Le dimanche 25 août 2013 18:22:43 UTC+2, Nigel Pocock a écrit*:


Since geographical location is of no concern why restrict this enquiry to

the US? Europe has far more experience of winch operations - particularly

Germany. They probably do more winch launches per weekend than the US does

in a year.

Excellent suggestion. I would contact the people at Oerlinghausen (http://www.luftsportzentrum-oerlinghausen.de/index.php). There are no less than 14 clubs on the single airfield of Oerlinghausen, with 5 winch launch runways in use... 50 000 movements/year. And a very good safety record.