I've done it in the PIK. Like everything else, a little flap specific
technique makes it work ok. Spoilers are a bit easier (mindless).

The fun is in reflexing them and pulling into side by side formation
with the towplane... :-)

Ray number ?
Bill in Durham

Ray Lovinggood wrote:
One question for 'flaps only' glider drivers:

On a cross country aero tow, do you ever feel a need
for some type of draggy things to help keep you in
tow position?

If you need a tow speed fast enough to get you home
before the sun sets but that makes it too fast to deploy
flaps, what procedure do you use, if and when necessary,
to keep the towrope tight? Yea, yea, yea, I know:
Fly it properly and you won't need to worry. But
what about when the tuggie snoozes a little and starts
a slight descent and gains speed. (Hey, I'm not even
sure spoilers could help out here.)

Popping spoilers out sure works nicely and easily.

And by the way, I don't like cross-country aerotows.
Sometimes, I think I would rather have the trailer
instead of the towplane.

Ray Lovinggood
Carrboro, North Carolina, USA
LS1-d (No flaps. Spoilers only)