Record height for a winch launch?

1852 meters in Perkoz in Poland. http://www.szybowce.com/milowa-wysok...ej-podlaskiej/

On Monday, April 20, 2020 at 9:03:33 PM UTC-4, ASM wrote:
1852 meters in Perkoz in Poland. http://www.szybowce.com/milowa-wysok...ej-podlaskiej/

That is amazing - congratulations to the pilots! Any info on the winch that was used?

Uli
'AS'

On Mon, 20 Apr 2020 18:03:31 -0700, ASM wrote:

1852 meters in Perkoz in Poland.
http://www.szybowce.com/milowa-wysok...rka-bb-aero-w-
bialej-podlaskiej/

After a while a hight winch launch could get a bit boring. I'd like to
try this for a change:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOe6ljFkycE


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Originally Posted by AS

On Friday, April 17, 2020 at 2:15:37 PM UTC-4, Nick Kennedy wrote:
New people always ask about release altitudes. The more relevant question is the rate of launches. We learn to fly and gain proficiency through repetition, we gain altitude in thermals. Ever ask the guy doing pattern work in a 172 how high he got?

For most licensed pilots I think the release height is very important.
If you go to all the trouble to get ready to go soaring, you want to get high enough to have a good chance to get away.
Nick
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I beg to differ! Last weekend, one of our guys encountered a rope break at 1,000ft (an old splice let go) and not only did he have the audacity to climb away, he also went XC! He broke all the rules commonly known to be associated with winching!

Uli
'AS'

Hi Uli

Could you elaborate on the supposedly broken rules so we can learn more re winch launching?

TIA
Colin