I was witness to the following event at a soaring club.
The tug pilot had just taken off with whatever hanging behind him when a clean C-210 crossed very close to his nose at HIGH speed. Obviously not seeing there was a tug in the air.
Needless to say the tug was livid and complained that the C-210 pilot should have a lesson in air law and perhaps refrain from trying to fly an aircraft.
The rumor spread and within 30 min the C-210 pilot came up to the tug and presented him as the fleet manager of a large European airline with x thousand hours and heard that the tug wanted to give him lessons how to fly an airplane.
No comments, but the tug was right and still livid.
The next day the C-210 pilot took the helm of one of the gliders and in a matter of two hours he managed to total the glider - big red face.
THE TUG'S ONLY COMMENT: I heard flying can be difficult and potentially hazardous.
