Flight and Operation Manual Rev 3.0 on 09-04-2013 - Trixy Aviation

3.21.1 Uninstalling the rotor1. The gyrocopter must be secured against rolling off with theparking brake on plain ground <strong>and</strong> the rotor centered lengthwise.2. St<strong>and</strong>ing on a ladder, remove the safety split pin <strong>and</strong> the Titerboltnut.3. The Titer-bolt is to be removed by h<strong>and</strong> (not using a hammer orusing force). If required wobble the rotor lengthwise to makesure the bolt doesn’t cant.4. An instructed person must hold the rotor at the back side of thegyrocopter.5. Lift the rotor system vertically out of the hub with care.6. Remove the rotor system from the gyrocopter off to one side,taking care not to damage the propeller or the empennage.7. The rotor system may not be laid down on a dirty or roughsurface since the blades may get damaged or scratched. It isbest to place it on two jacks placed under the center of eachblade.3.21.2 Dismantling the rotor system1. To dismantle the rotor system, lay it upside-down on two jacksor a clean surface.2. The 4 outer locknuts which secure the rotor blade must beremoved from one rotor blade while the fitted bolt on the lowerside of the blade must be countered with a wrench.3. All the fitted bolts can now be removed without using any forceby gently wobbling the rotor blade up <strong>and</strong> down to keep thescrews from canting.4. Carefully pull the rotor blade out away from the rotor hub.5. Repeat steps 2 - 4 for the second rotor blade.6. The rotor hub itself <strong>and</strong> its screws may not be dismantled.7. Rotor blades <strong>and</strong> rotor hub should only be stored <strong>and</strong>transported in bubble wrap or similar material to avoid damage<strong>and</strong> scratch.<strong>Flight</strong> <strong>and</strong> operation manual G 4-2 <strong>Rev</strong>ision <strong>3.0</strong> – 09.04.2013 41