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5. Are both, the right and left hand, tip struts tensioned and are the plastic tip fairings
correctly fitted?
6. Are the lower rigging wire swages twisted, have the cables, left and right the
same tension and is the cable damaged in any way?
7. Is the quick pin securing the base bar fully inserted and safetied?
8. Are the uprights straight and is the keel tube, in the area of the mast attachment
and control frame head piece, damaged at all?
9. Are all the under surface battens installed and secured?
10. Are all the luff lines undamaged and correctly fitted?
11. Is the tensioning lever for the cross tube tensioning cables, correctly positioned
and secured with a quick pin?
12. Are all top surface battens installed and secured with the attached cords?
Occasionally check for the following
1. The tubing for bends and dents, as described in the section concerning
maintenance and repair procedures.
2. The steel cables left and right within the sail double surface, for possible damage.
3. The sail batten camber using the batten plan.
General Information and limitations
The Pico was type certified by the German Microlight Association, DULV, to a MTOW
of 450 kg (992lbs). Flight en30 to -30 degrees pitch and 60 degrees roll, in
excess of which is classed as aerobatics and not permitted.
The Pico was tested in January 2000, in accordance with the in Germany, then valid
aviation standards for microlight wings. They represent the standard of technology at
the present time. As the understanding of this technology progresses, it is possible
that to date unknown physical conditions have not yet been taken into account!
We therefore recommend to include a safety reserve when choosing the weather
conditions in which you intend to fly, as well as the flight manoeuvres you intend to
perform.
Trim instructions
The Pico sail is trimmed very accurately in the works production using special
measuring instruments. It is, never the less, possible that the wing pulls to one side in
flight after a duration of time. In case it is necessary to search for the cause of such a
condition, before a trim correction is made, it must be certain that everything is
correctly rigged and no damage is present. After which, it must noted if in flight the
wing pulls to one side constantly, that is, at all speeds and at idle. If this is the case
then two correction possibilities are available:
