unless, of course, you were inverted on tow.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Colin Collyer Sent: Friday, 1 June 2007 8:42 PM To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Adams slow tug Hi Adam I'm havening trouble with your choice of words Bunting... a bunt is an "outside loop, that is, wheel on the inside of the loop" Not normally a place the nose would come up. Maybe we just need to see it again ! Col Adam Woolly wrote: >G'day Wayne, > >It was behind Callair (think), with an empty LS8 at the Gulgong aerodrome >using the nose release. It was a cool day with thermals well developed. I >remember asking for a slightly slower tow as we were flying empty for the >week. I think Bruce Taylor saw it happen that day, I know Anita and about >12 others certainly did. Can you comment if you remember Bruce, on how it >looked from the ground?? > >I remember the gulgong airfield having small undulations, this with a >thermal going through at the wrong time caused the tug to get off early. >After a small correction, the nose went back up and proceeded to climb.. > >This is where (if I had more experience) I could've bunged off as there was >plenty of runway ahead. It would've resulted in a heavy landing, but >would've been better than a potentially disastorus situation; ie, the tuggie >could've dumped me at the critical moment and put me into a fence or tree >line.. > >So I'm on tow, semi flying, semi-not.. I remember the tow plane along way >above me, with the rope bowed. Calling for more speed was useless, as the >tow-plane was most likely stalled as well. However, we were climbing - >just... Like I said, I was judging the balance between trying to get the >glider to fly and from not having the stick full back. > >What happened next, looked and felt terrible. I was litterally looking up >at the tow-plane's belly, was about 70-80* above me. I had caught it up.. >The rope was bowed heavily, I was just hoping like..^&^..that I didn't get >dumped. > >I'm analysing everything extremely fast, trying to figure out what was best. > I knew I had to pull the release, but when was the critical factor. I >wanted to hang on as long as possible (for more options in my favour) so as >to give myself the best chance. I think I probably felt as though, the >moment I let go, the tuggie would gain full control.. > >The perfect oppertunity came, the nose lifted/bunted up to about 40-45*. I >treated it like a cable-break, pulled the bung, and... you've heard the >rest! I think it bunted as it was a bowed rope, which gave me a 'reef' when >it pulled tight - and upwards! > >I say all this with absolute honesty with the best of my memory. Forgot >about the event really until the cable-break topic came up. I hope that >you'll all learn something from this..? > > >Regards >Adam > > > > >>From: Wayne Carter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>Reply-To: "Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in >>Australia."<[email protected]> >>To: [email protected] >>Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Adams slow tug >>Date: Thu, 31 May 2007 09:43:11 +1000 >> >>I dont understand this, Adam, can you expand? >>What kind of tug was it? >>Were you heavy with water, or / and on a high / hot field? >>Was the tug near stalled as well? >>Were there gusts or downbursts? >>Why did the nose rise suddenly - I assume a pre-stall type motion, but >>on tow??- was it a belly hook or nose? >> >> >>Thanks, >>Wayne Carter >>_______________________________________________ >>Aus-soaring mailing list >>[email protected] >>To check or change subscription details, visit: >>http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring >> >> > >_________________________________________________________________ >Advertisement: Your Future Starts Here. Dream it? Then be it! Find it at >www.seek.com.au >http://a.ninemsn.com.au/b.aspx?URL=http%3A%2F%2Fninemsn%2Eseek%2Ecom%2Eau%2 F%3Ftracking%3Dsk%3Ahet%3Ask%3Anine%3A0%3Ahot%3Atext&_t=763838044&_r=seek_ma y07_futurestartshere&_m=EXT > >_______________________________________________ >Aus-soaring mailing list >[email protected] >To check or change subscription details, visit: >http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring > > _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list [email protected] To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list [email protected] To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring
