Ground Operations, Margins, and Safety

On Thu, 18 Mar 2021 11:25:57 -0700, wrote:

Too often I see wing “runners� take a couple of
steps and let go or worse, are so slow they end up holding the wing
back.

Rules:

1) ALWAYS hold the wing you're running with at the trailing edge AND
balance the aircraft so there's no up or down force on the tip you're
holding, which should be the downwind wing. Yes, this does mean that the
upwind wing will be lower than the one you're holding, but that's OK: if
you're not countering and up or down force the wing won't drop
immediately you let go of it.

2) Refuse the launch if the runner has their hand round the LE: thats jus
another acxcident waiting to happen.

We use these rules for both winch and aero-tow launches.


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