On Sun, 25 Nov 2012 15:03:08 -0800, kirk.stant wrote:

Back to winches, I've read that British clubs have had good luck with
professional winch drivers, getting more consistent launches and less
issues with scheduling winch drivers on good soaring days.

My club has both - club members on weekends and professionals during the
week when almost everybody who is on the field wants to fly. I can't say
I've noticed a huge difference in competence.

Those who've been launched a lot off Skylaunch winches say thats about
the best and that their control system adds a lot of consistency. I've
had one or two launches off them, but not enough to form an opinion. Our
own winches are Supacats and totally dependent on the driver's skill.


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