This is our Club's Pilot Decathalon 122", DA-85 on canister. Club project, maiden was last weekend, freakin awsome power and flys soooooo slow on approach.

I just got a big Pawnee thats going to be doing tug duty

I used to fly Aerotow but our field is no longer suitable and I have not taken the time to travel to aerotows at other fields.

I have a 3.4M Ventus 2C set up with a nose release.

Here is what we have been playing with this summer. We have a Mintor 220 up front. Haven't gotten a lot of time on it yet, but its been a blast so far. It flies great by itself and is very stable with a glider on the back.

Ed, let me know if you want to get rid of that Ventus.

Wow, nice !! I just got a 30 cc Beaver to tow or try to tow this Discus CS glider up that a friend gave me ! Other than a few of those gliders years ago, I know nothing about this type flying yet !! looking forward to see more this !!
Thanks, John

Here are a couple of good scale soaring/aerotowing resources:

http://www.rcaerotowing.com/

http://www.rcgroups.com/scale-sailplanes-122/

Thanks Judge !! I'll need those & interest is growing in our club on this already !! One guy is making A dolly to try !!
Ha !! It's really getting exciting so far !!
Thanks, John

The biggest lesson I learned while doing aerotow was not to "fly" the glider. I simply keep the wings level and let the tug drag you along. On glass ships I use spoilers to keep from overshooting the tug. Aerotow is a blast. I need to drag my scale gliders out and get going again!!

Just aquired a 40% Bill Hemple J-3 that was turned in to a Mulligan (large round cowl). Has a 160
twin for power with electric start. (perfect safety feature). Should be able to pull just about anything out there. 2013 is gonna be a great tugging year in the N.W. Will post pictures soon.

I was thinking about constructing an Electric powered tug to pull up sailplanes that would be under 10 pounds.

Any advice on how to size the aircraft and the power plant?

I was thinking that a Telemaster might be good.
http://www.hobby-lobby.com/ready_bui...ueryId=3917775


We would be taking off from a grass field that does not have a groomed runway so I would probably need BIG wheels to deal with the somewhat rough ground.

Any thoughts?

Telemaster makes a good tug. We have a Lanier Husky 106" on 10S that pulls most anything we have.

The key to being a good Tug pilot is listening, flying smooth and looking as scale as you can.
Keep your turns very big and smooth and communicate to the sailplane pilot to stay on the
outside. Take a nice ride up to about 1600 to 1800 feet and stay by the Hawks. They know
where the thermals are!!!!!!!!! Dont forget your chair cause your gonna be up there for
awhile.

i am looking for a set of wheels for my 42% pawnee. they need to be about 8 inch dia. must have strong hubs that won't fall to bits. alex

hey bob dog, tell me more about that on board starter. be good on my pawnee with a 3w 170. alex