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Making the Pre-Flight Checklist for a Glider Flight
The Wings & Rudder of a Glider
Using Hand Signals for a Glider Flight
Flight Maneuvers for a Glider Flight
Formation Flying with Gliders
Releasing from the Tow Plane
Determining Air Speed for a Glider Flight
Making Turns in a Glider
G-Forces While Flying a Glider
How to Deal With Stalls During a Glider Flight
Obtaining a Student Glider Pilot License
Using Thermals While Flying a Glider
Finding Thermals for a Glider Flight
Competition Glider & Sailplane Flying
Ground Speed & Wind Speed While Flying a Glider
Landing a Glider or Sailplane
Setting the Barometric Gauge in a Glider or Sailplane
Towing a Glider to Altitude
Summary: Learn how to release from the tow plane when piloting a glider in this free flying video.
Gene Franklin is a FAA Certified Glider Flight Instructor, and has logged more than 1000 hours as flight instructor since 1974. SEL experience includes over 4000 glider tows. He is...read more
" Hi! My name is Gene; I'm glider flight instructor on behalf of Expert Village. We're now coming up on 2800 feet. We start to go through the procedure for getting ready to release. In order to take the tension off the rope when we release, we'll actually climb a little bit above the tow plane, nose over a little bit to increase our air speed speed, take the tension off the rope, and we'll release the rope and make a climbing turn to the right while he makes a descending turn to left and gets separation from the rope. Now my goal is to get a little bit above him, nose over, take the tension off the rope, release, and make a right turn away from the rope and tow plane and he goes down left. "
eHow Article: Releasing from the Tow Plane
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