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2) Spread the wings and install all the battens and the wingtips. (Note: Perform all the nor-
mal preflight operations as described above).
3) Tension the crossbar.
4) Install the RamAir inlet scoop.
5) When ready, raise the nose of the glider while pulling on the swan cable by the swan lever
to raise the glider up onto the control bar. Secure and tension the swan lever as described
above.
6) Install the nosecone.
LAUNCHING AND FLYING THE RAMAIR
STOP! Before launching, hook in to the glider and do a careful hang check.
1) We recommend that you launch with the VG set between full loose and 1/3 on. The looser
position gives better roll control once airborne, but not as good control of the roll attitude of the
glider on the ground due to the increased slack in the side wires.
Stop: If you launch with the VG set partly on, you must make sure that there is
no way that the excess VG rope can catch on anything on the ground or that
you can step on it. One way to do this is to fold the rope into a flat loop about
eight inches long, and tuck it around the outside of the right downtube above
the bottom front, rear, and side wires.
If the wind is more than 10 mph or gusty you should have an assistant on your nose wires on
launch, and, if necessary, an assistant on one or both side wires. Make sure all signals are
clearly understood. The angle at which you hold the glider should depend on the wind speed
and slope of the terrain at launch; you want to achieve a slight positive angle of attack at the
start of your run.
2) Run aggressively on launch and ease the bar out for lift off.
3) The flying characteristics of the RAMAIR are typical of a high performance flex wing. Make
your first flights from a familiar site in mellow conditions to give you time to become accustomed
to the glider.
4) We recommend that you hang as close as possible to the basetube in the glider - this will give
you lighter control pressures and better control.
USING WING TUFTS
Your Wills Wing glider has been equipped from the factory with short yarn tufts on the top
surface of each wing. The shadow of these tufts will be visible through the sail. The tufts are
useful for indicating the local reversal of the airflow which is associated with the onset of the
stall in that portion of the wing. You can use these tufts, as described below, to help deter-
mine when you are flying at minimum sink airspeed.
