On Nov 22, 8:30*am, JohnDeRosa wrote:
There is aero, auto, winch, bungie and slope/cliff launch methods.

Now we can add ... being dropped from a BALLOON? *Would *YOU* do
this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FeJ0UFOj_WQ

- John

See Chapter 1 of Collected Classics of Soaring for "Uncle Wally and
the Blimp Tow".

http://www.asa-soaring.org/content/publications.asp

Andy