And...
- "Weak Link" capitalized in the first reference but not in subsequent ones.
- Yes:
-- "A" Weak Link is "a" breakaway point between the towing device and the towed aircraft. No telling what else may break between the towing device and the towed aircraft and maybe fatally inconvenience the latter and maybe fatally upset the balance of the former.
-- It MIGHT not prevent lockouts or other abnormal flight conditions. But chances are pretty good that it WILL so it's always best to stack the deck in your favour by using the safest weak link possible.
- Pilot's under tow need to be prepared for all emergency situation's due to, but not limited to, the early breakaway or non-breakaway of the weak link. So always:
-- make sure that you'll be able to stop flying the glider for a bit while you effect the easy reach to your Industry Standard release or use your razor-sharp cutting tool to slash through your lines in an instant
-- be ready to quickly stuff the bar in order to be able to handle the whip inconvenience resulting from a standard aerotow weak link increase the safety of the towing operation - the way Zack Marzec wasn't
- Note that we can't say "...due but not limited to...". Using lotsa words always makes one appear more intelligent.
- I wonder why the Voight Twins haven't produced a video illustrating these scenarios which kill muppets like Zack Marzec and Jeff Bohl at Quest and demonstrating the response techniques they...
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...SHOULD have employed.
Oh, its purpose is to protect the tow equipment...
http://www.hanggliding.org/viewtopic.php?t=21033
barrels release without any tension except weight of rope..
Bart Weghorst - 2011/02/25 19:06:26 UTC
But I've had it once where the pin had bent inside the barrel from excessive tow force. My weaklink was still intact. The tug pilot's weaklink broke so I had the rope. I had to use two hands to get the pin out of the barrel.
No stress because I was high.
Doesn't seem to be doing its job very well. I wonder what test values and equations were used to determine...
http://ozreport.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=24846
Is this a joke ?
Bart Weghorst - 2011/08/28 20:29:27 UTC
Now I don't give a shit about breaking strength anymore. I really don't care what the numbers are. I just want my weaklink to break every once in a while.
...what we should be using.