Aerotow: wake, slack and upsets

Where to fly behind the tug, how to take up a slack rope gently, and the moment the glider climbs so far above the tug that it pulls its tail up: release, at once. Plus the tug pilot's signals.

What you learn

• Hold high tow just above the tug's wake
• Box the wake and know where it lies
• Take up a slack rope gently, or release
• Spot a tug upset and release at once
• Tell "rocks its wings" from "waggles its rudder"

In playlists

• Take-off, circuit and landing
• Emergencies
• Gliding and soaring

Also on

• Video course: Soaring