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Old July 22nd 11, 03:18 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Gary Boggs
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Default The rudder waggle signal does not work

Did they not have radios? Over the years I have collected many
stories of accidents that almost happened and at some point during the
story I have to add, "Oh, and back then we did not have radios."
Every glider should have a radio and a PPT on the stick!

Boggs


how do you know it has not done more good than harm? the good that has
come from the rudder waggle signal is not documented in NTSB reports.
Without a signal what is the towpilot to do when the brakes are out on
the glider and the combo is not climbing? release the glider? if that
is the case we might as well keep the signal. *If the glider releases
there is no difference but if they remember the signal disaster may be
diverted.