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Site Surveys

Presented byPresented by

Burt ComptonBurt Compton

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Concept of the Soaring Site Survey...

Based on the Swedish Soaring Federation

mandatory Site Survey program

which resulted in a decrease

in the glider accident rate in Sweden

by more than 50%.

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Soaring Site Survey...

• You must invite the Soaring Safety Foundation to conduct a survey.

• A soaring site cannot “fail” a site survey - it is a observation of glider operations.

• A one-day visit includes an evening Safety Seminar to discuss concerns with all of the club members.

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Benefits

• Independent, third-person observations.

• Generates a confidential verbal report.

• A basis to modify your “Safety Culture”.

• Reinforces your commitment to safety.

• Refreshes CFIG teaching techniques.

• Identifies your “Good Ideas”, to be shared.

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Beyond The Bottom Line

• Save lives, prevent injuries.

• Reduce damage to aircraft and property.

• Save your club, and your soaring site.

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Corrective Actions

After the Site Survey, club managers begin:

• Reviewing Ops Procedures• Updating Manuals• Giving Authority to the Safety Officer• Strengthening Club Management• Periodic Self-Evaluation

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26 Site Surveys in 18 States2002 – 2005

CA (3) IL (2) VT (2)

TX MI (2) NH

NM WI MA

CO (3) MN (2) VA

TN IA PA

FL NY AZ

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Site Survey Checklist

• Club Member Concerns

• Recent Incidents

• Current Operational Aspects

• Management Structure

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Site Survey Checklist

• Managers• Safety Officer• Flight Instructors• Tow Pilots• Line Crew

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Site Survey Checklist

• Airspace

• Airport

• Aircraft

- Gliders

- Towplanes

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Site Survey Checklist

• Ground Handling

• Launch Point Organization

• Takeoff Procedures

• Aerotow and Release Procedures

• Landing Patterns

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Modifying the Safety Culture

• “We’ve always done it this way.”• Avoid operating in a bubble.• Compliance with safety procedures by pilots of

privately owned gliders

• Attitudes about risk management• Consistency in training / periodic checkouts• Instructor Recertification• Safety Meetings

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Sharing The Good Ideas!

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Common Observations

• Launch Point OrganizationGround handling & securing of gliders.People & equipment along the takeoff line.

• Club Instructors – Inconsistent training:no syllabusno student progress checks / pilot recordsdifferent checklistsdifferent landing pattern shapesdifferent stall/spin recognition trainingCFIG renewal by non-glider method

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Common Observations

• Towpilots – Diving after glider release,

aggressive flying, rope management, taxi routes.

• Club ManagementPoor record keeping, especially pilot currency.

Not establishing authority of a Safety Officer.

• Rescue Equipment / Emergency Plan

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Common Observations

• Strange checklists, if any.

• Flying high above the towplane wake.

• Flying “square” patterns in relation to landmarks on the ground.

• Lack of awareness of new procedures / sources of training and safety information. Insisting on doing it the “old way”.

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Crew Resource Management

• Glider Pilot• Towpilot • Wing Runner

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Burt’s Triangle

Safety Fun

The Bottom Line

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Don’t Lose Sight of Safety!

Safety

Fun

The Bottom Line

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Invite the SSFSoaring Site Survey

Flight Instructor Recertification Clinic (FIRC)

Speak at your Soaring Safety Seminar

www.SOARINGSAFETY.org

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Contact the Soaring Safety Foundation

www.SOARINGSAFETY.org

SSF Trustees: Rich Carlson (Chairman)

Bernald Smith

Gene Hammond

Bob Wander

Burt Compton

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