Towing Schweizer Gliders with tost rings?

On Dec 19, 7:15*pm, vontresc wrote:
On Dec 19, 5:33*pm, Andy wrote:





On Dec 19, 4:09*pm, " wrote:

I am wondering if anyone has experience both physical and legal in
rigging Schweizer gliders to be towed with tost rings

I have thought about modifiying the moving part of the tow hitch
(making it narrower).

I have also thought about installing tost hitches on the glider.

We waste a lot of time switching the weak link end to end.

Bill Snead

Some operators thread a tost link and a Schweizer ring on the same end
of the tow rope. *I would think that would be a lot better than an
illegal /unapproved modification to the tow hook. *I suppose there is
some small risk that the big Schweizer ring could foul something when
the tost rings were in use.

Andy

Andy (GY)

We use a bridle with Tost rings for the Tost equipped gliders in our
club. The bridle simply loops through the Schweizer ring at the end of
the rope. Really doesn't take much time to switch out the bridle
unless you can't find it :-)

The other solution i've seen is to have both styles of rings at the
end of the rope. Either solution is way better than using incorrect
rings.

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NO NEVER use the wrong ring with ANY hook, I understand that a TOST
ring has been known to "jam" a Schweizer hook and make it un-able to
release.....I know someone who experienced this foul up because of a
"new" lineboy who had not been properly taught the difference. Their
is a sevice bulliten out since last year about tolerences for
Schweizer hook wear limits, check the K&L website.

Originally Posted by ray conlon

On Dec 19, 7:15*pm, vontresc wrote:
On Dec 19, 5:33*pm, Andy wrote:





On Dec 19, 4:09*pm, " wrote:

I am wondering if anyone has experience both physical and legal in
rigging Schweizer gliders to be towed with tost rings

I have thought about modifiying the moving part of the tow hitch
(making it narrower).

I have also thought about installing tost hitches on the glider.

We waste a lot of time switching the weak link end to end.

Bill Snead

Some operators thread a tost link and a Schweizer ring on the same end
of the tow rope. *I would think that would be a lot better than an
illegal /unapproved modification to the tow hook. *I suppose there is
some small risk that the big Schweizer ring could foul something when
the tost rings were in use.

Andy

Andy (GY)

We use a bridle with Tost rings for the Tost equipped gliders in our
club. The bridle simply loops through the Schweizer ring at the end of
the rope. Really doesn't take much time to switch out the bridle
unless you can't find it :-)

The other solution i've seen is to have both styles of rings at the
end of the rope. Either solution is way better than using incorrect
rings.

Peter- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

NO NEVER use the wrong ring with ANY hook, I understand that a TOST
ring has been known to "jam" a Schweizer hook and make it un-able to
release.....I know someone who experienced this foul up because of a
"new" lineboy who had not been properly taught the difference. Their
is a sevice bulliten out since last year about tolerences for
Schweizer hook wear limits, check the K&L website.

I can't begin to count the number of hookups I have done in the last year, both Tost and Schweizer rings. It only takes a few seconds to detach one weak link and attach another. I have run into a few guys hooking up who were relatively unaware of the need for different rings, amazing if you ask me. Operators need to insure that "volunteers" who are doing hookups are properly instructed on the procedure. I fly a 1-34 quite regularly and the only problem is finding the proper weak link when I am ready to go. I would never let someone try to hook up a Tost ring to a Schweizer hook.