On 2005-11-14, T o d d P a t t i s t wrote:
Dale wrote:

I was watching a guy launch his R/C sailplane using a winch.
He got a little aggressive and pulled the wings off. G

You might find it interesting to know that the gliders have
a winching limit to prevent pulling the wings off when a
human is aboard.

And there's also a weak link on the glider end of the cable in case the
pilot forgets about this limit!

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