Sure,
especially in flat land country
tows mostly can be replaced by winch launch easily.
The problem here in Australia is, that I nowhere have
seen a modern, safe winch and that on airfields with
mixed general aviation traffic and gliding operations
winch starts are not allowed. Last season I had an
average launch height of less than 1500ft - the winch
would do that as well, but cheaper.
Chris


"Bill Daniels" wrote in message
nk.net...
The amount of energy used in our hobby is no joke if you include the tug,
SUV to tow the glider trailer, etc...

I still like winches. They use about 1KWHr. per launch or about .5 liters
of
diesel fuel.

Bill Daniels