PW6 front seat spoiler guiding rod

[Segelflieger]

Has anyone in the soaring world experienced a PW6 spoiler's guiding rod detaching from the fuselage wall in the front seat?

Is anyone still representing these gliders in the US?

Do they manufacture them still?

There are some ADs on PW5/6 rod attachments, what else?

Why can't I find any recent info about PW6 on line?

What it the story?

Thanks,
Not-a-lawer

[Dan Daly[_2_]]

On Tuesday, September 8, 2015 at 2:46:55 PM UTC-4, Segelflieger wrote:
> Has anyone in the soaring world experienced a PW6 spoiler's guiding rod detaching from the fuselage wall in the front seat?
>
> Is anyone still representing these gliders in the US?
>
> Do they manufacture them still?
>
> There are some ADs on PW5/6 rod attachments, what else?
>
> Why can't I find any recent info about PW6 on line?
>
> What it the story?
>
> Thanks,
> Not-a-lawer

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=north+american+dealer+PW6+

[Segelflieger]

How many PW6s are still flying?
obviously not many!

[[email protected]]

You've already tried contacting:

http://szdjezow.com.pl/

right?

[son_of_flubber]

http://windpath.ca/ will sell you a new PW-6 in North America. Jerzy provides excellent customer support.

[Miroslaw Pitorak]

At 12:35 11 September 2015, son_of_flubber wrote:
>http://windpath.ca/ will sell you a new PW-6 in North America. Jerzy
>provides excellent customer support.
>

There are at least three PW-6 flying in UK. So far, I haven't heard about
any airbrakes' rod detachment. More known problem is elevator's bracket -
there is AD about it and ZS Jezow is providing parts and repair manual free
of charge.
Under EASA rules in Europe only correct way is to contact ZS Jezow as a
manufacturer (www.szdjezow.com.pl). Don't know if there will be a
difference under FAA rule.

Don't give up after first e-mail - they are sometimes slow with respond.


Regards,
Mirek P.

[Bruce Hoult]

On Friday, September 11, 2015 at 1:02:45 AM UTC+3, Segelflieger wrote:
> How many PW6s are still flying?
> obviously not many!

Last I heard, the clubs at Auckland and Taupo both have a PW6.

[David Hirst]

>
> Last I heard, the clubs at Auckland and Taupo both have a PW6.

Taupo replaced theirs (after it crashed) with an ASK21. Piako and Auckland have PW6s. Sailplane Services (http://www.sailplanenz.com) have been maintaining both for years. Good trainers but not comfortable for instructors with long legs.

DH