Winches:

In the new millennium three factors ensure that winch launching will be the internationally preferred method of launching gliders: energy shortage, environmental problems resulting from
the noise of aero towing, and profitability. After 50 years of development and
millions of launches, the new TOST winches for gliders fulfil the latest technical knowledge and are up with
the needs of today – and tomorrow. Sub-assemblies such as the pay-on system, Azimuth pulley system, two drum system, drum selection and emergency guillotine are known, throughout the world, for their reliability and are recognised as being exceptional and without competition. Therefore
this description highlights only the
latest improvements and the most
recent technical developments.