Tow Plane Locator. Look here to find a tug near you! If you have a tug please post it

SZD16 · Jan 21, 2007, 05:14 PM

A couple of threads that have come up recently have questioned the whereabouts of flying fields and tow planes…..what I would like to accomplish with this thread is to gather information about any tug that is currently airworthy….ie: Who owns it, contact information, location, what plane, what size engine, size of sailplanes you can tow, and last a picture of the tug would be great!
If you know of someone with a tug that is not a member here can you please get their information and post it here for them or send them a link to this thread so they can join and post for themselves.
Now….there needs to be limits set as to how small of an aircraft can be listed here….. for nitro engines 1.20 ci. For gas 23 cc. Now some of you reading this may be saying to yourself right know…but…I have a so and so with a .40 that we tow with all the time……and yes I’m sure you do….but for the purpose of this list I want tugs that can tow at a minimum a 3 – 4 meter sailplane. I have talked with tow pilots and sailplane pilots alike and all have agreed that these are good limits to start with. If this list proves to work the way I think it will then I will set up a similar one for all tugs under the 1.20 and 23 cc limit.
If you want info on a listed tug…PLEASE….PM the owner of the tug. If you click on the members name it will take you to his/her blog page that has a link so you can send a PM (Personal Message).
I hope that by compiling this list it will make it easier for people interested in getting into scale sailplanes to locate a tug near them. By knowing that a tug is near you hopefully you will be more inclined to go out and acquire a scale sailplane and get in on one of the more fascinating aspects of this great hobby! This list is open to tugs world wide……I want to know where to plan my next vacation!
I’ll start things off with my current tug.

SZD16 · Jan 21, 2007, 05:16 PM

Tom Pack

804-746-8857

Richmond, Virginia USA

Sr. Telemaster with DLE-55

Can tow up to 4 meter 25 lb. Sailplanes.

Ben Diss · Jan 21, 2007, 06:40 PM

Ben Diss

I fly with SCTS out of Pine Island, NY. You can usually find me hanging around this forum or you can ping me at ben@benodee.com.

Two tugs:

- 1/4 scale L-19 Birddog with ZDZ-80. It'll tow whatever you bring to the field.

- 1/4 scale PA-28 Super Cub on 2kW electric. It's good for 10-12 lb gliders.

SZD16 · Jan 21, 2007, 06:47 PM

Ben's Birddog

jfrickie · Jan 21, 2007, 07:50 PM

I fly with the Kansas Soaring Society club located in the Kansas City Region. We have 2 towplanes in the club that have engines in the 100+cc range. This is a pic of my Pegasus. We have a website www. KSSclub.org.

rbehrends · Jan 21, 2007, 08:49 PM

Hi ,
I fly out of Pine Island and have tow tugs available. One is a modified Spacewalker with a G62 for pulling power , the other one is a Huge 120" wingspan model with a Brison 4.5 that will pull up 30lb plus models.

Asher Carmichael · Jan 21, 2007, 10:11 PM

Former Pensacola tow daddy now in residence in Huntsville, Alabama area

Modified Pegasus with Brison 6.4, tows anything
3.5 scale Bruckmann Pawnee with King 95, most anything
3.5 scale Wilga 2000 with Brison 6.4, light 2.5 scale

Looking for some action in North Alabama, Tennessee, surrounding area? Give me a call. 251-591-2675 or e-mail
Asher Carmichael

terminal eagle · Jan 21, 2007, 10:45 PM

Here are some other towplanes from the KCSE club.
The Cessna has a DA-150 on canisters.
The Turbo porter has a BME-110 on canisters.

Tim Gastinger

ssllc902 · Jan 21, 2007, 11:25 PM

I never have pulled a plane before but I want to! I have a couple planes that could do the job. The Vmar Beaver is 120in wing with a tiger 4500 and the Budnosen has enough juice to hove with a glider hanging on the back. As far as a club,I just moved to the twin cities from out in the country but will be joining ACRC in anoka county this spring. (never needed a club on the farm)

Ib Jensen · Jan 22, 2007, 01:32 PM

We have three tow planes available at MRCSS in Minnesota. This is the 1/3 scale Laser I fly. It is powered by a 3W 106. I had concerns with this type of plane for towing, but it has a remarkable speed range and is a pussycat to fly. The other planes are a Space Walker and a Hots.

We also have a 1/3 scale Super Cub being put together this winter which will be powered by a 3W 200cc.

Ib

ljsoarinson · Jan 22, 2007, 01:52 PM

A number of members in MRCSS are involved in aerotow. Here are two tugs:

Big Hots, Quadra 52cc, can tow most 4-meters, up to 15 lbs.
33% CAP 232, First Place Engines 5.8 (95cc), has towed 20 lb gliders with no problem.

Other members' planes include a Laser with a 3W-103 and a Spacewalker equipped with a G-62.

A 33% Super Cub is being built and we expect to have it flying in the spring of 2009. With a DA-150 we're guessing it could pull up a 50 lb. sailplane.

More info about MRCSS can be found at http://www.mrcss.org. We have aerotow fields north and south of the Minneapolis area.

Always happy to tow,
Larry
ljsoarinson@yahoo.com

dgliderguy · Jan 23, 2007, 12:56 AM

We fly aerotow every weekend at the CMAA (Cascade Miniature Aircraft Assn) club field (Big Birds field), out in Monroe WA.

Most of these pics were taken at the aerotow events throughout Washington state, but I included a pic of our field so you can see how nice it is. We have an annual aerotow event every July. This year it will be held on July 21-22, and the public is welcome to come out and watch. Lots of flying, a good barbecue, lots of lift guaranteed! Pilots need to pre-register with Bob Marchi, at rjm102@comcast.net. Bob can provide directions to the field.

http://www.sailplanes.com/News/Washi...e_DonBaily.htm

http://cascademiniatureaircraft.com/default.aspx

Don Bailey
dgliderguy@verizon.net

allanart · Jan 24, 2007, 12:58 PM

We host regular scale aerotow meetings in the Thames Valley area throughout the season.

Details of our 2007 Event Schedule available now on our website at www.tvsa.scalesoaring.co.uk

We have a variety of tugs, from the 45cc powered 1:4 scale Piper Cub, up to a 150cc powered 1:3 scale Wilga and a range of gliders from sub 1:4 scale up to half size!

Note also the special joint event with the Vintage Glider Club at Southdowns Gliding Club which holds great promise for all vintage scale enthusiasts.

Regards
Allan
TVSA

PT Glider · Jan 25, 2007, 12:34 PM

Mark Foster

Email for Details

I keep on hand a 1/3rd size Fly Baby w/ G-62. Rarely use the model since we have tow planes with DA-100s and 150s (Wilgas and Pegaseus) Muffled models certainly compliment the sailplane experience the best.
Bonsell located next to Fallbrook California is of late our most used towing spot. We have two other places as well that we use...........
Now, if towing is not happening (tow plane/down or the wind is problematic) we've always got Torrey Pines to fly at which (along with towing) keeps us in the air most of the year.

Landi · Jan 26, 2007, 04:06 PM

Hi guys

I have a Wilga with a Kroma 50cc and a modified UltraStick with a Kroma 50cc engine on it, both planes wil pull gliders up to 35 lbs.

From 25 to 35 lbs the tow becomes very scale and takes a while to get to 1500 feet. But wiht a good pilot it is a blast.

We are lokated in Winter Haven - Florida 33881

See our website http://www.angelfire.com/planet/lucerne/

Saludos,

Landi

Jan 21, 2007, 05:14 PM	#1
SZD16 Vintage wood is the best! Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Mechanicsville, Virginia, United States Posts: 1,460	Tow Plane Locator. Look here to find a tug near you! If you have a tug please post it A couple of threads that have come up recently have questioned the whereabouts of flying fields and tow planes…..what I would like to accomplish with this thread is to gather information about any tug that is currently airworthy….ie: Who owns it, contact information, location, what plane, what size engine, size of sailplanes you can tow, and last a picture of the tug would be great! If you know of someone with a tug that is not a member here can you please get their information and post it here for them or send them a link to this thread so they can join and post for themselves. Now….there needs to be limits set as to how small of an aircraft can be listed here….. for nitro engines 1.20 ci. For gas 23 cc. Now some of you reading this may be saying to yourself right know…but…I have a so and so with a .40 that we tow with all the time……and yes I’m sure you do….but for the purpose of this list I want tugs that can tow at a minimum a 3 – 4 meter sailplane. I have talked with tow pilots and sailplane pilots alike and all have agreed that these are good limits to start with. If this list proves to work the way I think it will then I will set up a similar one for all tugs under the 1.20 and 23 cc limit. If you want info on a listed tug…PLEASE….PM the owner of the tug. If you click on the members name it will take you to his/her blog page that has a link so you can send a PM (Personal Message). I hope that by compiling this list it will make it easier for people interested in getting into scale sailplanes to locate a tug near them. By knowing that a tug is near you hopefully you will be more inclined to go out and acquire a scale sailplane and get in on one of the more fascinating aspects of this great hobby! This list is open to tugs world wide……I want to know where to plan my next vacation! I’ll start things off with my current tug. Last edited by SZD16; Jan 21, 2007 at 09:01 PM.

Jan 21, 2007, 05:16 PM	#2
SZD16 Vintage wood is the best! Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Mechanicsville, Virginia, United States Posts: 1,460	Tom Pack 804-746-8857 Richmond, Virginia USA Sr. Telemaster with DLE-55 Can tow up to 4 meter 25 lb. Sailplanes. Attached Thumbnails 84.9 KB · Views: 1495 Last edited by SZD16; Yesterday at 03:23 PM.

Jan 21, 2007, 06:47 PM	#4
SZD16 Vintage wood is the best! Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Mechanicsville, Virginia, United States Posts: 1,460	Ben's Birddog Attached Thumbnails 111.7 KB · Views: 452

Jan 21, 2007, 07:50 PM	#5
jfrickie Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 435	I fly with the Kansas Soaring Society club located in the Kansas City Region. We have 2 towplanes in the club that have engines in the 100+cc range. This is a pic of my Pegasus. We have a website www. KSSclub.org. Attached Thumbnails 91.4 KB · Views: 558 Last edited by jfrickie; Sep 23, 2009 at 11:49 AM.

Jan 21, 2007, 08:49 PM	#6
rbehrends Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Thiells,N.Y Posts: 417	Hi , I fly out of Pine Island and have tow tugs available. One is a modified Spacewalker with a G62 for pulling power , the other one is a Huge 120" wingspan model with a Brison 4.5 that will pull up 30lb plus models. Attached Thumbnails 101.6 KB · Views: 627

Jan 21, 2007, 06:40 PM	#3
Ben Diss Registered User Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Chestnut Ridge, NY 10977 Posts: 1,689	Ben Diss I fly with SCTS out of Pine Island, NY. You can usually find me hanging around this forum or you can ping me at ben@benodee.com. Two tugs: - 1/4 scale L-19 Birddog with ZDZ-80. It'll tow whatever you bring to the field. - 1/4 scale PA-28 Super Cub on 2kW electric. It's good for 10-12 lb gliders.

Jan 21, 2007, 10:11 PM	#7
Asher Carmichael "Fly"Fisherman Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Guntersville, AL Posts: 159	Tugs Former Pensacola tow daddy now in residence in Huntsville, Alabama area Modified Pegasus with Brison 6.4, tows anything 3.5 scale Bruckmann Pawnee with King 95, most anything 3.5 scale Wilga 2000 with Brison 6.4, light 2.5 scale Looking for some action in North Alabama, Tennessee, surrounding area? Give me a call. 251-591-2675 or e-mail Asher Carmichael

Jan 21, 2007, 10:45 PM	#8
terminal eagle Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 125	Here are some other towplanes from the KCSE club. The Cessna has a DA-150 on canisters. The Turbo porter has a BME-110 on canisters. Tim Gastinger Attached Thumbnails 70.3 KB · Views: 618 70.3 KB · Views: 642 82.2 KB · Views: 590 Last edited by terminal eagle; Mar 18, 2008 at 10:43 PM.

Jan 21, 2007, 11:25 PM	#9
ssllc902 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 19	I never have pulled a plane before but I want to! I have a couple planes that could do the job. The Vmar Beaver is 120in wing with a tiger 4500 and the Budnosen has enough juice to hove with a glider hanging on the back. As far as a club,I just moved to the twin cities from out in the country but will be joining ACRC in anoka county this spring. (never needed a club on the farm) Attached Thumbnails 78.4 KB · Views: 367 75.3 KB · Views: 372 99.0 KB · Views: 453

Jan 22, 2007, 01:32 PM	#10
Ib Jensen Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Forest Lake, Minnesota Posts: 507	We have three tow planes available at MRCSS in Minnesota. This is the 1/3 scale Laser I fly. It is powered by a 3W 106. I had concerns with this type of plane for towing, but it has a remarkable speed range and is a pussycat to fly. The other planes are a Space Walker and a Hots. We also have a 1/3 scale Super Cub being put together this winter which will be powered by a 3W 200cc. Ib Attached Thumbnails Laser tow plane 63.6 KB · Views: 437

Jan 22, 2007, 01:52 PM	#11
ljsoarinson Registered User Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 20	Minnesota RC Soaring Society tow planes A number of members in MRCSS are involved in aerotow. Here are two tugs: Big Hots, Quadra 52cc, can tow most 4-meters, up to 15 lbs. 33% CAP 232, First Place Engines 5.8 (95cc), has towed 20 lb gliders with no problem. Other members' planes include a Laser with a 3W-103 and a Spacewalker equipped with a G-62. A 33% Super Cub is being built and we expect to have it flying in the spring of 2009. With a DA-150 we're guessing it could pull up a 50 lb. sailplane. More info about MRCSS can be found at http://www.mrcss.org. We have aerotow fields north and south of the Minneapolis area. Always happy to tow, Larry ljsoarinson@yahoo.com Attached Thumbnails Big Hots, Quadra 52 122.2 KB · Views: 430 CAP 232, FPE 5.8 39.5 KB · Views: 380 Last edited by ljsoarinson; Nov 27, 2008 at 05:43 PM.

Jan 23, 2007, 12:56 AM	#12
dgliderguy Where's the lift? Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Snohomish WA USA Posts: 1,727	Monroe WA, Big Birds Field We fly aerotow every weekend at the CMAA (Cascade Miniature Aircraft Assn) club field (Big Birds field), out in Monroe WA. Most of these pics were taken at the aerotow events throughout Washington state, but I included a pic of our field so you can see how nice it is. We have an annual aerotow event every July. This year it will be held on July 21-22, and the public is welcome to come out and watch. Lots of flying, a good barbecue, lots of lift guaranteed! Pilots need to pre-register with Bob Marchi, at rjm102@comcast.net. Bob can provide directions to the field. http://www.sailplanes.com/News/Washi...e_DonBaily.htm http://cascademiniatureaircraft.com/default.aspx Don Bailey dgliderguy@verizon.net Attached Thumbnails Steve Dentz' Airworld Cmelak, with RCS2.15 5-cyl radial engine. The "pink pig" can tow anything we got. 105.9 KB · Views: 626 Steve Dentz' one-third scale Frisch Wilga, DA150-power. A pullin' stud. 60.6 KB · Views: 794 Bob Marchi flies this Pegasus tug, with a DA100 in the nose. Bob does superb graphics work. 97.3 KB · Views: 584 Steve Dentz also owns a nice Pegasus, DA100 power, Steve did all his own graphics on this one. Nice job! 68.0 KB · Views: 529 Gene Cope's "Yakima Mule", with a Quadra 75 under the hood. A workhorse airplane, based on the old Robinhood 99 airframe. Gene has a new, similar one almost ready for this season. 89.6 KB · Views: 431 Lynn King's newest tug, a Rockwell Thrush Commander, Moki 215cc radial power. 81.9 KB · Views: 650 Here is a shot of our field in Monroe, WA, where we tow just about every weekend in the summer months. Good runway, good crew, great lift. Scale aerotow paradise. 89.9 KB · Views: 560

Jan 24, 2007, 12:58 PM	#13
allanart Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Surrey, UK Posts: 132	Thames Valley Scale Aerotow (UK) We host regular scale aerotow meetings in the Thames Valley area throughout the season. Details of our 2007 Event Schedule available now on our website at www.tvsa.scalesoaring.co.uk We have a variety of tugs, from the 45cc powered 1:4 scale Piper Cub, up to a 150cc powered 1:3 scale Wilga and a range of gliders from sub 1:4 scale up to half size! Note also the special joint event with the Vintage Glider Club at Southdowns Gliding Club which holds great promise for all vintage scale enthusiasts. Regards Allan TVSA Attached Thumbnails Group Photo (by Chris Williams) 98.6 KB · Views: 706 All Out @ TVSA! 71.4 KB · Views: 623 Last edited by allanart; Jan 24, 2007 at 01:36 PM.

Jan 25, 2007, 12:34 PM	#14
PT Glider Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 43	Data-Tow Plane Locator Mark Foster Email for Details I keep on hand a 1/3rd size Fly Baby w/ G-62. Rarely use the model since we have tow planes with DA-100s and 150s (Wilgas and Pegaseus) Muffled models certainly compliment the sailplane experience the best. Bonsell located next to Fallbrook California is of late our most used towing spot. We have two other places as well that we use........... Now, if towing is not happening (tow plane/down or the wind is problematic) we've always got Torrey Pines to fly at which (along with towing) keeps us in the air most of the year.

Jan 26, 2007, 04:06 PM	#15
Landi Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 358	Hi guys I have a Wilga with a Kroma 50cc and a modified UltraStick with a Kroma 50cc engine on it, both planes wil pull gliders up to 35 lbs. From 25 to 35 lbs the tow becomes very scale and takes a while to get to 1500 feet. But wiht a good pilot it is a blast. We are lokated in Winter Haven - Florida 33881 See our website http://www.angelfire.com/planet/lucerne/ Saludos, Landi

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