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James Anderson
July 28th 12, 02:34 PM
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

Dan Marotta
July 29th 12, 01:47 AM
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!


"James Anderson" > wrote in message
...
> 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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