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Towpilots ignoring turn signals
As a glider pilot and tuggie, please let me try to explain:
First, the radio is always preferable but, should communications fail, then the signals take over. As to the SSA/FAA difference on the glider requesting a turn signal - use your head! This is not meant in a confrontational manner but think: If the glider pulls your tail to the left, which way does your nose point? To the right, right? Well, that's the direction the glider wants to go. It's unfortunate that the FAA won't make such a simple change to an erroneous figure in their document. On 5/14/2015 6:57 AM, Don Johnstone wrote: At 15:11 04 May 2015, C-FFKQ 42 wrote: On Monday, 4 May 2015 10:37:09 UTC-4, Dan Marotta wrote: ...Because the FAA version is (gasp) wrong! Dan Think about it... if the glider flies out to the far right, it drags the towplane's tail to the right, thus pointing the towplane nose to the left... causing a left turn. Hence, the FAA version is wrong. Tom Knauff has been (unsuccessfully) trying to get the FAA to correct the numerous errors in that book. So let me get this straight, the SSA say one thing and the FAA say exactly the opposite about a very questionable procedure. I can be forgiven for thinking that perhaps there is something a bit wrong with your approach to this subject. You need both your oars in the water if you are going to go in the direction you intended. Have a thought for the poor tug pilot, his reaction will depend on which book he has read. The best you can be guaranteed to achieve is that if you fly out to one side the tug pilot will change direction, not necessarily the direction you intended, very useful. -- Dan Marotta |
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