On Jul 22, 8:55*am, Pat Russell wrote:
The towplane rudder waggle signal has done more harm than good. *We
have spent at least ten years trying to educate our pilots about this
signal, and we have failed. *It is time we got rid of the signal.

http://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/br...15X11650&key=1

-Pat

Seems pretty clear to me, have never gotten them confused.

But then maybe it's because I'm a diver. The "problem" hand signal
resembles the rocking of wings, not the wagging of the tail.