Exadios Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 Ay tug pilots here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Maj Millard Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 Wouldn't mind being one , is there a rating.......?................................ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rocketdriver Posted November 26, 2009 Share Posted November 26, 2009 Ay tug pilots here? Used to be .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winsor68 Posted November 26, 2009 Share Posted November 26, 2009 Surely there are lots of tuggers here... Hey don't blame me... thats what they used to call themselves... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastmeg2 Posted November 26, 2009 Share Posted November 26, 2009 The HGFA has the "Tug-Master" endorsement for trike pilots to tow hang gliders. No, I don't have that endorsement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Posted November 26, 2009 Share Posted November 26, 2009 A long, long time ago in Africa... A Piper family Cruiser from memory... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exadios Posted December 7, 2009 Author Share Posted December 7, 2009 Surely there are lots of tuggers here... Hey don't blame me... thats what they used to call themselves... I'm sure that there are many pilots here that are tuggers. But it is not them I am talking about. I am talking about pilots that fly the tow planes which are used to launch gliders - and the pilots that do not pack their pants at the thought of landing in a paddock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rocketdriver Posted December 8, 2009 Share Posted December 8, 2009 Xadios, you asked if there where any tug pilots around, and clearly you have something in mind .... as a "has been" tow plane pilot (a "tuggie") I would be interested in what you want to know .... and for the record, a paddock landing was ALWAYS a high tension (pun intended) event ... but good fun too ..... it brought some variety into a day that usually consisted of about 4 hours of 10 minute circuits .... learnt how to spot land tho'!! Regards Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exadios Posted December 9, 2009 Author Share Posted December 9, 2009 Xadios, you asked if there where any tug pilots around, and clearly you have something in mind .... as a "has been" tow plane pilot (a "tuggie") I would be interested in what you want to know .... and for the record, a paddock landing was ALWAYS a high tension (pun intended) event ... but good fun too ..... it brought some variety into a day that usually consisted of about 4 hours of 10 minute circuits .... learnt how to spot land tho'!!Regards Martin As you point out you were a tuggie - not a tugger. Sorry, but I got a little annoyed with some of the flippant posts. Our club is blessed with a sufficient number of tuggies. But we are all getting older and the average age of our tuggies is increasing. We have already had a few medical scares. We should be training the next generation of tuggies right now. As you point out, a tuggie needs to be a very skillful pilot. The chance to use their flying skills seems to be the main inducement for pilots to become tuggies. What I'm interested in is whether other clubs have an aging tuggie problem and what they may have done about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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