How about Tow Planes?

At our annual meeting on Sat January 24th 2026 I again brought up the idea of just for fun invite and or sponsor a Glider Tow demonstration of glider towing at the joint contest in October? TRIP REPORT: Visited the Winamac Scale Glider Tow on August 14th 2023 to witness Scale R/C Glider towing!! Dedicated scale r/c glider pilots gathered from thru-out the mid-west and nearby states like Kentucky and Tennessee. The aircraft hangar and field were made possible by the late founder and President of Braun Ability Ralph Braun. The Braun Ability company modifies Mini Vans to accommodate persons with disabilities and the late Ralph Braun was also disabled. However, he had a love of airplanes both full scale and r/c models and provided the hangar and field being used today in Winamac. Tim Redelman was the R/C Tow Pilot for the event and used a large scale model of a piper aircraft to easily tow the gliders to thermal altitude! I watched several launches and landings and met some of the pilots then passed out fliers for our October event and invited them to visit Fort Wayne and demonstrate scale R/C soaring with tow planes instead of winches. Only time will tell if the invites will payoff never the less it was fun to witness this aspect of r/c soaring.