On Tuesday, July 22, 2014 1:14:07 PM UTC-4, wrote:
On Monday, July 21, 2014 11:40:50 AM UTC-7, HGXC wrote:

Hi







I fly a older Ventus and my glider wings are difficult to slide tight to the glider for pinning.







I have a 1 pin set up and start with my left wing. I keep my brakes open and flap in 3.







I can line up the inserted arm fine and line up the controls but, once I get to a couple inches it bogs down and is quite a workout for my wing man and me.







Any tips or suggestions on making this easier? I notice that even on the same glider type and model they can vary on ease of assembly.



An old trick that works with the gliders that use the pin in the end of the spar is to make a wedge that is glued onto the bottom of the spar box that supports the spar end just slightly below the perfect height when assembled. This sets one wing and the relationship to the fuselage. With that set, it is much easier to line up the second wing.
UH







Dennis



I've rigged my new to me Ventus B five or so times now. I rig it by the book with flaps as S and pin in airbrake hole. It has gone ok, better each time, and I think I have it figured out pretty well now. The main issue with getting the second wing on is to line up the main spar pin into the opposite wing hole. You can't line it up visually so you just have to feel for it from the wingtip. So, I get the drag pins and flap torque tube matched and inserted while I'm on the root, then go to the tip and feel for the spar pin hole and pin connection with the wingtip I don't even try to insert it all the way (sometimes that pops out the opposite wing), only just enough so that the tool can be inserted in the main spar pin holes, then lever the wings together. It only takes a slight pull on the tool and presto, wings are in.

It may be that you have yet to find the right fuselage and first wing height, you might try experimenting with that, but I'm not sure it matters that much if the wingspar is centered in the fuse cutout. Hope that helps.

Jim