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Old April 4th 07, 04:01 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Frank Whiteley
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Default Solo Rigging Equipment

On Apr 4, 7:00 am, "toad" wrote:
I don't like the idea of adding 3 more pieces of equipment to my
rigging aids, but I bet that he can do it pretty quick.

I use Udo's dolly and only need a safety spotter over 25 knots or so.
I have them stand at the dolly, not at the tip.

I do rotate the wing to level, if you really crank down on the wing
clamp, then the wing doesn't move around.

One note about Udo's rig, get the lateral adjustment option, it really
improves rigging ease.

Todd Smith
3S


The Udo dolly is a good design, but a LAK-12 wing is on the extreme
limit of what it's capable of handling stablely. The examples I've
linked to have much wider tracks and some other advantages, however,
because of that wide track you can't roll them next to the fuselage,
so they have to be considered part of an integrated system.

YMMV,

Frank Whiteley