At 20:36 31 May 2017, Walt Connelly wrote:

Andreas Maurer;947904 Wrote:
On Tue, 30 May 2017 14:24:11 +0100, Walt Connelly
wrote:
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and Germany had required special training for pilots
flying CG hooks on aerotow. -

.... which isn't required anymore.

Regards from Germany
Andreas

Thank you Andreas, I do believe I used the past tense "had."

That being said I understand from some highly reliable sources
that th
intended use of the CG hook was for ground launches. If you
think o
where a string is attached to a KITE, it is not attached to the nose,
i
is attached where it is attached for a reason. However it is not m
intention to cause any problems for the CG hook glider pilots ou
there....rather to give a fighting chance to the tow pilot to releas
quickly and effectively when the need arises. I have heard from to
pilots who will not tow a CG hook glider with a Schweizer on the to
plane.

I may be "Persona Non Grata" in the soaring world but I feel
compelle
to move forward in this endeavor. I have much work left to do.

--
Walt Connelly

You are right Walt. Back in the day when wooden gliders were the
norm they were fitted with so called "compromise" hooks. Not as far
back as a GoG hook but not on the nose either. I remember flying a
Slingsby T21 with a compromise hook on a cross country tow. I was
the trim, both hands and a foot holding the stick forward to stop the
nose pitching up. Many gliders were refitted with CoG hooks to gain
more height on a winch launch, little thought was given to
aerotowing.
On the subject of glider tow hooks, I have not seen a Pawnee in the
UK with anything other than a Tost release or a retracting towline.
Obviously the drawings exist to fit a Tost to a Pawnee. The
doomsayers alleging that this would be too difficult are being
somewhat disingenuous.