CG hook on aero tows??

Mike,
There was a tug upset on takeoff in Tasmania a few years
ago. I don't remember the year, or other data. Sorry.
There must have been several in the more distant past to
cause GFA to mandate nose hooks for aero tow on new gliders
or those changing ownership. (Came in in the early 1980s I
think)
John G.

"Mike Borgelt" wrote in
message ...
| So does any one have an actual list of tug upset accidents
with
| towplane type, glider type and circumstances?
| Just off hand I can't remember any in Australia and yes
even when you
| use low tow the upset possibility exists after liftoff and
before
| transition to low tow.
| We've had plenty of towplane/glider midairs which makes
existence as
| a tow pilot 10 times as likely to kill you as cropdusting
per hour.
|
| Mike Borgelt