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Old July 28th 12, 02:34 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
James Anderson
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Default Tow Rope Question

Does your club/operation use anything on the tow rope to make it fly
higher after release and on landing? i.e. wiffle ball, plastic
funnel, etc? (if you use a funnel, what size, which way does it point
and where positioned on the rope?)
We currently use a wiffle ball but maybe some have a good / better
experience with something else.

Taxi/runway lights are one problem and at one end power doing a run-up
is another

Thanks in advance for any input
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Old July 29th 12, 01:47 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Dan Marotta
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Default Tow Rope Question

We use plastic water bottles wrapped in duct tape. It's not for
aerodynamics as you think; it's to protect the splices on the rings and weak
link from abraiding on the pavement. Those rings are expensive!


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Does your club/operation use anything on the tow rope to make it fly
higher after release and on landing? i.e. wiffle ball, plastic
funnel, etc? (if you use a funnel, what size, which way does it point
and where positioned on the rope?)
We currently use a wiffle ball but maybe some have a good / better
experience with something else.

Taxi/runway lights are one problem and at one end power doing a run-up
is another

Thanks in advance for any input


 




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