Java
150
Owner`s Manual
PRE-FLIGHT CHECK-LIST
Detailed pre-flight checks must be carried out during assembly. Always use the same
assembly and packing up procedure. The following must be checked:
1. All tubes are straight and not dented.
2. Cross-tube hinge, nose plates and A frame fittings OK.
3.
'LUFF LINES ARE NOT TWISTED AT THE KINGPOST AND ARE
CLEAR OF ALL BATTENS WITH RINGS SECURE ABOVE AND BELOW
THE SAIL.
(Small rings above the sail and large below the sail
.) 'luff lines must be checked
every flight. Incorrect rigging, for instance, catching a 'luff line under a batten end,
could cause a serious turn in the glider.
4. All sail seams intact with no frayed stitching, particularly
in high stress areas (e.g. wing tips, junction of keel pocket and sail etc.)
5. Battens correct shape and undamaged with no cracks or splits in the fibreglass
section.
6. All nuts and bolts secure.
7. All quick release fittings secure.
(i)
cross tube tensioner
(ii)
nose catch (check the clevis pin and split ring as well)
(iii)
tip battens correctly located on leading edge and the right way up
(iv)
quick pins and rings on bottom bar secure
(v)
outboard leading edge section fully engaged. (Be especially vigilant if the L/E
has been packed short recently.)
8. Cross tube tensioner strop not frayed and twist free.
9. All zips done up.
10. Batten elastics symmetrical on both sides of the glider. They should also be in
good condition and engaged over the batten ends.
11. Hang loops in good condition.
12. The glider is symmetrical when viewed from the front.
13. The king post is straight and joint at its base is secure.
14. The four nose plate bolts are secure.
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