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How to get maximum height on a winch launch?
I'm interested in learning how to get the maximum possible height on a
winch launch, without compromising safety in any way. This question has two parts really - how should the pilot fly the launch (pretty much how should he operate the elevator during the launch), how fast should the glider fly, and how should the winch driver feed the power in? For the sake of argument, let's assume the glider is a K13. For reference, I fly from an airfield with a 3,300' long cable, and the maximum height I achieve repeatedly is 1,700'. Headwind typically goes from around 10kts at the ground to something like (I estimate) 20kts at height. |
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