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Same for me in my LAK-17a except that I lock the spoilers before hookup.
Hand on the flaps which are at negative until I have aileron control and move the flaps down to thermal position. Hand stays on flap lever (very close to release) until safely airborne. I have wheels at the 15 meter tips, at 18 meters, the tips are angled upwards such that they're parallel with the ground when a "tip" is on the ground. We stage on a very wide taxiway with the nose pointed at the taxiway/runway intersection, maybe 10-15 degrees off runway heading. If a wing is down and the grass is approaching, we release. I can't recall how I do it on ground launch since it's been 6 months since I did one. I'm going back to the dry lake in Nevada for a ground launch weekend in a couple of weeks and, if this thread is still alive then, I'll report back. wrote in message ... On Monday, October 7, 2013 12:30:59 PM UTC-6, John Marsh wrote: Oh!!!! So it,s OK to let your wingtip run along the ground during an areo tow launch.?? NO NO NO Pull the bloody release when ever your wing is on the gound THAT WILL SAVE YOUR LIFE ONE DAY Soggy 16:16 07 October 2013, wrote: The real point is that having your hand on the release may save your life= , to me that is a complete no brainer. Lol, Love your enthusiasm John. I promise it is possible to use the release lever without having to hold on to it the entire tow and put yourself in possible danger of an inadvertent release. Of course you release if you drop a wing and can't raise it safely on aero tow. That doesn't mean you need to keep your hand on the thing. In my glider (ASW27) I have my hand on the spoiler to start and then move to flaps and then move to my knee so it is close to the release in case I need to pull early. I can move the hand to the release at any point. Bruno - B4 |
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