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I still fail to understand why any winch or cabel failure should lead
to an accident. With or without radio. With or without wind. With or
without water ballast.
Be prepared.

I seem to recall some launches where the cable became tangled in the
main wheel, when the winch jerked the glider forward, then paused very
briefly. This is caused the glider to pitch up too fast at the start,
and the pilot was unable to release, leading to a crash. Perhaps this
is not what you mean by a winch failure?

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Eric Greenwell
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