1. Hus Bos Pilots Meeting 4 July 2009 Chas Cowley - CFI

2. 1.BGA ‘Safer Gliding’ Review & Winch campaign 2.New Training and Pilot records system 3.The revised Flying Order Book 4.Stall/spin awareness 5.Approach control 6.Field landings 7.Airmanship CLOSE - 19:30 latest Hus Bos Pilots Meeting 4 Jul 2009

3. 1. BGA ‘Safer Gliding’ Review & Winch Campaign Hus Bos Pilots Meeting 4 Jul 2009

4. Training Records – Pilot held & Club held Pilot Records ‘Check level’ system - REVISED Hus Bos Pilots Meeting 4 Jul 2009 2. New Training and Pilot records system

5. Pilot annual flying summary Weather minima Launch point position Mutual flying Over 70s Emergency Procedures Hus Bos Pilots Meeting 4 Jul 2009 3. The revised Flying Order Book

7. Hus Bos Pilots Meeting 4 Jul 2009 4. Stall/spin awareness Low airspeed Turn out of balance Controls – unusual positions (eg thermalling?) Low final turn with shallow bank (skidding?) Increased stalling speed at high wing loading: turning / water ballast / winch launch Other factors increasing likelihood or affecting recovery: flaps / airbrakes; wet or dirty wings; turbulence… SPIN different from SPIRAL DIVE low / flickering ASI vs rapidly increasing IAS low Gvs increasing G high rate of rotation vs low rate of rotation

8. Hus Bos Pilots Meeting 4 Jul 2009 5. Approach control Prepare the glider for landing – ‘WUSA’ before High Key AIRMANSHIP mental preparation ‘sterile cockpit’ lookout Landing flap – NOT BEFORE final turn Use of reference line: - WAIT till overshooting, then 1/2 - 2/3 airbrake - AVOID ‘Shallowing approach’ syndrome Landing: fully held off in the right place; NOT undershooting; DEEP means DEEP

9. Hus Bos Pilots Meeting 4 Jul 2009

10. 6. Field landings Hus Bos Pilots Meeting 4 Jul 2009 AIM: To select a field and land safely in it What can go wrong? late decision to select late decision to land lose sight of field mis-judge approach (over trees / other obstacles?) noticing too late: slope, wires, crop type… poor choice of field How to avoid problems: GOOD AIRMANSHIP: currency / practice / refresher training keep options open – stay over an area with possible fields select field early / DECIDE to land before it’s too late

11. Hus Bos Pilots Meeting 4 Jul 2009 7. Airmanship Abridged version of my ‘winter lecture’ on Airmanship (Feb 09): (full version on the club website)

12. Accident summary 2008 no fatal accidents no fatal accidents average serious injury accidents average serious injury accidents more crashes than 1987-2007 & more landing, field landing, & competition crashes more crashes than 1987-2007 & more landing, field landing, & competition crashes fewer winch crashes than 1987-2007 fewer winch crashes than 1987-2007 otherwise, similar crash profile to 1987- 2007 otherwise, similar crash profile to 1987- 2007 Hus Bos Pilots Meeting 4 Jul 2009

13. Conclusions for 2008 zero fatal accidents is only significant if it repeats in 2009 (…tragically, it didn’t) zero fatal accidents is only significant if it repeats in 2009 (…tragically, it didn’t) except for winch launches, accidents in 2008 reflect the way we do things except for winch launches, accidents in 2008 reflect the way we do things fewer accidents requires changes in the way we do things fewer accidents requires changes in the way we do things Hus Bos Pilots Meeting 4 Jul 2009

14. Close of meeting Have fun – and stay safe! Hus Bos Pilots Meeting 4 Jul 2009