At 06:30 02 August 2009, Chris Rollings wrote:
Some years ago, using the published statistics, I calculated the
"launch
cost per hour flown", for the major and some smaller clubs. The best
value ones were Talgarth, Aboyne and Booker, all aerotow only sites.
You
average more minutes per £ from an aerotow than from a winch launch.


A slightly unfair comparison, when you consider that two of the above
mentioned sites have ridges and wave to aid long flights and when winch
launching is used mostly for training flights.

Derek Copeland