wing wheel
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September 22, 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?
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November 05, 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 21, 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