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Wanting to start a new glider club
At 06:29 24 April 2018, Surge wrote:
If it were up to me I'd consider winch launching seeing as those mountains = are very conveniently located. Some advantages of a winch operation: 1. I would think that a second hand winch would be much cheaper to purchase= than a type certified, tug aircraft. You don't need the latest SkyLaunch s= ystem to get gliders airborne. 2. Operational expenses of a winch are typically a fraction of those of a t= ype certified aircraft. No annual inspections, no mandatory expensive overh= aul schedules, much lower fuel consumption per launch, etc. A tug costs mon= ey to maintain even if it sits in a hangar doing nothing over winter. 3. You don't require a pilot with a tug rating. Sourcing and retaining tug = rated pilots appears to be a problem for a number of soaring operations aro= und the world. I'm sure Bruno from Utah Soaring Association (Nephi) would be able to point= you in the right direction if you are interested in setting up a winch lau= nching operation. https://sites.google.com/site/nephisoaring/about-us or maybe reverse pulley autotow - would be cheapest system to set up if ground launching is allowed. |
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