Jill Rosenkrantz wrote: > > FlyBaby > > Ron: I like to hear the wires on my Fokker as well, knowing that the wings are > still attached, but the simple truth is, that it's really a royal pain every time > I have to rig the thing, when taking it off the trailer. If they had some tie > down space available, here at Lee Field, where I fly from, I would gladly take > them up on it. Forget hanger space - just does'nt exist around here, unless I > want to travel an hour by car. Yes, flying wires, like suspenders do the job, but > then someone invented the "belt". Hmmm...I assume your Fokker's bracing wires are all separate. On a Fly Baby, the flying and landing wires are joined to either shackles or a steel strap; when the wings come off, instead of being stuck with sixteen separate wires, you have four bundles. Not only that, but you don't have to "re-rig" the beast after reattaching the wings, since none of the turnbuckles except the single master one is disturbed. I assume you've got one of the Basler Eindekkers. If so, you've got a pretty light wing and can handle it by yourself. A cantilever wing is going to be a heavy handful. If you want to pull the wings off or put them on, you probably can't do it alone. With the wingtip fitting and a section of broomstick, you can fold and unfold a Fly Baby's wings yourself...pretty important if you're going to keep the plane at home and transport it to the airport when you want to fly. Ron Wanttaja ikvamar@gte.net