Counter Weight Flying: Difference between revisions
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'''Counterweight Deads''' | '''Counterweight Deads''' | ||
Deading on the counterweight sets is much easier. We only have to dead one rope (the control line) and it is normally deaded just above the brake assembly as shown in the diagram above. | Deading on the counterweight sets is much easier. We only have to dead one rope (the control line) and it is normally deaded just above the brake assembly as shown in the diagram above. Please use the system above to mark deads on the rope, using the same color ect. | ||
There are also permanent “Grid Deads” on each of the counterweight control line ropes, these are marked slightly differently to avoid confusion and are always red and white. (we don’t use red for anything else) . These Grid Deads warn the operator that the bar is approaching the grid, they are marked as 3,2 and 1 red stripes as a countdown to the point where the bar | There are also permanent “Grid Deads” on each of the counterweight control line ropes, these are marked slightly differently to avoid confusion and are always red and white. (we don’t use red for anything else) . These Grid Deads warn the operator that the bar is approaching the grid, they are marked as 3,2 and 1 red stripes as a countdown to the point where the bar reaches the grid. These marks alert you as to when you should be slowing down and stopping. The more you fly the more used to the system you will get and the better you will be at stopping on a dead. Hitting a Counterweight Bar off the grid is considered VERY bad practice and normally carries the penalty of buying everyone else in the vicinity a beer in the pub that evening. | ||
'''Removing Deads''' | '''Removing Deads''' | ||
