Scooter Towing in South Florida
Scot Trueblood <<paradisehanggliding>>
writes:
Other than the ET system at Quest, I believe we are the only
school in Florida utilizing scooter towing. I have endured some pretty harsh
criticism lately from certain flight park owners and their instructors for using
scooter towing. Probably because they don't have a scooter system themselves,
and they make more money by making every single flight an aerotow operation. Contrary to the scuttlebutt, we use the scooter system only as one component of
our training program. We have found that when basic skills are learned on the
Low Tow system, the effectiveness of tandem flight instruction is greatly
increased. In addition, they learn early on to be comfortable with foot launches
and landings. The system is easy and inexpensive to run and maintain, and we use
it on a number of small fields here in the area close to home. Here is a link to our newest video:
http://youtu.be/iCykW6fptVQ
http://OzReport.com/1305202094
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