Cheetah 160
Owner’s Manual
9. Zip the bag up and store the glider dry, in a cool, dry and dark place.
De-rigging the glider upright on the keel
This is useful in confined spaces or where the terrain is likely to cause soiling or damage to the sail. It is
essentially the reverse of rigging the glider on the keel:
1. Put the glider keel down and tail into wind. Remove the under-surface battens. Loosen all the batten
elastics and remove the compression struts.
2. Remove the outer 4 battens from each tip of the glider. Then unzip the outer zip and fold in the outer
washout rod. Roll the tip of the sail and put on the tip socks. (This is so that when the tension is
released the tips are covered and protected from the ground.)
3. Release the X tube tension and move the wings in slightly. It might be necessary to undo the centre
zip and pull the cross tubes forward a little first.
4. Attach the tension bolt packing. The keel remains on the ground.
5. Remove the rest of the battens except the nose batten.
6. Remove nose cone and release the lower nose wires.
7. Bring the wings closer together making sure to lift the inner washout rods to lie them alongside the
leading edges. Pull the sail between the leading edge and keel so that it is all above the leading edge.
Roll it carefully and tuck it inside the leading edge. One side can be rolled and retained with a tie and
tip sock while the other is being done.
8. Remove the nose batten if you intend to. Put all the battens into their batten bag.
9. The battens can be stowed at the front of the glider between the leading edges with the curves over the
nose section. The ties can then be placed round the glider holding the leading edges neatly together.
Take off the ties holding the sail in place and put them around the whole glider in the normal way.
10. Place the glider bag over the glider and then turn the glider on its back.
11. Dismantle the 'A' frame. Tie a 'stop' knot in the VB. cord to prevent it being lost up the upright in
transit. Attach the 'A' frame padding which is located around the bottom of upright castings. When
packed the side wires should come smoothly out of the top of the packing and all wires should be
arranged with no kinks.
12. Put the speed bar into its bag and store in the sail near the wing tip. Any remaining ties should be put
around the glider. Tuck the nose cone under the tie near the nose of the glider.
13. Zip the bag up and store the glider dry, in a cool, dry and dark place.
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