The textile towing device SK2 is equivalent to our well-established SK1, but it additionally has an integrated towing support. That support helps to pre-accelerate the wing during towing in order to make towing phase safer by preventing deep stall and achieve more altitude. SK2 can only be attached to the main suspension of your harness. Fixed to the towing device are two line, which are fixed with brummel-hacken (sister clips) to the carrying strap. Line length is variable in order to achieve perfect pre-acceleration of 20-25%, dependent on the glider. If you don’t want the pre-acceleration, don’t connect the sister clips to the strap.

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The handle bar extension consists of a slide tube with hook-and-loop fasteners, that holds the release line for SK1. The release line is attached to the release handle of SK1. The extension needs to be fixed to the towing linkage (weak link) and shoulder strap of the passenger. That way the towing device is clearly visible to the tandem pilot, thus it’s easy to grab and activate!

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