Preflight Procedure - Aeros Fox-16 Owner's Service Manual

5. PREFLIGHT PROCEDURE

Conduct a complete preflight inspection of the glider, checking all assemblies, which have not already
been checked. Every bolt, nut, pin, safety ring, and fastener of any kind should be checked during every
pre-flight. A full pre-flight inspection should precede every flight you make, not just the first flight of the
day.
Carefully check the entire length of the leading edge pocket to insure that the Mylar insert is lying flat in
the pocket. If any section of the Mylar is folded under, de-tension the crossbar, remove as many battens
as necessary and unfold the Mylar.
Along the left leading edge:
Open the crossbar junction access zipper and look inside, making sure that side wires are properly
secured, that the thimbles are not cocked on the tang. Check the split pin and the nut, which secures the
leading edge – crossbar junction. Check that the sail is not caught on the crossbar end, or on any of the
hardware. Don't forget to close the access zipper (fig. 16).
Figure 16
At the left wingtip: Check that the tip lever batten is properly installed.
Along the trailing edge, left wing
Check that there are no tears in the sail material along the trailing edge
Check that all battens are properly secured
Check that the outboard sprog is properly secured in position supporting the last outboard cambered
batten.
Check that the washout bridles are properly engaged.
From the rear keel
Check that the sweep wires and rear wire are tight and secured on the hook on the keel tube (fig. 17).
Figure 17
Check the nut of the kingpost channel, which secures the channel to the keel. Check the safety ring and
the clevis pin, which secures the kingpost to the channel.
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