At 15:02 13 February 2011, wrote:
Searching the Internet brings up some interesting stuff. Here is
something form a SOP manual for a glider club:

To perform a soft release:
1) HOLD the release handle with your left hand.
2) REPOSITION slowly to just beyond the right wing of the towplane.
This is done to enable the glider pilot to continuously view the
towplane during the following steps, and ensure rapid and visible
separation from the towline after release.
3) Initiate a BRISK CLIMB ...

Then presumably start writing to the family of the tug pilot you've just
killed