Tow Patterns

by **SamKellner** » Sun Oct 04, 2015 2:18 pm

Hi Bob,

Can you rotate the scootertow picture in the first post of this topic.

Thanks,
Sam

by **Bob Kuczewski** » Mon Oct 05, 2015 10:00 am

SamKellner wrote:Can you rotate the scootertow picture in the first post of this topic.

Done!

by **SamKellner** » Mon Oct 05, 2015 2:26 pm

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Thanks Bob, That looks a lot better :clap:

So help me out again!

If I an assigning a number to the turf runway as illustrated by Bill's yellow line, what would it be?

by **Bill Cummings** » Tue Oct 06, 2015 8:23 am

: 164.32 Grd. - 150 Mag..JPG (19.98 KiB) Viewed 10600 times

Sam the 15 runway (150 degrees) is actually 164.32 degrees (Grid North, GN) on Google Earth)
The airport assigned it 150 Magnetic North.
I think they rounded it to the nearest ten degrees.
(164.32 degrees minus 10 degrees magnetic =154.32 degrees = rounded to 150 degrees or Runway # 15.)

: 174.37 Grd. - 160 Mag..JPG (19.88 KiB) Viewed 10600 times

By the same reasoning I would (guess) assign the yellow line with 160 or Runway # 16 (160 degrees magnetic)
(Rounded to the nearest ten degrees. 174.37 - 10 = 164.37 deg. Mag = rounded to 160 degrees or Runway # 16.)

by **Bob Kuczewski** » Tue Oct 06, 2015 11:21 pm

I haven't done the math, but Bill is probably right.

Runways were numbered based on the magnetic heading so the old magnetic compasses would match the runway number when on final. So just by eye I would guess about 350 (runway 35) when landing to the north and 170 (runway 17) when landing to the south. I could easily be off by 20 or 30 degrees, so I'd take Bill's numbers since he's done the math!!

by **SamKellner** » Thu Oct 15, 2015 6:32 pm

Hello Hawks,

Here's what we've been doing at Southwest Texas Hang Gliding

by **Bob Kuczewski** » Thu Oct 15, 2015 10:41 pm

Ya Hoooooooooooo!!!!

:clap:

Way to go Texas!!!!

by **SamKellner** » Sat Oct 17, 2015 4:07 pm

Hawks,

Thanks for the help. We're doing just about every combination of the patterns that are illustrated.

As you can see, with the pulley down near rwy 33, we are able to scooter tow to such altitude to make the base leg over the hangar with plenty of room.

I'm missing the u$hPa BOD meeting in Austin,

with all intention

The Terrytow scooter with Okiespool is really doing the job.

by **SamKellner** » Sat Oct 17, 2015 4:39 pm

This message contains too few charactors, Yes.

by **Bill Cummings** » Mon Jul 10, 2017 9:13 pm

Sam,
What has been going on as far as towing is concerned? It's been too hot here near Las Cruces.
I've been thinking that maybe I should hook a fan with water going through some mist producing nozzles onto a platform rig.
Maybe some surplus astronaut space suits.
Maybe it would be easier to wait indoors until September while watching videos of winter towing.

We're getting our summer easterly winds which is over the back for our primary foot launch site. (Dry Canyon).
Robin couldn't take it any more and launched anyway (lee side) and has his @$$ handed to him. :crazy: