On Nov 11, 4:47*pm, Frank Whiteley wrote:
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\, Wellington\, CO * * * *Single drum\, 350cid
\, 4bbl No
#Soaring Sooners Glider Club\, 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)

#Greater Boston Soaring Club (MITSA)
#Shreveport Soaring
#Menomonie Flying Club, WI, sidewinder winch yes yes

Those marked with a # operate or have operated off of mixed use public/
private airports using main runways, taxiways, or adjacent surfaces.

#Caprock Soaring Club, Littlefield, TX