On Wednesday, March 24, 2021 at 1:00:41 AM UTC-7, krasw wrote:
On Tuesday, 23 March 2021 at 14:53:54 UTC+2, Eric Greenwell wrote:
What, specifically is "just awful" about using outdoor covers in a hangar? Will harm come to
the glider?

Well I was quite obviously referring to lengthy and painful (for someone with my agility) process of putting them on the glider, compared to light dust covers. Or what did you thought I meant? You can use what ever adjective you feel appropriate in place of awful, but I doubt it is a very positive one.

And Mark yes, I have opinions. This is a discussion group. We will present opinions and argue for and against them. This is how ras works. You may disregard some opinions or posters all together as you wish.

The process of putting on and removing the covers can go quite fast if you have developed the proper technique. First, I use 2 wing stands (it can be done w/o the stands, but they make it easier). I also have spoiler box tiedowns. I leave one wing tied down and disconnect the other. I undo all bungee cords and Velcro fasteners. At the end of the 2nd wing I pull the cover towards the tip after removing the winglet cover. With the cover bunched up at the end of the wing (keeping the 1st wing tied down prevents the 2nd tip from dropping) I thread a cord thru the entire cover and tie it. I lift the bunched and tied cover off of the wing and put the wing stand under the wing. I untie the 1st wing and put the wing stand at the tip (to keep the tip from dropping) and repeat the process. I have spent about 5 min to this point. The remaining covers are then removed and stored, taking a total of 10 min.
Putting the covers on is this process in reverse, except I don't tie the wings down until both covers are on. Bunching the covers and using the cord is the trick to doing this quickly. I also reach thru the bunch to put my hand on the winglet while putting them on (this keeps the winglet from stabbing the covers).

Tom