On Wed, 17 Mar 2021 02:04:29 -0700, Tango Whisky wrote:

In France, there have been quite some subsidies going into soaring, one
big chunk has been the supply of free tow planes (MS893) from the air
force. Now that these tugs are getting old and need to be replaced (and
the air force doesn't run this program anymore), clubs are running into
problems.

I remember the MS893 Rallye - my club had one and a 235hp Pawnee in the
early 2000s, both now replaced by Robins.

Are there any MS 502 tugs still flying in France?