Pffft... I was there once, flying a Slingsby Swallow mid 70s in March. Climbed to over 12,000', my feet turning into ice bricks, the cloud closed up below. Worried about hitting something solid if I descended, headed NW for a while where my next view through the clouds revealed nothing but grey water. I did a 180 and made it to land in a field just south of Peterhead. But I did enjoy this video, Thanks!
I presume you wait to retract the gear until the tow is complete in case you have to release the tow before it’s finished and find a landing spot in a hurry ?
Pffft... I was there once, flying a Slingsby Swallow mid 70s in March. Climbed to over 12,000', my feet turning into ice bricks, the cloud closed up below. Worried about hitting something solid if I descended, headed NW for a while where my next view through the clouds revealed nothing but grey water. I did a 180 and made it to land in a field just south of Peterhead.
But I did enjoy this video, Thanks!
You really should put engines on those planes. They are very useful
I presume you wait to retract the gear until the tow is complete in case you have to release the tow before it’s finished and find a landing spot in a hurry ?
Pretty low ceilings.
Do you have to stay in VMC?