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How is a glider foot-launched for tow?

April 26, 2017glider

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How is a glider foot-launched for tow?

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The tow rope is attached to the glider and pilot so that the pilot can keep the nose of the glider low on launch. The tow starts and the pilot runs the glider off of the ground very much like a foot launch from a slope.

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The tow rope is attached to the glider via a ground tow bridle that allows the pilot to keep the nose of the glider low on launch. The tow starts and the pilot runs the glider off of the ground very much like a foot launch from a slope.