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STOP! INSPECT THE APEX SLIDER TO VERIFY THAT THE EARS HAVE NOT
BEEN BENT IN A HARD LANDING, AND THAT THE BOTTOM AND SIDE PLAS-
TIC SLIDES ARE PROPERLY IN PLACE.
Under the glider behind the control bar apex:
Check that the root battens are engaged
in all segments of the batten pockets and in the two webbing loops which pass through the
bushed horizontal holes in the rear keel. Check that the keel mounted VG rope re-direction
pulley is secure, and that the nuts on the securing bolts are tight.
LAYING THE GLIDER DOWN FLAT
Once the glider is assembled it can easily be laid down flat on the ground.
Detach the bottom of the nose cone.
Pull down on the swan lever cable to slacken it, and then release the forward swan lever pin.
Support the nose of the glider and release the rear swan lever pin. If the control bar apex
does not immediately slide aft, push gently on one control bar leg with your foot.
As the apex slides aft, lower the nose of the glider to the ground.
Reverse the procedure to set the glider upright again.
SETTING THE GLIDER UP FLAT ON THE GROUND
In areas where the ground is not rocky and when there are strong winds, you may wish to
set up the glider flat on the ground. This is easy to do, and relatively few parts of the set up
procedure are different from what has been described.
1) After unfolding the control bar and securing the basetube center sleeve, flip the glider
over right side up with the control bar still flat under the glider.
