I had a lot of trouble rigging a DG300 until I spent several hours
with a construction laser level and other tools. It turned out that
there was a low spot in the grass right where the left wing rigger
ends up, and a slope from right to left. The end result was two marks
on the wing rigger that are 4" apart, one for right one for left. They
require the fuse to be an exact height off the ground which I
determine by lowering the fuse until the gear is exactly one fist off
the ground. I don't have hydraulics on my ramp. Now the wings go on
the pins about as hard as buttoning my coat.

BTW, I found that a laser pointer lying on the flat top of the DG's
console will put a dot on the exact center of the leading edge of the
wing right at the spoiler midline when the wing is at the correct
height. I may rig up a little jig with two laser pointers, if I ever
have a problem again.

Brian




Reasons for putting the gear down:

None that I know of - please enlighten me.

Andy