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#11
April 21st 20, 01:51 AM
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Record height for a winch launch?
I beg to differ! Last weekend, one of our guys encountered a rope break at 1,000ft (an old splice let go) and not only did he have the audacity to climb away, he also went XC! He broke all the rules commonly known to be associated with winching!
Uli 'AS' Uli, you can do the same from an aero-tow, just go ask our club tow pilots. Sometimes I get questions from them like "Why are you still hangin' on, what's wrong with you - at 1,600'. I know that, Herb. I was merely making fun of one of the most used arguments by the winch opponents I have encountered when promoting winch launching in the US. Most of them also knew that certain death awaits you when hooking up your glider to the winch line .... As far as I know, the current record for the highest winch launch is to FL50 in a K21 flown off of a decommissioned NATO airbase in Belgium. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyRlkOgkZho 
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#12
April 21st 20, 02:03 AM
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Record height for a winch launch?
1852 meters in Perkoz in Poland. http://www.szybowce.com/milowa-wysok...ej-podlaskiej/
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#13
April 21st 20, 02:35 AM
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Record height for a winch launch?
On Monday, April 20, 2020 at 9:03:33 PM UTC-4, ASM wrote:
1852 meters in Perkoz in Poland. http://www.szybowce.com/milowa-wysok...ej-podlaskiej/ That is amazing - congratulations to the pilots! Any info on the winch that was used? Uli 'AS'
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#14
April 21st 20, 02:50 AM
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Record height for a winch launch?
That is amazing - congratulations to the pilots! Any info on the winch that was used? OK let's set a record. Freighter ship heading west from Portugal, heading for the US. BIG payout reel of 3mm Spectra (Dyneema), into the wind at 20 knots with a 30 knot headwind. Launch from the afterdeck and spend a day or so on payout and climb, until the weight of the line catenary hits the water.. Or add a supporting parachute every thousand meters or so. Release and try to make it back to terra firma, as opposed to aqua sinkus.
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April 21st 20, 02:55 AM
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Record height for a winch launch?
On Mon, 20 Apr 2020 18:03:31 -0700, ASM wrote:
1852 meters in Perkoz in Poland. http://www.szybowce.com/milowa-wysok...rka-bb-aero-w- bialej-podlaskiej/ After a while a hight winch launch could get a bit boring. I'd like to try this for a change: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOe6ljFkycE -- Martin | martin at Gregorie | gregorie dot org
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