Lauren Tjaden from Quest Air <<tjadenhors>>
writes:

I was flying a tandem this morning, and when I released (from the
three point bridle) the line briefly released and then wrapped around the 'biner
that we tow from. The sharp, strong pull almost immediately broke the weak link
on the tug plane, which of course left me with the rope. I released the bridle
from my shoulders (with the barrel release) and dropped the rope over the field
without incident.

When I retrieved the rope and bridle after the flight, I was shocked at how
profoundly the line had wrapped around the 'biner. I have heard about the line
being able to wrap, but in thousands of aerotows I have never experienced it. I
thought readers might be interested to see actually happens.

Secondly, although the weak link wasn't tremendously large, in retrospect in
could have been smaller. Apparently the longer the weak link the greater its
propensity to wrap. I also included a photo showing the size of the weak link.
(I removed it from the 'biner after taking the photos.) Just a reminder for
folks to keep their weak links on the stingy side.