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Old December 9th 16, 04:41 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Duster
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Default Winch Launch - Fatal

Pretty dangerous for the wench, I imagine. Depending on her weight, you might need a weak link.

The Soaring Safety Foundation (US) should have the best info on this https://www.soaringsafety.org/ This is a very good resource for safety training. There have been some European and UK studies out there since they tend to winch more than US. Aero-tow kills more tow pilots than winching kills wenches.