"Mark James Boyd" wrote in message
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In article ,
F.L. Whiteley wrote:
Today, January 1st, we started the day with a pancake breakfast. We had
some guests also, from AZ and the local area.

The wind was a bit uncooperative, at first 30-45knots (ground to 800 agl)
from the west, forcing the use of our short runway.

Man, I'd love to see that. Just tether the 2-33
to a strong post with a long rope, and get in it
and fly around like a kite!

Has anyone done this? I mean actually lifted off and
scooted around? Other than the absolute nightmare of
ground handling, this sounds like a fun thing to do...
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Mark J. Boyd

There was an account in a book by Eric"Winkle" Brown, a Royal Navy Test
Pilot, of some trials aboard a British Aircraft Carrier in the late 40's
early 50's to test the turbulence on the Roundown on the stern of the ship,
which involved a Slingsby Cadet or Tutor ( I think) being kited off the deck
of the carrier on a cable attached to a winch. The glider was then flown (
still attached) around in the wake of the carrier to assess the effect of
the airflow at different points, and eventually winched back down to the
deck.

After he ( Eric Brown) finished his part in the trials another Naval pilot
continued but eventually lost control and ended up in the sea.

DB