On Tue, 14 Apr 2020 21:15:58 +0000, Don Johnstone wrote:

Probably not the best idea in the world. If using 4mm steel cable the
weight of that amount of cable would be around 1400lbs. 5mm cable would
be 2180lbs, pretty close to a ton. That is all supported by the frame to
which the release is mounted, and of course the wing roots. If the T21
had a GoG hook it is bolted to the frame which supports the seat. The
things we did when we were young and stupid.

There used to be a couple of videos on YouTube of an MDM Fox being
winched to 1500m and then doing aerobatics all the way down, but it seems
to have vanished. Took around 2.5 minutes on the winch to get to the top.

One of the videos was shot from the back seat in the Fox and the other
watched the reel on the Tost winch as it steadily filled right up.

IIRC this was connected with an aerobatic comp somewhere in Germany.


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