Andy wrote:

On Jan 28, 10:58*am, 150flivver wrote:
*How many stone cold sober tow
pilots could recover an upset at 200feet? *

My guess is none. You have to recognise the problem, find the release
handle which is poorly placed in all the Pawnees I have flown, pull
it, hope the hook load is not so high that the rope can't be dumped,
and then recover from the dive.

Andy

I have survived one of these upsets, fortunately at about 400ft.
The effect on both the tow plane and the glider when the rope came
tight was an instantaneous transition from horizontal to vertical.

My first reaction was to shut the throttle, and I guarantee that this
would be yours also. The second was to release the rope, but the
glider pilot had already pulled his release.

Recovery from the dive is the #1 problem. If you are too low you will
likely pull the tug to horizontal and flick-roll into the deck, or
simply go straight in.