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SAILPLANE RIGGING - PROCEDURES, INSPECTIONS AND TRAINING

Applicable to all sailplanes and powered sailplanes, subject to rigging. Statistical data and some occurrence reports indicate a number of incidents, which were caused by improper execution of rigging procedures and its subsequent inspection. The nature of these incidents can be grouped as follows: • Main wing not correctly rigged and connected. • Horizontal stabilizer not correctly connected. • Controls not, or not correctly, connected. • Control connections not, or not correctly, secured.