Charlie M. (UH & 002 owner/pilot) wrote on 10/18/2016 6:39 AM:
We start with a ~200' rope, it allows doing multiple new ends and
still be a reasonable length, it also allows (when close to full
length) more glider movement but keeping the angular distance to the
tug reasonable. When the rope gets towards 100', we either splice two
short ropes together or use it for ground ops.

Short ropes are also useful when doing an aero retrieve from a short
field.

I do not want a tow out of a field where shorter rope is needed to make
it safe! An extra 100 feet is not enough safety margin. The best reason
I've read for a short rope out of a field is the dust kicks up behind
the glider, instead of in front of it.

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Eric Greenwell - Washington State, USA (change ".netto" to ".us" to
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- "A Guide to Self-Launching Sailplane Operation"

https://sites.google.com/site/motorg...ad-the-guide-1
- "Transponders in Sailplanes - Dec 2014a" also ADS-B, PCAS, Flarm

http://soaringsafety.org/prevention/...anes-2014A.pdf