On 4 Dec 2003 14:57:55 -0700, (Mark James Boyd)
wrote:


So for my flight review in Avenal yesterday, we did a bunch
of slack line corrections. We did them during one tow,
but broke the rope.

Sure, sure, I've read very careful use of spoilers and
yawing the sailplane away from the slack are tried and true
methods. However, even using these, there is still some point
there is so much slack you are going to break the
rope no matter what. A friend mentioned during his
first flight to try to get in wave, he with the experienced
instructor broke three ropes before succeeding.

Within 18 years of gliding I have not heard of a single tow rope break
(nor a weak-link break) on my home airfield. We are doing high tows,
we seldom practice slack line corrections, we have pretty turbulent
days either.

Is it possible that you are using the wrong ropes/weak links?

Bye
Andreas