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Pilot Operating Handbook - Ecoflight.ch

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Rev. 02 – July 16 th , 2009<br />

4 Weight and Balance<br />

4.2 Required Equipment<br />

The following additional equipment is required for the use as glider<br />

towing aircraft:<br />

1 x Tost tow release clut<strong>ch</strong>, type E 85<br />

1 x REMOS mounting frame for tow release clut<strong>ch</strong><br />

1 x Release handle (colored yellow)<br />

1 x REMOS oil temperature regulation flap<br />

1 x Back view mirror<br />

The following equipment is not part of the center of gravity<br />

calculation, but necessary for glider towing:<br />

Towing rope with ring connector *<br />

Weak link 300 daN (green)<br />

Back view mirror.<br />

Attention:<br />

The pilot has to ensure, that the required weak link<br />

is atta<strong>ch</strong>ed to the tow rope, otherwise the structure<br />

of the aircraft may get overloaded!<br />

*Tow ropes made of polyamide, polyester and polypropylene<br />

manufactured to aviation standards may be used, if the appropriate<br />

information is provided and durable quality is guaranteed. Rope<br />

connections should be protected by an appropriate cover to prevent<br />

wear. An appropriate weak link must be provided with the tow rope,<br />

to protect the towing aircraft against structural overload. The rope<br />

should not be expanded by more than +30% at maximum<br />

permissible workload.<br />

Towing Glider Supplement 10.2 - 7

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