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EPIC 2-manual-EN-v1.2 April 2022
Servicing / Inspection
It is important to have your glider regularly serviced. Your wing should have a thorough check / inspection every 24
months or every 150 flight hours, whichever occurs first. This check must be made by the manufacturer, importer,
distributor or other authorised persons.
Releasing loops on the rear lines
All BGD gliders are rigged from new with loops on the
maillons of the C lines (and D lines if any) plus the stabi
line. The loops are there so that they can be released to
compensate for any shrinkage of the back lines as the
glider gets older.
BGD recommends releasing the loops after 100 hours or
one year, whichever comes first, or earlier if the pilot feels
the glider does not come up as easily on launch.
When the first line check is done, normally at 2 years, the
loops should already have been released, and this should
be verified and fine-tuned by the check centre.
Left: loops on maillons; Right: loops released
Please print out the service pages from this manual, fill in the number of flights and hours flown in the Service Record,
and send together with your glider when it goes for inspection or servicing. The manufacturer will only accept
responsibility for lines and repairs which we have produced and fitted or repaired by an approved service centre.
Maintenance
