Article in Soaring magazine on making an aerotow rope

On Monday, April 22, 2013 11:04:19 PM UTC-5, Paul Remde wrote:
Hi,



I'm trying to find a somewhat recent article in Soaring magazine that had

instructions for making a towrope - how to attach the ring to the end of the

rope.



The good news is that the SSA web site's Soaring magazine search function is

working again. The bad news is that I can't seem to find the article.



Does anyone have any suggestions or know where I can find that article.



Likewise, do any soaring clubs have instructions for how to make a towrope.



I'm looking for resources to put onto my web site for customers that

purchase towrope and towrings from me.



Best Regards,



Paul Remde

Cumulus Soaring, Inc.

Paul you can either link to my article from the SSA site or if you wish I can send you my original text and photos. One note, although this webbing method is great for turf fields it does not work well with paved runways as the surface is too abrasive on the nylon webbing material. As John DeRosa noted the water knot has not failed or become lose in our operation over several years as was a concern of someone in the reader comments following the article. As required for use of any tow rope, frequent inspections would detect any potential issues.

Greg Palmer