Rather fast winch launch in a Club Libelle

Over the winter period, it's a good idea to keep current by flying at least a bit, say monthly, even though the weather is not conducive to soaring. Intermittent light showers were forecast for today.
On this flight the winch launch was rather faster (more rapid acceleration) than expected and didn't give much time to control a smooth transition to climb. For this aircraft the maximum rated winch launch speed is 65 knots. Over speeding during the initial phase of the launch, when the pull from the cable is more or less straight ahead, is not too much of an issue but must be avoided as height is gained and the pull from the cable is at an acute angle.

Видео Rather fast winch launch in a Club Libelle канала Mark Wilson