On Jun 25, 6:07=A0pm, Gary Emerson <emerson_g...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> How many more of those we need till we conclude that the rudder
>
> > waggle does NOT work?
>
> I think this is a reasonably valid point. =A0There HAVE been a number of
> people who have misunderstood this signal.
>
> Perhaps something else would be better. =A0The question is what signal
> would be a good replacement. =A0You could have fla****ng lights on the
> towplane, perhaps mounted just above the towhitch. =A0The only thing is
> you'd probably have to install two lights. =A0Say one yellow and one
red.
>
> Yellow means you've got a problem, but if you can get it fixed pretty
> quick we'll keep going. =A0Red means get off now or I'm gonna dump you.
>
> If you don't have two signals, I'd bet that we'd still have people
> releasing when they didn't have to.
>
> As I think about it, it might be best if there was a single array of
> high output LEDs. =A0When both "colors" of the array are "on" then you
> have a single visible color that means "ok" (red and blue make green in
> concept, but in emitted light that combination doesn't work). =A0That
way
> the glider pilot can verify at the start that both signals "work" and
> they stay "on" for the duration of the tow. =A0If either the "warning"
or
> "get off" switches are selected in the cockpit then only the
> corresponding "color" is then visible to the glider pilot. =A0Perhaps
wit=
h
> the "warning" being a steady signal and "get off" being a rapid flash to
> help with fast recognition and a sense of urgency.
>
> Other thoughts?
? We need less complication. It is the 21st century, a radio should
not be out of the question. "glider on tow check spoilers" is pretty
straightforward. If that does not work and the glider cannot tow
higher then fan the rudder.
Darryl
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