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Owner`s Manual
profile more regularly.
2. This may also be caused by an incorrect trim position (the position of the king
post). The glider might be trimmed too slow "hands off" and be flying in a semi-
stalled condition. See tuning instructions.
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 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. On the Java the main and back up loop are sewn together. On no
account should you ever remove the back up loop from the keel. 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 with out 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 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.
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
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