Glider winch launch bloopers
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Uploaded by cirrusflyboy on Oct 5, 2008
Things don't always go perfectly smoothly when winch launching gliders! Trainee winch driver BTW. Those are out takes from my previous video. There are a lot of ways that you can screw things up with a Tost winch. Skylaunch Winches are much more user friendly and simpler to operate.
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Oh thanks! Wish I could try that, but they don't have gliding clubs here in Thailand. They only have paragliding here, which I hate.
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I couldn't possibly comment on that!
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is this at Lasham?
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that was pretty good
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3:50 - cable break? Practice?
YoungJim409 1 year ago
Possibly, although the launch looks too slow to me and might have been abandoned for that reason. The glider has to dive quite a long way to get approach speed.
cirrusflyboy 1 year ago
What are dog clutches?
KvornanTheLafesta 2 years ago
Dog clutches are mechanical clutches to engage and disengage the winch drums. They consist of a circular metal plate with a series of pegs (or teeth) that engage in a second plates with holes drilled in it. Unlike a friction clutch in a vehicle they cannot be slipped; they are either in or out.
cirrusflyboy 2 years ago
how long is your cable?
this video gives me an idea of how i shouldn't drive the winch, :9
fsxmaniac 2 years ago
A new cable is 1500 metres (4500 ft) long, but we rarely use the full length. We have replaced the Tost winches with a couple of Skylaunches since this video was recorded, which are much easier to operate.
cirrusflyboy 2 years ago