Tow Endorsement: 15 Jan. 2012

Weekend of 14-15 January, I took a Tow Endorsement course in preparation for the SIV course later in the month. This is the final flight.

Thanks for Roger Stanford (Winch-operator & organiser), and Chris Rogers (Instructor)

Getting ready

 Lift the wing

Take up Slack

Go! Go! Go!

One step and ... airborne

A little left break to control yaw

Past the "danger zone"

Looks easy now

another 30 metres or so more height before release

About to release

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