I learnt to glide after the new system was introduced.
I have two hands and at the start of a winch launch I want one hand on the =
release and the other on the joystick, so I have no free hand for signallin=
g (at the all out stage)
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I am happy either for someone external to signal, or as at happened when I =
winched recently in France, to use the radio. I can also understand the use=
of a wings level signal (for up slack), but this does not work when you ha=
ve a glider full of water, which needs level wings prior to the start.
Rory
Newsgroup: rec.aviation.soaringSubject: Winch launch procedure and acci=
dentsAuthor: Ian Date/Time: 15:20 04 September 2=
007

As I understand it, the British system was changed after accidents wher=
e pilots accepted a cable without being ready to go and were winched off a=
s a result of, for example, scratching their noses.
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