Scudrunners

Story goes that he made a forced landing on a beach in Mexico and this was the best way out.

He's getting towed?

Spectacular, I want the tow plane, that's got to be quite the machine.

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He's getting towed?

Spectacular, I want the tow plane, that's got to be quite the machine.
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Just a second 206, far as I know.

It's not easy, making a Cessna climb  ;D

Pulling along a second one isn't going to make it easier.

I am going to guess they loaded everything out first then did this with both of them fairly empty. Once they get rolling it might not be as incredible as I was first thinking.

I suspect the climb rate was not huge but the glider will be generating it's own lift so it might be similar to a regular glider tow out.

I may print this out and put it up at the gliding club.


How are they planning to release at the end of the tow? Break the rope? Land together?

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How are they planning to release at the end of the tow? Break the rope? Land together?
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Where I found the pic there was talk of the tow plane having a machete or axe or some such in close reach but it was implied that was for emergency use.

Find this hard to believe.

Here is a discussion about towing "a dead plane".

https://www.pilotsofamerica.com/communi ... 465/page-2

The same picture shows up a few posts in to page two. It's on a wall in Texas. A bit more detailed story, they claim to have crossed into the USA to bring it to Brownsville.

I think the "axe and block of wood" rope release is the craziest part.

On the first pat in that discussion someone posted this link. http://www.soarkansas.org/soar/Stories.aspx?s=31

That's a story about a guy who towed a Cardinal with a 182 but he set it up much better. Airport to airport. He bought another plane to do trial tows to prove to the FAA it would not be a big deal. He also self proclaimed to be a Farmer.

I've been told by two different people that if you have a 540
and a 3-blade prop, you can tow two gliders at the same time
(Extra and super bird-dog).

And if you can pull two gliders, you can probably pull one Cessna.