Periodical Inspection - Aeros TARGET 13 Manual

glide characteristics of the glider become worse, retension the sail. But remember that
too tight sail makes the handling more hard. The sail assymetry may be caused by the
assymetry of the left-wing and right wing battens and by the bent tubes. Repair the
fault.
5.1.4. CONSOLE CAP ALLIGNMENT
If the assymetry is not eliminated by above methods, change angles of the console
caps. To do this remove self taping screws and turn the console caps in opposite
directions. If the glider has a left turn during the flight - turn the left plug to the
decrease wing geometric twist and right plug - to the increase wing geometric
twist. The installation angle should be chosen according to the degree of assymetry,
but not more than 45 degrees from the normal position. Fix the cap in the chosen
position using the screws.
5.1.5. HANG POINT POSITION ADJUSTMENT
Trim speed of the glider must be approximately 28 - 30 km/h (18 - 19 mph), at this
speed control bar position is in front of the pilots face.
If the control bar wants to go forward - trim speed is too small. Move the kingpost to
the next forward hole in the kingpost channel. If the control bar goes backward, the
sink rate increases and the handling becomes more heavy - the trim speed is too big.
Move the kingpost to the next backward hole in the kingpost channel.
You must find a position of the kingpost at which the trim speed is slightly more than
the speed of minimum sink rate. At this speed glider flies stable and handling is easy.
Weight of pilot influences on the necessary position of the kingpost. If the glider is
tuned for the pilot of 90 kg of weight, so for the pilot of 60 kg it's necessary to more
the kingpost at least one position backwards.

5.2. PERIODICAL INSPECTION

You must make an inspection of the glider:
- prior to beginning flight;
- any time you suffer a hard landing to find a possible deformation of the frame;
- every 3 months or 50 hours of airtime whichever comes sooner.
Periodical inspection includes the inspection of sail and frame which requires the
complete breakdown procedure. Inspect all tubes for any residual deformations, dents,
signs of corrosion or cracking, especially around bolt holes and sleeve ends. Inspect
all wires for broken strands, kinks, corrosion etc. Inspect main and safety pilot straps
for wear and replace it if any wear is indicated.
Inspect the sail carefully ( especially after hard or tree landing ! ) for tears and broken
stitching, especially along the trailing edge, kingpost hole, the keel section stitches and
the sail mount webbing attachment point at the wing tips. Compare batten profiles with
the template. The template must be placed on a flat surface. True the battens to the
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