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Does anyone use a tug tow hook that releases automatically whenglider kites?



 
 
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Old February 21st 14, 07:05 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Steve Leonard[_2_]
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Default Does anyone use a tug tow hook that releases automatically whenglider kites?

Dan, that might work if the towplane's attitude was constant. However, during a kiting event, the towplane is being pitched nose down, so the hitch would not likely get activated, as the hitch to surrounding structure angle may not change. I wish it could be that simple, but it isn't. See the previous post about a kiting even where the glider was still in sight in the mirror, even though the towplane was significantly nose down.

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