On Nov 11, 11:47*am, Frank Whiteley wrote:
On Nov 11, 8:55*am, Karl Striedieck
wrote:

We need examples of glider winch operations in the US at airports with
power traffic. Boulder comes to mind. Do readers know of other
locations?

Thanks

KS

No winching at Boulder currently (yet).

From the winchdesign yahoo group.

May not be current or complete.

Notably missing
High Flights, Meadow Lake Airport, CO *Hydrowinch
Colorado Spring East, modified Gehrlein
Rose City Soaring, Georgia
Cache Valley Soarnig, Logan, UT (engine upgrade in progress?)
Penn State Soaring Club, Mifflin, PA

Autotow included where applicable below.

"""Site Name""" * """Winch""" * * * """Autotow"""
Colorado Soaring Association\, Fort Collins\, CO * * * *Single drum\, 350cid
\, 4bbl No
Soaring Sooners Association\, Hinton\, OK * * * Gehrlein single drum
(modified) * * *Yes
Orange County Soaring Assoc.\, Hemet\, CA * * * Gehrlein single drum * *yes
Los Alamitos CAP * * * *Self made two drum * * *no
AGCSC\, Torrey Pines\, CA * * * Roman design
29 Palms Soaring Club\, Twentynine Palms\, CA * Gehrlein double drum * *yes
Permian Soaring Association\, Odessa\, TX * * * Dual design\, single in use
\, 454cid * * * no
Carolina Soaring Association\, Spartanburg\, SC homebuilt\, single drum
\, Ford 460cuin engine\, 310Hp *occasionally
Philadelphia Glider Council\, Hilltown\, PA * * Dual Drum Eagle Winch
Prescott Soaring Society\, Prescott\, AZ * * * *Yes * * No
Finger Lakes Soaring Club\, Dansville\, NY * * *Yes * * ?
VULTURES SOARING CLUB\, MARLETTE\, MI * DREW\, Chev. 350\, Single drum
NO
Cross Country Soaring- Faribault\, MN * Gehrlein
Wave Soaring Adventures- Toledo\, WA 253-380-8226 * * * Gehrlein
Faultline Flyers\, Briggs\, TX *No * * *Yes
Greater Houston Soaring Assocation (GHSA) * * * Yes\, retrofit of single
drum * *No *(sold, no longer winching)
Sandhill Soaring Club\, Gregory\, MI * *TOST Model 04 Double Drum * * * No
El Paso Soaring Society Yes * * No
Mohawk Soaring Club\, North Adams\, MA *Yes * * No *(status unknown)

One more start up

Menomonie Flying Club, WI, sidewinder winch yes yes