On Fri, 01 Feb 2013 11:21:25 +0000, Peter Higgs wrote:

Hi, you mention making a pathway as part of the take-off zone. This
needs to be not too narrow. As a worst case scenario you need to allow
dropping space for the cable in the event of a winch stoppage, such as
it jumping out of gear (as happened to me once at 50ft.).

The cable with drouge chute will travel almost 45 degrees from it's
release point in even the slightest cross-wind.
Trying to retrieve the cable from a tree usually results in damage to
the drouge and to the tree.

W"inching 101: NEVER try to retrieve a cable that's off the field by
pulling with the winch.

Send the cable truck down with a bod or two to manually get the cable
back on the field and then pull it in slowly. If the drogue starts to fly
there's every chance that the cross wind that dropped it off the field in
the first place will take it off the field again.



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