Electric aircraft (not necessarily gliders) could use a tethered assisted take-off and ascent as a way to save on the initial power draw. You probably would wan

Electric aircraft (not necessarily gliders) could use a tethered assisted take-off and ascent as a way to save on the initial power draw. You probably would want to use another assistant plane (not a ground station) to pull the passenger plane to altitude and speed and then return to a runway while the other continues on it's longer flight.