Nyal Williams wrote:
I should have said 'safe' instead of 'normal.' But
to respond to the comment, I have been told by tow
pilots at more than one site that they don't really
feel a tug to the left or right and don't notice it
unless they see it in a mirror.

The tow pilots at one commercial operation insisted
that those commands were invented when tow planes were
souped up Cubs and that they are too subtle for Pawnees.
I'm not a tow pilot and I have no opinion on this.

Depends on how committed is the glider pilot to getting the tow
pilot's attention. A Pawnee will definitely be displaced in yaw by a
determined glider pilot, especially one who is a determinedly
ham-fisted student in a 2-33.

Perhaps these tow pilots too whom you spoke were blessed with very
shy or very polished glider pilots.


Jack