The other is you would still have to retrieve the cable, something this system does so well. The reverse pulley method is by far the best I've seen. Must get ours back sometime. Patch ----- Original Message ----- From: Bruce Taylor To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2008 6:50 PM Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Auto-tow launch info-Lasham demo
I would imagine that having the winch at the glider end and running the wire/rope/whatever through a pulley would create a lot of drag and wear on the part of the line that runs the full length of the strip to the pulley. Given your average Aussie dirt strip the wear rate might be unacceptable. Normally the wire is only on the ground for the ground run and initial climb. BT ----- Original Message ----- From: Dennis Hipperson To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2008 6:35 PM Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Auto-tow launch info-Lasham demo One reason I can think of is if the winch is at the glider end of the runway it is an obstacle to landing aircraft. Dennis Nigel Andrews wrote: AH, O.K I thought it was all at one end - so what's stopping you from using the pulley system at the end with the winch at the glider? -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dennis Hipperson Sent: Tuesday, 10 June 2008 4:30 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Auto-tow launch info-Lasham demo That is of course the retrieve winch , not the launch winch. Dennis Nigel Andrews wrote: An example of winch at the glider end: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UlAMPb_IqaM Nig -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Greg Wilson Sent: Tuesday, 10 June 2008 12:35 PM To: aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net Subject: [Aus-soaring] Auto-tow launch info I had quite a few inquiries about the auto-tow system (it's sold) so I thought I'd put the info for the yahoo pulley launching group here. There is some good info on pulley launching for anyone considering this. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pulleylaunch/ If you'd like to talk to someone local who's using it Boonah club in Qld have built and used an auto-tow. Cheers, Greg. _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 270.2.0/1493 - Release Date: 9/06/2008 5:25 PM
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