Auto Towing 2 Place Gliders

Orange County Soaring Association spent the last weekend doing just that at
Coyote Dry Lake in CA. We go out there once or twice a year for a weekend...
not exactly "regularly" but often enough. With a Chevy V8 turbo diesel
pickup and 2500' of steel cable, we launched a Blanik L13, a 2-33, a PiK,
and an ASW-20. Release heights varied from 1300' to 1500'. The width of the
dry lake at that point was about 2 miles, and sometimes we used up about 1.5
miles (that 2-33 is heavy!).

Pictures of past trips are available at
http://www.ocsoaring.org/Gallery/coyote.htm and
http://www.ocsoaring.org/Activities/...e_dry_lake.htm. Pictures
of this trip will be posted in a week or so.

Roger

wrote in message
oups.com...
Does anyone know of an operation in the U.S. regularly doing auto tows
with 2 place gliders?
(especially Blaniks or Grob 103s)
I am looking for feasability, realistic tow heights acheived, vehicle
requirements etc.
I will be operating from a 4600 foot paved runway.
Any information would be helpful.

Pictures of our latest autotow campout are now at
http://www.ocsoaring.org/Gallery/coyote%202006-04.htm. Included are shots of
a Blanik L13 and a Schweitzer 2-33 launching.


"Roger Worden" wrote in message
. net...
Orange County Soaring Association spent the last weekend doing just that
at
Coyote Dry Lake in CA. We go out there once or twice a year for a
weekend...
not exactly "regularly" but often enough. With a Chevy V8 turbo diesel
pickup and 2500' of steel cable, we launched a Blanik L13, a 2-33, a PiK,
and an ASW-20. Release heights varied from 1300' to 1500'. The width of
the
dry lake at that point was about 2 miles, and sometimes we used up about
1.5
miles (that 2-33 is heavy!).

Pictures of past trips are available at
http://www.ocsoaring.org/Gallery/coyote.htm and
http://www.ocsoaring.org/Activities/...e_dry_lake.htm. Pictures
of this trip will be posted in a week or so.

Roger

wrote in message
oups.com...
Does anyone know of an operation in the U.S. regularly doing auto tows
with 2 place gliders?
(especially Blaniks or Grob 103s)
I am looking for feasability, realistic tow heights acheived, vehicle
requirements etc.
I will be operating from a 4600 foot paved runway.
Any information would be helpful.