Anyone been glider flying?

[Headbanger]

Its on the list.

[FROSTY:Me]

used to belong to Thames aero club so did a few hours in the K13 there before moving on and up.
Its one of the sports I meant to take up again.
Did a local recently out of matamata.
Pulled at 3000 and got some really nice thermals to about 4500
Memorable because of the hawk I was circling with in the thermal.
Coulda stayed up all day but I only had a 1.5 hour slot dag namb it.

[Lurch]

yeah cause towing 400 tonnes down a runway wouldn't use too much energy. and what happens if the rope breaks?

actually, the logistics and cost of operating a winch are not that great - there is also great danger associated with the use of a winch.

A friend of mine died in USA on a tow winch launch after a break. Flight in any form is extremely safe, it's only when you stop flying that you can die.