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OK.....I am, "sorta among the oddballs in the US.....".
While I would like to mandate low tow......(yes, flame suit on.....have a thick skin....losing conversation.....", let's do this to be sorta reasonable. I don't know if the "country aviation group (FAA in the US)" or country "glider group" (SSA in the US) would have the numbers........ but can we look at tug crashes based on high tow vs. low tow? If we can, is there any MEANINGFUL info to be derived from that?!?!?!?! I do NOT want this to be a ****ing match.....what, if any, data supports one type of tow vs. another vs. tug crashes. I have stated this before, most comments are more, "we have always done it this way!". This turns into a ****ing match. The goal should be......"what is safer for all involved"???? Yes, I understand a Schweitzer tow hook may be excessively loaded in a kiting incident if mounted "hook up"… I am trying to get away from, "we always do it this way, must be best" and look at numbers if they actually show a data preference. Again, this IS formation flying, everyone MUST do their part......we are down to....training and how big a margin exists in each type of tow. I have my preference, I teach both, I use both....I prefer low tow..... So......is the country glider group a better info source of tug crashes based on tow type or the country aviation group better? What are the numbers.......???? |
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