> > In the FAA AC 43-13-2 You will see illustrations on tow hook > > installations. If you can build an airplane you should be able to make > > your own with just a few days work out of 4130 using hack saw, drill and > > file. I have made a lot of things like that over the years it just takes > > $200 worth of work. Joe > > The Story Special has a homebuilt tail hook like Joe describes. I'll > try to remember to shoot a picture of it and put it up on my web page. > It's basically just some aluminum links on a steel plate. Ain't fancy, > but it's been working for forty years. Got a touched-up picture on the page: http://www.halcyon.com/wanttaja/tailhook.jpg Ron Wanttaja