Canopy open incident.

"If something goes wrong, or if you think something MIGHT be going wrong before you reach 100 feet AGL, pull the release and drop the nose. You have plenty of space to land straight ahead at this airport. There is no charge for a premature termination of tow."

I've heard this at least 50 times from a CFI-G. When the canopy opened, I thought "pull release, drop nose to level flight" and that is exactly what I would have done (and then I would have landed straight ahead).

I would like to develop this pilot's highly skilled and deliberate problem solving approach to solve the more complicated, novel and uncommon problems that were not foreseen in my rudimentary training. But over adherence to a deliberate problem solving approach might be a liability in a time-critical situation.

On 6/15/2013 11:26 PM, son_of_flubber wrote:
"If something goes wrong, or if you think something MIGHT be going wrong before you reach 100 feet AGL, pull the release and drop the nose. You have plenty of space to land straight ahead at this airport. There is no charge for a premature termination of tow."

At my club (Central Massachusetts USA - 3000 ft rwy), if I pull the
release near 100 ft on a hot no wind day, the "landing" will not be on
the airport.

Tony "6N"

On Saturday, June 15, 2013 11:34:57 PM UTC-4, Tony V wrote:
On 6/15/2013 11:26 PM, son_of_flubber wrote:

"If something goes wrong, or if you think something MIGHT be going wrong before you reach 100 feet AGL, pull the release and drop the nose. You have plenty of space to land straight ahead at this airport. There is no charge for a premature termination of tow."



At my club (Central Massachusetts USA - 3000 ft rwy), if I pull the

release near 100 ft on a hot no wind day, the "landing" will not be on

the airport.



Tony "6N"

Good point. I now fly at an airport where 100 feet is likewise too high to land straight ahead. (That is why I raised the topic of landing out on an uphill grade earlier in the week.)