Java Comp 150
Owner’s Manual
Push the battens home the last little bit. With a new sail the battens may not go fully home unless pushed.
The batten elastics should be put on double on each batten. The batten nearest the wing tip can only be
inserted when the glider has been tensioned. It locates on a plastic cleat on the leading edge. This batten or
compression strut is profiled on the Java Comp. Like all the other top surface battens the curve should be
up. (The top surface of the wing should be convex, not concave).
11. The under surface battens should also be inserted when the glider is tensioned. They should be pushed
home so that only the rope projects from the batten pocket. Put the most outboard U/S batten in first. The
under surface battens can be pushed home with another under surface batten.
12. Put in the nose batten. This is easier with the VB. on full. Some people prefer to put the nose batten in
before the wings are moved out at all or to leave the nose batten in the glider when packed. (If you do this
don't forget to check its profile when you check the profile of the other battens.)
NB The VB. must not be pulled on if the glider is laid flat on the ground: doing so will twist the cross
tubes. The glider should be stood on its control frame first.
13. Make sure that the wires are not twisted, then stand the glider on its control frame and attach the swan
catch, pip pin and safety washer.
14. Make sure that the nose catch is correctly attached and then put the nose cone on.
15. The glider is now fully rigged. You should now make sure that you do a thorough pre-flight check
before you fly.
We suggest that if there is significant wind that the glider is left flat on the ground, nose into wind and
securely weighted or tied down at the nose until you are ready to fly. In light winds the Java Comp may be
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Summary of Contents for JAVA COMP 150 Dacron
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