Originally Posted by
RatherBeFlying
In gliders, pulling the tow release is equivalent to shutting off the fuel -- done it hundreds of times
The glider flies just fine, but is always going downhill unless you find air going up faster than the glider is going down.
Yes a 100 fpm sink rate does give a bit more time to sort things out, but there has been the odd time I came down as fast as the towplane
Pulling the tow release at say 100 feet with no landable area ahead, therefore requiring you to turn back to the runway would be a more apt comparison as to the risk entailed.
How many times have you done that ?