schrieb:

frank, i usually do WET - Wind, Emergency plan, and Traffic while the
slack is coming out. while important, i can fly without them. i
would think that when doing auto or winch launching you would probably
want to have them done before hooking up. my only experience flying
or teaching is with aerotow.

W & T agreed, but emergency plan? You could fly without an emergency plan?

On the winch maybe, because the options are pretty straight forward and
no brainers, but if I had a rope brake during an aerotow shortly after
being airborne, I damned sure would want to have a complete emergency
plan handy.