Safe winch launching
For gliders (sailplanes), the BGA has implemented a "Safe Winch Launching Initiative" and publishes regularly updated guidelines. If these are followed then there should never be a time on a winch launch where a safe recovery from a cable break or winch failure is not possible.
Don't you guys have something similar for your aircraft? It strike me as insane that it seems to be accepted that a "dangerous" or "critical" phase of the launch, with few options for recovery, exists.