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Forum: Private Flying

2nd Jul 2014, 10:35

Replies: 83

Glider winch launch question

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Posted By Tu.114

The Ka 8 - a nice, docile little glider that is a...

The Ka 8 - a nice, docile little glider that is a pleasure to fly and can just barely kill you when flying without a rope attached. But during a winch launch, it turned into a nasty little beast...

Forum: Private Flying

18th Jun 2014, 08:58

Replies: 83

Glider winch launch question

Views: 26,747

Posted By Tu.114

Was there no training at all for a winch driver!?...

Was there no training at all for a winch driver!? True, a glider pilot can abort the launch by dumping the cable if he is unhappy, but will a student pilot reliably do so? Also, one can do a little...

Forum: Private Flying

17th Jun 2014, 16:27

Replies: 83

Glider winch launch question

Views: 26,747

Posted By Tu.114

Astir8, ouch, had totally forgotten about...

Astir8,

ouch, had totally forgotten about these ones. Beside a broken cable, the pull-out car driver not keeping a steady speed and pulling out the cable at about the same speed the drums deliver...

Forum: Private Flying

17th Jun 2014, 14:07

Replies: 83

Glider winch launch question

Views: 26,747

Posted By Tu.114

There are several winch designs around. The one I...

There are several winch designs around. The one I operated most often had a Magirus-Deutz air-cooled V8 Diesel working on a hydraulic clutch to convert rpm to torque as required. This worked rather...

Forum: Private Flying

17th Jun 2014, 13:10

Replies: 83

Glider winch launch question

Views: 26,747

Posted By Tu.114

There are several ways of severing the connection...

There are several ways of severing the connection between the glider and the winch.

Firstly, at the glider, there is the connector that can be either opened manually by the pilot (by pulling the...

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