I'm convinced just breaking the weak link is the safer procedure in
the extremely unlikely case of a double release failure. *It can't be
hard - students do it all the time.

When this subject last came up some time ago, we had an informal poll
at our club of a mix of experienced cross-country and aerobatic pilots
and every one said they would opt for breaking the weak link at
altitude rather than try an on-tow landing.

Not one of us thought that trying a coordinated landing would be safer
than breaking the link. Not one!

Yet some seem to believe that we should train low-time students to do
this maneouver. Why?

Mike