On Thursday, March 21, 2019 at 11:14:42 AM UTC-6, wrote:
Hi all.

I listened from some pilots that the glider life hours reduce if you use winch start.

Is that true? I looked for some data about and I did not found.

have a nice day, José.

Any life adjustment issues should be in the POH or the maintenance manual. There were adjustment factors on our L-23 for winch launches, flying with the wing tip extensions, solo/dual flight, or for aerobatic flight.

Frank Whiteley