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September 17th 04, 03:53 PM
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"Gary Boggs" wrote in message ... It's too bad our ridge is 3 miles away. It's just a little too far to get to from a winch launch. I did catch the wave from a winch launch right over the airport, climbed to 9K, and then flew to our main wave behind 11,240 foot Mt. Hood. Normally it's hard to get away from our airport from a winch launch though. What if you could increase the winch release height to more than 2000 feet? Three miles at 35:1 in a modern trainer would lose maybe 300 feet and you could still get back if the ridge isn't working. Modern high performance winches will deliver more than 2000' pretty consistently. How much room do you have for a winch operation? Bill Daniels 
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