Same recommendations as the other writers. One note though - my
trailer arrived from Germany with some minor damage to the rear skid
plates. The long trailer may bottom out due to the fairly short ramps
used in loading/unloading the ships. Assuming you are taking
insurance, I'd be sure to do a careful inspection prior to leaving the
port. You need to document your claim immediately.

P3


jb92563 wrote:
November Bravo wrote:
I am shipping my glider with trailer to New Zealand during the next
week. Any advice on how to pack the glider in the trailer other than
the usual road retrieval securing in the Cobra trailer? The shipping
is not in a container but a "roll on". Any other advice would be
appreciated. Thanks, John Iacobucci

One thing to note is that you should cushion and secure everything but
not so tight that it can not give a little under flexing.

Its been known to happen that securing the fuselage too firmly on a
trailer has caused dammage due to the trailer flexing, and stressing
the fuselage and breaking things on it.

Lots of cusioning and foam around the securing straps is ussually
adequate to prevent that, by allowing some play, when cinching things
down extra tight.

Just something to consider.

Ray