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Old 10-21-2003 | 08:40 PM
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Default How many paces approx?

Hello all,
I finally purchased my own Hi Start from NSP. It is the standard version. Off hand, I dont know what length the rubber is, I do know the line is about 400ft and overall length seems to be about a football field long.

I'm launching a slightly modified Gentle Lady with carbon reinforced wings. I did about 10 launches with everything from 20-40 paces back. I would say that I reached about 150' high at the most in a light wind and the launches were fairly vertical so I know my hook is correctly postioned. On any given day with the club's winch, I can launch it over twice as high so I know its capable of getting more height.

So for those of you who have used the Pinnacle standard hi start, the question is, approximately how far back should I be pacing back to get the most out of the launch safely for a typical built up 2 meter such as mine.

Thanks