Mark Dowsett <<mark>>
writes:

I captured a great tandem experience a couple weekends ago. I had
a mic rigged on the passenger's shoulder for some great, crystal-clear reactions.

Here is just the roller-coaster ride down: https://youtu.be/8g8H-9b2ZfM

But also here is the full flight which shows step-towing in action. I know it's
a rare towing method, especially in North America so I am sure your readers will
find the process interesting: https://youtu.be/OK9O1fTcHpA

We tow hundreds of tandems a year up in this method and there are two other
operations within 100km of us that do as well. We start with about 2200' of rope
out and once we get a couple steps in, we can stretch out all 2km of rope we
have on the winch. We have towed tandems up to over 3000' in this method and
solos up to just shy of 4000' in stronger winds. Fuel costs us about $2 a flight
(if that).

People that know me know that I'm not a well-built guy but I have piloted 18
tandems in one day max, as you can see while we are towing, it doesn't take much
effort to pilot. I can only last about four aero-towing tandems behind our
club's 582 Dragonfly and I am spent.