Membership Manual March 31, 2018 Please note newly revised, updated, and additional text in a blue font P.O. Box 1422 Princeton, NJ 08540 1 Table of Contents QUICK FACTS ......................................................................................................................................................... 4 AIRPORT LOCATION ......................................................................................................................................... 4 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................................................... 8 PURPOSE .............................................................................................................................................................. 8 HISTORY AND EQUIPMENT ............................................................................................................................. 8 MEMBERSHIP....................................................................................................................................................... 11 MEMBER RESPONSIBILITIES......................................................................................................................... 11 FEE STRUCTURE .............................................................................................................................................. 11 REQUIRED SSA MEMBERSHIP DUES ........................................................................................................... 13 FLIGHT CHARGES ............................................................................................................................................ 13 MEETINGS ......................................................................................................................................................... 14 MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION ......................................................................................................................... 14 RELEASE FROM LIABILITY ........................................................................................................................... 14 INSURANCE OVERVIEW ................................................................................................................................. 14 SGS 2-33A SHIP INSURANCE .......................................................................................................................... 15 SGS 1-26B AND SGS 1-34 SHIP INSURANCE ................................................................................................... 16 SCHWEIZER SGS 2-33 FLIGHT MANUAL ..................................................................................................... 18 Schweizer SGS 2-33 N658867 Weight and Balance ........................................................................................ 18 SCHWEIZER SGS 1-26 FLIGHT MANUAL ..................................................................................................... 21 Schweizer SGS 1-26B N389BR Weight and Balance ...................................................................................... 21 SGS 1-34 FLIGHT MANUAL ............................................................................................................................. 23 Schweizer SGS 1-34 N76JP Weight and Balance ........................................................................................... 23 TRAINING .............................................................................................................................................................. 25 REQUIREMENTS FOR GLIDER PILOT LICENSING ..................................................................................... 25 General Requirements ..................................................................................................................................... 25 Solo Pilot ......................................................................................................................................................... 25 Private Pilot .................................................................................................................................................... 26 Private pilot rear seat flying review and signoff ............................................................................................. 26 Commercial Pilot ............................................................................................................................................ 27 Flight Instructor .............................................................................................................................................. 27 CLUB PILOT CLASSIFICATIONS.................................................................................................................... 28 SAILPLANE FLIGHT TRAINING SYLLABUS................................................................................................ 29 Purpose and Content ....................................................................................................................................... 29 Flight Syllabus Study References .................................................................................................................... 29 Student Pilot Responsibilities .......................................................................................................................... 29 SOLO FLIGHT .................................................................................................................................................... 30 OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES ........................................................................................................................ 31 FLIGHT REVIEWS ............................................................................................................................................. 31 FAA Flight Reviews ......................................................................................................................................... 31 Club Flight Reviews ........................................................................................................................................ 31 SAFETY MEETINGS ......................................................................................................................................... 31 SIGN-UP AND SCHEDULING PROCEDURES................................................................................................ 32 CLUB FLYING STATUS .................................................................................................................................... 32 ABUSES OF THE SCHEDULE .......................................................................................................................... 33 AVIATION WEATHER REPORTING ............................................................................................................... 33 GROUND OPERATIONS ................................................................................................................................... 33 Pre-flighting a Sailplane ................................................................................................................................. 34 Launching a Sailplane ..................................................................................................................................... 34 Landing a sailplane ......................................................................................................................................... 36 First Pilot Responsibilities .............................................................................................................................. 39 2 Last Pilot Responsibilities ............................................................................................................................... 39 RUNWAY OPERATIONS .................................................................................................................................. 39 Runway 7 Operations ...................................................................................................................................... 39 Runway 23 Operations .................................................................................................................................... 39 ALL SGS 2-33 OPERATIONS ............................................................................................................................. 40 SGS 2-33 Solo Operations Removal of Rear Seat Cushions and Latching the Harness ................................. 40 SGS 2-33 Rear Seat Passenger Checkouts ...................................................................................................... 40 ELECTRIC VARIOMETER MANUALS ........................................................................................................... 41 Tasman V1000 Variometer .............................................................................................................................. 41 Borgelt B40 Variometer .................................................................................................................................. 41 TIEDOWN CHECKLIST .................................................................................................................................... 42 SGS 2-33A ......................................................................................................................................................