Prevent Your Trailer From Swaying
Cruising at 55 the trailer was fine, at 57 mph it was a whole different story.
My mom was behind us as the trailer started touching the yellow and white line at very close intervals. She called on our hand held radios that the trailer was swaying. "Yeah no #$(&" was the response.
We accelerated momentarily, then drifted into the center of the two lanes. The semi trucks behind our caravan also merged into the middle and began to slow blocking any cars from trying to pass.
We eventually got it slowed again to 55 and about 20 min later I released the seat cushion.
Both of the WGC I flew in open class I had small cars (for American standards), but they were heavy gliders. Actually the front of the ASW-22 trailer stood above the top of the car.
Both had the anti sway hitch and we never had any problems. We were in km/h so it only seemed like we were going fast.
From the Cobra Manual
4.1 Nose Weight
4.1.1 The nose weight must amount to at least 4 % of the gross weight of the trailer, more than 50 kg are not necessary. A slightly higher nose weight in compliance with the maximum allowed nose weight of the trailer and/or the towing vehicle is generally an advantage.
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IMI Wing Wheel consists of adjustable wing holder and from aluminum swinging fork with fiberglass flat spring and 16 inch wheel. The fork with the spring provides the suspension and restrains shocks from the ground. All three fiberglass parts of the wing holder are covered with smooth black adhesive foam and are painted with polyester gelcoat ensuring long operating lifetime. All steel parts are zinc galvanized and aluminum parts anodized to ensure good anti-corrosive protection.
Garret Willat holds a flight instructor rating with over 8000 hours in sailplanes. His parents have owned Sky Sailing Inc. since 1979. He started instructing the day after his 18th birthday. Since then, Garret has represented the US Junior team in 2003 and 2005. He graduated from Embry-Riddle with a bachelor's degree in Professional Aeronautics. Garret represented the US Open Class team in 2008 and 2010 and the Club Class team in 2014. Garret has won 3 US National Championships.