I'll leave that one for others to answer.
Brian
"Garrity, Allan (Allan)** CTR **" wrote:
> Agreed Brian - but why bother going in to the low tow at all - stay in the
> the normal tow setting the limits between fin height and slipstream - as
> taught here in the UK
>
> OJ
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brian Wade [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: 20 April 2001 9:43
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [aus-soaring] Aero Tow Initial Climb
>
> 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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