OK, the threads on this topic are branching out pretty good, so again I feel the
need to post that most if not all of the collected wisdom in the world concerning
ground launch in all of its phases is already available in one place.

This place is between the covers of one slim volume by the same name and was
authored by the great Derek Piggott. I just Googled "ground launch piggott" and
up popped maybe a half dozen people who wanted to sell me one. The first was NSM,
our National Soaring Museum:

http://www.soaringmuseum.org/estore/...353463656.html

Get one today! (Book, that is)

And after you read it, don't go out and "do this at home" as they say. Get
somebody that knows how to show you the ropes (har, har) and then the book will
make much more sense.

Disclaimer--- I own stock in both Piggott Enterprises and NSM.

Just kidding

BJ

Brian Case wrote:

If someone wanted to do the world of ground launch a great favor, they would
start a web site where the collective wisdom of the world could be displayed
so that anyone wishing to undertake winch launch could go there and get an
education.

Ok it may not be the collective wisdom of the world. But there is
quite a bit of information on winch launching at:

http://www.northwestsoaring.com/sitemap.shtml

Let me know if I am missing anything really important about Winch
Launching here.

Brian Case
CFIIG/ASEL