Towplane release direction?

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Buckaroo
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Towplane release direction?

Post by Buckaroo » Tue Apr 26, 2022 6:33 pm

I'm a newbie to Condor, but have a small amount of IRL soaring experience from years ago. I've noticed that after release from flying on tow, the towplane turns right (and presumably the sailplane should turn left). I was always taught that the towplane should turn to the left, and checking my old Tom Knauff book Glider Basics, that indeed seems to be the convention. Is this just a difference between European and American conventions, or there some other reason for the difference? Is there a checkbox I'm missing that will change the direction the towplane flies on release?

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Re: Towplane release direction?

Post by wickid » Tue Apr 26, 2022 8:13 pm

The towplane in Condor turns the shortest way back to the airport. Several countries have different conventions.
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Re: Towplane release direction?

Post by Buckaroo » Wed Apr 27, 2022 6:55 am

Got it, thanks!

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