I find that Aerotow is easier than other types of launching. Sailplane
pilot keeps the wings level and the tow pilot does the rest. Heck, Johnny
Berlin took my plane straight up while he was doing rolls. My job was to
let him know when I was going to release.
One thing I noticed is that towing takes some special talent. There are
occasions when tow pilots have a hard time keeping the right amount of speed
and the right amount of climb for some of the faster sailplanes. Sometimes
the sailplane can overtake the tow plane and make for some exciting
releases. Or, from what I've been told, some of us less experienced
sailplane pilots don't know when to use spoilers on tow. I guess there are
two ways to look at it. One is to just pull the plane right up to release
height the fastest way. The other is to make it more realistic like the full
scale with a slower steady climb. I don't know which I like better yet. I
do know that tow pilots like Johnny and others make it seem easy.
T
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ray Hayes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Bill Swingle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>;
<Soaring@airage.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2006 6:21 PM
Subject: Re: [RCSE] Aerotowing
This probably doesn't help Bill, but I can see the full circle now. Many
sailplane clubs were off shoots of power clubs and with aerotowing
becoming
popular I can see the migration back to the power clubs.
Aerotow is very similar to an ROG winch tow, but Aerotow for sure beats
lugging the winch.
Ray Hayes
http://www.skybench.com
Home of Wood Crafters
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Swingle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <Soaring@airage.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2006 6:00 PM
Subject: Re: [RCSE] Aerotowing
Naturally, the Derstine page roughly titled
"What are the procedures for towing and what must the tow pilot and
sailplane pilot do during the tow?"
Interests me the most. Any one have a link to something similar?
Bill Swingle
Janesville, CA
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