On Dec 6, 2:40*pm, shkdriver
wrote:
Anyone have any experience/thoughts to share about winch launching a
shempp-hirth SHK? My example has CG tost hook on gear leg.

Thanks,
Scott W.

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shkdriver

A caution not specific to the SHK but it may apply. For the first
winch launch in any new glider type pay particular attention to seat
back and rudder pedal adjustment. There should be no possibility that
you will slip backward during the launch.

I learned this one the hard way. I had quite a few hours in the Std
Jantar, all aero tow. On my first winch launch I slid backward so my
feet were not in contact with the pedals. I continued the launch with
my elbows frantically clawing for grip on the cockpit side walls but
was able to remain in control. Every other glider I had winched had a
more upright seating position so I had never seen this problem before.

Andy