CHRIS SANTACROCE’S SUPER FLY CHECK LISTS

DRAFT # 2

Equipment 

PRIMARY

1 Glider

2 Biners

3 Harness

4 Helmet

5 Hook Knife

6 Speed System Links

SECONDARY

1 Flight Suit

2 Boots

3 Gloves

4 Radio

5 Tree Kit

6 Vario

7 Wind meter

CROSS COUNTRY

1 GPS (full battery)

2 Camera

3 Film

4 Map

5 Water

6 Food

7 Phone, #’s

8 Radio Freq’s

9 $

10“Glider Pilot,Need Ride to Car” sign

Pre-Flight 

PILOT

1 Helmet on and buckled

2 Flight suit

3 Gloves

4 Boots  tied

5 Radio harness on

HARNESS

1 Reserve pin checked

2 Backpack stowed

3 Adjusted

4 Three buckles locked

CANOPY

1 NoTears

2 No line-overs

3 Quick links tight

4 Lines straight

5 No sticks

6 No tangles                                                                     

Final Pre-Flight 

1 Helmet on and buckled

2 Reserve pin checked

3 Three harness buckles locked

4 Hooked in straight

5 Carabiners locked

6 Speed system connected

7 Speed bar clear and accessible

8 Radio on and checked

9 Vario on, altitude  set

10  Conditions check

11 Flight plan check

12 Launch technique chosen

13 Glider free of sticks and tangles

14 Brake lines free and clear

15 Traffic check

16 Conditions check

In Flight 

POSTURE

1Eyes on horizon

2Legs relaxed, crossed at ankles

3Lean back, weight supported by shoulder straps

4Elbows in

5Hands off risers

 FLIGHT  PLAN

1 Landing zone in sight

2Terrain clearance awareness

3Landing zone conditions check

4Traffic check

Landing 

1 Wind direction

2 Fly directly over LZ if possible

3 Visual survey of LZ obstacles

4 Visualize entire approach including      fl are timing

5 Decide on approach technique   (aircraft or S-turn)

6 Wind check

7 Execute approach

8 Turn long final

9 Legs down ready to run

10 Hands up

11 Eyes on horizon

12 Execute  Flare

13 Keep running

14 disable glider

15 unhook

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