OJ
My point exactly - don't go to low tow until you are at a safe height.
The GFA teaching if to lift off to about tug fin height and then remain in high
tow until the tug is "positively established in the climb" before descending to
low tow.
I believe that the transition should be delayed until a safe height for the
conditions - my average is about 300 ft.
Brian
"Garrity, Allan (Allan)** CTR **" wrote:
> Brian,
>
> I know different organisations have different rules and procedures, so
> really what is the reason for going into the low tow and getting yourself
> into a turbulance/slipstream/slack rope/possible rope break situation when
> really there was no need?
>
> OJ
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brian Wade [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: 20 April 2001 8:06
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [aus-soaring] Aero Tow Initial Climb
>
> The following snip from Mike Borgelt's post to the Weak Link thread caught
> my
> attention:
>
> "Why would you want to manoeuver through the tug slipstream at an altitude
> less
> than that at which you can do a safe return to the runway?"
>
> This afternoon I took a visiting BGA pilot in a Blanik on his first aero tow
> launch.
>
> He was doing quite well until, at about 300 ft, I had him commence the
> transition
> to low tow. Shortly afterwards we hit a bit of turbulence and the
> combination of
> this and the slipstream gave him his first experience of recovering from an
> out
> of station and slack rope situation.
>
> Had the additional strain that the recovery placed on the rope resulted in
> break,
> we would have had several options for a safe landing - thanks to the fact
> that
> the transition occurred at a safe height.
>
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