Lars Peder Hansen wrote:

What do the rest of you winchers use for signalling
out there?



Too fast -- Signal with rudder - needs to be positive
enough that the winch driver can tell the difference
between a signal & a badly flown launch

Too Slow - Abandon the launch while you still have
time/space to land ahead. Any signal that's positive
enough for the winch driver to see (Aileron or Rudder)
with marginal speed and the extra weight/load of the
cable is simply asking for something nasty to happen

:-)