Instructor
Tow Pilot
Ground Ops

If you can instruct and want to instruct, you do that. Instruction is
free to club members. Heck, since you have to be a member to fly,
it's free to "all."

If you can tow (have enough hours in a Single Engine Land to satisfy
the insurance people), then you tow.

If you can't do either of the above, you get assigned as Ground Ops.

Also, if you are club Treasurer (treasurer for life in our club), then
you don't have to do anything else.


- Do you have a procedures manual? Can I get a copy?
Nothing formal right now.

- Do you exempt some people like CFIGs and Tow Pilots? Who else?
CFIG's don't do Ground Ops. Tow pilots don't do ground ops.
Some CFIG's might tow, if they want to and vice-versa. As mentioned
previously, the Treasurer does only the Treasurer's job and nothing
else.

- How do you form up the crews? Totally random?
Somewhat random. Schedules are made for a three month period.
First, the guy in charge of schedules asks if there are conflicts for
the upcoming cycle and creates a schedule based on responses. The
chief CFIG makes up the instruction schedule. The chief tow pilot
makes up the towing schedule. And the Director of Ops makes up the
ground operations schedule. So, it's kind of totally random.
Probably more alphabetic as the schedule maker runs down the club
roster.

- How big is each crew?
Crew of one for each job.

- What tasks does the crew handle?
Tower tows. Instructor instructs. Ground Ops sees that people
get launched and recovered and collects money at end of the day.

- How do you handle scheduling?
As mentioned above. After the quarterly schedule has been sent
out, a weekly reminder is also sent out via yahoo groups e-mail. Duty
roster is not on web page.

- How do you handle full time students (real students, not glider
pilot students)?
They get a reduced rate on monthly dues and reduced rate for SSA
membership (I think). No reduction in tow fees or glider rental fees.

- How do you handle crew scheduling conflicts and/or swapping of
dates?
Usually, tow pilots and instructors work out something so the
slot is covered. For the ground ops, well, sometimes we go without
one. Oh well...

- What are the crew work hours?
Dawn to Dusk. Really, though, flying probably isn't going to start
till 11:00 hrs. Maybe 10:00 if someone is really gung ho. Last tow
might be at 18:00??

- Do you use any on line scheduling tool?
No. Just e-mail via the yahoo group thingie.


Ray Lovinggood
Carrboro, North Carolina, USA
North Carolina Soaring Association