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    An Auto Tow Odyssey

    May 21, 2020

    Snatching Yourself Airborne: An Auto Tow Odyssey

    Imagine a world where the club towplane is parked. Maybe the annual from hell, maybe you can’t find qualified tailwheel pilots, perhaps flying is restricted due to Coronavirus. You can’t afford a motor glider. You keep watching great soaring days go by. Suddenly you remember a paragraph from the

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