On Tuesday, June 17, 2014 4:06:19 AM UTC+12, Jonathon May wrote:
At 14:44 16 June 2014, Fred Bear wrote:
But heavier gliders,weaker tugs and steam comes from my ears when I see the
launch point set up 1/3 of the way down the runway,because its easier to
get passengers to the glider and you can land behind.

Yeah, we did that recently when we had an away weekend at a 6500 ft strip on a dairy farm instead of our usual 2000 ft strip in the middle of a town. Definitely convenient.