At 17:14 22 July 2014, wrote:
On Monday, July 21, 2014 11:40:50 AM UTC-7, HGXC wrote:
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I fly a older Ventus and my glider wings are difficult to slide tight
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the glider for pinning.
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I have a 1 pin set up and start with my left wing. I keep my brakes
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and flap in 3.
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I can line up the inserted arm fine and line up the controls but, once
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get to a couple inches it bogs down and is quite a workout for my wing
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and me.
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Any tips or suggestions on making this easier? I notice that even on
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Dennis

I've rigged my new to me Ventus B five or so times now. I rig it by the
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ok with flaps as S and pin in airbrake hole. It has gone ok, better each
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ime, and I think I have it figured out pretty well now. The main issue
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h getting the second wing on is to line up the main spar pin into the
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ite wing hole. You can't line it up visually so you just have to feel
for
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it from the wingtip. So, I get the drag pins and flap torque tube
matched
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and inserted while I'm on the root, then go to the tip and feel for the
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r pin hole and pin connection with the wingtip I don't even try to
insert
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it all the way (sometimes that pops out the opposite wing), only just
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h so that the tool can be inserted in the main spar pin holes, then lever
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he wings together. It only takes a slight pull on the tool and presto,
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gs are in.
It may be that you have yet to find the right fuselage and first wing
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t, you might try experimenting with that, but I'm not sure it matters
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much if the wingspar is centered in the fuse cutout. Hope that helps.
Jim


I have never had a ventus ,but I had a discus for 10'years and a duo the
last
3 ,
Left first ,then the pin goes in part way against the parcel shelf ,put
that wing
on a stand and do not be tempted to move it.
Right wing second brakes closed but not locked
Use synthetic super lube on the pins

On the duo my syndicate partner and I use a imi wing lifter that has a gas

strut,he thinks the best assistance is a vicious dog to keep the helpers
away
,because opinionated glider pilot helpers can cause more trouble than help