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Tow plane will be at Parowan June and most of July by
Blake Seese 3Y
Just spoke to John Templeton a few minutes ago. He has committed to having a 210 hp 172 at Parowan starting this weekend through the 3rd week of July. If you have any questions, give him a call at 435-669-4544. John says, "If you come, bring real beer!"
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Tow planes and ADS-B Out by
Larry Ruggiero
I realize our operational environments are varied, but what’s the trend for equipping tow planes with ADS-B out? The broad requirement distilled down is that it’s “required in airspace where transponders are required,” which for us is pretty rare. There are relatively easy/cheap (by...
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Tow planes and transponders by
Andy[_1_]
Worldwide, what exemptions from transponder equipage apply to glider
tow planes (assuming built and certified with an electrical system)?.
How typical is it that tow planes are not equipped with a mode C or
mode S transponder?
Andy
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Tow position, posting and the truth by
Bill Wallace
Mark Boyd from first post:
So for my flight review in Avenal yesterday, we did a bunch
of slack line corrections. We did them during one tow,
but broke the rope. 150' of rope ($12), two schweizer rings ($20),
one tost ring ($35), a carabiner (sp?), two half-wiffle...
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Tow Reels in Husky? by
Jim Kellett
Anyone in the US using an internal Tost reel in an Aviat Husky?
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Tow release operations/launches vs launches/starts by
Jim Meade
The Tost tow release system talks about 10,000 operations (Tost terminology) or actuations (FAA) vs 2,000 starts (Tost) or launches (FAA).
What constitutes an operation or actuation? Why are there five times as many (typically) as...
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Tow release pulley needed for DG 100/200. Anyone have oldstock parts? by
PBA
Thanks for reading.
The pulley located below and aft of the seat in my DG 100 is worn and I would like to replace it.
It looks like the same is used in the DG 200
The manual has the part described (hand written) which states:
M6 x 24 ln 3037
4 x 6.4 din 125
M6 din 985
1 zeieng (?) B37
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Tow ring attachment? by
Waveguru
Some operations attach both a Tost ring and a Schweizer ring onto the end of the rope where as others have a Schweizer ring on the end and a weak link to the Tost ring or visa versa. Has anyone had any issues when both rings were on the end of the rope?
Boggs
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tow rope by
tazman
I'm looking for sources of tow rope in the USA. Can you help?
Thanks,
Doug
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August 25th 10 02:30 AM
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Tow rope broke, pilot killed ( Air Sailing) by
Andre Volant
May 09, 2004
Latest news in brief from northern Nevada
ASSOCIATED PRESS
RENO, Nev. (AP) - A Berkeley, Calif., man was killed when his glider
crashed in Palomino Valley about 25 miles north of Reno, authorities
said.
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Tow rope certification by
bobmckellar
I recently heard, from a usually reliable source, that after a recent launch incident, the FAA investigators wanted to see the operation's "certification" for their tow rope.
Is this certification a legal requirement? If so, how do you go about getting one?
Thanks,
Bob McKellar
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Tow Rope Freindly Fences by
John Spargo
Tow rope friendly fences
We have a fence at the end of our runway that keeps our neighbors (Riding
School) horses out of the airfield. Occasionally the tow plane pilot snags
the fence with the rope, which winds round at least one, and sometimes more
strands of barbed wire- resulting in a broken...
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tow rope handling by
[email protected]
What's a good way to wind up a tow rope quickly and easily, store it, and unwind it again without it getting into tangle?
I remember that the Scottish Gliding Union had a good method back in the 70s, can any member explain that?
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Tow rope length? by
Waveguru
It seems that most operations here in the USA use a 200' tow rope, and I've heard that some places in Europe even use a rope as short as 120'. Ropes at our operation are more like 275' because it seems safer and easier when it's longer. What is the rational behind using shorter ropes? I see no...
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Tow rope musings - informal survey by
son_of_flubber
What is the initial new length of the tow ropes that you use?
Assuming that you cut off the worn portion near the ring and gradually shorten the rope, when does the rope get too short to use? How often do you measure the rope?
Do you usually discard used ropes because of visible wear, reduced...
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Tow Rope Question by
James Anderson
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 /...
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Tow rope reel by
Don[_4_]
Our club here in the States is considering purchasing a tow rope reel for
our Pawnee. We have roads at both ends of our runway, requiring us to land
very long to prevent dragging rope/rings over the road. We read old posts
on this subject but nothing was very conclusive. Am most concerned...
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Tow Rope Take-Up Reels by
Nyal Williams
Does anyone have knowledge of approved reels for retracting tow ropes
to the towplane after glider release? I have only heard of this and
never actually encountered their use. They would be useful for
avoiding trees, wires, fences, ILS approach antennae, etc.
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