Isn't there supposed to be a convention that the tug pilot turns right and
the glider pilot turns left (or the other way round) in the event of an
engine failure during the take off ground run?

Derek C

At 23:13 31 August 2009, Limus wrote:
Ouch. Myself being Lak-17 owner it was just painful watching that
beautiful wing getting chopped off.

Looking at the takeoff I can see the glider was loaded with water to
the top and wheel brakes are pretty weak on Lak-17s.

Limus