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Secret Life of the Tow Rope
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Secret Life of the Tow Rope
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssFSnYca6-U "Frank Whiteley" wrote in message ... As presented by SSA State Governor for Wisconsin, Peter Von Trescow http://www.youtube.com/watch? |
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The slow motion part was sychedelic! I want to see "boxing the wake"!
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On Monday, September 10, 2012 10:33:12 AM UTC-5, JohnDeRosa wrote:
The slow motion part was sychedelic! I want to see "boxing the wake"! psychedelic of course. |
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"JohnDeRosa" wrote in message ... On Monday, September 10, 2012 10:33:12 AM UTC-5, JohnDeRosa wrote: The slow motion part was sychedelic! I want to see "boxing the wake"! psychedelic of course. Hmmm that could be fun. I'm thinking of adding some small stabilizing device (cardboard fins?) next time I try this. Pete |
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On Mon, 10 Sep 2012 10:41:36 -0500, Peter von Tresckow wrote:
"JohnDeRosa" wrote in message ... On Monday, September 10, 2012 10:33:12 AM UTC-5, JohnDeRosa wrote: The slow motion part was sychedelic! I want to see "boxing the wake"! psychedelic of course. Hmmm that could be fun. I'm thinking of adding some small stabilizing device (cardboard fins?) next time I try this. Pete How was the camera mounted? How far from the hook was it? I'd assumed it was strapped to the rope with wing tape or similar a few feet away from the tug's hook and that the rolling was due to the rope twisting under tension. -- martin@ | Martin Gregorie gregorie. | Essex, UK org | |
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"Martin Gregorie" wrote in message ... On Mon, 10 Sep 2012 10:41:36 -0500, Peter von Tresckow wrote: "JohnDeRosa" wrote in message ... On Monday, September 10, 2012 10:33:12 AM UTC-5, JohnDeRosa wrote: The slow motion part was sychedelic! I want to see "boxing the wake"! psychedelic of course. Hmmm that could be fun. I'm thinking of adding some small stabilizing device (cardboard fins?) next time I try this. Pete How was the camera mounted? How far from the hook was it? I'd assumed it was strapped to the rope with wing tape or similar a few feet away from the tug's hook and that the rolling was due to the rope twisting under tension. -- martin@ | Martin Gregorie gregorie. | Essex, UK org | I just taped the camera to the rope about 20 feet or so from the glider end of the rope. Nothing fancy, just a whole bunch of wing tape. And yes the twisting is from the hollowbraid rope coming under thension. Until I watched the video I didn't realize how much it twists when you apply tension. Pete |
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On Mon, 10 Sep 2012 20:15:37 +0000, Martin Gregorie wrote:
On Mon, 10 Sep 2012 10:41:36 -0500, Peter von Tresckow wrote: "JohnDeRosa" wrote in message ... On Monday, September 10, 2012 10:33:12 AM UTC-5, JohnDeRosa wrote: The slow motion part was sychedelic! I want to see "boxing the wake"! psychedelic of course. Hmmm that could be fun. I'm thinking of adding some small stabilizing device (cardboard fins?) next time I try this. Pete How was the camera mounted? How far from the hook was it? I'd assumed it was strapped to the rope with wing tape or similar a few feet away from the tug's hook and that the rolling was due to the rope twisting under tension. ....this time with a sig! -- martin@ | Martin Gregorie gregorie. | Essex, UK org | |
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On Mon, 10 Sep 2012 15:20:56 -0500, Peter von Tresckow wrote:
"Martin Gregorie" wrote in message ... On Mon, 10 Sep 2012 10:41:36 -0500, Peter von Tresckow wrote: "JohnDeRosa" wrote in message ... On Monday, September 10, 2012 10:33:12 AM UTC-5, JohnDeRosa wrote: The slow motion part was sychedelic! I want to see "boxing the wake"! psychedelic of course. Hmmm that could be fun. I'm thinking of adding some small stabilizing device (cardboard fins?) next time I try this. Pete How was the camera mounted? How far from the hook was it? I'd assumed it was strapped to the rope with wing tape or similar a few feet away from the tug's hook and that the rolling was due to the rope twisting under tension. -- martin@ | Martin Gregorie gregorie. | Essex, UK org | I just taped the camera to the rope about 20 feet or so from the glider end of the rope. Nothing fancy, just a whole bunch of wing tape. And yes the twisting is from the hollowbraid rope coming under thension. Until I watched the video I didn't realize how much it twists when you apply tension. Somehow I doubt that just adding fins will help much since its the rope twisting. Would it help to put the camera very near the tug's hook? That should get rid of the twist but the glider may look rather small. Has anybody tried the same trick with a winch? Putting the camera near the parachute end of the shock rope may work quite well. -- martin@ | Martin Gregorie gregorie. | Essex, UK org | |
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