Sideslip or crab immediately after takeoff on tow in crosswind?

On Tue, 14 Mar 2017 20:29:41 -0700, tom wrote:

On Sunday, March 12, 2017 at 3:15:04 PM UTC-7, Jonathon May wrote:
Tug with a CofG hook,sounds fun !
First dibbs on camera man job!

Giant scale radio control typically have the rope attach at the tow
plane's CG and on top. :-)

Could do it with a Pawnee, but the tail feathers would need
reinforcement to handle the rope dragging along them at times.

I know that RC towplanes usually have a CG hook on top but have wondered
about rudder-rope interference. Obviously it isn't a major problem, but
does it damage either the fin and rudder structure or kill the rudder
servo?


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