Wingrunner Checklist

On Tuesday, March 5, 2013 4:51:55 AM UTC-7, Jamie Shore wrote:
My club is considering implementing a wing runner checklist. The wing runner would perform this mental checklist at some point before they give the Begin Takeoff signal.



"CATP"



Canopy....CLOSED AND LOCKED (to the best of their judgement)

Airbrakes....CLOSED AND LOCKED (to the best of their judgement)

Taildolly.....REMOVED

Pattern.....CLEAR



A FEW QUESTIONS....

1. I heard about this at the 2012 SSA convention in Reno. Does anybody know which club has implemented the checklist?



2. Have any of you implemented this or a similar wingrunner checklist?



3. Pros & Cons?



Thanks,

Jamie Shore

You could make this required of new members, or present at your annual safety meeting.

http://www.soaringsafety.org/school/wingrunner/toc.htm

It's good for people to know what things are important. If you've been following RAS for a while, you'll know that a pilot nearly took a launch with the horizontal cover in place.

Frank Whiteley