
Flight manual DG-1000S
Issued: March 2002
8.1
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Sailplane handling, care and maintenance
8.1
Introduction ..............................................................................................8.2
8.2
Inspection period, maintenance................................................................8.2
8.3
Alterations or repairs................................................................................8.3
8.4
Tie Down, Parking ...................................................................................8.3
8.5
Transport ..................................................................................................8.4
8.6
Towing on the ground ..............................................................................8.4
8.7
Cleaning and Care ....................................................................................8.5
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Flight manual DG-1000S
Issued: March 2002
8.2
8.1
Introduction
This section contains manufacturer's recommended procedures for proper
ground handling and servicing of the sailplane. It also identifies certain
inspection and maintenance requirements which must be followed if the
sailplane is to retain that new-plane performance and dependability. It is wise to
follow a planned schedule of lubrication and preventive maintenance based on
climatic and flying conditions encountered.
8.2
Inspection period, maintenance
The "Instructions for continued airworthiness” (maintenance manual) for the
DG-1000S have to be followed.
A
Before each rigging all the connecting pins and bushes should be cleaned and
greased. This includes the control connectors.
B
The contact surfaces of the canopies to the fuselage are to be rubbed with
colourless floor-polish (canopy and fuselage side) to reduce grating noise in
flight. Polish at the beginning of the flight season and then every month.
C
Once a year all the bearings and hinges should be cleaned and greased. See
the greasing programme of the maintenance manual.
Each year the control surface displacements, adjustments and general
condition must be checked. (See the maintenance manual).