How is the towline attached to the hangglider?
It’s attached to a release which has lines which pass around the pilot and attach to the glider at the same point the pilot attaches. The release is positioned in front of the pilot so he can easily operate it. There is a weaklinkbetween the release and towline to protect the glider from overloads. 5.G.How does a hangglider take off when it’s being towed. The pilot may foot launch, platform launch or dolly launch the glider, or even launch the glider from floats on the water.
It’s attached to a release which has lines which pass around the pilot and attach to the glider at the same point the pilot attaches. The release is positioned in front of the pilot so he can easily operate it. There is a weaklinkbetween the release and towline to protect the glider from overloads. 5.G.How does a hangglider take off when it’s being towed. The pilot may foot launch, platform launch or dolly launch the glider, or even launch the glider from floats on the water.
It’s attached to a release which has lines which pass around the pilot and attach to the glider at the same point the pilot attaches. The release is positioned in front of the pilot so he can easily operate it. There is a weaklinkbetween the release and towline to protect the glider from overloads.
