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There was the second case of the bottom rear wire failure on a
Discus hang glider falling within the scope of Aeros Safety Directive 017.
Luckily, this was also discovered on the ground. The first case, as noted in the
Safety Directive, was on a 7-year old glider and the second case involved a
4-year old glider.

Actually, the wire condition does not depend on the glider's age or airtime. It
depends on the number of rigging/derigging cycles and on the pilot's individual
style of rigging/derigging.

Aeros insists on immediate replacement of the original bottom rear wire on
Discus gliders with the Litestream A-frame (mostly Discus C model) and on Combat
gliders with the Litestream A-frame by the modified bottom rear wire. We will
not charge for the replacement wire for hang gliders less than 2 years old as of
August 5, 2014 (the customer will only have to pay for the delivery). For older
gliders the modified rear bottom wire will be supplied at a special discounted
price. Please, contact your Aeros dealer about the wire replacement.

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