On Sun, 24 Jul 2011 06:04:28 -0700, Andy wrote:

I'd be interested in hearing from tow pilots that had a real in flight
emergency and used the wave off signal. It's always seemed to me to be
a bit like the "too slow" winch signal i.e. if you need to give it then
you're not in a situation to do so.

Slightly OTT, but....

In the UK the 'too slow' winch signal is simply the glider lowering its
nose. Some years ago it was wing rocking, but that was changed once it
was realised that this can cause tip stalls which are the the last thing
we want on the cable. Lowering the nose is perfect because its dual-
purpose, being both a pre-emptive corrective action *and* suggesting to
the winch driver that more power would be nice.

We still use the fish-tailing 'too fast' signal, though its really only
useful for a fairly mild, slowly increasing overspeed. If its more than
mild I want to be off quicker than most winches can slow down.


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