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Old May 5th 09, 04:00 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Jim White[_3_]
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Default Slack line with water

Surely one adopts the correct position and just waits a bit?



At 12:38 05 May 2009, wrote:
On May 4, 2:40=A0pm, Andy wrote:
On May 4, 9:13=A0am, wrote:

I prefer yaw to make coming tight of rope more gentle.
11000 glider flights without a broken rope.


How does yaw make it more gentle if using a CG hook? =A0It probably

does
with a nose hook as the glider may put less strain on the rope as the
glider is yawed back in line with the rope. =A0For a CG hook the rope
will not yaw the glider back in line so there is no cushioning.

I just crack the brakes then close them, and pitch down slightly if
required, as the slack come out.

Andy


Yaw method , if done correctly, has less difference in relative
velocity as the rope comes tight. This also means less "yank", which
on a CG hook, can cause pitch up.
Yaw method also is quicker, in my experience, in starting to take out
the slack and get you away from the loop.
Also a little easier to do since fewer controls need to be
coordinated.
FWIW
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