The poster that you are replying to below seems to be a Canadian. Therefore
you should have written "Thankfully Canada is not the only country on this
planet..." or "Thankfully North America is not the only continent on this
planet...". Otherwise you are just betraying your prejudice.



"tango4" wrote in message news:bfl3d9
...
Thankfully America is not the only country on this planet. In Germany (
another country in the world, in a place called Europe ) where these
aircraft are manufactured, winch launching is common. A hook placed at the
centre CG position is perfectly acceptable for both aerotow and winch
launching wheras a nose hook is only good ( effectively ) for aerotow.

Ian

"Stephen Szikora" wrote in message
.. .
Why wouldn't you "go that far"?

Every glider should be equipped with a nose hook. In today's world, how
many of us will ever fly off a winch? The nose hook should be standard
with
the c of g hook optional, not the other way around! We should insist on
nose hooks on all new gliders and stop letting our knuckle-dragging egos
cling to the past.


This is what prompted the LBA to mandate the installation of nose
hooks
for
airtow in Germany. I wouldn't go that far, but replacing the tug's
Schweitzer hook that can't be released under a strong up-load with a
Tost
hook that can makes a lot of sense.

Bill Daniels