Will and Rich having a good o' tug

Sound, I don't know how we see those things being all white

There a bugger to film I will tell you that

M

If Will's in agrement we are going to tow again on Saturday or Sunday or both, cracking model the Maul & the engine is so quiet even at full power

Looks fantastic that Rich/Will. I've always liked the Alpina, and I almost managed to convince SWMBO to buy me one of the 5m versions at Weston park last year, until she realised there wasn't a decimal point in the price tag......

If towing is on the agenda this weekend, I could do with a test fire of the new rocket delta off of a tow?

Andy

I quite fancy a go of this tugging /towing - gliding lark.

You have to satrt off with either a Tow plane or a glider with a reliable release

Or he could be the line!

Ahhh its the way I tell 'um

Where is the tumbleweed smiley when you need it.....

LOL

So name a few good gliders that work well off a tug job
1) Gotta be transportable in my non hatchback car
2) Gotta be cheap
3) Best if they work on slope too
4) Second hand is fine.

Alpina 4001, excellent alround glider, although not exactly cheap.

Or something like this
http://www.wheelspinmodels.co.uk/i/89024/

Tim, anything you can chuck off a slope, will work as an aerotow glider. The smaller stuff can use a lightweight tow rope that is permanently attached to the model (eg, a bit of strong cotton was used to tow Barnesy's Binary up behined my MPX funcub). Larger stuff just needs a servo operated release up front. I'm sure a man of your talent can bodge a tow release for a wild thing that just tapes on? Come to think of it, a bit of strong cotton would probably do the trick behind my funcub.....

Andy

Ta guys.... I think the Discus may be more in my budget at the moment - I assume they are plug in wings?
Andy.... I rather fancied a "proper" aerotow type scaley thing, rather than just another lump of foam. The release mechanism is easy enough for sure, but until my winter project B52 is finished, I may well splash a little cash on something like the Discus / Cularis type.

I fancy one of these

Windrider 2.6 meter Habicht

http://www.windrider.com.hk/product.asp?page=2&id=164

Got a real hankering for a vintage scalie, one of them or a K8

This looks a tidy buy as well when they have some in

http://www.rcartf.co.uk/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=78_88&products_id=249

and as you asked yes the Discuss is plug in wing's they pretty much all are. I wouldnt go bigger that say 2.6m due to your crazy chooice of transport

M

O and Gliders UK have a discuss and DG for a ton

http://www.gliders.uk.com/products.asp?dept=84


or dig down the sofa for a few quid more and get brakes and wheel for 140

Cheers Mark. I may just wait a wee while and see what my employers come up with for a Xmas bonus this year, cos last year I was very close to "acquiring" THIS

That'll look cool on the tow

Yup, I reckon it will.

Thats the Winrider one but 100 quid more expensive.

I really do want one of them, especialy when you see the full size doing its thang'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKHd7LQQ84E&feature=player_embedded

Mark Barnes wrote:Thats the Winrider one but 100 quid more expensive.

I really do want one of them, especialy when you see the full size doing its thang'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKHd7LQQ84E&feature=player_embedded

Only if you actually have to pay for it