RC Glider Towing

MY FIRST Glider towing experiences were in England in 1970. I was so fascinated with it that I have been doing it ever since! It's really a fun and exciting way to launch 1/4-scale and larger Gliders. Today, I almost always go to the field accompanied by a friend with an RC powered tow plane. I particularly enjoy large-scale Gliders, and towing them up is a great way to reduce a 14-ft. wing to a speck in the sky (it's also a lot of fun for the tow pilot). Here's how: