Tip: Lock the belly release so it wont back release!
Tom



At 23:29 22 November 2011, Bruce Hoult wrote:
On Nov 23, 8:04=A0am, sisu1a wrote:
was still really tame compared to the helicopter launches (New
Zealand) I got on vid... =A0 =A0initial launch and first 1000' or so is
'normal' aerotow, but after that the chopper really starts climbing
and the ASW 24/27 (grainy footage...) is vertically dangling -by it's
nosehook. Pilot releases once the propwash starts spinning the
glider. =A0O_O

OK, my emailed notes on the day confirm that I thought it was the
belly hook, not the nose hook.

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