We tried it a few times at Booker years back. *As mentioned elsewhere, the
glider goes into low-tow and lands before the tow-plane. *Not that
difficult but certainly not that safe and easy. *

I tried it once, while at Tehachapi with no lift and nothing else to
do. It was part of their training program. The glider stayed in high
tow, not low. The thinking was, why do something unusual along with an
emergency. Open spoilers, slip as necessary, follow the towplane down
a shallow pattern, land normally, i.e. after the towplane. It was
very uneventful, but an experienced towpilot and a long runway
probably had a lot to do with that.

John Cochrane BB