Ross Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 I bought an old cheap wing of ebay a few months ago to get a taste of ground handling and decided to get it out today as conditions were nice, turned out the lines were tangled and spent quite a while sorting it out. Most of the lines were the same colour which didn't help. thought I had them sorted out and I lifted the wing up, and it twisted round and came back down into itself again. Unclipped and straightened the wing out again, went to clip in and the lines were tangled again!!! Spent most of the day fighting tangles, ended up pulling it all up into a ball and threw it into the spare room. This has really put me off what seems like a fun sport, is lines getting tangled a problem for most of you or is it just cause i'm a complete noob? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan_k Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 With exposure to the line arrangement you do get used to the way they should lie. Tangles now take a maximum of 30 seconds to sort out. Whatever you do don't start disconnecting them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Posted January 20, 2020 Author Share Posted January 20, 2020 (edited) I hope so, I think if the lines were different colours it might have helped, but they all the same with exception of one or two that have been replaced at some point. I think the riser may have fallen through the lines as I was straightening the wing out, are there any techniques for untangling or just patience? Edited January 20, 2020 by Ross Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan_k Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 It's basically patience. Hold the riser up above your head so you can see the lines going towards the wing. Hold the A, B, C risers down a little as necessary to see where each individual line is, then you should be able to see if some are twisted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Posted January 20, 2020 Author Share Posted January 20, 2020 I'll give it another shot next day I get a chance, I might just give Tony at Cloudstreet a shout and try a taster day before I go any further Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dklude Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 Ross, totally agree with alan_k. Dont let tangled lines put you off. You get to a point quite quickly when it becomes a rarity. Stick with it, its definately worth it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paraflyer17 Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 If they do get tangled: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan_k Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 That is fantastic. A really really good hack. Inner A line, let lines drop over risers then one last (obvious) twist, brilliant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Posted January 20, 2020 Author Share Posted January 20, 2020 Thanks for all the replies, not going to let this beat me. Great video, its an awful lot simpler than I was making it !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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