On 16 Aug, 03:45, "Bill Daniels" bildan@comcast-dot-net wrote:
Yes, safety is very important, but it's not a black art. If a student pilot
can be taught winch launch in 20 or so flights, a rated pilot can be taught
in less. There's no reason that a good pilot shouldn't be able to
concentrate on a launch for 30 - 40- seconds. The envelope is narrow but
not extremely so. Don't overstate the case.

Bill Daniels

Agree with the basics Bill but in practice its teaching all the
things that can go wrong that usually takes another 100 or more
launches. Correcting launch problems needs to become automatic, quick,
decisive and 'right first time' to make winching safe.

Ian