FAA to ground 80% of Glider Training Fleet... it's just a question of when

On Friday, April 5, 2013 8:38:57 PM UTC-6, Eric Greenwell wrote:

How about rigging or retrieving from a farm field? The wings look big and heavy, and so does the fuselage.


ASK-21 wings are not that heavy. I rig two of them every time we fly. It's the easiest 2-seat glider I know of to rig. I really makes sense to store them de-rigged in a covered trailer if you don't have a hangar.

My usual crew is teenage CAP Cadets who have never seen a glider before and we get it done in about half an hour. I can lift the root by myself but it's too wide for me to align the spigots so I need someone on the trailing edge. The fun part is to get the smallest Cadet to do the wing pins - their grin is priceless.

A one-man dolly would be helpful but the wings are so wide it would need a huge saddle which is why I mentioned hard points. That way the dolly could be really small for storage.

On Friday, April 5, 2013 9:11:06 PM UTC-6, Bill D wrote:
On Friday, April 5, 2013 8:38:57 PM UTC-6, Eric Greenwell wrote:



How about rigging or retrieving from a farm field? The wings look big and heavy, and so does the fuselage.





ASK-21 wings are not that heavy. I rig two of them every time we fly. It's the easiest 2-seat glider I know of to rig. I really makes sense to store them de-rigged in a covered trailer if you don't have a hangar.



My usual crew is teenage CAP Cadets who have never seen a glider before and we get it done in about half an hour. I can lift the root by myself but it's too wide for me to align the spigots so I need someone on the trailing edge. The fun part is to get the smallest Cadet to do the wing pins - their grin is priceless.



A one-man dolly would be helpful but the wings are so wide it would need a huge saddle which is why I mentioned hard points. That way the dolly could be really small for storage.

A K-21 can be rigged and derigged by two moderately strong persons without a wing dolly and good wing stands. Can be, but not preferred. Been there, done that.

A PW-6 can be done reasonably easily by two. I watched, offered to help two gents well older then me, and they said 'just watch'. I did and they did..

Frank Whiteley

On Friday, April 5, 2013 11:11:06 PM UTC-4, Bill D wrote:
On Friday, April 5, 2013 8:38:57 PM UTC-6, Eric Greenwell wrote: How about rigging or retrieving from a farm field? The wings look big and heavy, and so does the fuselage. ASK-21 wings are not that heavy. I rig two of them every time we fly. It's the easiest 2-seat glider I know of to rig. I really makes sense to store them de-rigged in a covered trailer if you don't have a hangar. My usual crew is teenage CAP Cadets who have never seen a glider before and we get it done in about half an hour. I can lift the root by myself but it's too wide for me to align the spigots so I need someone on the trailing edge. The fun part is to get the smallest Cadet to do the wing pins - their grin is priceless. A one-man dolly would be helpful but the wings are so wide it would need a huge saddle which is why I mentioned hard points. That way the dolly could be really small for storage.

We use a rigger and can assemble using 2 people in about 15-20 minutes.
Lots less lifting that way.
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