Kite Strings

http://www.flickr.com/photos/aerotowrelease/8306258400/ https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8216/8306258400_43251e5dcb_c.jpg Almost all of this can be carved out of a few chunks of aluminum. Can you/we come up with something practical that Wills Wing could at least take a look at? I got lots of free tim...

First, thanks for the detailed explanations. I'm getting a pretty good understanding of what I'm looking at when I view your photos. Second, if his primary fails and he has to use the secondary then that thimble has to go though the ring, correct? Also, your setups seem to be based on a primary rele...

Is this what Zack has on the bottom?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/aerotowrelease/8313955230/


http://www.flickr.com/photos/aerotowrelease/8312907083/

It's becoming clear to me now why Wills Wing wants nothing to do with tow operations. It's a lose lose proposition for them. If I were them I'd want nothing to do with these clowns.

How much time does it take to make a shear link?
What is the normal life span of a shear link (unprotected vs. protected)?
You have them at 35 lbs. increments, why that number?
How could shear links be mass produced?
What other questions should I be asking?
As always thanks for your time.
Steve

Wow, that is beautiful.
Thanks for that.

Koch release.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDStOEaOqHY

Lockout, truck towing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilD-0Mw_9qg

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Release failure. 1:18

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJGUJO5BjnA

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FTHI Hang Gliding Fail http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mX2HNwVr9g andyh0p - 2011/04/24 dead --- 00:54 - 30fps 01-0128 https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3815/13512598104_42fdfe53df_o.png 02-0325 https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3686/13512258445_21a5ca95d1_o.png 03-0414 https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3831/...