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Old 1st Apr 2012, 13:36
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squawking 7700
 
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I'm a weekend tuggie at a small UK club, being a tuggie has two extremes - boredom because no one wants a tow (although I'll fly a glider if no one wants a tow) or intense flying having to have eyes on stalks to spot gliders as you're returning to the airfield.

Tugging has been described to me (by someone with 20K+ tows) as the most dangerous job in flying due to all the aforementioned things that can go wrong.

There's also an emphasis on economical flying to maximise fuel and airframe/engine time.

Rewarding though when you have reasonable day and the Pawnee's fun to fly (in an agricultural way).

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