A new experience

Interesting thread. When I was preparing for my practical, I had one
instructor tell me to climb above the tow plane before releasing for
some extra altitude. I didn't like that idea (is 20 feet really this
important?), but wasn't really sure why. I asked my regular
instructor about it a few days later and he advised against it. After
reading this thread it's pretty clear now why it is not such a good
idea.