> Did your questions get answered? One end of the tubing is tied to one end
> of the string. The other end of the tubing is staked into the ground.
> The other end of the string has a metal ring on it that hooks onto the
> model's tow hook. You walk back with the model (and line), pulling
> tension on the tubing. When you have enough tension (depends on high
> start and model), you throw the model up and forward (after verifying the
> transmitter and receiver are turned on!). The model will go up like a
> kite...the tubing pulls it up like someone running with a kite on a
> string. When the model gets over where the tubing is staked into the
> ground, you want to release the model from the line. Sometimes the ring
> will just slip off the hook, sometimes you need to dip the nose down and
> up to unhook. Drag from the folded parachute helps pull it off. When the
> line is free, the chute opens and helps the line fall in a downwind
> direction, ready for the next launch. It's also a lot easier to find the
> line with a bright red chute on the end.
>
> I hope some of that helped...
Tremendously...
Now one more question: How do you keep the parachute folded until you
release from the line?
Thanks, Daniel
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