Well done gliding PR video found on AIRCRAFT OWNER ONLINE

[Bob]

This is a pretty good gliding PR piece aimed General Aviation folks
found on AIRCRAFT OWNER ONLINE WEEKLY NEWSLETTER December 1, 2010
issue. Check it out at
http://www.aircraftowner.com/videos/view/cross-country-soaring-on-the-flightline-tv-show_1567.html

Bob T.
19

[Mike the Strike]

On Dec 1, 8:11*pm, Bob > wrote:
> This is a pretty good gliding PR piece aimed General Aviation folks
> found on AIRCRAFT OWNER ONLINE WEEKLY NEWSLETTER December 1, 2010
> issue. *Check it out athttp://www.aircraftowner.com/videos/view/cross-country-soaring-on-the...
>
> Bob T.
> 19

Very well done indeed. I particularly liked the unique tow-out gear -
any idea who made that?

Mike

[Paul Remde]

Hi,

Awesome! Well done!

The person in the video is Don Ingraham of Cross Country Soaring, Inc. He's
a great guy. He represents our sport extremely well and is fun to be
around.

Paul Remde

"Bob" > wrote in message
...
> This is a pretty good gliding PR piece aimed General Aviation folks
> found on AIRCRAFT OWNER ONLINE WEEKLY NEWSLETTER December 1, 2010
> issue. Check it out at
> http://www.aircraftowner.com/videos/view/cross-country-soaring-on-the-flightline-tv-show_1567.html
>
> Bob T.
> 19

[Paul Remde]

Hi Mike,

The tow out rig for the Grob was made (I believe) by Don Ingraham or Cross
Country Soaring, Inc. I don't recall the exact design, but it makes it easy
to connect the cart to the 2 Grob 103s they fly and pull them around without
a long rope between them.

Paul Remde

"Mike the Strike" > wrote in message
...
On Dec 1, 8:11 pm, Bob > wrote:
> This is a pretty good gliding PR piece aimed General Aviation folks
> found on AIRCRAFT OWNER ONLINE WEEKLY NEWSLETTER December 1, 2010
> issue. Check it out
> athttp://www.aircraftowner.com/videos/view/cross-country-soaring-on-the...
>
> Bob T.
> 19

Very well done indeed. I particularly liked the unique tow-out gear -
any idea who made that?

Mike

[bildan]

On Dec 1, 8:31*pm, Mike the Strike > wrote:
> On Dec 1, 8:11*pm, Bob > wrote:
>
> > This is a pretty good gliding PR piece aimed General Aviation folks
> > found on AIRCRAFT OWNER ONLINE WEEKLY NEWSLETTER December 1, 2010
> > issue. *Check it out athttp://www.aircraftowner.com/videos/view/cross-country-soaring-on-the...
>
> > Bob T.
> > 19
>
> Very well done indeed. *I particularly liked the unique tow-out gear -
> any idea who made that?
>
> Mike

Don designed and built it. IIRC, it's 2" PVC pipe, a toilet plunger
to protect the glider nose and rope down the middle with a Tost ring
set. The stiff pipe prevents the glider from over running and
colliding with the tow out vehicle. It eliminates the need for a tail
dolly and tow bar. Very clever.

It works perfectly with the Grobs and probably any glider with the
aero tow hook in the point of the nose.

[Eric Greenwell[_4_]]

On 12/2/2010 11:45 AM, bildan wrote:

>>
>> Very well done indeed. I particularly liked the unique tow-out gear -
>> any idea who made that?
>>
>> Mike
>
> Don designed and built it. IIRC, it's 2" PVC pipe, a toilet plunger
> to protect the glider nose and rope down the middle with a Tost ring
> set. The stiff pipe prevents the glider from over running and
> colliding with the tow out vehicle. It eliminates the need for a tail
> dolly and tow bar. Very clever.
>
> It works perfectly with the Grobs and probably any glider with the
> aero tow hook in the point of the nose.

I'm guessing it's important the weight on the tailwheel be low, or at
least, don't tow it on pavement. The Grob tail weight is likely low,
because the main wheel is farther back than "tail dragger" gliders.

You could still tow a heavy tail glider around as shown, if you used a
tail dolly. A clever system.

--
Eric Greenwell - Washington State, USA (change ".netto" to ".us" to
email me)
- "Transponders in Sailplanes - Feb/2010" also ADS-B, PCAS, Flarm
http://tinyurl.com/yb3xywl
- "A Guide to Self-launching Sailplane Operation Mar/2004" Much of what
you need to know tinyurl.com/yfs7tnz

[bildan]

On Dec 2, 1:48*pm, Eric Greenwell > wrote:
> On 12/2/2010 11:45 AM, bildan wrote:
>
>
>
> >> Very well done indeed. *I particularly liked the unique tow-out gear -
> >> any idea who made that?
>
> >> Mike
>
> > Don designed and built it. *IIRC, it's 2" PVC pipe, a toilet plunger
> > to protect the glider nose and rope down the middle with a Tost ring
> > set. *The stiff pipe prevents the glider from over running and
> > colliding with the tow out vehicle. *It eliminates the need for a tail
> > dolly and tow bar. *Very clever.
>
> > It works perfectly with the Grobs and probably any glider with the
> > aero tow hook in the point of the nose.
>
> I'm guessing it's important the weight on the tailwheel be low, or at
> least, don't tow it on pavement. The Grob tail weight is likely low,
> because the main wheel is farther back than "tail dragger" gliders.
>
> You could still tow a heavy tail glider around as shown, if you used a
> tail dolly. A clever system.
>
> --
> Eric Greenwell - Washington State, USA (change ".netto" to ".us" to
> email me)
> - "Transponders in Sailplanes - Feb/2010" also ADS-B, PCAS, Flarmhttp://tinyurl.com/yb3xywl
> - "A Guide to Self-launching Sailplane Operation Mar/2004" Much of what
> you need to know tinyurl.com/yfs7tnz

Again, IIRC, Don's G103 Twin II's are very light on the tailwheel when
unoccupied. I don't think they have ever had their booms repaired. I
was astonished how little effort was needed to lift the tailwheel.