On 3/9/2017 4:10 PM, wrote:
Jim, If you are holding rudder you are not crabbing. Crabbing is with the yaw string straight.
The rudder is to offset the pull of the tug on a nose release. If
you're using a CG release, you won't need rudder. Likewise, should the
rope break or be released, you can maintain your angle into the wind and
track down the runway. To my mind, that's crabbing.
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Dan, 5J