Hi Enig
OK "got away with it" might have been a careless use of English, sorry
However the Grob Maintenance Manual for the G103 Twin Acro (which is the Viking glider to the RAF/ATC) Page 25, Section IX "General Care" states
"All structural parts of GFK (= Grob) glider (sic) should have white surfaces to avoid them heating up in sunlight"
(not a great translation from the German but it's the official translation)
I am not trying to score points or any such thing here. I'm a BGA inspector and if there's a modification to the manual out there which allows the application of high viz patches to civilian Grob gliders, please could give me the reference. Ta. PM if you like
In these days of EASA the fact that the glider conforms with the official manuals seems to be regarded as far more important than if bits are falling off it.
Last edited by astir 8; 2nd July 2009 at 11:16.