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Old 21st May 2012, 06:55
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englishal

 
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Does the Rans have a wooden wing spar? Wooden wing spars can hide damage very well, which was the case in the straw bale incident, and utter madness to fly without an inspection.

I know of a similar incident where one of two owners clipped something with the wing. He was going to repair it, but the other owner insisted it was inspected. Good job as there was a crack in the spar.

Metal spars are more likely to show the damage if they are damaged.
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