On Jan 1, 8:29*pm, "
wrote:

Then.....if the tow rope provides a forward and Downward pull........
(which was pretty much proven in an earlier discussion, by virtue of
the 'sag" in the rope, the angle at which the rope meets the
glider) * *then lift has to be GREATER than what you might at first
think. *

I was not part of that earlier discussion and I certainly don't accept
that conclusion.

All I have read here is that the D2, because of its very low angle of
incidence, may have a downward pull on the nose (and even here
downward would mean below the glider longitudinal axis, not
necessarily below the horizon). I'm quite sure that my ASW 28 being
towed on the CG hook has no downward force on the nose.

When I do tow in gliders with a nose hook I'm quite sure there is no
significant downward pull from the rope. Maybe it all depends on what
you call high tow. I've seen may pilots tow tens of feet higher than
I regard as normal high tow.

Andy