Aerotowing Made Easy - 2009/10

stay aloft for hours, once you can find the
right conditions. The problem that a glider
pilot faces, apart from finding a thermal, is
how to get enough altitude to enter one at the
right point. If entered at too low a point, the
slower-rising air/lift may not have enough
energy to help the airplane go upward.

Plane Talk: Multiplex Mentor Electric ARF - 2009/10

SELDOM DO YOU see an RC trainer that
comes in a box showing an aerotow as one
of the main features. But the Multiplex
Mentor is unusual in several ways.
A first look gives the impression of an
orthodox electric-powered RC trainer. Then
you realize that it is not one of those small
foamies with a little gear-driven motor, but
a full-blooded, 64-inch-wingspan airplane.
It is exciting to put together a new
airplane. It is even more thrilling when the
model is slated to have more than one
purpose. The Mentor is touted as a trainer
and a glider-towing tug.

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