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One of our club members has built a pay-out winch but none of us have any
experience using one. We have done many ground launches with a car from a dry lake bed with 3000ft of cable and 6 miles of dry lake so we are familiar with ground launching. If anyone out there has any experience with a pay-out winch, we would like to know what speeds are best used in the tow car, and what airspeed in the glider yields the most altitude for a given runway length? I imagine that the glider should keep his speed at the lower end of the spectrum, but what speed is most efficient for the tow car? Most of our launching will be with a 10 to 20 mph wind, our runway is 3000ft paved. Any knowledgeable input is welcome. -- Gary Boggs 3650 Airport Dr. Hood River, Oregon, USA 97031-9613 |
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