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Old August 28th 07, 12:27 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting,rec.aviation.student
john hawkins
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Default Off in the weeds

What a great video. At last a video without some loud rock/heavy metal
background. Good cutting between views. Makes the whole thing dramatic. Bit
more dramatic than my winch launch experiences.
But a great video.

"Dylan Smith" wrote in message
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On 2007-08-27, Michael Ash wrote:
First, some context, for those unfamiliar with gliders. The takeoff is a
tricky operation, since you're balancingon a single wheel, and you're
effectively taking off in formation.


There's aerotow launches, and then there are winch launches. Try doing
that on a winch launch :-)

See http://www.alioth.net/Video/Winch-launch.mp4

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