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As the control bar reaches the ground keep it level to allow both end joints to land together. This
will ensure that there is no twist in the pylon that will make it difficult to remove the hang bolt later.
Release the parking brake, remove the nose cone from the wing and temporarily tuck it away
between one leading edge and its Mylar, fit the rigging tool to the nose. Gently pull the nose and
lower it to the ground. The trike front wheel will roll through the A frame and over the control bar
as you do this. Remove the safety pin and special nut from the hang bolt and then remove the
hang bolt from the hang bracket. If electric trim is fitted, disconnect the trim cord shackle from the
keel. Wheel the trike back well away from the wing.
1. Keep a firm grip on the pylon to ensure that the rigging gas strut does not shoot it into the upright
position. Do not lean over the lowered pylon at any time as injury could result from it inadvertently
erecting.
2.
Keep hands and fingers out from between the control frame sides and the hang bracket as injury
could result.
Pick the nose of the wing up until the wing is horizontal, get a helper to support the rear of the
wing keel, remove the rigging tool from the nose, remove the swan catch pip-pin and unlatch it
from the nose. Walk backwards as you gently lower the wing to the ground keeping the weight
shared between yourself and your helper and the wing horizontal.
After detaching the wing from the trike, reverse the procedures listed in Section 6.2, 1 to 19.
When preparing the wing for stowage in the bag, furl the wing fabric carefully, ensuring that the
protection patches are correctly positioned at the following positions:
a)
Control frame knuckle joints.
b)
Roll bracket and upper control frame.
c)
Washout tube plugs.
Rigging cables should be stowed carefully so as to avoid kinks and tangles.
When using the pulley system to release the crossboom tension, pay out the cord steadily to
avoid rope burns to your skin.
7.2. RIGGED WING STORAGE
If storing the wing rigged, it should be parked in a sheltered location nose-down with rigging
extension inserted. Undo the wing undersurface inspection zips and pass tie-down ropes around
the cross-boom or side-wires. The nose cone should be removed and stowed under the leading
edge Mylar.
The basebar and nose should rest on a soft, even surface; in particular avoid sharp stones which
can damage the basebar. The trimmer should be left slack (fully fast).
7.3. WING OVERNIGHT PARKING
For overnight parking, the wing should be laid flat on the ground, into wind. De-tension the cross-
boom, remove the kingpost top and lay the washout rods flat. Use water ballast or a tie-down
stake on the nose. On thermic days, water ballast on the trailing edge will stop the sail being lifted
from behind.
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