Glider Flight Testing and Tuning
You can find a .pdf of this article at /assets/uploads/pdf/Hang_Glider_Tuning_and_Test_Flying.pdf In order to be able to effectively tune your glider and evaluate tuning changes, it is essential to have a comprehensive understanding of flight test methodology and to conduct a … Continued
Technical Bulletin for Sport/U2 Sweep Wires
We’ve posted a new technical service bulletin TB20161003 for Sport 2 and U2 Sweep Wires made between 8/9/2016 and 10/3/2016, and possibly earlier. Please review the Tech Bulletin support page for service advisories related to your glider model.
Lever Batten Tips Service Advisory from Airborne
The lever batten tips used in Wills Wing gliders are manufactured by Airborne Australia. Airborne has posted a service advisory regarding the lever tips: http://www.airborne.com.au/images/aw_directives/SB-019.pdf The advisory addresses adjustment, maintenance and inspection issues with regard to the lever tips. There … Continued
Flying Without Washout Tips – and other alternate configurations
From time to time we become aware that some pilots are flying our gliders in non-standard configurations, such was with the washout tips removed, or the bridles disconnected. Sometimes, it is instructors that have their students do this, because they … Continued
Tech Bulletins
Hang Gliders require routine maintenance to meet the airworthiness standards to which they were developed and are sometimes subject to airworthiness advisories for inspection, configuration and maintenance. We strongly encourage all pilots of Wills Wing gliders to review all Technical … Continued