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Old November 26th 07, 06:41 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Mike Schumann
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Default New winch height record

Rent a 100' wide swath in the middle of a field.

Mike Schumann

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In my corner of the soaring world, we have lots of 1 mile by 1 mile
fields (section lines) so the diagonals area bit under 7500 ft. Still
might be good for an almost 4000 ft launch. Any friendly farmers out
there?




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Old November 26th 07, 11:38 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Martin Gregorie[_1_]
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Default New winch height record

Mike Schumann wrote:
Rent a 100' wide swath in the middle of a field.

That might work OK when the wind is directly down the strip, but what
about cross winds, especially with a new-chum driver or a cable break?


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Old November 27th 07, 03:36 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Mike Schumann
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Default New winch height record

OK, Rent a 200' wide strip and ask the farmer to plant soybeans or alfalfa.

Mike Schumann

"Martin Gregorie" wrote in message
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Mike Schumann wrote:
Rent a 100' wide swath in the middle of a field.

That might work OK when the wind is directly down the strip, but what
about cross winds, especially with a new-chum driver or a cable break?


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