>don't jump up out of the ground to 2000 feet or more AGL at unpredictable intervals.
Maybe unpredictable intervals during daylight hours, but winch launching is located at predictable well documented places (unlike many SWER lines). Refer to the charts for the location of winch launch sites. >Any helicopter cruising legally at 500 feet or more shouldn't hit a SWER line. Hopefully not, unless it is a SWER line strung across a gully (I don't know the regs regarding putting visibility balls on such a wire). >On landing at an unknown LZ maybe but that's a risk we all take. Agreed. One risk of outlanding is hitting the unseen SWER line. >I think the people who operate helicopters might have a little more political influence than glider pilots have. Is that because Mr. D. Smith might be involved? > When glider pilots bust airspace en masse it also doesn't do their political influence much good. Agree totally. _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list [email protected] To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring
