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The unofficial newsletter for Taifun owners in the U.S.A.
Dedicated to improved operation, increased enjoyment and flight safety!
Publication will be if and when we feel like it and when we aren't busy soaring. If we have nothing to say, it will be up to you to contribute useful or newsworthy items.
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A roster of participants is enclosed; please send me supplemental information to add to the next roster, such as E-Mail address, FAX No., etc.
I intend to encompass in my roster such individuals and firms that have an interest in the Taifun and will contribute to this newsletter. These "non-owners" will be marked with an (*) and include, for example, the ASA (Auxiliary-powered Sailplane Association), former Taifun owners, motor-glider instructors, service firms with Taifun expertise, etc.
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To remedy this situation, the horizontal gas-spring attached to the vertical support rod should be replaced.
Call the Stabilus Company at 215-997-4232 and give them your gas-spring model number. They will furnish a replacement (stronger than the original).
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There seems to be quite some interest in solo-rigging equipment, although several owners are doing OK solo without any gadgets. I myself have managed to assemble alone, but it's quite a chore and I will be looking into systems.
Louis Skydell has developed and fabricated a dolly set-up with wing rotating capabilities.
As soon as he has ironed out all the kinks, he plans to send me photographs for this newsletter.
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As some of you may have noticed when sliding your canopy forward to close it, very often the vertical support rod will incline forward and bind, thus preventing canopy closure.
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