On Mar 16, 4:57*am, Bruce wrote:
Andy wrote:
On Mar 14, 7:19 pm, jim wrote:
We want to install a tow hitch on a recently acquired Husky in
preparation for the contest season. *Is a Tost hitch required or
preferred for SSA sanctioned events? *Is the venerable Schweitzer
hitch still OK ? *If so, for how long? *Tost is the standard in
Europe. *Is the US moving toward that standard? *Has anyone used the
Husky/Super Cub Tost hitch kit offered on Wings and Wheels?

If you are going to be the one flying the Husky perhaps you should
make your decision based on whether you hope to be able to release the
rope in the event of an upset. *My preference, if on the front end of
the rope, would be to have a Tost hook.

I don't know how many tow pilots we need to kill or maim before the
Schweizer hook is eliminated from tugs.

If you decide to go for the Schweizer hook you may want to consider
the inverted installation which some believe provides a better chance
of release.

Andy

We had a world class pilot write off an ASW20 in December. The schweizer
hook turned 180 degrees and sold him the rope at 50 feet... An anthill
saw to the rest.

Seems strange. Unless the field is grossly too small you should have
multiple options from 50 ft and 60+ knots -- quite probably there is
still room to land straight ahead, a 90 degree turn and crosswind
landing is easy if you're still in the vicinity of the boundary fence
and the field is wide (or has a suitable other runway), and a 180 and
downwind landing should be well within the capabilities of a world
class pilot in a 20. We don't know the wind of course, but a headwind
strong enough to preclude landing downwind generally makes a lot more
space available straight ahead...

Perhaps you can explain the situation a bit more fully?