On 7/26/2010 6:49 PM, Tim Taylor wrote:

1. Light winds or winds straight down the runway. Stick full forward
and use both ailerons and rudder until the glider is stable on tow.
If you have enough time in gliders opening the spoilers will help.
Full open if you have the spoiler mod, half open if you do not.


I suggest using full back stick in #1, same as in #2 below. It does no
harm, and keeps the procedures the same for winds from any direction.
2. Cross winds. Stick full back on the start of roll to plant the
tail until you get rudder authority, then go stick full forward to
bring the tail up.


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