winch launching a 17 m shk

Anyone have any experience/thoughts to share about winch launching a shempp-hirth SHK? My example has CG tost hook on gear leg.

Thanks,
Scott W.

Originally Posted by shkdriver

Anyone have any experience/thoughts to share about winch launching a shempp-hirth SHK? My example has CG tost hook on gear leg.

Thanks,
Scott W.

Somehow the replies are falling on the uav thermalling techniques subject?
anyway, The POH does address winch launching, and I belive that seeking out information from others who have actually flown the type in this regime has great value to me, especially since I have another glider which was spun and damaged off winch TWICE, while this other glider is an early standard austria, it is similar enough to warrant additional preparation.
Larry T, this SHK is your old ship, and thanks for your info, Frank W, I enjoyed our conversation and thanks for calling.
Anyone else that wants to add, please do.

Thanks,
Scott W.

My previous glider was an SHK and I probably winch launched it about 250
times. I don't recall any particular vices.
What I do recall is switching from an Astir to the SHK one day, getting to
the top of the launch, releasing, going to trim out and pulling the
tail-chute, the knob. being in the same place as the Astir's trimmer.

At 15:31 08 December 2010, shkdriver wrote:

shkdriver;756982 Wrote:
Anyone have any experience/thoughts to share about winch launching a
shempp-hirth SHK? My example has CG tost hook on gear leg.

Thanks,
Scott W.

Somehow the replies are falling on the uav thermalling techniques
subject?
anyway, The POH does address winch launching, and I belive that seeking
out information from others who have actually flown the type in this
regime has great value to me, especially since I have another glider
which was spun and damaged off winch TWICE, while this other glider is
an early standard austria, it is similar enough to warrant additional
preparation.
Larry T, this SHK is your old ship, and thanks for your info, Frank W, I
enjoyed our conversation and thanks for calling.
Anyone else that wants to add, please do.

Thanks,
Scott W.




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shkdriver

Originally Posted by Tim Barnes

My previous glider was an SHK and I probably winch launched it about 250
times. I don't recall any particular vices.
What I do recall is switching from an Astir to the SHK one day, getting to
the top of the launch, releasing, going to trim out and pulling the
tail-chute, the knob. being in the same place as the Astir's trimmer.

At 15:31 08 December 2010, shkdriver wrote:

shkdriver;756982 Wrote:
Anyone have any experience/thoughts to share about winch launching a
shempp-hirth SHK? My example has CG tost hook on gear leg.

Thanks,
Scott W.

Somehow the replies are falling on the uav thermalling techniques
subject?
anyway, The POH does address winch launching, and I belive that seeking
out information from others who have actually flown the type in this
regime has great value to me, especially since I have another glider
which was spun and damaged off winch TWICE, while this other glider is
an early standard austria, it is similar enough to warrant additional
preparation.
Larry T, this SHK is your old ship, and thanks for your info, Frank W, I
enjoyed our conversation and thanks for calling.
Anyone else that wants to add, please do.

Thanks,
Scott W.




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shkdriver

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