Last Thursday when I was out flying with Steve Pearson at Marshall
he gave me a pair of his new black Delrin skids for the Wills Wing control bar.
They keep it off the ground and keep it from getting scratched up.


A few days earlier I had sent him and Rob Kells a link to my previous article on
Little Green Skids:


http://ozreport.com/10.008#3


http://www.microlight.com.au/little-green-skids.htm


I pointed out to them that I couldn't get these little green skids to fit on the
Wills Wills base tube. I was hoping to spare the base tubes on the gliders that
I have borrowed from Wills Wing from any further skid marks.


Was it a coincidence? Perhaps. :-)


The new black Delrin skids for the Wills Wing base tubes, actually fit the
Wills Wing base tube. This makes them much more valuable to me. The little green
skids only fit the Airborne base tube.





Click on photo above.


Two differences. The black skids from Wills Wing don't snap on. You need to take
a minute to undue the bolts at each end of the base tube and slide the skids on.
That way you are sure that they are going to stay there.


The Wills Wing skids don't look quite so aerodynamic. They are in fact kinda
clunky looking. But I just can't imagine it makes that much difference and the
extra plastic beefs them up,


I suggest that you get your local Wills Wing dealer to order you up a pair of
these today to save your control bar further damage. The come free with Wills
Wing glider with wero base tubes. If you've wrapped the base
tube hand holds with tape, these little guys will protect that also.


If you want to make them look a little more aerodynamic, use your knife.