1. NCSA GROUND OPERATIONS AND FIELD MANAGER RESPONSIBILITIES GLIDER TIE DOWN CART OPERATIONS COMMUNICATIONS GLIDER TIE DOWN CART OPERATIONS COMMUNICATIONS

2. DELIGATE ANTICIPATE COMMUNICATE

5. KNOTS Use only two knots – bowline and Rich Miller knot. All knots on cable. No single lines, airmen’s hitches, trucker’s hitches. All tie down points get a backup. Except single line for tail, half hitch for keeper. Use only two knots – bowline and Rich Miller knot. All knots on cable. No single lines, airmen’s hitches, trucker’s hitches. All tie down points get a backup. Except single line for tail, half hitch for keeper.

6. RICH MILLER BLANIK TAIL TIE DOWN (VIDEO)

7. GLIDER TOWING AND RETRIEVING A2 A3

8. CART & GLIDER PARKING

9. “FIRST TURNOFF”

11. RUNWAY 23 OPS

12. COMMUNICATIONS LAUNCHING Traffic --To power aircraft: “Power aircraft on downwind, Byron Glider Ground, can you extend downwind for glider launch?” Start engine Take runway: “Byron traffic, Byron Glider Ground, glider taking runway three zero for tow plane hookup. Take off: radio call from glider. LAUNCHING Traffic --To power aircraft: “Power aircraft on downwind, Byron Glider Ground, can you extend downwind for glider launch?” Start engine Take runway: “Byron traffic, Byron Glider Ground, glider taking runway three zero for tow plane hookup. Take off: radio call from glider.

13. COMMUNICATIONS LANDING To glider: “Glider 81C, Byron glider ground, advise second turn off” To tow plane: “Tow Plane 16 Yankee, Byron glider ground, glider ready to launch, hold on runway, traffic permitting.”

14. THANKS FOR FLYING WITH NCSA