Agreed. Just stating the theory in response to a question. Works fine
for chubby gliders. In glass I try to match speeds, then crack the
brakes a little as the rope stretches to keep from being accelerated
and starting a new cycle of slack.

"Gary Boggs" wrote in message ...
Why not dive to match speed of the tug while remaining off to the side so
you will still get the dampening of the yawing effect?

When the slack in the rope is very large, the speed of the glider can get
well below the speed of the tug if you're not careful, resulting in a very
hard jerk when it comes tight. I prefer a combination of these two
techniques if the slack is extreme.


"Todd Pattist" wrote in message
...
CV wrote:

You didn't want to have your nose
pointed at the towplane tail when the rope came tight so yaw
cushioned things

Hmmm. I don't follow this.

Here is the situation : you are offset from the towplane and
flying coordinated with your fuselage parallel to the tug -
the tow hook is attached ahead of the glider's CG. When the
rope comes tight, the nose of the glider will quickly yaw to
point towards the tug. This yawing action cushions some of
the shock on the rope and decreases the likelihood of it
breaking. If during the dive to accelerate you end up with
the nose of the glider pointed directly at the tail of the
tug, there will be no yawing action and the maximum force on
the rope will be higher.
Todd Pattist - "WH" Ventus C
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