At 12:29 26 August 2016, Muttley wrote:
Hi all

rather than walking the rigger in an Arch to the fuselage i used to walk
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quite far out with right angles which gives you a long last leg to line
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up better with the fuselage, also putting the wing flat for the last leg
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ives you a better feel and sight of what you are at. (Duo Discus)


I am using an IMI device on my Discus, and find it quite good, but years
ago I used to rig my 19m Jantar single handed, using a simple, home made
system. 19m 2 piece pre-carbon wings were quite heavy. I think this could
be refined, and it gets round some of the problems mentioned.
2 tip stands and a shorter one same height as the fuselage opening for
inserting the wing. One simple root trolley and a castoring tip trolley.
Pull out the tip a short distance and put on tip trolley, then pull the
wing out fully. A quick lift to put the root on the root trolley. Wing is
now supported on wheels at both ends. Pull out at a small angle to the
fuselage until the root end is in the correct place, from tip castor the
tip round until the wing is perpendicular to the fuselage. Lift spar onto
short stand, lift tip onto tip stand, then go flat rotating on spar. Lift
spar and insert in fuselage, push into place, finally positioning from tip.
Repeat with 2nd wing.
There are several short lifts, no carrying apart from the initial tip onto
its trolley. No stepping over anything, easy to sight the position of the
root end, in any case easy to make adjustments sliding on the stands, no
more walking around than with the IMI.
If I can get round to it, I would like to try making a tip trolley as
above, and use the IMI as the root trolley.

Dave