Seeing the validity of what Steve Wendt and other instructors are doing with the low and slow scooter tow, I finally completed the latest addition to the growing fleet of scooter-tows out there in the USA.
The intent is definitely grow the sport here in Texas!
Seeing the validity of what Steve Wendt and other instructors are doing with the low and slow scooter tow, I finally completed the latest addition to the growing fleet of scooter-tows out there in the USA.
The intent is definitely grow the sport here in Texas!
- Joel
Good on ya Joel! _________________ Airborne Climax 14 (C1)
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AT, FL,ST, RLF, TUR.
There is an art, it says, or rather, a knack to flying. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss. … Clearly, it is this second part, the missing, which presents the difficulties. ~~~Douglas Adams
It looks good. Now, if only I were back in Texas. Hope to be down your way for the winter............. _________________ Insanity - Doing the same thing the same way and expecting different results.
Nice looking job on the scooter. My only question would be what are you using to gauge line tension. I don't see anyway for the scooter to move against a pressure gauge. Most scooters I've been invovled with mounted the scooter in such a way that when you're pulling the student/pilot the scooter moved against a clyinder that read a pressure that allowed the operator to adjust line tension. _________________ H-3 FL FSL ST
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For low and slow you don't really need a tension gage. For one you don't have the time to glance at a tension gage. You can also see the tension by what the glider is doing.
Only when you start to get a bigger scooter, and start to tow higher is a gage important. I doubt you'll blow up a glider with a 250 helix, but the tow force can get high enough to make the tow uncomfortable for the pilot. _________________ Airborne Climax 14 (C1)
WW U2
H3
AT, FL,ST, RLF, TUR.
There is an art, it says, or rather, a knack to flying. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss. … Clearly, it is this second part, the missing, which presents the difficulties. ~~~Douglas Adams
For low and slow you don't really need a tension gage. For one you don't have the time to glance at a tension gage. You can also see the tension by what the glider is doing.
Only when you start to get a bigger scooter, and start to tow higher is a gage important.
This has not been my experience, I learned on a 250cc Honda scooter tow rig and I have quite a bit of time operating the same scooter and a pressure gauge is very important. I have 3 step towed to over 2850ft with the same 250cc scooter. Now if you build a 50cc scooter setup for low and slow then the pressure gauge isn't that important, but 250cc's really needs one just to be on the safe side _________________ H-3 FL FSL ST
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Sport Pilot Antares 582 Trike
USAF 74/78 and USAFR 88/90 and proud to have served
Don't die until you're dead and in the mean time keep your eyes on Jesus
On a 250 for recreational towing, I won't argue the need for a tension system.
If your goal is to get a Condor 10' high, a tension gage is like dive brakes on a PG.
(P.S. I learned to fly on a Helix 250 rig, and have some time behind the controls too. ) _________________ Airborne Climax 14 (C1)
WW U2
H3
AT, FL,ST, RLF, TUR.
There is an art, it says, or rather, a knack to flying. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss. … Clearly, it is this second part, the missing, which presents the difficulties. ~~~Douglas Adams
If you could come up with one, I'll bet the guys experiencing a collapse would love em _________________ H-3 FL FSL ST
Sport2 155
Sport Pilot Antares 582 Trike
USAF 74/78 and USAFR 88/90 and proud to have served
Don't die until you're dead and in the mean time keep your eyes on Jesus
On a 250 for recreational towing, I won't argue the need for a tension system.
If your goal is to get a Condor 10' high, a tension gage is like dive brakes on a PG.
This scooter is just 80cc. It is definitely designed to be used with a condor and about 5 to 10 feet off the ground, just like in Steve Wendt's video. Like Steve says in the video, there is really not any need for a tension gauge if you are keeping it 'Low & Slow'.
The next scooter that I'm acquiring materials to build will be a 250 cc, and it will have a tension gauge. I've already sourced the load cells that I need for a digital-readout tension gauge. It should be a pretty neat setup when I complete the 250cc project.
- Joel _________________ "Argue for your limitations and they shall be yours...."
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