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Old March 15th 17, 03:29 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Default Sideslip or crab immediately after takeoff on tow in crosswind?

On Sunday, March 12, 2017 at 3:15:04 PM UTC-7, Jonathon May wrote:
Tug with a CofG hook,sounds fun !
First dibbs on camera man job!


Giant scale radio control typically have the rope attach at the tow plane's CG and on top. :-)

Could do it with a Pawnee, but the tail feathers would need reinforcement to handle the rope dragging along them at times.

-Tom