Rigging my High Performance Electric Glider with One Person

This is how I rig my AS33 Me electric glider without external help.
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[@AL_FPV]

very cool, I think a self launching glider is the ultimate vehicle.

[@SteFly]

It is! :)

[@ackerflieger6703]

Another little tip: mark the center of gravity of the outer wing with a dot, then you will always know exactly where to hold it. Helps when lifting out of the trailer and hanging it back into the trailer.

[@SteFly]

Great idea, thank you!

[@ackerflieger6703]

@@SteFly Congratulations on the German championship in the club class

[@JupSchlabotnik]

We once called such constructions an "Ich-hab-keine-Freunde-Aufbauhilfe". But that is now a long time ago. Seems to be in fact a very useful tool nowadays. Have fun!

[@SteFly]

Of course it is more fun to rig the glider with a friend. But having the option to rig or de-rig the glider by yourself is a great advantage. And of course with the heavy wings it is more healthy to use the aids.

[@mikercflyer7383]

She sure is a beauty, an engineering marvel.

[@kevinleazenby6704]

Your glider is aerodynamic perfection!! Thank you for sharing!

[@SteFly]

Thanks to the Alexander-Schleicher team for creating this masterpiece!

[@user-rx8bk3yt2t]

Out of the world! Lucky! 💥

[@MarcoNierop]

Sure comes in handy all these one man rigging tools, but its is probably going a lot quicker with some help of good friends, and probably is also more fun 🙂 Also When staying on one airfield, you probaby will park it covered in Jaxida or Cloud dancer hail and moisture proof covers. But an awesome machine you got yourself! The SteFly business must be going very well ;-) From Libelle to LS3 to AS33ME...in just 10 years or so. quite a quick carreer that is! But you still also have your LS3, right? because I saw you competing in the clubclass from Burg Feuerstein the past week. I am still flying my Mini Nimbus since 2006, Loads of fun, and I even start to win gliding competitions with her the past few years! But maybe in a few years, if my Tesla shares explode! I love the JS3 RES and the Ventus 3 will probably also get a RES... As a Tesla driver, no gas engine ever for me!

[@SteFly]

Of course it is quicker and more fun to rig the glider with friends. But having the possibility to rig the glider by myself is very good if I want to start early during the week or if I come back from a travel by glider trip at a weekday. At competitions and when flying for more than one day, I would always use my Clouddancers covers.

[@MarcoNierop]

@@SteFly That is the way I look at this as well.. I wish you lots of success during the World Championships!

[@ralfkruse7565]

If you have to do this every day before the flight, you need some more chocolate and energy bars for the flight.👍🏻😊🇫🇷

[@SteFly]

Haha, if I fly several days in a row, I will just put my glider in all-weather covers.

[@fonsschoemaker2577]

My experience is, always do this with 4 hands! One thermal wind flow and your wing and up in the fuselage!

[@tinchote]

Awesome video. You should have included the installation of the main pins, though!

[@SteFly]

Yes, it was hard to film alone 😅

[@tinchote]

@@SteFly I can imagine! If you ever follow up, I'm really interested in seeing the main pins and the command connections. I've never rigged anything newer than an ASW20, so I've never seen automatic command connections.

[@AirJoe]

Great video again ❤

[@archivist17]

So beautiful! Pretty much my ideal of flight.

[@thomasbaro7377]

Vielen Dank für diesen kleinen aber feinen Einblick. Passen die Aufbauhilfen - auch die neue vom Spindelberger - alle vorne in den Hänger? Schubladen sind ja keine unterm Hänger. Das Handling der Ansteckflügel sieht auch krass aus… mit einer zweiten Person würde ich mich dann dort doch wohler fühlen. Und wie klappt das mit dem Laden? Führst Du die Ladekabel nach draußen? Insgesamt aber sehr cooler Flieger and für mich ist das Video wieder mal genau richtig zusammengeschnitten. 👍

[@SteFly]

Hallo Thomas, die Aufbauhilfen passen alle vorne in den Anhänger, auch ohne Schublade. Diese muss man aber natürlich etwas zerlegen. Die Außenflächen habe ich für dieses Video das erste Mal alleine aus dem Anhänger geholt und angesteckt. Das ist schon noch ein Stück schwieriger als bei der ASG29, da sie länger sind und auch das Gewicht höher ist. Ich finde es schön, dass das auch noch alleine geht, allerdings würde ich schon eine zweite Person bevorzugen. Auf das Laden etc. werde ich auch noch in einem weiteren Video eingehen. Die Kabel die ich dort abgesteckt hatte, waren für das laden im Anhänger. Diese werden durch das Fenster herausgeführt und an den Flächen angesteckt. Funktioniert auch gut. Vielen Dank!

[@HijmenSchilperoort-ss2oz]

Very practical indeed, wished I could do that with my vintage K6. Although I think it would be wise to rig the outer wings with 2 people if there's a stronger wind; they're quite large sails.

[@thomasrobinson5673]

As a k6 owner I don't see any reason why you couldn't. Other than the fact that gliding is a group sport so why would you and cost My k6 is set up as a 2 man rig. But add in a wing root dolly that can hold the wing vertical, wingtip dollies, the single man rigging aid and a second wingtip trestle and it seems doable. All you have to do is small adjustments to one wingtip trestle to simulate the guy holding the wingtip raising or lowering the tip and it's business as normal. The only real problem is a single man rigging aid probably costs more than my glider :)

[@SteFly]

It´s always better to rig a glider with two persons ;)

[@AndrewBashtovoy]

Hervorragende deutsche Ingenieurskunst, der gesamte Montageprozess ist gut durchdacht. Die Tragflächen mit Batterien sind viel schwerer als üblich und die Montagevorrichtung ist sehr praktisch. Ich frage mich, wie der Ladevorgang der Batterie aussieht. Auch die Hochspannungsanschlüsse sehen gut aus. Ich wünsche einen guten Flug!

[@SteFly]

Vielen Dank! Zum Ladevorgang werde ich in kommenden Videos noch etwas zeigen.

[@hendrikrenata8002]

I come from Indonesia, I am very impressed with the plane you have, hopefully one day I can have a plane like the one you have

[@user-zb8yh7yr9e]

Your new (modern) glider is SO much easier to rig than my 1972 Standard Cirrus! I do have it in a Cobra trailer, now, which has made rigging easier, but still, it's still a chore to put together (especially the control connections). My how technology has evolved - not just aerodynamically, but in the way the machines have been engineered. Also, I suspect your repositioning the cameras for the different shots took much longer than the rigging job itself. :) Thanks for sharing, Stefan!

[@SteFly]

Yes, it was a long process to rig the glider and reposition the camera all the time :D

[@Akaflieger]

Ich warte ja auf den Moment wo das alles vollautomatisch geht. Rumpf, Flügel und co werden am Stück herausgezogen und per Knopf entfaltet das Flugzeug seine Flügel und alles geht an seinen Platz inkl Verriegelung. 😀

[@SteFly]

Daran hab ich auch schon mal gedacht. Vor allem ein System, dass die Höhe und Position der Innenflächen zueinander automatisch verstellt, so dass der Bolzen immer direkt hereinpasst.

[@sergeyraduga1854]

Просто шедевр!!!!!

[@RBBLANES]

Gliders, bombers, even the turbo weighs over 350 kg. Self-launch is a task for Anatolij from YT. The newest carbon fibers, the strongest carbon steel and the weight is growing and growing. Where will this lead? How much fun is it and how much is wrestling with heavy equipment?

[@SteFly]

It is a lot of fun to fly heavy gliders at medium to good weather conditions. For normal XC flying and travel by glider trips it´s great not to have the necessity to fill a lot of water ballast into the wings. At very weak conditions this might be a disadvantage.

[@caseydbani1419]

Nice! A bit like a very large RC glider :-)

[@mikercflyer7383]

@@caseydbani1419 mine isn’t quite that big 3.6 meters, I am flying since 1973.

[@markwilliamson2795]

Very cool.....

[@archivist17]

Impressive rigging, but I think it would be more fun with a friend! 😄

[@NWA320DRVR]

As others have commented those outer wing panels certainly look like two people minimum to handle safely. I was cringing when you hoisted them up to insert the stub spar into the inner panel.

[@SteFly]

Yes, that's definitely better. But I wanted to try it if it´s possible to rig with one person. In most cases there are other pilots around who will help :)

[@user-qk2zk6gv1i]

Отлично!!! 👍☀️

[@proweb4723]

Geiler Flieger😊 Wo hast du das schöne Poloshirt gekauft?? Vielen Dank

[@karoksta]

I want it 😊

[@lynwoodjones]

❤

[@oshadilakshini2878]

You're the best 👌you're unique ❤️you're doing great with your own🥰awesome video 🎬I hope next come soon🎬all the very best🥰fly more 🛩️fly safe🛩️we're waiting❤❤❤❤❤❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@MatematicaTel]

How many kg in each inner wing panel?

[@SteFly]

I don´t know exactly. Perhaps about 90 kg.

[@ecomandurban7183]

🤗🤗🤗🤗💯💯💯

[@josefeld7164]

Hey Stefan, das sieht doch gar nicht mal so unähnlich aus wie bei dem Kestrel von nem Kollegen. Der hat zwar keine Ansteckflügel oder Ladekabel, aber auch so praktische Aufrüsthilfen. Wir Vereinskollegen packen natürlich trotzdem mit an bis alles sitzt. Für mich geht es jetzt bald von ASK21 und SG38 erstmals auf den Jeans Astir. Bin mal gespannt wie es sich in so einem “modernen” Einsitzer fliegt. Bis zur eigenen AS33 ME ist es noch was 😉

[@randomguyinanglider]

Schult ihr etwa noch auf der SG38 wie geil ist das denn bitte

[@josefeld7164]

@@randomguyinanglider Haha 😂 Leider nein, auch wenn bei uns in den 30ern mit dem Schädelspalter geflogen wurde. Habe nur mit zwei Freunden am OSC Wasserkuppe Event teilgenommen 😜 und das war dann tatsächlich mein erster Flug auf nem Einsitzer 😂

[@randomguyinanglider]

@@josefeld7164 sowas hab ich schon gedacht, trotzdem wie geil ist das denn bitte 🤣

[@AbdulRahim-cu7ys]

Stefan, are you looking for a video editor? let me know, I can help.

[@emilianodg9706]

😱🔝🔝🔝🍻🍻🍻🍻🤩🤩

[@pilotmiami1]

Bravo.Perfect

[@thomasklein2855]

Ganz ok, aber hoffentlich stehst du an Toptagen mit deinem Hänger weit weg von den anderen... die wollen nämlich auch aufbauen und nicht zuschauen👍

[@SteFly]

Wozu die negative Energie...

[@Winwin-ds7cc]

The first person😊

[@Flygtraktor]

How bad do you think this clip would be without music?

[@AKCHINAEXPLORER]

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