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A PRESENTATION BASED ON TEXT FROM THE BRITISH GLIDING ASSOCIATION, THE GLIDING FEDERATION OF AUSTRALIA,AND THE GLIDING CLUB OF VICTORIA IN THE INTEREST OF SOARING SAFETY

GLIDING CLUB OFVICTORIA-TRAINING

THE EYE THE EYE

• We can see and identify only what the mind permits us to see.

• The eye has blind spots.

• To see effectively you must move your head.

THETHE GLIDERGLIDER

The glider has blind spots-to see effectively you must move your head

TO BE SAFETO BE SAFE

LOOKOUT-SCAN EFFECTIVELY BY MOVING YOUR HEAD

MANOEUVRE-BE SITUATIONALLY AWARE AND POSITION THE SAILPLANE SO THAT IT CAN BE SEEN BY OTHER PILOTS

SCAN PATTERNSSCAN PATTERNS

MOVE YOUR HEADCruising scan-Forward conical scan 60

deg.left/right.Up and down. The area ahead of the sailplane is a prime collision risk zone.

Full scan-Complete visible sky scan. A scan of all the airspace visible to the pilot from his/her position and orientation.

Targeted scan-Scan concentrating on a specific area.Scans conducted of specific areas of the sky,at designated times and for specific reasons

POSITION THE SAILPLANEPOSITION THE SAILPLANE

Normal entry Spiral entry

NORMAL ENTRYNORMAL ENTRY

SPIRAL ENTRYSPIRAL ENTRY

POSITIONINGPOSITIONING

THE RULESTHE RULES

• Assume that all other aircraft have not seen you.• Always be aware of what is happening around

you. • Always keep other sailplanes in sight and ensure

that you can be seen.• A sailplane that remains stationary in the canopy

and is growing larger, is going to hit you unless you take avoiding action.

MORE RULESMORE RULES

• The first sailplane in the thermal has the right of way.

• Join the thermal to turn in the same direction.• When joining ensure that other sailplanes do not

have to manoeuvre to avoid you.• If there is more than one sailplane thermalling in

different directions turn in the same direction as the one at your height.

• Do not pull up or dive sharply in the thermal.• Do not pull up in front of another sailplane.

SITUATIONAL AWARNESSSITUATIONAL AWARNESS

ADJUST THE BANKADJUST THE BANK

SAFE AND SEENSAFE AND SEEN

GETTING CLOSERGETTING CLOSER

LOOKOUT!!!!LOOKOUT!!!!

LOOKOUT!!!!LOOKOUT!!!!

SITUATIONAL CHANGESSITUATIONAL CHANGES

MONITORMONITOR

MORE MANOUVRINGMORE MANOUVRING

SOUND ADVICESOUND ADVICE

• Make sure that you can see the other sailplanes and that they can see you.

• Lookout for other gliders joining or flying through the thermal.

• Do not turn inside another sailplane unless you can maintain adequate separation even if they tighten their turn.

• Leave the thermal if other sailplanes are getting too close or too much of your attention is given watching other sailplanes.

LOOKOUT SAFETY IS NO ACCIDENT IT

STARTS WITH YOU