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17) Go to the nose and tension the swan catch wire. This is most easily done by placing a
thumb under the lever handle on the swan lever and then pulling downwards on the swan
lever cable to pull the control bar apex slider fully forward against the stop. Then, as you
release tension on the cable, rotate the swan lever forwards and up until it clicks fully into
place and the forward spring loaded swan pin slides all the way through both the lever and
the hole in the far side of the channel. (This pin should have been held retracted by the flat
swan spring; if it was not, retract it before performing this operation.)
STOP: Make sure that the forward swan catch pin is fully engaged in the hole in
the swan lever, and passes through and extends beyond the other side of the
channel. An inadvertent release of the swan lever from the swan catch channel
in flight will allow the control bar apex to slide rearwards causing a total lack of
structural support for the wings and a complete loss of control of the glider.
Flying the glider with the front end of the swan lever detached will slacken the
wires on the glider reducing glider stability and control.
18) By lifting up and back on the nose batten strings, push the nose battens fully back into
the sail so that the tips rest on top of the noseplate. Look into the noseplate and pre-flight
the nosebolt nuts and the safety on the bolt securing the top front wire.
19) Install the nosecone taking care to align
it so that it lies flat on the top and bottom of
the sail.
