Beach flying
Have done a fair few gliding expeditions to Kerry where we auto towed the gliders off the beach.
The sand is a problem for the first hour or two after the tide has retreated but soft sand or wet sand where a stream runs across the beach was never a problem for glider, car nor trailers. Cable ..parafil..digging itself in was so we zig zagged the tow car during cable retrieves.
Only special procedure was a lump of plywood under the wheel before take off to stop the wheel sinking into the sand. Once moving there wasn't a problem.
Last edited by blind pew; 14th October 2020 at 20:49.