Dope on a rope

[Steve Davy]

http://ozreport.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=9230
Departing the launch cart

Mark G. Forbes - 2007/08/30 07:56:56 UTC

In desperation as I was about to do the asphalt-grinder dance, I pushed out hard to try to pop the weaklink and at least come down on the wheels and my harness.

Dope on a rope.

[<BS>]

Sounds like a good "hands free" release attempt. Fortunately he wasn't in too much trouble, the weaklink decided...

And flew away.

[Steve Davy]

Sounds like dope on a rope Forbes desperately wanted to abort the launch but his "weaklink" pilot in command had other ideas.

Odd that he doesn't say anything about going for the hook knife option.

[Steve Davy]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaVg_bzK3Aw


http://www.hanggliding.org/viewtopic.php?t=34390
Tragedy at 2016 Quest Air Open

Davis Straub - 2016/05/27 20:56:16 UTC

Actually in aerotow competition we have standardized on a thin spectra protow bridle with a barrel release and a weaklink at the other end.

Having been at this for thirty years I've been in a position to influence that standardization.

Thirty years and you still can't manage to figure out how to stay on tow.

Dope on a rope.

[Steve Davy]

http://westcoastbrit.blogspot.com/2013/05/a-couple-of-weeks-ago-i-had-experience.html
Lock out on tow

Ben Dunn - 2013/05/23

I went to pin of with my right hand, I was already too high, and surging upward, right after taking my hand off the bar the right wing rapidly lifted. I was happy that Joel beat me too it and gave me the rope.

Ben Dunn - 69162 - Canyon Lake, Texas - H4 - 2001/09/21 - George Reeves - AT FL ST TFL AWCL CL FSL RLF TUR XC - BAS INST, MNTR, TAND INST

Dope on a rope.

http://www.kitestrings.org/viewtopic.php?p=4430#p4430

[Steve Davy]

Peter Birren - 2008/10/27 23:41:49 UTC

Imagine if you will, just coming off the cart and center punching a thermal which takes you instantly straight up while the tug is still on the ground. Know what happens? VERY high towline forces and an over-the-top lockout. You'll have both hands on the basetube pulling it well past your knees but the glider doesn't come down and still the weaklink doesn't break (.8G). So you pull whatever release you have but the one hand still on the basetube isn't enough to hold the nose down and you pop up and over into an unplanned semi-loop. Been there, done that... at maybe 200 feet agl.

Dope on a rope.

[Tad Eareckson]

Total fucking douchebag on a rope - not to discount two of the previous three individuals featured on this topic.