Wingrunner Checklist

After taking the thoughtful comments into account from this forum, members of our club and gliding safety experts, we have created the following concept that we plan to test at our club:

https://docs.google.com/presentation...d.gb128aed1_00

The dialogue between the glider pilot and the wingrunner is 12 words (if spoilers are not deployed during the early takeoff roll).

In response to some of the criticisms posted in this forum:

"Clear Pattern" does not mean there are not aircraft in the pattern. Those words are used for the sake of simplicity. It really means the pattern is clear enough for the launch. Any suggestions on an alternate phrase (short & sweet) to relay that meaning are welcome.

We do require the SSF wingrunner course for all new members.

Most of the CATP items are the pilot's primary responsibility that SHOULD have already been accomplished. This wingrunner checklist is a backup that utilizes another resource to help to catch the killer items. It is silly to think that we will blame the wingrunner for an accident. On the contrary, it is foolish to not have a backup when it is so simple to do. CRM and SPRM (Crew Resource Management and Single Pilot Resource Management) relies on incorporating help from all available resources. The FAA requires it, it increases safety and is easy to do in many situations like this one.

There is no shift in responsibility here. It is expected that the glider pilot will complete their checklist before CATP occurs. See link above for more details on timing.

Thanks for your thoughts,
Jamie Shore
scoh.org