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Mike Borgelt wrote:
Nearly all these problems go away if you use a longer rope. About 240 feet. The towplane wake has much less energy, the rocks don't ding There are definately different standards about the tow ropes... Thickness too. I've flown with ropes which range from 20 meters(!) to 50 meters. Never longer. I guess when the rope is 75 meters, flying below wake becomes an option. When it is 20, there is no choice because your are behind. Note that towing in Netherlands is considered a waste of money so we don't do it very often. Bye, David NL |
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Tom..
Why would you choose to transfer from normal to low tow...just say below propwash from the start...always done it ..always taught it..NEVER had a problem..why endanger your mate in the tow plane? At 07:54 25 July 2003, Tom Serkowski wrote: The key issue here is that 90% of the danger to the towpilot from a ballooning sailplane occurs before one has enough altitude to get into low tow. Granted, there may be a 'mindset' of the glider pilot to stay low, so there may be a little less incentive to get high on the tow while both are still less than 50' AGL or so. Tom Sleigh wrote in message news:... At 13:54 24 July 2003, Geoff Vincent wrote: On Thu, 24 Jul 2003 13:02:00 +0100, 'Chris Reed' Sounds like excellent justification to fly low tow. Geoff Vincent Australia Geoff You know that suggestion is, far too sensible and practical ,for this group Low tow fan..England |
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Mike Borgelt wrote
Low tow fans note: You cannot fly low tow until the towplane is some subtantial distance from the ground. Why not? Simply stay in ground effect and let the tow plane climb out first. Michael |
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In article , crwdog69
@hotmail.com says... Mike Borgelt wrote Low tow fans note: You cannot fly low tow until the towplane is some subtantial distance from the ground. Why not? Simply stay in ground effect and let the tow plane climb out first. In our area, we often have enough wind shear in the first 200 feet that this technique will lead to the tow plane slowing down rapidly (compared to the glider and the ground) in the faster moving air above the low glider. In those conditions, it is very important for the glider to climb off the runway level with the towplane. A few hundred feet up, a low tow can be safely established -- !Replace DECIMAL.POINT in my e-mail address with just a . to reply directly Eric Greenwell Richland, WA (USA) |
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On Fri, 25 Jul 2003 14:59:16 -0700, Eric Greenwell
wrote: In article , crwdog69 says... Mike Borgelt wrote Low tow fans note: You cannot fly low tow until the towplane is some subtantial distance from the ground. Why not? Simply stay in ground effect and let the tow plane climb out first. So where do you think you are relative to the wake when you are in ground effect???? You are either in it(undesirable) or just above. Either way you end up flying in the turbulent wake close to the ground. To fly in low tow the towplane has to be high enough for you to be under the wake without hitting the ground. Mike Borgelt |
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Interesting tread this one.
First question was: Harry wrote: would you recommend this ship for a recently licensed pilot ??? comments welcome! regards Harry Now we have been through nose hooks vs CG hooks, winching or not and nearly started a conflict between the US, Canada or Nort America on one side and Europe on the other side. First question, as far as I have found out, has still not been answered. So I give it a try.... YES, the ASW24 is a good ship for recently licensed gliders. In Sweden we use ASW24s (with CG hook) as first single seater (during traininng, i e before you have your license, if you are trained in plastic two seaters). LS4 and Discus are also approved as first single seater type. The 24 has nice handling, a good, roomy and crashworthy cocpit (provided you are not too long - I am 187 cm and can just fit in comfortably). Robert |
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