You can auto tow a 1-26 or a 2-33 using the "chin" hook, but you'll need a long runway and rope. We could get around 800 feet using a 1200 ft rope on a 5000 ft runway at Odessa, and up to 1200 ft using a 2000 ft wire on a 9000 ft runway at Hobbs. If the glider bucks a little, which it will, release the back pressure on the stick to stop it. I wouldn't try it on a 3000 ft runway.