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Old 7th Sep 2014, 20:51
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I've seen it done at airshows a few times - very impressive; I struggle to do competent aileron rolls at 5,000ft with an engine...



It's certainly not normal practice, but if the glider and tug pilots are sufficiently competent and have properly briefed the manoeuvre, nothing wrong with it.

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