Electric tow winch for paragliding prototype

Brian’s prototype electric winch for paragliders or hang gliders using pay in method of tow. It is also designed for pay out or step towing. Phillip is building a similar design for the NSWHGPA. 2:10 Regenerating during pay out 5:15 App on mobile phone for operation via wifi 8:36 Four button remote operation 11:20 First pay in tow 16:55 tow out 20:47 Power monitoring 21:16 Regenerating during pay out 24:00 Remote controller button sequence 26:36 Second pay in tow 33:11 Remote controller range for self towing 33:59 Third pay in tow 37:42 App and buttons repeated 38:27 Remote self operation via voice recognition and UHF CB radio 40:52 Double command sequence for buttons or voice operation 44:25 The motor 45:26 Over generation during payout to fully charged batteries 46:32 Trailer or tow bar mount 47:47 Torque tension sensor 49:00 App in browser via wifi or manual buttons 52:10 Fourth pay in tow 1:00:00 Phillip shows the next prototype for on a tow bar 1:01:34 Battery sizes and types