I wonder if one of the new generation winches like the Hydrowinch with
a 4000ft launch would make a difference. Most winch operations I have
read about all end with a 2K+ launch which does not give you a lot of
time before starting a landing pattern. Just imagine a 4K launch
without any lift, it still ends up being a perfect training flight of
15-25 minutes. I really want to go out to Colorado and test out the
new prototype and see if it is for real. Too bad they cost so much $$$
$$.