At 08:53 25 June 2019, John McLaughlin wrote:
I've recently started flying a Ventus2. I can't rig the thing without a
lo
of
struggle. The trouble is, there's a cover above the spars and you can't
se

anything once the first wing is in.

I struggle to get the second wing to fit, never knowing whether it's a bi
too
high or a bit too low. The ground is uneven and sloping, which doesn'
help.

I hope some Ventus owners can give me some tips, please?


Fit the left hand wing first (front stub spar) and support with wing stand.
Make sure that the wing is fully flush with the fus (requires water ballast
shut, flaps neutral and airbrakes unlocked). Insert the main pin into the
spar by about 1 inch and put wing tape on the top of the fus/wing joint (to
stop the wing getting pushed out when fitting the second wing). Adjust the
wing support or twist the fus in the belly dolly to make sure the wing stub
is located vertically central within the right hand side of the fus. This
is the important bit for simple rigging.
Now fit the right hand wing which should just push straight in with just a
small vertical adjustment. I NEVER need to look in the fus to get the right
hand wing height correct, the lead on the wing pins does that as long as
you are in the ballpark.

Rigging the Ventus is just like a Discus and around the easiest of the
modern.

Hope this helps.