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Old April 25th 12, 01:38 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
BruceGreeff
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Default Max towing weigth for PA-18 150 hp and 180 hp?

Yet another corollary on Murphies Law:

The authorities will stuff it up in imaginative and contrary ways that
belie rational belief...

The others a
Things will go wrong in the worst possible way
Murphy was an optimist, and
There is always one more idiot than you would have thought possible...

Bruce
On 2012/04/24 8:41 PM, Robert Danewid wrote:
Guys

This is not a question about weak links or the capability in practice. We have been towing gliders600 kg with Super Cub 150/180 for more than 30 years. The problem is that someone recently found a supplement to the Flight Manual stating that the Super Cub is limited to tow gliders600 kg and now wants us to put a 600 kg limit on all Cubs. (Yes I know..........)

It seems that Piper never delivered a Cub with a tow hook so all installations are done on a National level with National approvals. Do you know of any such approval that you can direct me to? Especially in Europe.

Thanks
Robert


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