Well spotted! I went on soon after this to doing my 5hr badge flight (with the gear up) within a band from about 2000 to 3000 feet the whole time in the local area. And you're right, every little bit helps 🙂
Hi Rhys. Keep in mind that for a winch launch, the cable is attached to the belly hook and not the nose hook, so it's a bit like a kite on a string. The angle of attack and rate of climb reduces as the launch reaches the top end and the downward load of the cable increases. The tow cable will usually automatically back release before you overfly the winch. This video shows a bit more of what a typical launch looks like from different perspectives: ua-cam.com/video/3yupgU8WNVw/v-deo.html
Nice video Mark :)
Btw you did forget to bring the landing gear up so that could have given you an extra minute to look for some lift. Every little helps
Well spotted! I went on soon after this to doing my 5hr badge flight (with the gear up) within a band from about 2000 to 3000 feet the whole time in the local area. And you're right, every little bit helps 🙂
I don't understand winch launches. The angle of climb vs the angle of cable in latter ~half of the launch don't seem to make sense.
Hi Rhys. Keep in mind that for a winch launch, the cable is attached to the belly hook and not the nose hook, so it's a bit like a kite on a string. The angle of attack and rate of climb reduces as the launch reaches the top end and the downward load of the cable increases. The tow cable will usually automatically back release before you overfly the winch. This video shows a bit more of what a typical launch looks like from different perspectives: ua-cam.com/video/3yupgU8WNVw/v-deo.html