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Old December 16th 11, 06:35 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Frank Whiteley
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Default Help Needed against proposed rules against gliders at SaratogaCounty Airport

On Dec 15, 11:23*pm, Larry Suter wrote:
"They’ll then need to tow their aircraft out to the runways
individually using vehicles equipped with flashing yellow lights and
aeronautical radio."

We use golf carts to tow our gliders to the launch point at Byron, CA.
Can be as much as 2000', depending on the wind. Not so bad. At Minden
the tow is even longer and also done with golf carts with flashing
yellow lights and handheld radios.

Larry

We had a flashing yellow light on our winch that operated when the
winch was in gear. It was not noticeable from 1500agl nor over 2000ft
laterally on a sunny day. Headlights work much better on ground
vehicles.

Frank Whiteley