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... on Tow!:yikes::yikes::yikes:

Check this video out. Especially the first part on tow. Puts a whole new meaning on boxing the wake :D

 
whats that cool little towplane with the elliptical wing?
 
holy cra§, try that on my watch and you will see the rope zing past ya before you get beyond 90degrees!
 
true dave, but did you notice that the rudder and elevator on the towplane were hardly moving? nicely flown roll
 
Dancin' Dave Taylor towed for me (5X) today at Marfa in my 1958 Cessna 182A. Smoothest towpilot I know, and he got recurrent with me (12 month towpilot re-currency per FAR 61.69) just last week.

It was important for Dave to give tows today not just for my tourist ride but for a local "initial" student glider pilot here. I really enjoy sharing my knowledge, and this absolute "beginner" student (Phillip) is like a sponge. Phillip plans to help us on the launch line during the Texas Glider Rally April 4 - 11. He will fit right in (means he is YOUR age, Adam, Peter, Matt, Chris & Chris!)

Anyhow, Dave Taylor was the perceptive guy who called me before I ever met him / before I even arrived at Marfa in 2001 to volunteer to fly my towplane for me. He also flew my Cessna 150/180HP towplane back & forth to Miami (back when I was trying to also be in Miami in winter) until I realized Marfa was THE place to fly year-round (since 2003).

Now as a towpilot Dave has credits to get glider current again in the Blanik L-23, then graduate briefly to my single-seat Schweizer 1-36, and then permanently into my slick Standard Class Cirrus!

Let's all keep encouraging Dave to get back into gliders! Anyone who flies as smooth as he does will be out-thermaling us all.

Thanks again Dave!

Burt

PS Dave is also a fine Vet, keeping our little Yorkie "Cozy-Dog" healthy. He also takes care of the local ranchers' large livestock and I understand that he is one of the best.
 
wby0nder said:
whats that cool little towplane with the elliptical wing?
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That "little guy" flying aerobatics in the clip looks like a souped-up Globe Swift ("Super Swift" with a 200-or-more-hp engine)... or possibly a LoPresti Fury, which is a new build based on the old Swift, but much slicker.

BTW: :eek:

How do they get away with all that rolling on tow? Is there a swivel fitting in the rope?
 
rottydaddy said:
That "little guy" flying aerobatics in the clip looks like a souped-up Globe Swift ("Super Swift" with a 200-or-more-hp engine)... or possibly a LoPresti Fury, which is a new build based on the old Swift, but much slicker.
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Not a Fury. There's only one so far and it's never been painted that way, plus, LoPresti is not allowed to use "Fury" in connection with marketing its product (nor do they want to), so "Team Swift" would not make sense.

Signed,
Member, LoPresti Fury Business Advisory Board
 
Ken Ibold said:
Not a Fury. There's only one so far and it's never been painted that way, plus, LoPresti is not allowed to use "Fury" in connection with marketing its product (nor do they want to), so "Team Swift" would not make sense.

Signed,
Member, LoPresti Fury Business Advisory Board
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I see. :D

For some reason I thought there was more than one prototype... and I missed the "Team Swift" thing, somehow... that would make this plane a SA180 Twister, not a Swift. :D

http://www.swiftteam.airshows.org.uk/
 
Dang, I will never rise to the level of Burt's such lofty praise, but coming from him, I am truly humbled! Thank-you Burt!
Burt runs a first rate operation, and I am proud to be a small part of it.
 
Well, that looks like a better job than I can do, and I am pretty sure Dave doesnt want me practicing behind him, and Burt would ground me if it was in his glider, so that stunt is off the books for me unless MM can get the flybaby up to 20,000........hum
 
Dave,
Just a warning I will see you in less than a month at the wave camp!
 
Ken Ibold said:
Not a Fury. There's only one so far and it's never been painted that way, plus, LoPresti is not allowed to use "Fury" in connection with marketing its product (nor do they want to), so "Team Swift" would not make sense.

Signed,
Member, LoPresti Fury Business Advisory Board
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You mean not allowed to use Swift?

'cuz, ya know, they called the plane "LoPresti Fury" so hopefully they're allowed to use "Fury." :yes:
 
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