1. Performing Missions For America U.S. AIR FORCE AUXILIARY U.S. AIR FORCE AUXILIARY Civil Air Patrol

2. Performing Missions For America U.S. AIR FORCE AUXILIARY U.S. AIR FORCE AUXILIARY Civil Air Patrol Safety Down Day October 2010 Thank you for your participation!

3. Performing Missions For America U.S. AIR FORCE AUXILIARY Ground Safety

4. Performing Missions For America U.S. AIR FORCE AUXILIARY Ground Safety u Minor incidents, such as hangar rash, are costly: expensive to repair, aircraft insurance goes up, resale value of the aircraft goes down u Result of inattentiveness and human factor issues u EASY TO PREVENT! http://www.capmembers.com/media/cms/PREVENTING_HANGAR_RASH_104F158FE31AA.pdf

5. Performing Missions For America U.S. AIR FORCE AUXILIARY Prevention of Ground Incidents Hangar Guidelines One of the best ways to move an aircraft in and out of a hangar. They are only guides Still your responsibility to assure aircraft clearance around obstacles (chairs, tables, ladders, hangar doors, etc.)

6. Performing Missions For America U.S. AIR FORCE AUXILIARY Prevention of Ground Incidents Hangar Doors Bi-fold doors usually contact the rudder or props, upon opening or closing Assure Door is fully open when removing the aircraft Best practice is to have markers to demonstrate full open and closed

7. Performing Missions For America U.S. AIR FORCE AUXILIARY Prevention of Ground Incidents Fix Chocks’ Positions Double check chock position before depending on it to stop your aircraft in the correct spot, when pushing back Tail, wingtips need clearance and its usually only a couple inches An inch of misalignment of chocks allows tail to move several feet

8. Performing Missions For America U.S. AIR FORCE AUXILIARY Prevention of Ground Incidents Guidelines Again, guidelines are just that… guides Crews’ responsibility to assure aircraft clearance along the whole taxi path http://www.nbaa.org/ops/safety/hangar/

9. Performing Missions For America U.S. AIR FORCE AUXILIARY Prevention of Ground Incidents Wing Walkers Not this kind

10. Performing Missions For America U.S. AIR FORCE AUXILIARY Prevention of Ground Incidents Wing Walkers/Spotters Having eyes on all sides of the aircraft

11. Performing Missions For America U.S. AIR FORCE AUXILIARY Prevention of Ground Incidents “It takes less time to do a thing right than to explain why you did it wrong!” ~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (American Poet/Educator)