Bill Daniels wrote:

Sometimes you have no choice. I had a tow pilot suddenly brake to a halt
just as I lifted off. My choice was to try a flat turn and risk a ground
loop or hit the tug. My wheel brake was useless for the task of stopping
short of the tug and anyway, my wheel wasn't on the runway. Fortunately, I
succeeded in turning the Lark 45 degrees before touchdown using rudder
only - and avoiding a groundloop. (Then I had an eyeball to eyeball talk
with the tug pilot.)

Bill Daniels

A real good reason to use a little longer rope, eh?
I'm glad you weren't hurt, and I hope you got a good reason and
a beer from the tuggie.

I must say though, when I was taught to aerotow, and to drive a tug,
both instructors said "you don't owe a damn thing to the other guy.
If you have a problem, you release immediately and save your own
arse."

Don't get me wrong, release and potential release at rotation
is one of my greatest fears (it's happened to me a few times,
never initiated by me on purpose). But it is so scary
I didn't even practice a tuggie abort while actually hooked up
during any of my training...

Even if I rehearsed this one on the ground first, I'd still be
pretty apprehensive of practicing this abnormal procedure...