On Tuesday, October 16, 2018 at 6:38:55 PM UTC-7, son_of_flubber wrote:
True story. A couple years ago I ran the wing for a glider that aerotowed into rotor. The rope broke. Both aircraft and both tost rings made it back to the airfield. The rope broke at both ends.

How is that even possible?

Truly amazing! But would the gliderpilot not release the broken rope with its Toast-beginning, to prevent the remaining, but invisible rope from tangling into the flight controls (flaps, elevator, rudder).
Heinz