fly higher approaches.. estimate a touch down point and descent rate to that
point that clears the rope over the fence.. and do not land early..

hate to be a horse along that fence.. checking out the new gizmo.. when the
rope comes along..

BT

"John Spargo" wrote in message
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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 rope and fence and a nervous
pilot.

After some discussion at the club the following fence has been mooted -
Wire strands supporting small aperture mesh sized to exclude the passage
of
the ring on the end of the rope. (Chicken wire) tightly tensioned with a
split plastic pipe over the top - the whole aligned at 45 degrees. The
idea
being that the plastic pipe will prevent the fence damaging the rope while
it is passing over it, and the mesh will prevent the rope from turning
round
any strand.


Anyone solved a similar problem ? If so please let us have details


John Spargo

Cape Gliding Club