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Old October 30th 06, 09:06 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
J. Nieuwenhuize
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Default Winch Launch Extreme 5200 ft


Andreas Maurer schreef:

Interesting facts - does such a winch actually exist?
I have to admit that I haven't seen any winch with such a computer
control yet.



Bye
Andreas


They are quite common actually.

The Hydrostart is a Dutch Winch, completely electrically controlled=
http://www.hydrostart.nl/EN/index.htm

In France there are some clubs flying with hydraulically controlled
winches (pressure) This works perfectly and `everyone` can winch
without making corrections for headwind...

http://assoc.orange.fr/acvv/treuil/treuil.htm