Glider Ground Handling -- Flightline to Hangar

Lesson Objective

Regulatory Requirement

• §61.87(i)(2)
• Private Pilot Practical Test Standard II-C

Content

• opening of the hangar doors
• number of people required to safely return the glider to the hangar
• appropriate use of the dolly

Completion Standards

• safe insertion of the aircraft into the hangar
• proper use of the dolly

• the appropriate use of hangar doors
• the hazards of handling the canopy
• the appropriate locations of storing and charging the battery
• the appropriate position of the spoiler handle in the ASK-21

Prerequisite Study

• Glider Flying Handbook, Page 6-2

Recommended Study

• Soaring Safety Foundation Wingrunner Course