On Thu, 14 Jul 2011 12:52:15 +0000, Walt Connelly wrote:

There are two things important here.
1. The importance of being ready to handle the rope break by practice.

No argument here.

Which direction do you turn?

This is an obvious question when winching and the answer is always the
same: downwind if there's any crosswind, because that opens the circuit
out at minimal cost.

I almost asked about it earlier in the thread and then decided that was
obvious - you'd turn the same way as usual because that's what the tow
pilot is expecting. So, is this the correct answer and, if not, what is?

If a current, experienced pilot blows it at a critical
moment, what's going to happen to the guy who flies twice a year?

At my club he'd be given a mandatory check flight if he hadn't flown for
more than a month and rocked up expecting to fly solo.


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