I have a one man rigger that I made myself and I would prefer to use it rather than have others help me as there have been little bits of damage from others 'helping' me. I can do it as quick if not quicker than have others help me. There is no back strain for anyone if something doesn't line up straight away. My self and 3 others helped rig a Nimbus 2 recently and all 4 of us were definitely needed. I had the miss fortune to be holding the outer end of the inner wing panel for much longer that my back could tolerate and I couldn't help think how much easier it would have been with a rigger. I can get to the club early before others get there and before it gets too hot and rig it on my own. I don't have to come back early on a Sunday afternoon to be sure there will be others around to help me de rig. I can rig or de rig any non club day to take the glider home to do maintenance or go to another club. It is very handy to get the wings from the trailer to the shed. I have done 2 self retrieves out of paddocks using my self rigger. I would recommend one man rigging aid. Mine has been very handy.
Trevor Burke _____ From: aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net [mailto:aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net] On Behalf Of Kevin McGowan Sent: Thursday, 26 December 2013 8:17 AM To: aussoaring 'aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net' Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] One person rigging What a sad, little person. (I almost wrote man) K _____ Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2013 07:30:28 +1000 To: aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net From: mborg...@borgeltinstruments.com Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] One person rigging LOL!. I guess people routinely spend $1500 or so on "One person rigging aids" with no intention of ever using them for "one person rigging" especially as two saw horses costing $40 will do exactly the same if a second person is available. The second person in that case doesn'r even do much. BTW the electric remote control rigging aid is probably worth it. The video of the guy rigging the standard Cirrus had an awful lot of walking around the glider in it. Mike At 01:52 PM 25/12/2013, you wrote: I hardly think the use of a lifting tool implies pilots are ignoring the rules. How did you draw this conclusion? Brian Sent from my iPhone On 25/12/2013, at 11:10 AM, Mike Borgelt < mborg...@borgeltinstruments.com <mailto:mborg...@borgeltinstruments.com> > wrote: Interesting. I'm surprised there is a market for single person rigging tools in Australia with a second signature required. I guess people just ignore the rules when it suits. Mike At 08:07 AM 25/12/2013, you wrote: Yet another one from IMI http://www.imi-gliding.com/index.php?option=com_content <http://www.imi-gliding.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=45&; Itemid=100027&lang=en> &view=article&id=45&Itemid=100027&lang=en Merry Christmas Cath On 25/12/2013, at 7:31 AM, Bob Ward wrote: Peter and other interested parties. As Jim points out, there are many manufacturers of one person rigging devices However, one of the best that I have found on the web is manufactured by the Enstroj company in Slovakia. This same company manufactures the brushless electric motors being used by Pipistrel and other glider manufacturers. They have a very good web site, with a fifteen minute video of the device (SPRC) being used to rig an electric Apis self launcher, which was the test bed for the brushless electric motor. Also a good video of the Apis , which is now available from Pipistrel. see www.enstroj.si <http://www.enstroj.si/> . The Pipistrel site is also worth a look. They have an interesting range of sailplanes available, and sell at least some of them in kit form, for those with talent, time and an interest in home building. Regards, and merry Christmas to all Bob Ward From: Peter Champness <mailto:plchampn...@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, December 24, 2013 9:58 PM To: Discussion of issues relating <mailto:aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net> to Soaring in Australia. Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] European transport Hello Bob, Sorry I don't have any info on a container from Europe. However I am interested in any device that makes rigging gliders easier. Can you tell me a bit about your new device? Peter Champness On Tue, Dec 24, 2013 at 4:36 PM, Bob Ward <wendo...@westnet.com.au > wrote: If anyone has a container or trailer coming into Australia from Europe in the next few months, and could accommodate a 25 KG wooden box with dimensions 820x660x230 mm I would like to hear from them. I am hoping to purchase a particularly good one person rigging device manufactured in Slovenia. Freight on its own however makes it prohibitively expensive. 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