On Mon, 23 Jan 2012 21:57:56 -0800, Frank Whiteley wrote:

http://www.asias.faa.gov/portal/pls/...EF_REPORT_PUB?
EV_ID=19790922051039G&NARR_VAR=winch
I thought this was an L-13. I believe the glider impacted several
parked power aircraft.

Off-thread comment *but* this should not, in any way, have been blamed on
the winch driver "misinterpreting a signal".

If the summary cause (glider launched without pilot on board) is correct,
the blame falls squarely on whoever put the cable on the glider. There is
never any excuse for a glider to be attached to a cable until the PIC is
strapped in, has done his checks and is ready to take an immediate launch.



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