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Old February 28th 19, 02:12 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Tom BravoMike
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Default high tow vs low tow

I have always believed the wake basically goes DOWN behind the tow plane, being compressed, i.e. heavier, air, and/or maybe for other reasons. I don't remember feeling any wake turbulence just following the tow plane at the same height, climbing or level flight.

On Wednesday, February 27, 2019 at 2:21:01 PM UTC-8, Cookie wrote:
Yes!

Above the wake during a level (not climbing) tow, will place the glider quite a bit above the tow plane...not a good place to be...

Low tow during level tow, just barely below the wake will place the glider only very slightly lower than the tow plane...a good place to be...

So...anybody winning the argument yet? LOL


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