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Old March 9th 09, 12:58 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Default motorgliders as towplanes

On 8 Mar, 17:03, Brad wrote:

Can a MG tug pull a loaded 2 place Blanik on a standard day at SL,
from a 1800' grass strip?


Mendip GC in the UK tows two seaters very successfully witha Rotax
Falke. As Andreas Maurer writes, initial acceleration is a little low
(a little? I damn nearly wet myself as the upwind wall approached) but
the climb feels like anything else.

Ian