Heinz,

Do you know how much Tost rings cost?Â* At least 100 trillion Zimbabwe
dollars!

I once broke the rope on a ground launch while on a safari.Â* I elected
to keep the ring since I did not know if we had another one with us.Â*
When I landed, the wheel rolled over the rope and back released.Â* I
simply had to walk back and pick it up so we could reattach the ring to
the remaining rope.

I am now prepared for the inevitable flames.Â* Let it begin!

On 10/17/2018 12:52 AM, Heinz Gehlhaar wrote:
On Tuesday, October 16, 2018 at 6:38:55 PM UTC-7, son_of_flubber wrote:
True story. A couple years ago I ran the wing for a glider that aerotowed into rotor. The rope broke. Both aircraft and both tost rings made it back to the airfield. The rope broke at both ends.

How is that even possible?
Truly amazing! But would the gliderpilot not release the broken rope with its Toast-beginning, to prevent the remaining, but invisible rope from tangling into the flight controls (flaps, elevator, rudder).
Heinz

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Dan, 5J