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

DELIGATE ANTICIPATE COMMUNICATE

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.

RICH MILLER BLANIK TAIL TIE DOWN (VIDEO)

GLIDER TOWING AND RETRIEVING A2 A3

CART & GLIDER PARKING

“FIRST TURNOFF”

RUNWAY 23 OPS

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.

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.”

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