"brtlmj" wrote in message
...
I like to think of quietly lobbing an instructor with a pre-solo student
up
over a vertical mile at 6AM for 40 minutes of instruction in glassy
smooth
air.

This is slightly OT, but... is there an optimal launch height at each
stage of training? For example, a few really high launches at the very
beginning (so that the student has time to practice things like speed
control and turns), and then a lot of standard (~1500ft) launches
(circuit planning and landing)?

Bartek

Of course. Early trainees gets high launches until they can fly the glider
reasonably well and then a lot of low launches for landings and launch
failure training.

For low launches, 1500 feet or less, a retrieve winch can be used to get the
rope back for another launch achiving a launch every 2 minutes or so.

It would be great to have both capabilities.

Bill D