thunder, snow and ice. Quote: "....the snow and ice were so thick that
the towplane, for the most part, was invisible. Only fifteen feet or
so of the towrope could be seen." I have been involved in several long
cross country tows, one of which involved the towplane towing me into
a cloud. I lasted about 20 seconds before the rope broke. But that's
another story. If this story is true the details would really be

A former Me109 pilot of my club told me lots of stories about transport
gliders. Their glider pilots kept control in IFR by keeping position
behind the rudder. They didn't use ropes but metal tubes. So the
distance was only 5m.