Thread: No wing runner?
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Old August 24th 07, 06:58 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Default No wing runner?

On Aug 23, 2:59 pm, Andy wrote:
On Aug 23, 7:21 am, JJ Sinclair wrote:

OK, you just landed at a deserted strip and called for an aero-
retrieve, but there's nobody around to run your wing.
Been there, done that, and it wasn't pretty!


Me too and decided never again. I built a compact tip wheel from a
rectangle of sheet aluminum, 2 short length of aluminum angle section,
and a roller blade wheel. It took about an hour to make form scrap I
had on hand. It's pre-prepared with double sided carpet tape and
wrapped with enought tape to fair it. It can be stuck under either
wing tip in a minute or so. It tested ok on a paved runway but may
not stand up to a rough strip. The adavantage of the flat plate
design over a shaped leading edge cuff if that it fits both wings.
Disadvantage more likely to get knocked off.

Andy


I use any handy local vegetation (commonly called "a stick")

Prop up the wing with that.

Get in...

Ask Tow plane to hang on the brakes and do a full power run up before
releasing brakes.

Hold onto your brake as the tension comes on.
Release brake and your off..

The "stick" is bio de-gradable too.

Regards

Al