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Old February 6th 14, 09:28 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Martin Gregorie[_5_]
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On Thu, 06 Feb 2014 09:21:26 -0700, Dan Marotta wrote:

The glider is so far out of position that I'm surprised the tow pilot
has not released him.

....but did you notice that the towline attaches to the tug on top of the
wing at the CG position? That's SOP on the RC world and I imagine it
makes the glider position a lot less critical since it can't jerk the tow
plane's tail around.



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