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David, Here you go, under German Registry and done for the 1940 Olympics. The Olympic models had no center wheel, just a skid! PJ
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During our training we would practice using the high tow position but the normal position was the low tow. Less chance of losing sight of the tow aircraft. We had to be able to demonstrate both positions. Never done a double tow but I seem to remember it was one high and the glider on the longer rope took the low position.
Kind of miss it but in the UK/Europe it was a club activity and during your training period it could take all day to get 2 or 3 short flights. The rest of the day was spent doing the jobs necessary to get everyone else in the air.
David
Kind of miss it but in the UK/Europe it was a club activity and during your training period it could take all day to get 2 or 3 short flights. The rest of the day was spent doing the jobs necessary to get everyone else in the air.
David
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David, We had a novice glider pilot pull up on the rope on take off so much it shot the tow plane in the ground before he could release the tow, killing the tow pilot! Nice young fellow with a wife and 2 children. I would hate to have to live with something like that. Needless to say, because it was the glider pilots fault, he lost his license for good! PJ
I was flying in Scotland and we had the same thing happen.
The conditions were rough on takeoff and both the gliders and tow plane were having a hard time maintaining position. We were at a wave soring site and there was a lot of vertical turbulence (rotor). On my tow a few before the fatal flight I watched in horror as the tow plane dropped 50' or more back onto the runway. Seconds later I did the same. Then jumped back into the air. Had no option but to follow the tug as we had just cleared the edge of the field and landing sites were not good straight ahead. It smoothed out some after that and I climbed to 20,000' + in very a short time.
That is probable what happened on the fatal flight. The conditions were probable beyond the capability of the glider pilot. I was told that the tow plane dropped suddenly and either the glider went up or he pulled up but the result was the same. He went in from an estimated 400' under full power.
I still have the news paper cutting. It was a really bad. He was a club member and his death was hard on a lot of people apart from his family.
David
The conditions were rough on takeoff and both the gliders and tow plane were having a hard time maintaining position. We were at a wave soring site and there was a lot of vertical turbulence (rotor). On my tow a few before the fatal flight I watched in horror as the tow plane dropped 50' or more back onto the runway. Seconds later I did the same. Then jumped back into the air. Had no option but to follow the tug as we had just cleared the edge of the field and landing sites were not good straight ahead. It smoothed out some after that and I climbed to 20,000' + in very a short time.
That is probable what happened on the fatal flight. The conditions were probable beyond the capability of the glider pilot. I was told that the tow plane dropped suddenly and either the glider went up or he pulled up but the result was the same. He went in from an estimated 400' under full power.
I still have the news paper cutting. It was a really bad. He was a club member and his death was hard on a lot of people apart from his family.
David
I gather it happened in a split second and he may have been in an unrecoverable position.
When I was coming back I was advised that the cross wind was very strong. We were landing on a single tarmac strip about 12' wide with no other safe landing sites around.
The site is at Aboyne Deeside Gliding club in Scotland.
David
When I was coming back I was advised that the cross wind was very strong. We were landing on a single tarmac strip about 12' wide with no other safe landing sites around.
The site is at Aboyne Deeside Gliding club in Scotland.
David