At 03:46 05 March 2016, wrote:
-The ASW-19 wing is very flexable; closing the gap fully or even
almost
fu=
lly will result in binding or even locked ailerons due to the flex of
the
w=
ing.=20

- Never seen Asw-19 with a plate sealing inboard edge in any of
the US
bas=
ed Asw-19s; had mine in red, numerous times, with substantial
wings
flexing=
....and never felt there is ANY need for any modifications to
controls. Its
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a glider with standard certificate, so Schleicher most likely knows
better
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what is needed or isn't.
GK


Thanks guys for all your thoughts. reading all that just convinced
me it isn't worth the effort I'm going to keep wings clean of any
gadgets, just proper mylar sealing. What's more the owner of that
19 with fences fitted picture of which I've linked in my original post
is thinking of removing them because hi isn't sure they actually give
something and they are a pain when it comes to fitting the wing
covers after the flight