On Aug 16, 7:31 pm, "Vaughn Simon"
wrote:
"Tom Gardner" wrote in message

ups.com...



And a "good" site. I've heard rumours of sites where, if there is
a break at certain heights, you are almost guaranteed to end
up in some trees. I wonder if that is true or merely a bar story.

I hate to sound repetative, but is this not is also true with aerotow at
some sites and with some combinations of glider & towplane? (I made this a
question, but I have seen enough trees at close range to tell you for a fact
that it IS true)

Vaughn

My experience has been that I have many times been on aerotow in
positions that I could not make it back to the airport. Less often I
have had times were I didn't have any good options for landing on
aerotow.

My ground launch experience is that I have never been a position that
while launching I could not make it back to the runway. I have done
actual or simluate rope breaks from every altitude on the ground
launch. I have had the winch fail on me several times and if properly
prepared for them they are a non-event.

Brian
CFIIG/ASEL