We know that some aerotow hang gliding operations and pilots experience a relatively high incidence of weak link breaks. Why do you think that happens?
Tracy Tillman - 2012/06
There are many reasons, but for most pilots it is not because the standard 130 lb. green spot Dacron line used to make weak links for hang gliders is too weak.
...if somebody wants to build a coal-powered plant, they can. It's just that it will bankrupt them because they are going to be charged a huge sum for all that greenhouse gas that's being emitted... Under my plan of a cap-and-trade system, electricity rates would necessarily skyrocket.
A few weeks later I was speaking with Rhett Radford at Wallaby Ranch about weaklinks and the issue of more powerful engines, and he felt that stronger weaklinks (unlike those used at Wallaby or Quest) were needed. He suggested between five and ten pounds of additional breaking strength.
I was curious why they consistently chose to land on skids on those expensive machines and they were saying that it's just not worth the risk of a mistimed flare or wing hitting the ground.
We can't be afraid to talk to our fellow pilots when we see bad/dangerous habits. It's worth the possibility of offending them when we consider the downside of not saying something.
Tad is a rude, know-it-all who freely over-expressed his opinions and called anyone who didn't agree with them stupid or worse. He went on and on about how his way was the only way and everyone else is an idiot. I don't believe that he is welcome here any more.
