On Oct 17, 8:21*pm, Scott Alexander
wrote:
A good friend is considering buying a BirdDog for personal use and
have the ability to tow. *Anyone know just how strong a bird dog is as
a towplane?

Is it just as good as a pawnee?

What was the rate of climb you had on tow and what type of ship were
you in?

Thanks!

Pretty sure I towed behind one several times at Sugarbush, VT in the
early 80's. As I recall it climbed far better than a SuperCub. As best
as I can compare across the years it climbed at least as well as a
Pawnee. I was flying an LS-3 - usually full of water.

The L-19 that ran out of gas right after I broke ground on takeoff
didn't climb at all well.

9B