Unfortunately, I have a wedding here in Colorado to attend, so I won't
be able to come to Idaho.

Frank

On Jul 14, 6:12*am, "Wayne Paul" wrote:
Frank,

I believe that John Kangas is also mowing the King Mountain Glider Park"Frank Whiteley" wrote in ...

On Jul 13, 10:42 am, "Wayne Paul" wrote:



I concur that the US needs an economical way to launch sailplanes. As elsewhere in the world, a good winch seems to be the answer.

I don't have a ground-launch endorsement in my log book; however, I hope to get the training in the near future.

In order for the endorsement to have any value, I will need to install a CG hook on my HP-14 and travel to a facility with a winch. There are a couple of auto/truck ground launching operation less then 300 mile; however, I will have the travel about 700 mile to use a winch. This should give you some sense of the US lack of winch launch accessibility.

Wayne,

I was talking with Bill Corbin today about the prospect of finding a
winch for King Mountain. *Any old Gehrlein model 62's languishing
about out there readers? *We may be launching with one starting
Tuesday. *I spent 8 hours on the tractor mowing the launch and
recovery area and runways today, such is the rain we've had in
Colorado this year.

Frank Whiteley