On Monday, February 24, 2014 8:00:25 PM UTC-5, Don Johnstone wrote:
At 22:43 24 February 2014, wrote: Now, I'll anticipate the next goofy scenario which is glider release failur= e. Let's not carry all of this too far.=20 UH Not so far into the past at the RAFGSA centre, Bicester UK budding instructors on courses were required to simulate a fail to release at both ends and land behind the tug. I **** you not!

Yep- we used to it too, but more for the fun of it.
The point I was trying to make is that the probability of being too low AND having the release fail is so low as to not be worth bringing up. I was mostly just getting ahead of the "what if?" guys.
UH