On Nov 10, 1:22*pm, Mike the Strike wrote:


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!

Mike


Nope. Not me. I am not doing that. I've never try to break a rope
before, and quite frankly, I don't trust my 35 years old ASW19 to
remain intact.

So I will do what I was trained to do from France, which is easy to
do:

- Open the airbrakes full.
- Go down below the tow pilot wake turbulence.
- Let the tow pilot set a rate of descent. He is in charge at this
point. And hopefully, he will remember to arrive higher on short
final!!!...:-)
I did this maneuver numerous times as a student, and later on as a
CFI. Really not a biggy.

Richard
Phoenix,AZ