On Sunday, November 25, 2012 1:12:02 PM UTC-7, kirk.stant wrote:
On Thursday, November 22, 2012 4:37:45 PM UTC+1, Bill D wrote:



This is by far the main, but rarely spoken, reason for objecting to winch launch.



However, it's wrong. I've done a lot of both and I'd much rather be in a nice winch.



Bill, my comments are in no way meant to infer that I object to winch launching - I really wish our club had room for one, and I think it is the future our sport. We need the "excitement" of winch launching to draw people into our sport, and it sure is a fun way to start a flight. That being said, I also really enjoy flying a Pawnee or a Supercub. So in my perfect world/glider club, we would have both!



Kirk

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If you enjoy flying the Pawnee so much, you should volunteer to split the tow cost with the glider pilot you're towing.