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Old 1st Oct 2017, 17:47
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mary meagher
 
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Getting accustomed to pulling up gliders with my 150 hp Supercub, of course I thought I knew it all....and was unhappy to see a more experienced tug pilot landing in a very cross wind indeed....with MY AEROPLANE!

I suggested he drop the tow rope first and then please land on the intowind runway. He said IF YOU DON'T LIKE HOW I DO IT YOU CAN FLY IT YOURSELF!!
unplugged his headset and stomped off.

So I had to do the next takeoff. Pulled up the K21 glider, dropped the rope in a quiet corner, and landed on the into wind runway. Only the wind had got up so much I didn't dare to taxy back, but just sat there like a lemon until help arrived and they pushed it backwards into the hangar. Any more launches that day had to be winch launches.
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