Ground Crew Manual (DRAFT)
Andrew Stryker and Mike Karraker have been bringing this up to date – Ground Crew Manual DRAFT. It’s available three ways (printed copy, office, and website).
Andrew Stryker and Mike Karraker have been bringing this up to date – Ground Crew Manual DRAFT. It’s available three ways (printed copy, office, and website).
Caesar Creek Soaring Club Cross Country Camp kicked off with a great presentation by John Lubon on thermaling. It’s available on the Google Drive for the camp https://tinyurl.com/ccsc2020
We aren’t flying the two place glass ships today but the four Juniors are working on their first solos and other efforts today. Thanks to the SSA Junior program for their educational grants.
No introductory flights will be provided until the corona virus threat has passed.
Silent 16mm film footage from Soaring Society of Dayton (Ohio).
What: 2019 Standard and Sports Class Nationals
When: Thursday Aug 22 until Sunday Sep 1
Where: Caesar Creek Soaring Club, 5375 Elbon Road, Waynesville, Ohio; 513-932-7627
Contest manager: Chuck Lohre, 513-260-9025, chuck@nulllohre.com
Contest director: John Lubon, 513-543-9154, johnlubon@nullgmail.com
Scorer: Guy Byars, 513-307-1484, guy@nullbyars.com
We expect 20 contestants. Restricted club activity will be in operation. From 9 until Noon, training flights can take place (radio required) and you must schedule the flights with Chuck Lohre. After the launch, private club ships will be able to fly (radio required). The contest practice days are Thursday and Friday. The contest starts Saturday Aug. 24 and ends on Sunday Sept. 1. To register go to the SSA racing page.
From Dick Scheper’s cockpit,
Following the CORN FIELD LANDING event described in the September 11, 2018, newsletter N2615H was disassembled and loaded onto the trailer for return to CCSC. It subsequently was very thoroughly inspected and all components were judged to be airworthy. So the Wednesday Crew reassembled wings to fuselage this past week. The cockpit and residual hardware were finished by the 4th Sunday crew and a final inspection performed to return N2615H to service. A key requirement for assembling a 2-33 is keeping the fuselage and each of the two wings aligned long enough to get all the fasteners secured.
Special thanks to Steve Statkus and Keith Kilpatrick for their design and construction of custom assembly stands and special wing root allignment tools for installing (and removing) 2-33 wings and struts. In the past it took a team of about 6 or more to struggle, twist, force, beat and curse over several hours; now 3 guys can simply lift the wings into place and insert the locking bolts. GREAT JOB!
Soaring Society of America honored Henry Meyerrose with a CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION for 50 years of active membership in and service to Soaring Society of America. Most of that service has been at Caesar Creek Soaring Club because Henry was one of the courageous members of Soaring Society of Dayton who joined together to purchase the former dairy farm that is now our gliderport. Henry learned to fly gliders in Germany and brought his love of flying along with his expertise in woodworking and carpentry and related crafts and technologies when he immigrated to the United States. From the hard work in the early days to transform the former farm into a gliderport with a smooth grass-covered runway Henry has been involved with nearly every aspect of constructing and operating the gliderport. His craftsmanship has been applied to construction and maintenance of our buildings and grounds and his oversight of major projects has been invaluable to the club, most recently in improved drainage for our runway, siding for the old barn, siding for the farmhouse and interior maintenance and upgrading. Henry continues to serve on the Board of Directors.
Not all Henry’s time was spent working on the facilities. He was awarded his A and B Badges in 1986 and soon completed his C and Bronze badges. In 1988 Henry earned his Silver Badge.
Congratulations and thanks, Henry!
The September 11, 2018 edition of the newsletter of Caesar Creek Soaring
Club is now on the website and available for download at this link.
Jim Dudley
Phase 1 – Mark Miller
In mid June Dan Reagan, Rolf Hegele and Mark Miller drove 1780 miles towing their gliders to Parowan, UT, where they flew 20 times and covered 8,541 kms of southern Utah.
Dan did about as many kms as Rolf and Mark together, but we won’t hold that against him.
July 10, 2018
There were about 30 motor gliders and 10 regular gliders at the camp. Every day we were launching about 30+ gliders with tows going off between every 2-4 motor launches. This fiberglass and carbon fiber flock would climb out over the foothills behind us and then head over the first range of mountains to get a second climb on higher ground before proceeding east or north along several mountain ridges. Here is a view of the ramp and the flock:
Here is a picture of the line of gliders waiting for the one tow plane while the motor gliders are taxing to the runway.
Every night one of the local restaurants would set up a buffet dinner in one of the hangars. You needed to land by 1900 if you wanted dinner and to swap lies. Soft drinks and wine were provided followed each evening by a talk by one of the camp members on some aspect of flying. Some of the longest flights in the USA and the world were flown out of Parowan by these participants.
Meanwhile John Lubon towed out to Moriarty, NM and flew four times for 3,849 kms.
Phase 2 starts 1 July when Rolf, John and Mark join up at Bernie Fullenkamp’s place next to airport in Morgan, UT for some flying in the Uinta Mountains and Dan heads to Ely, NV for some flying in the Great Basin desert area.
[Mark submitted the above Phase 1 article for publication a week ago, but the holiday precluded a newsletter on July 3. Mark is still on the road returning from the Great Western Trip, so we will have to wait for the rest of the story. However, the Online Contest website gives a little glimpse. – Editor]
Crew Chief Manual
Take to the flight line and use as a resource. return to the club house at the end of the day.
This manual will be updated periodically and is maintained by the director of operations.
EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN CHECKLIST 2012
IMMEDIATELY:
(including the media).
NEXT
THEN
President – Dan Reagan 513-476-4696
Safety Officer – Steve Statkus, 513-720-8955
Glider Maintenance (if appropriate) – John Dudley, 513-314-4823
Tow Plane Maintenance (if appropriate)- Paul Mcclaskey, 614-329-4945
FINALLY
EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN CEASAR CREEK SOARING CLUB 2012
This Emergency Response Plan sets forth some considerations for allocating resources while dealing with an emergency situation.
CREW CHIEF’S MANUAL – INDEX – 2012
Remote
Local
Guest ride fees and forms
Limited membership form for guest rides
Aero recovery fees for land outs
Tow pilot contact information
Flight instructor contact information
Crew chief contact information
CCSC member contact information
CREW CHIEF’S Manual Index – 2014
Vertex Handheld Radio — Essential Need-to-Knows
10/27/16
The handheld radios can play a very important role in safe club operations. Ground crews should have them readily available and know how to use them. Those flying 233’s should take them along.
The radio is a complicated … this guide is intended to convey the essentials.
The complete manual is in the Crew Chief’s notebook
KEYPAD LOCK: Keep the keypad locked unless making changes to frequencies or modes. To lock/unlock the keypad, press “F” and then “ENT.” A lock symbol will appear on the screen when locked.
VOLUME AND FREQUENCY CONTROL: The DIAL knob on top OR the keypad UP/DN arrows can control the volume and frequency settings. Which does what depends on setup; DIAL is the default for volume control and the UP/DN arrows are the default for frequency control. With the KEYPAD LOCK active, you cannot use the UP/ON arrows. Therefore, it is best for the DIAL knob to be set for volume control {since that is used more often) and the UP/DN arrows set for frequency control.
ENTERING A FREQUENCY (SHOULD BE SET TO 123.300 AT CCSC):
If the LCD screen does not show a frequency:
Vertex Handheld Radio — Essential Need-to-Knows
10/27/16
SQUELCH: The squelch should be set as low as possible to ensure reception of transmissions from airborne aircraft. Set it to 1 if possible; if static is present, set it to next highest value where continuous static is not heard. Set the squelch as follows (steps below do no correlate with numbers in the figure):
NOTE: You can override/disable the squelch by depressing the Monitor button on the left side of the radio for 2 seconds. Squelch is re-enabled by momentarily pressing the Monitor button.
1.0 CREW CHIEF’S DUTIES:
The crew chief is responsible for all aspects of flight operations at CCSC for the assigned crew day.
(sometimes identified as a PIO.) If such a landing occurs, the glider must be removed from service, red tagged and inspected before return to flight. The crew chief needs to hang a red tag and report that the glider is out of service on his daily report.
Instructions on How to bill a flight to CCSC PayPal account:
Alternative, use card reader
2.0 CREW CHIEF DAILY CHECKLIST:
3.0 DAILY REPORTING REQUIREMENTS:
Each crew is required to provide a daily summary at the end of the day that includes:
This daily summary should be submitted to all crew chiefs, assistant crew chiefs, all members of the CCSC and SSD Boards as well as the Directors of Maintenance, Operations, Grounds, Tow Planes and Glider Maintenance, the people responsible for resolving issues will be aware of the issue the day it occurs so corrective action can begin immediately. A current list of contacts follows.
As of Nov. 2011 this distribution is being made via email which causes some problems due to revolving members and changing email addresses. It is anticipated that the process will be tied to the web site and the distribution list will be constant and updated as members change.
4.0 NON-CURRENT MEMBER LIST:
This list is updated by the business manager and will be given to the crew chief at the beginning of the crew day along with the crew member list. Any club member on this list must take a check ride before solo flight in club aircraft is authorized.
5.0 PILOT INFORMATION CARDS:
The pilot information cards are kept in the crew trailer. They contain: bi-annual data, next of kin information, pilot license information and aircraft the pilot is authorized to fly. It is the responsibility of the pilot to keep these cards current.
6.0 CREW SCHEDULE:
The crew schedule is distributed with the November newsletter. A copy follows.
7.0 KEY LOCATIONS AND COMBINATIONS:
Due to our resident personnel changes, the club has taken some steps to secure the facilities. This will change once new tenets are found and on the property. Until then the following applies:
8.0 FLIGHT LINE GLIDER GRID RECOMMENDATIONS:
Copies of the grid recommendations for operating at either end of the field follows. These recommendations have been vetted by several crews and found to be satisfactory however it is up to the crew chief to adjust the recommendations as conditions warrant. By way of example:
9.0 RETRIEVAL PROCEDURES:
Retrieval of gliders should be done on the South edge of the field regardless of the operating end.
10. CONE OF SAFETY:
The cone of safety describes an area in front of the glider when it is on tow. It describes an area that encompasses approximately 90 degrees, 45 degrees on each side of a centerline passing through the centerline of the glider fuselage. Any object in this area is a hazard during tow and every effort should be made to keep this area free of objects, other gliders landing, golf carts, gliders being retrieved, cars, people etc.
11. RED TAGS:
Red tags are used to alert operators the equipment is unserviceable or it’s operation is questionable. They can appear on gliders, tow planes, golf cartsi and tractors. Any crewmember authorized to operate the equipment may hang a red tag if they question the operation or determine the equipment is inoperable.
When a red tag is hung on the equipment it should include the name of the person who has determined the equipment is non serviceable, the date and a brief statement of the fault or suspected fault. The crew chief should be notified of the red tag and reason for it. He will include the details in his crew chief report at the end of the day.
No equipment should be operated with a red tag affixed.
Red tags can will be removed from gliders or tow planes only by the Director of Maintenance for gliders or tow planes or his designated representative. The Director of Operations or his designated representative has the authority to remove red tags from golf carts. The Director of Facilities or his designated representative has the authority to remove red tags from mowing equipment.
Additional red tags are located in the office and also in the glider hanger on the work bench near the crew chiefs locker.
12. AIRCRAFT AND VEHICLE MAINTENANCE:
It is the responsibility of the crew chief to ensure all equipment is serviceable before it is used and at the end of the day is returned cleaned serviceable for the next crew day, or if unserviceable a red tag is affixed and the cause for the red tag is communicated.
At the end of the crew day, gliders, tow planes and golf carts should be washed down (if muddy) and free of trash. Seat cushions should be returned to the trailer and the trash cans emptied.
All gliders with batteries should be hooked up to the chargers and the glass gliders properly covered when in the hanger.
15. NAME (ID) TAGS:
In order to make identification easier, the following name tag colors will be utilized:
ORANGE Pre-solo and initial solo students
YELLOW Advanced solo students (more than 10 solo flights)
BLUE Private Pilot
GOLD Commercial Pilot
GRAY Certified Flight Instructor
16. OPERATIONS DURING NON-SCHEDULED FLYING DAYS:
All guidelines for safe operations on normal scheduled flying days apply to nonscheduled flying days; a qualified person should be identified as crew chief. This person assumes the all duties and responsibilities of a crew chief. It is imperative that any person who assumes this position be familiar with the duties of the crew chief position.
The normal reporting requirements apply.
17. OFF-SITE OPERATIONS:
From time to time, CCSC club members may transport CCSC aircraft to another location to set up temporary flight operations away from the home gliderport. This is done to provide CCSC members the opportunity to experience soaring conditions, such as ridge or wave, which are not available at the home gliderport.
Off-site operations may also be used to promote soaring in general and solicit new members. In general, such trips are encouraged by the club, provided they are conducted in a safe and organized manner.
Prior to transporting any CCSC aircraft, or other equipment, from the gliderport permission must be obtained from either the CCSC Board of Trustees, or from the day’s acting Crew Chief. For each off-site operation, a CCSC club member must be designated to serve as “Director of Off-Site Operations”. This individual shall direct the off-site operation and shall have the same authority as a regular Crew Chief.
The “Director of Off-Site Operations” shall maintain a record of expenses incurred and shall see that each flight is recorded on a CCSC Flight Record Card. These records shall be given to the CCSC Business Manager to be used in calculating flight charges.
Flight charges for off-site operations shall be calculated by totaling all expenses incurred during the off-site operation and dividing by the total number of glider flights recorded.
REMOTE OPERATIONS:
STEWART’S AIRPORT: Operations at Stewart’s either daily training or winch towing are not considered “remote” and additional fees do not apply.
THE RIDGE: The ridge is considered remote and additional fees may apply. Mileage to and from the ridge should be shared by the members using the glider.
CLINTON COUNTY: Operations at Clinton County Airport in the spring time will require an adjustment to the fees due to the additional cost of hangaring the gliders.
Caesar Creek Soaring Club
Guest ride fee schedule
3000 ft tow $100
Mile high tow {5280 feet} $150
EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN CHECKLIST
IMMEDIATELY:
NEXT:
THEN:
FINALLY:
STROKE/HEART ATTACK SYMPTOMS
STROKE
Always remember to call 911
Stroke is a common and often misunderstood condition and its early symptoms are often ignored. Some brain cells deprived of oxygen die within minutes. Others may take a few hours to die depending on the nature of the blockage or hemorrhage. The loss of physical and mental functions is often permanent and can include motor-function disability. The most effective treatment for stroke can be administered if it is within three hours of the onset of stroke.
Although strokes can occur at any age, most stroke patients (two-thirds) are over the age of 65.
A stroke happens when a part of the brain is impaired from lack of blood, usually because one of the arteries that supply oxygen-carrying blood to the brain has been damaged. There are two ways this can happen:
This occurs in 15% of strokes.
STROKE HAPPENS.
Know the signs and symptoms. Act F.A.S.T!
FAST stands for face, arms, speech and time, and is being used as part of a campaign by the Stroke Awareness Foundation to educate the public about warning signs of stroke and seek proper medical services immediately. If you think a person is having a stroke, call 9-1-1, especially if the person has trouble with these basic commands.
Face – Does one side of the face droop?
Ask the person to smile.
Arms – Is one arm weak or numb?
Ask the person to raise both arms. Does one arm drift downward?
Speech – Is speech slurred?
Ask the person to repeat a simple sentence. Is the sentence repeated correctly?
Time – If the person shows any of these symptom
CALL 9-1-1 immediately!
Heart Attack
Always remember to call 911
The warning signs and symptoms of a heart attack aren’t the same for everyone. Many heart attacks start slowly as mild pain or discomfort. Some people don’t have symptoms at all. Heart attacks that occur without any symptoms or very mild symptoms are called silent heart attacks.
Chest Pain or Discomfort
The most common heart attack symptom is chest pain or discomfort. This includes new chest pain or discomfort or a change in the pattern of existing chest pain or discomfort.
Most heart attacks involve discomfort in the center or left side of the chest that often lasts for more than a few minutes or goes away and comes hack.
The discomfort can feel like:
The more signs and symptoms you have, the more likely it is that you’re having a heart attack. Not everyone having a heart attack has typical symptoms. If you’ve already had a heart attack, your symptoms may not be the same for another one. However, some people may have a pattern of symptoms that recur.
CALL 9-1-1 immediately!
AEDs
Patients with signs and symptoms of heart attach should be connected to this device as a safety precaution
Always remember to call 911
An automated external defibrillator or AED is a portable electronic device that automatically diagnoses the potentially life threatening cardiac arrhythmias of ventricular fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia in a patient, and is able to treat them through defibrillation, the application of electrical shock which stops the arrhythmia, allowing the heart to reestablish an effective rhythm. With simple audio and visual commands, AEDs are designed to be simple to use.
Crew chiefs and crew:
Take the time to locate and familiarize yourself with these devices
Locations:
Crew Chiefs manual
Directions for Oxygen use:
Equipment list
To deliver emergency oxygen, you need:
Oxygen should be delivered with properly sized equipment for the respective victims and appropriate flow rates for the delivery device we will use a nasal cannula.
A nasal cannula is a plastic tube, held in place over the victim’s ears, with two small prongs that are inserted into the victim’s nose. This device is used to administer oxygen to a breathing victim with minor breathing problems.
In the United States, oxygen cylinders are labeled “U.S.P.” and marked with a yellow diamond that says “Oxygen.” U.S.P. stands for United States Pharmacopeia and indicates the oxygen is to be used for medical purposes. In the United States, oxygen cylinders typically have green markings.
You Tube film on nasal cannula application:
“Applying Nasal Cannula.YOB
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KaP18PjUmU
YAW STRINGS –
10 inch strings with 1 knots on each end are for ASK21 and Grob canopies
12 inch strings with 1 knot on one end are for 2-33 pitot tubes …
Use¾ inch circles to mount strings on ASK21 and Grob canopies.
Have you been flying around the airport wishing to break the bonds and fly cross country? Are you considering buying a glider but just don’t know if cross country is for you? If you have a glider rating or are about to get one, here is an opportunity to be exposed to a low stress cross country experience. I am offering a back seat ride in a two place motorglider to those interested. I don’t know how many soarable days we will have for the next month but if you are interested, just contact me at dreagan<at>fuse.net and I will put you on the list. Let me know if you can fly on days other than Saturday and Sunday. We will discuss the decision making process during the whole flight so it should be quite informative. Remember that although we will be in a MOTOR glider, there is always a possibility of a landout. – Dan Reagan