A high powered stationary winch. You tow until you are above the winch and then you fly away from the winch and pull the rope back off the winch as you fly downwind. Face the winch again and then you get pulled in again and get higher each step!
@@instinctwindsports I see! I'm brand new to hang gliding. I started at the end of June of this year (at Lookout Mountain Flight Park in GA, USA), so I have a lot to learn!
That’s crazy ! I thought there would be more time of towing after tow vehicle changed directions?
The winch is stationary. It doesn't change directions
What's step towing??? What's towing you?
A high powered stationary winch.
You tow until you are above the winch and then you fly away from the winch and pull the rope back off the winch as you fly downwind. Face the winch again and then you get pulled in again and get higher each step!
@@instinctwindsports thank you for the explanation. How ingenious!
It isn't a new thing... it has been around for 39+ years. Popular in the Nordic countries and here in Ontario Canada.
@@instinctwindsports I see! I'm brand new to hang gliding. I started at the end of June of this year (at Lookout Mountain Flight Park in GA, USA), so I have a lot to learn!