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Old December 20th 10, 12:15 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Default Towing Schweizer Gliders with tost rings?

On Dec 19, 5:33*pm, Andy wrote:
On Dec 19, 4:09*pm, " wrote:

I am wondering if anyone has experience both physical and legal in
rigging Schweizer gliders to be towed with tost rings


I have thought about modifiying the moving part of the tow hitch
(making it narrower).


I have also thought about installing tost hitches on the glider.


We waste a lot of time switching the weak link end to end.


Bill Snead


Some operators thread a tost link and a Schweizer ring on the same end
of the tow rope. *I would think that would be a lot better than an
illegal /unapproved modification to the tow hook. *I suppose there is
some small risk that the big Schweizer ring could foul something when
the tost rings were in use.

Andy

Andy (GY)


We use a bridle with Tost rings for the Tost equipped gliders in our
club. The bridle simply loops through the Schweizer ring at the end of
the rope. Really doesn't take much time to switch out the bridle
unless you can't find it :-)

The other solution i've seen is to have both styles of rings at the
end of the rope. Either solution is way better than using incorrect
rings.

Peter