Puma 13.5
Owner’s Manual
the hang loops from the rocker past the tension strop and VB through the sail. Free the backup loop so that
it is loose at any flying speed. Always fly with a backup loop.
The glider appears to be trimmed too fast despite having the hang loop at its furthest rearward position
1. If you are new to the glider and have previously flown a glider which has a heavier pitch response you
may actually be pulling the bar in without realising. On a smooth day, when you have a safe ground
clearance and are clear of all other aircraft, slowly release your grip on the base bar and check the bar
position and trim speed without putting any load on the speed bar.
2. As above this might be caused by a backup loop that is caught and interfering with the main loop when
flying. Free the backup loop so that you are sure it is loose in flight.
The short under surface batten has been put in the long under surface batten pocket
You can sometimes do this accidentally if rigging quickly. If you have pushed the batten in a long way, you
may have to totally de-rig to remove it.
In future always work in from the tip with the under surface battens i.e. put the shorter battens in first. In
this way if you get the wrong batten it will be too long and easy to remove from the pocket.
The nose cone is lost
YOU SHOULD NEVER FLY WITHOUT A NOSE CONE. Check that the nose cone is not down the
leading edge pocket of the glider. Hold the leading edge up to the light and look for the silhouette of the nose
cone. For this reason do not store the nose cone down the leading edge of the glider.
The leading edge pocket appears to have black marks or other dirt on the inside
This is usually grass or other debris which has got down the leading edge pocket. Try and get is out as best
you can. The problem is usually caused by the storage of the battens in the leading edge pocket which tends
to fill the pockets with debris and encourages mildew. DO NOT STORE YOUR BATTENS IN THE
LEADING EDGE POCKET.
WHAT SPARES SHOULD I TAKE ON HOLIDAY
?
Clearly you can’t know what spares unless you know what sort of damage might occur to your glider.
However based on the volume of spares sold and the price of the spares the following list is rough guide or
check list in order of importance:
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Spare uprights / downtubes
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Spare safety split rings various sizes.
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Spare top of upright bolt (Often bent at the same time as uprights.)
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Spare clippy batten ends. (One for each side.)
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Sticky back Dacron. (To repair minor cuts or blemishes to the sail.)
Other possibles though less frequently ordered:
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Speed bar
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Tip battens / batten repair kit.
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Spare speed bar attachment pin.
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Summary of Contents for PUMA 13.5
Page 1: ...PUMA 13 5...
Page 21: ...Puma 13 5 Owner s Manual Figure 4 Checking batten tension Puma 13 5 hand book Rev 02 21...
Page 38: ...Puma 13 5 Owner s Manual Section 3 Assembly Drawings Puma 13 5 hand book Rev 02 38...
Page 39: ...Puma 13 5 Owner s Manual NOSE ASSEMBLY Figure 10 Nose assembly Puma 13 5 hand book Rev 02 39...
