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Compare/Contrast: CG hook on aerotow vs. CG hook on winch



 
 
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Old May 25th 12, 04:34 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Default Compare/Contrast: CG hook on aerotow vs. CG hook on winch

On May 24, 7:54*pm, son_of_flubber wrote:
I've been told (and witnessed) that aerotow on CG hook is initially difficult for someone who has trained for aerotow with a "nose hook" (aka hook-forward-of-CG). *Suppose this CG-hook-newbie were to take winch tow training (with CG hook). *Would the winch training reduce the initial difficulty of a CG hook aerotow?

Do the difficulties/danger of aerotow with CG hook go away completely with training and experience?

What sorts of misadventures are reasonably attributed to aerotow on CG hook?

I understand why CG hook is superior for winch tow. *No need to rehash that explanation.


Our primary trainer is an SGS 2-33A, with the low forward tow hook, it
likes to climb (kite) on tow and students learn to keep the nose down.
After solo they transition to the SGS 1-26D. After they are rated,
they transition to our Grob 103 on the nose hook. When they are ready
for single seat glass, we'll do a few tows in the Grob on the CG hook.

Big issue, on a CG hook the glider goes where it is pointed. No
assistance from rope tension on the nose to help keep you pointed on
the tow. We teach slack line recoveries to get the nose pointed at tow
before the line comes taught. That training transitions to tow with
the CG hook. Law of Primacy.

If on the ground, a wing goes down and you are pulled to the low wing
and can't correct, RELEASE!
If you are in the air and get wide in a turn on tow, get your nose
pointed back at tow. The glider will accelerate and faster means it
wants to climb. If you've ever been on water skis you'll understand.

T
 




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