During a winch takeoff with the flexible release fitting Pilots Right Stuff from Aerosport International GmbH a pilot discovered the possibility of a missuse . It is possible that the red release line is inadvertantly routed over the safety pin (picture 1) which makes the actuation of the release fitting very difficult.
Aerosport International GmbH, Grafenstrasse 26, D-83098 Brannenburg, Tel. 08034 1034, Email info@aerosport.de releases following safety publication:
A thorough preflight check with special attention that the red release line is not routed over the safety pin has to be performed before every winch takeoff (picture 2)
Brannenburg, 22.05.02
Hans Bausenwein
Managing Director Aerosport International GmbH |