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• Step 1: Make sure the red stop plug is plugged into the glider and the green plug is either clipped or taped onto the glider cart.

• Step 2: Unscrew the two screws from the four brass clamps on the inside of the crate. Place screws and the top of the clamp to the side. Be aware that there is grease on the screws.

• Step 3: Place the tool boxes inside the crate. The largest box should go where the tail of the glider will go and the smaller boxes should be placed underneath the nose (Figure 1.1).

Figure 1.1: Glider on the crate with the tool box underneath the glider

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• Step 4: Place the glider with the glider cart inside the crate. The bars of the glider cart should lay in the divots of the four brass clamps.

• Step 5: Place the tops of the four brass clamps back on and screw the screw back in (Figure 1.2). If the clamps do not lay flush, lightly rock the glider cart back and forth until it lays in place (Figure 1.3).

Figure 1.3: This is what the glider should look like once the clamps have been screwed back together.

Brass clamps

Figure 1.2: Screwing in the top of the brass clamps.

• Step 6: Each glider will have three straps that will strap the glider and its cart to the crate. The two straps should go around the body of the glider and tightened fully. With the tail cone off, the third strap should be placed under the cone, holding the glider in place (Figure 1.4).

• Step 7: Once the straps are in place, you have to make sure the tail cone will not move. To insure this, place the tail cone back in place and tap it using packing tap. Put the screws in a zip lock bag and tap the bag to the tail cone (Figure 1.5).

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Two body straps

Figure1.4: Glider with all three straps correctly placed.

Tail cone strap

Figure 1.5: Tail cone taped in place and the zip lock bag containing the screws taped to the tail cone.

• Step 8: Small items like this should be wrapped in packing supplies like bubble wrap. This will protect it from potentially getting damaged during shipment (Figure 1.6).

• Step 9: Once the items are securely wrapped, they should be taped onto the glider cart or glider itself using electrical tape (Figure 1.7).

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Figure 1.6: Glider green plug and Freewave modem being prepared to be wrapped before shipment.

Figure 1.7: All of the glider accessories taped to the glider cart and glider so that they are stable during shipment.