So You Want to Buy a pre-Owned Composite Sailplane Aland Adams February 2008 Revised from “So You Want to Buy a Fiberglass Sailplane”, Aland Adams, Soaring, May 1991 [email protected] 1 My suggestions for your consideration A disclaimer [email protected] 2 Do a careful preflight How has it been well cared for? [email protected] 3 Finish Watch out for the cracks [email protected] 4 Canopy How’s the fit? [email protected] 5 Canopy Those pesky cracks… [email protected] 6 Wing root fittings Check around the sockets for cracks [email protected] 7 Wing root fittings Pins and sockets [email protected] 8 Main fittings Rust, gouge and deep scratch free [email protected] 9 Controls Clean and tight [email protected] 10