Hornet VH-GKJ - Serial Number 76 - Pilot Handling Guide and Conversion Document
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Trailing edge airbrakes have a reputation in some people’s eyes of being dangerous and the
cause of some accidents in the past. Unlike standard scissor type airbrakes that increase the
stall speed when opened, trailing edge airbrakes on the Hornet do not. Do not close the
brakes below 40 knots.
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Roll control is adequate for ground roll
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On ground roll when below stall speed, hold tail wheel on the ground by applying back stick.
This will help with directional control and help to prevent the glider nosing over and scraping
the belly.
Pilot responsibilities
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Understand how to DI the glider
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Understand how to operate the glider (including limitations)
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Understand how to Rig / De-Rig the glider
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Make yourself familiar with the Hornet trailer
Instrumentation
Figure 4- Instrument panel
Batteries
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Master battery turns on the electrics. UP for ON; Down for OFF.
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Select either A or B
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Note
that changing batteries from A to B or B to A momentarily switches off the electrics
and will restart instruments that are ON.
OpenVario
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The OpenVario IS NOT A TOUCH SCREEN. AVOID TOUCHING THE SCREEN. Clean with water
only (like a canopy)
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There are many YouTube videos and other info on the web
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qppuKiylH_Y&list=PLPHdOV0Gq_NSyApS-
LwkfvtNwopDW68Lf&index=3
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Note the controls in the video are slightly different to ours:
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‘X’
Esc
is our
double-click
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‘M’
Menu
is our
Long-Press
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‘Fn’
mouse/curse mode
not available
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Button click
select
is our
Short-Press
