Schweizer SGS 2-33A — Normal Procedures and Launch Emergencies NOT FOR FLIGHT — source fidelity: not_applicable | operational review: none | completeness: partial | 1 unresolved safety defect(s) Source: authored — no source document Rights: original_expression CC-BY-4.0 Checklist hash: 5afe01fd8549bcfcf8b46b64dc02d841954b06c295936b228a03151bd157ca2f Verify against the aircraft's own approved documentation before use. ======================================================================== DAILY AND PREFLIGHT INSPECTION ------------------------------ [ ] Canopy and latches ................................ CONDITION, SECURE [ ] Controls ........................... FREE, FULL TRAVEL, CORRECT SENSE [ ] Control connections and safeties ............................ CHECKED [ ] Spoilers ....................................... OPERATE, LOCK CLOSED [ ] Tow release ..................................... OPERATES AND RESETS [ ] Wings, fuselage, tail surfaces ............. NO DAMAGE, FABRIC INTACT [ ] Tailwheel or skid, main wheel and tire .................... CONDITION [ ] Pitot and static ....................................... UNOBSTRUCTED [ ] Ballast and placards .......................... CORRECT FOR OCCUPANTS PRE-LAUNCH ---------- [ ] Straps ......................................... TIGHT, ALL OCCUPANTS [ ] Instruments ....................... ALTIMETER SET, ZEROED AS REQUIRED [ ] Controls .............................................. FREE, CORRECT [ ] Canopy ............................................ CLOSED AND LOCKED [ ] Trim ............................................................ SET [ ] Spoilers .......................................... CLOSED AND LOCKED [ ] Tow rope and weak link ............................ CORRECT, ATTACHED [ ] Wind and traffic ............................................ CHECKED [ ] Launch emergency plan ................................. BRIEFED ALOUD [ ] Wing runner and tow pilot ....................... READY, SIGNAL GIVEN ROPE BREAK BELOW 200 FEET [EMERGENCY] -------------------------------------- (Tow rope breaks or tow is released below approximately 200 feet AGL) ** WARNING: Do not attempt a turn back to the runway from low altitude. Land ahead, accepting whatever is in front of the glider. [ ] Nose [MEMORY] ............................ LOWER TO APPROACH ATTITUDE [ ] Tow release [MEMORY] .................................... PULL, TWICE [ ] Spoilers [MEMORY] ....................................... AS REQUIRED [ ] Land straight ahead ROPE BREAK AT OR ABOVE PATTERN ALTITUDE [ABNORMAL] --------------------------------------------------- (Tow failure with sufficient height to fly a pattern) [ ] Tow release [MEMORY] .................................... PULL, TWICE [ ] Airspeed ....................................... ESTABLISH BEST GLIDE [ ] Landing area ............................................... SELECTED [ ] Pattern .................................. FLOWN, ADJUSTED FOR HEIGHT ** GO TO: Continue with the normal approach and landing checklist. APPROACH AND LANDING -------------------- [ ] Straps ........................................................ TIGHT [ ] Landing area ........................................ CONFIRMED CLEAR [ ] Airspeed .......................... APPROACH SPEED SET FOR CONDITIONS [ ] Spoilers ................................. USED TO CONTROL GLIDE PATH ** NOTE: Plan to land long rather than short. Undershooting is not recoverable in a glider. AFTER LANDING ------------- [ ] Maintain wings level with aileron until the glider stops [ ] Spoilers ....................................................... OPEN [ ] Canopy .................................................. AS REQUIRED [ ] Clear the runway and report clear