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Ventus rigging advice, please?
I've recently started flying a Ventus2. I can't rig the thing without a lot
of struggle. The trouble is, there's a cover above the spars and you can't see anything once the first wing is in. I struggle to get the second wing to fit, never knowing whether it's a bit too high or a bit too low. The ground is uneven and sloping, which doesn't help. I hope some Ventus owners can give me some tips, please? |
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Ventus rigging advice, please?
Set the flaps to 0.
Set the airbrake lever 1 inch towards open position. Close the water valve lever. Prepare a wing support for the first wing. Mount first wing. When in, standing at the wing root, lean over the fuselage and feel that the spar is in the horisontal middle of the hole. Fixate the wing stand and recheck that the first wing spar is at the rigt oplace, middle of the hole. Mount second wing. Here it's up to the tip holder to feel the right height. A little practice, and it's no hazzle. Some Schempp Hirths are too tight Fit though. Reg Per, v2ct |
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Ventus rigging advice, please?
At 08:53 25 June 2019, John McLaughlin wrote:
I've recently started flying a Ventus2. I can't rig the thing without a lo of struggle. The trouble is, there's a cover above the spars and you can't se anything once the first wing is in. I struggle to get the second wing to fit, never knowing whether it's a bi too high or a bit too low. The ground is uneven and sloping, which doesn' help. I hope some Ventus owners can give me some tips, please? Fit the left hand wing first (front stub spar) and support with wing stand. Make sure that the wing is fully flush with the fus (requires water ballast shut, flaps neutral and airbrakes unlocked). Insert the main pin into the spar by about 1 inch and put wing tape on the top of the fus/wing joint (to stop the wing getting pushed out when fitting the second wing). Adjust the wing support or twist the fus in the belly dolly to make sure the wing stub is located vertically central within the right hand side of the fus. This is the important bit for simple rigging. Now fit the right hand wing which should just push straight in with just a small vertical adjustment. I NEVER need to look in the fus to get the right hand wing height correct, the lead on the wing pins does that as long as you are in the ballpark. Rigging the Ventus is just like a Discus and around the easiest of the modern. Hope this helps. |
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Ventus rigging advice, please?
I was told and its now my practice to set the flap setting to 6.
I have a Ventus B DC |
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Ventus rigging advice, please?
Reverse the process. Put the right wing on first. Tape the top. Make sure the stub is centered in the spar box. Then put the left wing in. Now it is easy to see relationship between the spigot and its target hole in the right wing. Up down fore or aft, easy to see.
Bob BV Ventus C but it is the same rigging system. |
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Ventus rigging advice, please?
Also, as a previous owner of both a Discus 2 and Ventus 2bx, be aware of temperature issues. Coming from Germany, rigging is easier at European temperatures (15 to 20 C) than Southwest US temperatures (30 to 40 C). Rig in the coolest temperatures you can and out of the midday sun.
I also concur that riffing the right wing first is a little easier as you have better cockpit access when mating the left wing. Mike |
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Ventus rigging advice, please?
On Tue, 25 Jun 2019 10:53:40 -0700 (PDT), Mike the Strike
wrote: Also, as a previous owner of both a Discus 2 and Ventus 2bx, be aware of temperature issues. Coming from Germany, rigging is easier at European temperatures (15 to 20 C) than Southwest US temperatures (30 to 40 C). Rig in the coolest temperatures you can and out of the midday sun. I also concur that riffing the right wing first is a little easier as you have better cockpit access when mating the left wing. Mike 20 years rigging a Ventus cT, and I also put the right wing in first, mainly for the reason stated above, reduce the jumping back and forth during rigging. I do not find it necessary to tape the 1st wing. Bob |
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Ventus rigging advice, please?
Thanks very much for the advice, everyone. I'll try all of it, but I'm
especially keen to see how 'right wing first' goes. |
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Ventus rigging advice, please?
At 08:48 26 June 2019, John McLaughlin wrote:
Thanks very much for the advice, everyone. I'll try all of it, but I'm especially keen to see how 'right wing first' goes. I can only comment re Discus. Ensuring brakes are unlocked has been mentioned, but sometimes they will re-lock when first wing is put on, so unlock again if necessary. Fix stick central, I use seat back to hold in place. I assume left wing first arose because of partly inserting locking pin, with the handle stopping it pushing out again. Dave |
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