Thread: best tow rope length
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Old November 3rd 16, 05:32 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Default best tow rope length
On Wednesday, November 2, 2016 at 1:00:06 PM UTC-7, Morris Carter wrote:
for aero tows which is best, and which are dangerous

200 feet seems to work quite well for us. The shorter you get the trickier the tow is. Longer would mostly increase the chances of catching the rope on something when the towplane lands.