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Ka8 retrieve guide
April 2015
10.
The wings are next—they fit on the trailer with the undersurfaces together.
The starboard wing goes in-board on the trailer and so is stowed first:
11.
Start by loosening the wing root clamps on the trailer and swinging them
down out of the way.
12.
Level the fuselage and wings. If available, place a suitable trestle or fixed
support under the port wing and support the fuselage in an upright position
using the fuselage stand. If these are not available, or the ground is
unsuitable, people will be needed to hold the wing, and to hold the fuselage
upright.
13.
Remove the safety pins from the wing main-pins and clip them on a trim
wire in the cockpit.
14.
Using the 22mm spanner slacken the main-pin retaining nuts to the ends of
the pin threads.
15.
Whilst gently manoeuvring the starboard wing tip, use the mallet to drive
the pins out. Leaving the nuts on the pin threads will reduce the chances of
the threads being damaged and stop the pins shooting out uncontrollably.
16.
Remove the nuts and remove the main-pins. Wipe the pins, replace the nuts
on the pins and place them in a clean bag (a sick bag would do).
17.
Remove the starboard drag-pin (painted green) and place in the bag.
18.
With one person holding the wing tip and one each on the leading and
trailing edges at the root, gently disengage the starboard wing from the
Leading
edge clamp
(tighten when
both wings in
place)
Wing-root
clamp
