do a complete preflight inspection of the glider (see the Section “Preflight procedure”).
5. PREFLIGHT PROCEDURE
Conduct a complete preflight inspection of the glider, 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 the batten closest to the area of distortion,
and unfold the Mylar.
Take your time and inspect entire glider!
Along the left leading edge
Open the main sprog access zipper and look inside, making sure that the crossbar / leading edge junction is
assembled properly and safely secured with the nut and the safety ring, side wires are properly secured between the
crossbar and the leading edge plate, that the thimbles are not cocked on the tang
(Fig. 23) .
Check that the sail is not caught on the crossbar end, or on any of the hardware.
Remember to close the access zipper.
At the left wingtip
This procedure is better to perform before plastic winglets have been installed.
Figure 23 Figure 24
Look into the sail from the wing tip. Check that the tip folded batten is properly installed. Check for any evidence of
dents, deep scratches, cracks or bends in the LE tube.
Be sure that the sail mount webbing is properly installed in the end cap slot and safely and correctly secured with the
Velcro around the leading edge
(Fig. 24) .