Piper Pawnee Glider Tow Takeoff with Tail wind

A Piper Pawnee takes-off, glider in tow, with about a 10 to 12 knot tail wind at Warner Springs, California. Looks like he uses every bit of the runway and makes a slow turning climb-out. I guess it's par for the course to take-off down-wind there. The Piper Cub tow plane takes off with a similar long roll but a much steeper climb-out.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• airplane
• glider
• tow
• takeoff
• tail
• wind

[aviatorsbh]

That was close!