maintenance
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September 12, 2024
This short discussion is not the best subject to review, but it may be the most important for your sailplane investment.
When you arrive at a glider port, what do you usually see? Some gliders? A lot of decrepit trailers, some rotting away? Or does the 3-year-old JS-3, AS33, Arcus, Twin Shark, etc., look like it has the plague?
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March 03, 2016
Canopy Care
Flying into the sun near the end of the day you quickly determine the quality of your canopy.
A well polished canopy could make the difference seeing another glider or bird circling. It might be the difference seeing the other traffic and avoiding a mid-air. Someone walking out on the runway might be completely invisible.
It is a good idea during your winter maintenance
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February 25, 2016
The pilot from NM will remain nameless but the deer whistles he received at the pilots meeting will remain priceless. It was a beautiful landing, however as the antelope was sighted running across the roll-out path of the glider it was evident that the weak drum brake was not going to be sufficient...
Have you ever landed and wished you would stop rolling, maybe a rough field or a glider stopped
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February 04, 2016
On the last day of the 2012 US Sports Class Nationals in Parowan Utah, as I descended under the start height with the spoilers the right top surface mylar lifted. It made a horrible buzz as it was lifting off of the wing. When I closed the spoilers it settled down. I opted to head back for a relight.
Once on the ground the mylar looked fine with no signs of being lifted. I rubbed it down