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Short field glider ops
Hi I was wondering if anyone had any good ideas on how to calculate
short field operations for takeoff on hot summer days. 2400 foot runway, with a supercub at 95 degrees for a single place glider seems like it would work fine. Your pucker factor does get to you as you cross the trees at 30-40 feet doing 55 knots. Of course there's the obvious things that help such as: -Freshly mowed runway -1/4 tank of gas in the towplane -Use a 150 foot rope -Take off with 10 degrees of flaps on the towplane -Don't leave any feet behind the glider when setting up at the beginning of the runway. If anyone has any other techniques that would help improve safety that would be great. Also, if anyone has calculations for this I would appreciate that too. The POH for all aircraft have short field graphs where you can use your weight, temp, wind and bada-bing you've got a definitive answer for just how much runway you need. With a glider behind the towplane, there aren't any numbers, that I have ever heard of. Unless anyone here has some personal stories of using a supercub off a short strip in the middle of summer??? Thanks, Scott |
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