Same at Balaklava Patch...we retired to odd jobs around the place until
lunchtime when the main man declared it looked like the cloud had lifted and
we should go flying...needless to say after towing the ASK21's down to the
launch point we got drenched in the heaviest shower of the day 8-)
We then
Well all I can say is that it is not only the sink that sucks... :)
happy flying
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A pilot (a Professor) was killed on the weekend at Blue Ridge Soaring Virginia
USA.
The FAA has stated that the tow rope broke and he landed in trees nearby.
Having had very few aerotows I was wondering just how common rope breaks are
locally.
I have heard about 'aerotow upsets' but never a simpl
Chris,
I have been towing for 35 years and, during this period, had one rope
break.
I suspect that the fatality wasn't caused by the failure of the rope but the
execution of the emergency procedure.
Regards
Peter Carey
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"but the execution of the emergency procedure."
Agree, I was just wondering how often ropes break.
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To: 'Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia.'
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My experience is 2 real ones in 36 years and 2000+ aerotows.
Cheers
Tim
On 12/04/2011 1:23, Christopher Mc Donnell wrote:
A pilot (a Professor) was killed on the weekend at Blue Ridge Soaring
Virginia USA.
The FAA has stated that the tow rope broke and he landed in trees nearby.
Having had ve
Hi;
I have never had one myself but have been on the airfield during two
breaks over the last couple of years. So they do happen.
One of those rope breaks may have been the tug pilot pulling his
release. It happened when a new student managed to the rope over his
wing. A few months later we found
I can only recall two real rope breaks in 6000+ aerotows. Both on the
ground: one before the heavy glider started moving, the other shortly
after.
It pays to be pro-active about cutting worn ends off the rope, removing
extra knots, etc. Tug pilots can't do this on their own: the rope
runner is in
I've been in the tug when a visiting pilot had trouble keeping station.
Luckily he was flying with an instructor. He was all over the place and
eventually broke the weak link!
-Cath
On 12/04/2011, at 12:53 PM, Christopher Mc Donnell wrote:
A pilot (a Professor) was killed on the weekend at
> It pays to be pro-active about cutting worn ends off the rope, removing
> extra knots, etc. Tug pilots can't do this on their own: the rope
> runner is in the best position to check the rope before hooking it on.
When we (informally) train our wing-runners we make it clear that the
rope must be
Two for me.
One while taking up slack, and one which was weird kind of hookup thing on
tow and I sort of "jarred" the rope and it broke.
Dion
On 12 April 2011 14:16, Pete wrote:
> I can only recall two real rope breaks in 6000+ aerotows. Both on the
> ground: one before the heavy glider starte
One real one for me when I was a tow pilot (was actively towing from
1996 to about 2006).
Training flight, glider got out of station, a bow developed in the tow
rope, weak link broke as the rope pulled taut again.
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I think I was lucky, I got mine out of the way on my very first day ever
flying. 2005, I was in my course, did my 4th flight for the day (obviously with
instructor, and I was not doing the take off) and had a rope break right at the
wrong place, too low to turn around, too far down the strip to
I have only had one and an almost.
The 'almost' happened in GZQ whilst aerotowing behind Gawlers tug out
of Waikerie (the tug being flown by the late Vince). J was awfully
quiet in the front seat. When I asked what was wrong she said "Just
keep flying smoothly" . After we got
Howdy Guys
We have fixed the problem. Evidently something to do with a bug in a 3rd party
library due to a date change. Broke RASP everywhere.
Scott
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Those providing the very welcome free service are looking into it. Don't think
they are offended.
Rgds - Rol
We have never had a rope break but we only do 200 tows (all max take off
weight) with one tow rope. After that it goes into the bin.
IT is not worth an accident.
regards,
Grietje
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Hi all,
The Becker 3201 in my glider is not working (no display). Does anyone here
know/recommend someone to examine and repair or pronounce dead?
Thanks, Ben
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