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Nyal Williams wrote:
Ah, well, we all write hastily and in something of a short hand. I guess some of us old men sound dogmatic and others just sound plain grumpy. My apologies. GC |
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On Mar 11, 12:45 pm, Nyal Williams
The student can be told that anywhere in this box is a normal place to be I think some tug pilots believe this too. It probably explains why some of them refuse to turn in response to the glider maintaining high left or high right tow position. Andy |
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I should have said 'safe' instead of 'normal.' But
to respond to the comment, I have been told by tow pilots at more than one site that they don't really feel a tug to the left or right and don't notice it unless they see it in a mirror. The tow pilots at one commercial operation insisted that those commands were invented when tow planes were souped up Cubs and that they are too subtle for Pawnees. I'm not a tow pilot and I have no opinion on this. I think we have tugged this subject about every place it can go. At 15:06 12 March 2007, Andy wrote: On Mar 11, 12:45 pm, Nyal Williams The student can be told that anywhere in this box is a normal place to be I think some tug pilots believe this too. It probably explains why some of them refuse to turn in response to the glider maintaining high left or high right tow position. Andy |
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On Mar 12, 11:03 am, "Andy" wrote:
On Mar 11, 12:45 pm, Nyal Williams The student can be told that anywhere in this box is a normal place to be I think some tug pilots believe this too. It probably explains why some of them refuse to turn in response to the glider maintaining high left or high right tow position. Andy The way some pilots fly tow, they have to be persistent to get my attention, or reach the limits of my rudder pedals. Todd Smith "3S" |
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On Mar 12, 10:04 am, "toad" wrote:
The way some pilots fly tow, they have to be persistent to get my attention, or reach the limits of my rudder pedals. I was once hanging out at about a 45 deg angle to the tug with half airbrake and looking into the tug cockpit through the side window. I held the position for about half a minute and he still refused to turn. At that point I was high enough to release and make my own way to the gaggle. That tug pilot was more persistant than I cared to be. Andy |
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Nyal Williams wrote:
I should have said 'safe' instead of 'normal.' But to respond to the comment, I have been told by tow pilots at more than one site that they don't really feel a tug to the left or right and don't notice it unless they see it in a mirror. The tow pilots at one commercial operation insisted that those commands were invented when tow planes were souped up Cubs and that they are too subtle for Pawnees. I'm not a tow pilot and I have no opinion on this. Depends on how committed is the glider pilot to getting the tow pilot's attention. A Pawnee will definitely be displaced in yaw by a determined glider pilot, especially one who is a determinedly ham-fisted student in a 2-33. Perhaps these tow pilots too whom you spoke were blessed with very shy or very polished glider pilots. Jack |
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