Features

• Designed for durability with a minimum of maintenance.
• Increased launch heights up to 30% compared to conventional winches with similar cable lengths.
• Maximum cable length 1500 meters, launch height 700 meters in normal conditions.
• Constant and high quality launch performance by an electronic control system, less dependant on the winch driver skills.
• The winch driver can instinctively overrule the electronic control system.
• "Pilot in command": The electronics sense multiple parameters during the launch and it continually optimises the acceleration, speed and force, providing the pilot full control over the airspeed of his glider.
• Weak links do not break, even under turbulent conditions.
• The winch is built with standard drum- and drive-units that can be upgraded to a maximum of 4 drums.
• Only high quality industrial components are used for mechanics, hydraulics and electronics.
• The Hydrostart is optimised to reduce wear of plasma cables. A conversion to steel cables is optional.

 Launch characteristics

• Removing slack with constant speed.
• Powerful acceleration independent from glider weight and water ballast (automatically controlled).
• Automatic cable speed and force control during launch.
• Automatic wind and thermal correction.
• Many settable parameters (password protected) to adjust the launch profile and performance to your preferences.
• Information from the control system is shown on a display.