Thread: How reliably do CG hooks disconnect when the angle of the ropeexceeds the autorelease angle
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Old June 5th 20, 05:19 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Default How reliably do CG hooks disconnect when the angle of the ropeexceeds the autorelease angle
On Thursday, June 4, 2020 at 5:33:29 PM UTC-4, Kenz Dale wrote:
Is this a very reliable disconnect,...?

It's very reliable if the Tost hook is maintained/rebuilt on the recommended schedule. But the maintenance costs money, so it is not altogether unheard of to delay the maintenance past the recommended interval. I know one IA who was OK with that because the total number of releases was very low for the elapsed time.