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October 27th 14, 02:03 AM
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Recognizing and reacting to tow plane engine failure
On Sunday, October 26, 2014 8:59:46 AM UTC-4, son_of_flubber wrote: The case of the towplane being on the ground and aborting takeoff when the glider is flying in ground effect is problematic. On Sunday, October 26, 2014 10:27:28 AM UTC-4, John Carlyle wrote: I don't understand why you call low level tow plane engine failure "problematic". Problematic noun 1. a thing that constitutes a problem or difficulty. The problem is obvious: the glider pilot has very little time avoid collision. jc: I've seen two actual low level engine failures in ten years of glider flying (to be specific, the glider was flying and the tow plane was not). Was there a collision? I've seen the aftermath of one such aborted takeoff. The tow plane and glider collided (no human injuries). What is the success rate for this maneuver? 
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