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Why wouldn't you "go that far"?
Every glider should be equipped with a nose hook. In today's world, how many of us will ever fly off a winch? The nose hook should be standard with the c of g hook optional, not the other way around! We should insist on nose hooks on all new gliders and stop letting our knuckle-dragging egos cling to the past. This is what prompted the LBA to mandate the installation of nose hooks for airtow in Germany. I wouldn't go that far, but replacing the tug's Schweitzer hook that can't be released under a strong up-load with a Tost hook that can makes a lot of sense. Bill Daniels |
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Depends where you are.
There are winches at every club I have ever visited in South Africa. At my club we gave up on Aerotow 8 years ago. It is expensive. It is slow. It is more dangerous in some ways. We have predictable enough thermals that we have very low 'relight' incidence. That said, you need aerotow when you have long wings, or are carrying water or need the height or physical displacement to be able to contact lift. The nose hooks on our gliders are pristine, make us an offer... Stephen Szikora wrote: Why wouldn't you "go that far"? Every glider should be equipped with a nose hook. In today's world, how many of us will ever fly off a winch? The nose hook should be standard with the c of g hook optional, not the other way around! We should insist on nose hooks on all new gliders and stop letting our knuckle-dragging egos cling to the past. This is what prompted the LBA to mandate the installation of nose hooks for airtow in Germany. I wouldn't go that far, but replacing the tug's Schweitzer hook that can't be released under a strong up-load with a Tost hook that can makes a lot of sense. Bill Daniels |
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![]() "Bruce Greeff" wrote in message ... Depends where you are. There are winches at every club I have ever visited in South Africa. At my club we gave up on Aerotow 8 years ago. It is expensive. It is slow. It is more dangerous in some ways. We have predictable enough thermals that we have very low 'relight' incidence. That said, you need aerotow when you have long wings, or are carrying water or need the height or physical displacement to be able to contact lift. The nose hooks on our gliders are pristine, make us an offer... I agree. Bill Daniels |
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