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Ray Lovinggood wrote:

Ask the instructors about other gliders, as well, but
also find out if the ship you are leaning towards has
a CG hook or a nose hook. Flying aero-tow with a CG
hook may (will!) be a bit trickier than flying aero-tow
with a nose hook. If you get a ship with a CG hook
and you launch via aero-tow, make sure you can learn
all you can from the instructors before you make that
first launch.

Or fly a two seater with a CG hook.

I fly a Janus with a CG hook. I know that you need to be very careful
not to get too high, least it start to "winch launch" behind the
towplane, but frankly I don't think the CG hook makes it noticably
harder to fly a normal aerotow than, say, a Grob Twin.

The very sensitive and light all-flying tailplane, on the other hand,
does keep you awake -- it's a *far* bigger factor than the CG hook.

The biggest annoyance actually is that unless you're reasonably high
behind the tug the rope tends to catch a little on the nosewheel and
make a twang as it passes from side to side.

-- Bruce