"Towing systems" company has thirty years tradition in manufacturing various engineering products in automobile and agricultural industry. Since 1992 production programme is based on towing and braking systems, and today the main products are: tow-bars, bull-bars, various gear for delivery and terrain vehicles, winches and all types of towing systems and equipment for paragliders and hanggliders.

In 1992 paragliding club "Paranoia" was established and soon after that idea about developing hydraulic drive stationary winch for paragliders and hang gliders appeared.

Although we knew that we are considering the most expensive and complex possibility of ground towing, we were strongly determined, because pilot¢ s safety, simplicity and precision of tow force regulation were our main goals.

After two years of examining, improving and perfecting we completed our hidraulic drive stationary winch. Here we must not forget the engagement of club's friends and manyside experienced paragliding pilot Igor Bugarinovski. 

After a year and about 1000 sucessful tows behind us we started with STEP TOWING (repetition of towing procedure without landing and pilot s releasing – in this case maximum hight doesn't depend on towing path lenght and/or wind speed). Those who are acquainted with towing will understand what qualities the system must have to be used for this.

Without considerable problems we sucessfully organized numerous presentations, and today our winches are used in all kinds of competitions, especially in landing accuracy, whilst paragliding club "Paranoia" uses them routinely in paragliding school practices. We also practice step towing and other advanced towing techniques.

Stationary winches we are manufacturing today are equipped with one or two drums, and our assortment has extended to HYDRAULICALLY BRAKED PAYOUT WINCHES (for boat towing also) and STATIC TOWING SYSTEMS based on hydraulic tensiometer, so we cover all types and forms of ground towing.

Although our production programme has expanded, our primary and most important task remains MAXIMUM SAFETY FOR PILOT, no matter which towing system we use.

Here I would like to thank a few people who helped with our first winch and this web page:

Ljiljana for translation, Vojo for pictures from the air and many test flights, Toni for test flights, Stjepan Krajina for translation and correcting the text about towing, Boris for pictures from the air and camera, Ivica Knežević for pictures from the air, Tone Svoljšak, Vanja for technical help and many other pilots who regularly responded to promotions and competions, and last but not least Siniša for designing this web page.

 M.E.Branko Kmezić