Cheetah 160
Owner’s Manual
damage.
The glider is heavy or "strange" in pitch
The glider is heavy or handling badly despite the hang point apparently being in the correct position. The
backup hang loop might be caught in such a way that it interferes with the main loop when moving the bar
(in or out depending on the position of the backup loop relative to the main loop.) Free the backup loop so
that it is loose at any flying speed. Always fly with a backup loop.
The glider appears to be trimmed too fast despite having the hang loop at its furthest
rearward position
1. If you are new to the glider and have previously flown a glider which has a heavier pitch response you
may actually be pulling the bar in without realising. On a smooth day, when you have a safe ground
clearance and are clear of all other aircraft, slowly release your grip on the base bar and check the bar
position and trim speed without putting any load on the speed bar.
2. As above this might be caused by a backup loop that is caught and interfering with the main loop when
flying. Free the backup loop so that you are sure it is loose in flight.
The short under surface batten has been put in the long under surface
batten pocket
You can sometimes do this accidentally if rigging quickly. If you have pushed the batten in a long way,
you may have to totally de-rig to remove it.
In future always work in from the tip with the under surface battens i.e. put the shorter battens in first. In
this way if you get the wrong batten it will be too long and easy to remove from the pocket.
The nose cone is lost
YOU SHOULD NEVER FLY WITHOUT A NOSE CONE. Check that the nose cone is not down the
leading edge pocket of the glider. Hold the leading edge up to the light and look for the silhouette of the
nose cone. For this reason do not store the nose cone down the leading edge of the glider.
The leading edge pocket appears to have black marks or other dirt on
the inside
This is usually grass or other debris which has got down the leading edge pocket. Try and get is out as best
you can. The problem is usually caused by the storage of the battens in the leading edge pocket which
tends to fill the pockets with debris and encourages mildew. DO NOT STORE YOUR BATTENS IN THE
LEADING EDGE POCKET.
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