This cable is attached to the nose of the glider and will remain attached
until the glider pilot pulls the cable release lever. The cable will be
towed aloft with the glider and if the pilot gets off in a thousand feet,
you've still got 4000 feet of cable between glider and ground.

1: Does the other end remain attached to the ground?
2: When does the pilot normally pull the release lever?

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