Darling Downs Soaring Club LS7 Quick start guide

Darling Downs Soaring Club Inc
Rigging and De-Rigging Instructions
LS7 –XOW
Overview –Page 2
Rigging –page 3
De-Rigging –page 19

LS7 Rigging Instructions
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Overview
It is the pilot’s responsibility to make sure that the trailer is fully
functional and ready to use before going cross country. Anything
found on the trailer to be damaged, worn out or not working should
be reported to a committee member, LS7 captain or trailer officer.
Where possible, it is preferred that the pilot fix the fault themselves
if the issue is minor.
Trailer Electrical Plug
Trailer Interior Lights
The LS7’s trailer has interior lights to aid de-rigging in the dark.
Tool Box Contents
These items are needed for the operation of the trailer and should
be put back when finished with. Alert a Committee member, LS7
Captain or Trailer Officer if anything is missing.
The plug on all club trailers is the small, seven pin variety.
DDSC has a number of adapters for other plug types
stored in the bar area. It is the pilot’s responsibility to
make sure that their retrieve vehicle is able to connect to
the trailers electrics.
Plug trailer into the car
and unhook the electrical
wire from underneath of
the front of the draw bar.
This will allow the trailer
front to be raised as per
de-rigging instructions.
The interior light switch is located on the right hand
side of the front hatch. When turned on it lights up.
Remember to turn the lights off again when finished
de-rigging.
1. Jack and Jack Handle
2. Tyre Iron
3. Winglet transport covers
4. Flat head screw driver (tailplane de-rig tool)
5. Tie down stake with chain and shackle
6. Hammer
7. Glider nose attachment Rope

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RIGGING
PREPARATION - FRONT OF THE TRAILER
1. Park the trailer,
2. Chock the wheels
3. Apply the hand brake
4. Raise the front of the trailer
5. Extend the jacking post to hold
the trailer in place.
6. Open the front hatch.
7. Locate the “pin” approximately high
enough so the back door frame will
rest flat on the ground.

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8. Clean the wing root fittings.
9. Grease the wing root fittings.
10. Remove the spar
locking pin

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11. Slacken off the turnbucke
holding the rope from the
glider’s release hook.
12. Free the rope from the
turnbuckle.
PREPARATION –REAR OF THE TRAILER
13. Open the rear of the trailer.
14. Lay the back door of the
trailer flat.

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15. Undo the strap
16. Fold back the
cradle carrier.
17. Remove the tailplane

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(Two large safety pins hold the two
tailplane frames in place in the trailer)
18. Remove the tailplane with the
frames intact.
19. Place the tailplane safely on
the side of the trailer, out of
the way of the remainder of
the rigging process.

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20. Remember to lift the tailplane door
compartment.
21. Unlatch the strap holding down the
rear fuselage.
22. Carefully roll the fuselage back, taking
care not to let the top of the fin
interfere with the top of the trailer.

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23. Allow the
fuselage
cradle to
rest on the
door as
shown.
24. Release the rope from the release
hook and place at the front of the
trailer. Place back into tool box at
the front of the trailer for storage.
25. Clean and grease the main pins

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26. Leave the clean and greased
main pins in the cockpit and
on a rag. Make sure the
airbrake lever is “cracked
open” just past the
overcentre lock to aid in
putting the wings on.
27. Place the wing stand on the port
side.
28. Unlock the wing nuts on each of
the aileron/trailing edge supports,
and remove them.

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29. Roll the port wing out of the trailer, taking care not to let the wing get too
close to the fuselage wing root area
30. Place port wing
into the root area
of the fuselage.

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31. Place wing stand under the port
wing to support it.
The gap in the wing-to-fuselage
should be like this.
32. Roll back the starboard
wing, taking care not to
let the wing get too close
to the fuselage wing root
area.

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33. Place the starboard
wing into the
fuselage (LS7 has
quick-connect
fittings). Make sure
starboard wing spar
stub inserts into
fuselage flat or
damage may occur
when it gets pushed
up against the port
wing.
34. Ensure both wings
are properly located
into the fuselage.
35. Taking the tip of the
starboard wing, and
using the wing
support on the port
wing (or another
wing person), take
the weight.
36. Fit the greased
main pins.

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37. Lock both main pins as shown.
38. Put the
undercarriage down
and lock it down.

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39. Roll the fuselage
back from the
trailer.
40. Attach the winglets
ATTACHING THE TAILPLANE
41. Clean and grease the
tailplane fittings.

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42. Clean and grease the
fittings on the top of the
fin.
43. Fit the Total Energy Tube
(this can be done later)
44. Remove
the two
tailplane
frames.

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45. Attach the
tailplane,
locating the rear
pins first.
Tailplane locking-screw
shown here. Do not over
tighten nut. Do not wiggle
tailplane to help lock into
postion. Give a light tap
on the tailplane leading
edge if needed.

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46. Use the screwdriver
situated in the toolbox
(a 10 cent piece can
be used, but not
preferable) to tighten
up the lock on the
tailplane till firm.
Replace screwdriver
back in toolbox when
finished.
FINISHING UP
47. Clean all grease off using Mineral
Turpentine, then Methylated Spirits to
remove marks from old tape and dirt.
-Tailplane locking area
-Wing roots
-winglets
48. Tape up the aircraft
49. Ensure a positive control check is conducted.
50. Place
-tailplane frames,
-fuselage cradle,
-wing stand, and
-aileron supports
in trailer.
51. Remember to replace the fittings and wing
nuts (fittings are marked left and right)
52. Close up the trailer doors
53. Reinstate the trailer to level (stow away the
jacking post)
END

LS7 De-Rigging Instructions
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DE-RIGGING
PREPARATION - GLIDER
1. Remove tape from wing roots,
tailplane lock, and winglets.
2. Remove winglets and set
aside in a safe area.
3. Remove the total energy tube
and place in a safe area.
PREPARATION - FRONT OF THE TRAILER
4. Park the trailer in
front of the glider
and lined up on
the fuselage.
5. Chock the wheels
6. Apply the hand
brake
7. Raise the front of
the trailer
8. Extend the
jacking post to
hold the trailer in
place.
9. Open the front
hatch.

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10. Locate the “pin” at
approximately the
13th hole of the
jacking post.
11. Open the rear of
the trailer.
12. Lay the back door
of the trailer flat.