Alex
Senior Member

Alex: I am thinking about a mid size tow plane, something around 80" to use at our smaller local field. I remember reading something from you that says use around 100 Watts per pound to ensure safe operation. So the question is, watts our of the battery or delivered to the prop (as in ezcalc).

I also could not remember if that was tow plane weight or tow plane and glider.

Local update: I tried an old Goldberg cub (76 in) and it towed easyglider very well, but due to pilot error on landing approach (got too slow on base leg turn) it is in the recycle bin.

More interesting is that 3 of use are using a Fun Cub and Easygliders to learn how to tow, It is working out great and it seems very forgiving when we make major mistakes. It does show the impact the glider can have on a light tow plane especially when the tow pilot turns to tight.

Hope all is well.

conio

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