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Flight manual DG-500 ELAN ORION
3. C.G. Tow hook
a) check the ring muzzle of the C.G. hook for wear and function
b) check for cleanliness and corrosion
4. Main landing gear and nose wheel
a) check the struts, the gear box, the gear doors and the tyre for wear; dirt in
the struts can hinder the landing gear from locking over center the next
time!
b) check the tyre pressure
mainwheel: 3.0 bar - 44 psi
nose wheel: 2.5 bar - 36 psi
c) check wheel brake and cable for wear and function
5. Left wing
a) check locking of the outboard wing or screwed joint of the end plate
b) check the aileron for excessive free play
c) check airbrake- and box and control rod for wear and free play. It must be
possible to retract the airbrake, even if it is pressed in backward direction.
If there is any water in the airbrake box this has to be removed.
d) check the locking of the rear wing attachment pin
6. Tail wheel
a) check for wear, free play and excessive dirt in the wheel box. Remove
excessive dirt prior to take off!
b) check tyre pressure: 4 bar -58 psi
7. Rear end of the fuselage
a) check the lower rudder hinge and the connection of the rudder cables for
wear, free play and correct securing
b) check the bulkhead and fin trailing edge shear web for cracks and
delamination
8. Fin - horizontal tail
a) check the upper rudder hinge for wear and free play
b) check the elevator for free play and correct control hook up, look from the
rear into the gap at the right hand side of the rudder c) check the securing
of the stabilizer
d) check the horizontal tail for free play
e) check the TE or Multiprobe for correct insertion
9. Right wing see detail 5.
10. Fuselage nose
a) check the ports for the static pressure and the pitot pressure for
cleanliness.
b) if the sailplane was parked in rain, you have to empty the static ports by
sucking out the water at the ports.
c) check the nose hook for cleanness and corrosion
Issued: July 2019 TN500/13 App. 4.8