On Tue, 14 Jul 2009 21:19:50 -0700 (PDT), tommytoyz
wrote:


The real
cost of a winch launch is something like $3-5 per launch including
maintenance, reserves and replacements. 30 launches a week x $10
profit = $1,200 extra a month. That's one very nice glider upgrade
every 5 years. This is one of the main reasons why European clubs have
such nice equipment.


Unfortunately this is not the reason...

There might be a few clubs in Europe that charge the prices you
mentioned, but all the clubs I know charge between 2 and 5 Euro,
sufficient only to cover the costs.

Cheers
Andreas