Why We Don't Scrape for Lift Near Sharp Obstacles
This Wings owner was caught by an Agave poking out of the hillside. Since the wing was very low hours and almost new, we elected to replace rib 8 outwards to t the wingtip with a factory provided partial wing section. Along with the sewing, and additional 35 lines were manufactured and replaced. After kiting, the wing was measured and was within the manufacturer trim specifications. The wing looks and flies just like a factory new Wing.
My Prop Ate My Trailing Edge
This was a repair from when a PPG wing decided to fly into a moving propellor. The owner wanted a nice "battle scar." This repair involved rebuilding portions of internal ribs, mini ribs, upper and lower fabric sections, and multiple torn out line attachment tabs. Owner loved the repair and reported the wing flies great!
Recall Repair
On the Delight 4, SupAir changed the attachments from the Delight 3. On the early Delight 4 models the attachments were failing. SupAir provided the replacement parts, I did the removal and repair.
Brake Gathering Lines
Many Wings use gathering lines to make the brakes work more efficiently. Over time the line wears and well "breaks." The line is actually one continuous segment, looped, and sewn into a pocket between the upper and lower surfaces,
