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Ray Lovinggood wrote: Ask the instructors about other gliders, as well, but also find out if the ship you are leaning towards has a CG hook or a nose hook. Flying aero-tow with a CG hook may (will!) be a bit trickier than flying aero-tow with a nose hook. If you get a ship with a CG hook and you launch via aero-tow, make sure you can learn all you can from the instructors before you make that first launch. Or fly a two seater with a CG hook. I fly a Janus with a CG hook. I know that you need to be very careful not to get too high, least it start to "winch launch" behind the towplane, but frankly I don't think the CG hook makes it noticably harder to fly a normal aerotow than, say, a Grob Twin. The very sensitive and light all-flying tailplane, on the other hand, does keep you awake -- it's a *far* bigger factor than the CG hook. The biggest annoyance actually is that unless you're reasonably high behind the tug the rope tends to catch a little on the nosewheel and make a twang as it passes from side to side. -- Bruce |
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