wing wheel
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- September 21, 2021
Congratulations! You've just bought a new, or new to you glider, it's an exciting time in your life. All you want to do is put those wings on & go fly it, in all reality, there's nothing wrong with that, but I feel it's better to get all the ground systems in place first. I feel that flying is the easy part, generally, this is not where the problems or damage arises. So where does it?
Ground Handling
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- November 04, 2020
Editors Note: Even when taking precautions tow out gear accidents happen. A report from this accident pictured above. " I heard a metallic sound and saw a wing lift in the rearview mirror, so stopped the pickup. Immediately its left-wing smashed against the tailgate while the tail went swiftly past the driver-side window and slammed into the front fender. Putting this together analytically, a powerful
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- April 20, 2016
I fought the light and the light won...
Fine, don't sing it with me, just sit there and cringe, it's understandable.
With open class gliders it is common to see a wing wheel on each wing.
This really helps when you have to make a turn with strong wind and the wing wheel is no longer on the downwind wing.
When the wind is gusty or strong it is important to place the wing wheel on the correct wing, not