I'm not trying to be horrible, but it's often not very pleasant being towed by "power" pilots. Their biggest weaknesses are an inability to read the sky and a lack of understanding of glider performance. They often have some "interesting" habits as well. To be one, you really have to be a "glider" pilot first and foremost and also at most clubs there's rarely a shortage of drivers. It could well be that the driver is an airline pilot, an IT engineer or (god forbid) a banker. But they are at the club to fly gliders, not tugs. So when your average (and I'm not say you are) PPL pitches up, he'll generally have little to offer so gets short shrift. However, as a gliding club member who glides...
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