Civil Air Patrol Glider Program Risk Assessment Release

Civil Air Patrol Glider Program Risk Assessment & Release Briefing to Glider Program Managers ONE CIVIL AIR PATROL, EXCELLING IN SERVICE TO OUR NATION AND OUR MEMBERS!

Agenda • Glider Program Cross-Functional Team • Risk Assessment & Release (RA&R) Process • Risk Assessment Worksheet • Flight Release Officer’s Checklist • Recording Data • Feedback and Improvement ONE CIVIL AIR PATROL, EXCELLING IN SERVICE TO OUR NATION AND OUR MEMBERS!

Glider Program CFT • Objective • Analyze glider program to address systemic problems highlighted by recent mishaps and other identified problems - top to bottom review • Products/End-state • Draft Glider Regulation • Enhanced risk management tools for glider ops • Strategic recommendations for CAP Leadership • Timeline • Develop tools, policies and procedures by 29 Mar 18 for coordination, approval, field testing and implementation ONE CIVIL AIR PATROL, EXCELLING IN SERVICE TO OUR NATION AND OUR MEMBERS!

Implementation Timeline ONE CIVIL AIR PATROL, EXCELLING IN SERVICE TO OUR NATION AND OUR MEMBERS!

Limitations with Current System Problem Areas Approach • • Operational Infrastructure Processes Tools Recognize Minimize Streamline Relevant CAPR 70 -1 9. 10. 1. 5 and 9. 10. 2. 1. 1. authorized CAP/DO to temporarily authorize use of unique paper-based tools as part of a proof-of-concept for new methods of risk assessment and flight release. This wording was added specifically to authorize the paper -based glider RA&R process that will be discussed in this presentation. ONE CIVIL AIR PATROL, EXCELLING IN SERVICE TO OUR NATION AND OUR MEMBERS!

Guiding Principles • • • Pre-flight Risk Assessment • Unique to the crew, environment, mission, & A/C • Validity is impacted by time and assumptions • No restriction on hours prior - must precede release • One assessment is good for PIC’s flying day as long as worst case conditions are used for all factors Flight Release • A second set of eyes • Tiered approach to risk acceptance • Limited to 24 hours prior w/ knowledge of PIC & A/C • One release valid for the pilot’s flying day Record Keeping • Customer requirements • Internal business requirements – 24/72 hour timelines ONE CIVIL AIR PATROL, EXCELLING IN SERVICE TO OUR NATION AND OUR MEMBERS!

WMIRS Sortie Planning • • Flight Academy Management Screen • Limited to use by Flight Academies • Created to support training sortie types • Tow sorties are now supported • Don’t edit sorties using the standard Air Sortie screen Standard Sortie Planning Screens • All other flying • Supports mixed sortie types ONE CIVIL AIR PATROL, EXCELLING IN SERVICE TO OUR NATION AND OUR MEMBERS!

Glider RA&R Proof-of-concept One per PIC/CFI per day Assess Release Record • Glider • Tow on e. Release NOTE: Tow sorties should be risk assessed and release using existing powered-aircraft tools (electronic or paper). This data can be entered directly into WMIRS e. Flight Release or transferred into e. FR from paper after the fact. ONE CIVIL AIR PATROL, EXCELLING IN SERVICE TO OUR NATION AND OUR MEMBERS!

Glider Risk Assessment • Risk level headings • Nominal, Reduced, Minimal • Elevated/Special Cond, No Go • Factors • • Crew, Environment, Mission 12 specified factors 3 “Other” (no free text) Tow/launch risk • Release ranges • FRO, SFRO, Wing, CAP/DO • Upload to sortie files ONE CIVIL AIR PATROL, EXCELLING IN SERVICE TO OUR NATION AND OUR MEMBERS!

Glider Flight Release • Relevant requirements • • Verbal release Document mission symbol Confirm arrival Initiate missing a/c proc. • CAPF 99 G • Glider-specific • Checklist format • Record of release • Upload to sortie files ONE CIVIL AIR PATROL, EXCELLING IN SERVICE TO OUR NATION AND OUR MEMBERS!

Tow Risk Assessment & Release • Aircraft Risk Assessment Worksheet (RAW) • Use Unique TOLD Criteria • • T/O GROL x 2 < Runway length (0) T/O GROL x 2 > Runway length (15) Reference CAPR 70 -1 9. 9. 5. 1. 4. Total contributes to Glider RAW • FRO Checklist • • • Standard aircraft FRO checklist Many non-applicable questions Will be needed to complete WMIRS e. Flight Release ONE CIVIL AIR PATROL, EXCELLING IN SERVICE TO OUR NATION AND OUR MEMBERS!

Flight Time Log and Release Altitude • • AIF-G_FLT_LOG_3 G Glider required fields FRO information Legend on Glider Operations page • Not required • Still must use F 99 G ONE CIVIL AIR PATROL, EXCELLING IN SERVICE TO OUR NATION AND OUR MEMBERS!

WMIRS Data Recording • • Scan the Glider RAW and CAPF 99 G Enter the required data in WMIRS Sortie Edit • Hobbs • Tach • Ldgs • Fuel/Oil • Reimbursement to/via Upload scanned documents to the AIF ORM Matrix folder in Sortie Files Upload files for the entire Mission can be viewed by going the Mission Files folder and clicking on the Air. Sortie folder ONE CIVIL AIR PATROL, EXCELLING IN SERVICE TO OUR NATION AND OUR MEMBERS!

Feedback and Improvement • Accomplished to date • CAPR 70 -1 ICL • Glider-specific CAPF 99 G • Glider RAW updates • Coming • CAPR 60 -1 G ICL • Data Collection – by program mgr • Improvement – as required ONE CIVIL AIR PATROL, EXCELLING IN SERVICE TO OUR NATION AND OUR MEMBERS!

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