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October 10th 15, 01:54 AM
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Auto-Towing - why is this not more popular?
On Friday, October 9, 2015 at 5:59:49 PM UTC-5,
If you can get 2000' - 2500' over the airport, there's no need for a distant tow. If you disagree, get a turbo. If you can find a thermal, why aero tow? If you can't, there probably aren't any so why aero tow? Well, if your glider field is only 2400' long, with a highway at one end and a road at the other, you pretty much have to aero tow. We would love to have a winch at SLSA, but our field is just too short, and we have 2 nice Pawnees and a nice 180 Supercub, and our tows are cheap - so THAT is why we don't use a winch (trust me, we have looked at it and done the math...). But for clubs that have access to a nice long airport, I agree that a modern winch is definitely the way to go! Kirk 66 
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