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I am currently in Florida and participating in the Seniors Soaring competition doing ground operations. The contest is continuing despite the Covid-19 outbreak. Some of us are wearing gloves while we handle gliders, others are using hand sanitizer frequently . They are sending out the morning pilot briefing notes via email instead of having a pilot meeting. So far only a few pilots have left or did not come at all to the contest. So far, everything is going well. We are not shaking hands and trying to stay a few feet away from people. There is no panic here. Smooth operations.
There are precautions we can take at the club like wearing gloves. Have plenty of hand sanitizer on hand. Wiping down the control sticks with clorox wipes after each use. Hand held radios can also be wiped. I think flying our two place gliders will not be a problem as long as we follow some common sense procedures to limit any exposure.Members should Follow the guidelines the CDC has recommended about self isolation and quarantine if needed. Don’t come to the club if you are sick.Day member rides can also be safely conducted after interviewing the rider about any health issues past or present.Just my 2 cents worth.Don GrilloI am currently in Florida and participating in the Seniors Soaring competition doing ground operations. The contest is continuing despite the Covid-19 outbreak. Some of us are wearing gloves while we handle gliders, others are using hand sanitizer frequently . They are sending out the morning pilot briefing notes via email instead of having a pilot meeting. So far only a few pilots have left or did not come at all to the contest. So far, everything is going well. We are not shaking hands and trying to stay a few feet away from people. There is no panic here. Smooth operations.
There are precautions we can take at the club like wearing gloves. Have plenty of hand sanitizer on hand. Wiping down the control sticks with clorox wipes after each use. Hand held radios can also be wiped. I think flying our two place gliders will not be a problem as long as we follow some common sense procedures to limit any exposure.Members should Follow the guidelines the CDC has recommended about self isolation and quarantine if needed. Don’t come to the club if you are sick.Day member rides can also be safely conducted after interviewing the rider about any health issues past or present.Just my 2 cents worth.Don GrilloHello Sky Soaring members,
I will still be in Florida and unable to attend the spring safety meeting on March 21st. 🙁
The winter months without any flying makes us all a little rusty and it’s normal for us to forget things. When we get a little rusty it takes us time to get back into the normal flow, follow proper procedures that make for a safe operation on the field. With that in mind, I would like to recommend that we all take some time to review the Sky Soaring Policy and Procedures Manual. It contains important safety information about field operations.
I also recommend that each of us take the Wing Runner course that is available online at http://www.soaringsafety.org/learning/wingrunner/wingrunner.html
At the end of the course and when you pass the short quiz, you will be awarded a Certificate that you can print out. Bring that Certificate with you to the safety meeting, then place it in your personal folder in the Sky Soaring office.
For our Tow Pilots, I recommend taking the Tow Pilot Course located here: http://www.soaringsafety.org/learning/towpilot/towpilot.html
Do the same thing after passing the quiz. Print your Certificate and place it in your folder in the office.
Also, for our tow pilots, Sky Soaring has a new Tow Pilots Guide. It is required reading for all our tow pilots. You will find the Tow Pilots Guide here: http://skysoaring.com/ssidownloads/tow-pilots-guide-pdf-rev-1-0/
Lets have a great fun and safe season of soaring in 2020.
Don Grillo
CFI-GThe Michael Wallace Memorial Scholarship Fund is beginning its nineteenth year. We have been proud to provide scholarships every year to young student pilots who have a love for soaring. The Michael Wallace Memorial Scholarship Fund is not just a local, or club supported scholarship. Grants are awarded nationally, and we are proud of the fact that in the past 18 years we have supported students all across the United States.This year, the grant is $1,000.00, to be paid directly to a flight school or club for the benefit of the recipient of the scholarship. Applications for the grant are due by March 15, 2020. Grants will be awarded by April 30, 2020.Students 14 to 22 years of age are eligible to apply and the requirements are fairly easy.Club members, flight instructors, all of you who believe as I do, please help us to get your students and their parents interested in applying for the scholarship. I’m sure that parents would be especially interested in the financial help this scholarship could offer. If you have not already received an email with a poster and application form, you can download one from the Michael Wallace Scholarship website. Go to michaelwallacescholarship.orgArt WallaceThe Michael Wallace Memorial Scholarship FundHappy New Year From the Sky Soaring Maintenance Committee, Don, John and Gary. May your 2020 bring lots of soaring flights. Hope to see you on the 1st with your Chili entry. If you’re no good at making chili bring brownies… 😉
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I won’t be there, I have to start my Christmas shopping
— Don
On Dec 22, 2019, at 14:40, Sky Soaring <webmaster@skysoaring.com> wrote:Tim, I believe the truck battery is ok, it is the winch battery
that is dead. I left a battery charger on the winch battery
however, it is not plugged in so, it will need charging. Any
jumping would be done at the battery not the alternator.Here are some other things that would need to be done: Remove
the battery charger from the C-182.The gas golf cart is sitting in front of the C-182 tail. Caution
moving things as everything is packed in like a sardine can.Check with Andy to see if he is finished working on the
installation of a new exhaust pipe on the mule. I think he is but
I’m not 100% sure.I would request that the C-182 not be flown. Jim has spent a week
cleaning and polishing it and I would like to have it clean for
any prospective buyers.Tim Wrote:
Don- To my knowledge the truck battery (more importantly the
terminals for its alternator) are within jumper cable distance. Is
that, along with trickle charging in the morning, a viable
solution?
