On Jul 22, 5:55*am, Pat Russell wrote:
The towplane rudder waggle signal has done more harm than good. *We
have spent at least ten years trying to educate our pilots about this
signal, and we have failed. *It is time we got rid of the signal.

http://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/br...15X11650&key=1

-Pat

Almost the same thing happened at Minden a few years back, with the
same results......one dead, one seriously injured! Time to ALL get
radios and use them! My best friend collided with a tow plane in the
pattern..................the tow ship didn't have a radio, so he
didn't hear that a glider was trying to land on the same runway at the
same time! Refuse to take a tow with a tug that isn't equipped with a
working radio and do a quick 'com-check', before hooking up to your
tug. We all know what can (will) go wrong: Dead battery, Wrong
frequency, Squelch not set, Radio not on. Klem Bowman died because he
was on the wrong frequency! Don't wait for the FAA or SSA to do
something, they probably will never get the message. It's your life,
act accordingly.
JJ