Tow pilot killed, but reported as a glider crash!

[Pete Zeugma]

Having seen a couple of posts regarding 'tug aerobatics'
while on tow, and 'spinning tug and glider while on
tow,' this comes as a rather tragic and timley reminder..........

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/lincolnshire/3449683.stm

How many of us fly with our hand on the bung all through
the tow?

Are you alert enough to pull off before the tug waves
you off?

[Ian Johnston]

On Mon, 2 Feb 2004 07:56:36 UTC, Pete Zeugma
> wrote:

: How many of us fly with our hand on the bung all through
: the tow?

Certainly not me. "Near" the bung, yes. "On" the bung, no.

Ian

--

[Andrew Henderson]

Me too.

'Near' the bung, yes. 'On' the bung, no.

I am sure that your post is in good faith and with
good intentions but we have no details of this tragic
accident. To mention in the same post aerobatics on
tow etc. is a not very tactful (unless you know something
we don't know).

Andy


At 11:30 02 February 2004, Ian Johnston wrote:
>On Mon, 2 Feb 2004 07:56:36 UTC, Pete Zeugma
> wrote:
>
>: How many of us fly with our hand on the bung all
>through
>: the tow?
>
>Certainly not me. 'Near' the bung, yes. 'On' the bung,
>no.
>
>Ian
>
>--
>
>

[Bob]

Pete Zeugma > wrote in message >...
> Having seen a couple of posts regarding 'tug aerobatics'
> while on tow, and 'spinning tug and glider while on
> tow,' this comes as a rather tragic and timley reminder..........
>
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/lincolnshire/3449683.stm
>
> How many of us fly with our hand on the bung all through
> the tow?
>
> Are you alert enough to pull off before the tug waves
> you off?

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