Technical Inspection

Today I will try to put the glider through the technical inspection process.  Our Canadian compatriot, Art Grant, from Winnipeg is on the inspection team.  The inspection is used to confirm that the glider conforms to the Class specification, so wing span will be measured and all-up weight with full water ballast and pilot will be measured.  The glider will also be inspected for instrumentation to verify no cloud flying instruments. 

They will also measure a tow-out weight with the glider full of water, with tail dolly and wing dolly in place and the tow bar attached to the car. This is done so that each day every glider can be quickly weighed enroute to the grid.  The car drives over (straddles) the scale and places the glider main wheel on the scale and the tow-out weight is checked to ensure it does not exceed the weight measured in this configuration during the technical inspection.  Using this system allows each glider to be weighed in about 20 seconds.

The weather looks OK for the next few days, so I should also be able to get in some practise flights.

 

Dave