Let's talk ground launching........

Rusty wrote:
Hello Again:
Thank you all for the response, it is all very welcome. I do live in
South Texas and we have access to a basically un-used well kept
200'x6000' hard packed grass field. We have recently picked up an
older winch that needs a litte TCL but with a little work will be very
usable. We are also setting up for straight auto-tow and are in the
process of building pulleys for reverse pulley. One of the many
questions I have is this: is a parachute necessary on straight auto-tow
and if so how far from the glider should the parachute be located?
Many more questions later.
Thanks
Rusty

We did straight autotows for several years with a product known as
parafil. If there's a similar product, it might be a good option for
some. Some prior postings.

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Frank