On Jun 23, 11:14*am, Martin Gregorie
wrote:

Apart from anything else, your hand should be on the release knob during
the launch, so pulling it a couple of times immediately after pushing
over and just before letting go of it is an obvious move. That is taught
as SOP in my club.

That's surprising to me... a non-winch qualified guy. On an aero tow,
I would call that very risky business indeed.

-T8