On Sep 7, 1:53*pm, Jimmie L. Coulthard
wrote:
I am new to using this site. Can anyone tell me about winch launching a
Ka8b and what one needs to expect. Thanks

Several people have offered advice but no one seems to have asked what
your experience is.

If you have never done a winch launch before I'd say Karl's advice is
very valid. If, on the other hand, you have several hundred winch
launches in many different glider types, and are winch launch current,
then a 5 minute briefing should be sufficient. I see no reason why
that 5 minute briefing could not be provided electronically by someone
familiar both with the Ka8b and also with the types you have winch
launched recently.

Perhaps it's your Ka8b and you have hundreds of aerotow launches in it
and would like to try winching. That would require a different
emphasis in the briefing.

So, how about telling the group what your experience is.


Andy