North&Wing&S,LSA&Pilot&Operating&Handbook&
Model:&Scout&X,C&912&
Version 2.2
Released Date 3-14-2012
Page 25
during!preflight!to!have!all!pivot!block!nuts!on!the!same!side.!!
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!!!!!!Figure!4:!Guide!Plates!onto!Block!
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Figure!5:!Insert!Bolt!in!Top!Hole!
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7.! Release! the! hold! down! pulley! tension! ,! unclip! the! rope,! and! restore! the! pulley!
assembly!in!its!storage!pouch!on!the!root!tube.!
8.! Tight!all!four!nuts!to!“Snug”.!!Do!not!overtighten.!
9.! While!the!wing!is!in!the!lower!position,!attach!the!ballistic!parachute!straps!to!the!
DAring!and!close!the!DAring!nut!securely.!!(Figure!6)!
10.!Attach!the!safety!cable.!!The!safety!cable!should!wrap!once!around!the!keel!tube!
between!the!pivot!block!and!the!control!frame!apex!as!shown!in!Figure!7.!!This!is!
also!a!good!time!to!preflight!the!bolts!in!the!control!frame!apex!and!the!cross!
tube!pull!back!cable.!
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!!Figure!6:!Attach!BRS!Straps!
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Figure!7:!Attach!Safety!
Cable!
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11.!Reinstall!the!nose!cone!on!the!wing!nose.!!(Figure!8)!
12.!Your!wing!is!now!ready!to!lift!into!position.!!The!lift!cylinders!will!provide!about!
95%!of!the!lifting!force!needed.!!BE!SURE!NOT!TO!LIFT!VIGOROUSLY!OR!
YOU!COULD!FLIP!THE!TRIKE!OVER!BACKWARDS!ONTO!THE!PROPELLOR.!!
Slowly!lift!the!wing!using!the!base!tube!or!downtubes!until!the!lift!cylinders!are!
fully!extended.!!This!will!provide!just!enough!clearance!to!position!the!nose!
compression!strut!onto!its!mating!tube.!!(Figures!9!and!10)!