We are towing a 2-33 mostly. A couple of friends of mime built the winch
from plans they got from Barry Steele at Appropriate Engineering

As far as Costello thinking it's safer, that came from conversations I had
with them while I was obtaining insurance for my operation here in Oregon
and there is no additional charge to cover the addition of the winch
operation.


"Dan Goldman" wrote in message
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"Gary Boggs" wrote in message
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We use a pay-out winch here in Hood River, Oregon at an airport and have
no
problem with power traffic at all. We usually are using the winch when
the
wind has picked up and there is almost no power traffic at these time at
all. We launch from the taxi way and have the required flashing yellow
light on our tow vehicle. It is much more neighbor friendly than using
our
tow plane. I am convinced that it is much safer than an aero tow
because
the climb is so steep that you either have plenty of room to land
straight
ahead or plenty of altitude to make a 360 degree pattern. Costello
thinks
it's probably safer too.

Gary,
What type of sailplane to you tow?
What type of pay out system do you use ?
Dan