On May 4, 11:15*am, Ron Ogden wrote:
What considerations affect a pilot flying a heavily ballasted glider
compared to an unballasted glider when dealing with a slack rope? I
appreciate your comments--Ron

Simply move away from the developing loop in the rope. Yaw works too,
but if you move to one side you will start taking up the slack even
before your glider slows and the side load (yaw input) on the tow
plane will provide some "shock absorption" as the rope comes taught.

I would recommend against use of spoilers, more so as glider mass goes
up. Try it at altitude with willing tow pilot and see for yourself.

-T8