content_image/597020.jpg content_image/597021.jpg
Tost Tow Hook  .....................................................12-2 

Tow Ring Inspection ................................................12-4 

Tow Rope Inspection................................................12-4 

Tow Rope Strength Requirements........................12-4 

Take Off Planning........................................................12-5 

On the Airport ..........................................................12-6 

Ground Signals.............................................................12-6 

Takeoff and Climb .......................................................12-7 

Tow Positions, Turns, and Release ..............................12-8 

Glider Tow Positions................................................12-8 

Turns on Tow  ...........................................................12-8 

Approaching a Thermal............................................12-9 

Release......................................................................12-9 

Descent, Approach and Landing................................12-10 

Descent ...................................................................12-10 

Approach and Landing ...........................................12-10 

Cross-Country Aerotow .............................................12-10 

Emergencies...............................................................12-11 

Takeoff Emergencies..............................................12-11 

## Tow Plane Power Failure on the Runway 

During Takeoff Roll ...........................................12-11 

## Glider Releases During Takeoff With Tow 

Plane Operation Normal .....................................12-11 

## Tow Plane Power Failure or Tow Rope Break After Takeoff but Below 200 Feet Above 

Ground Level .....................................................12-11 

## Tow Plane Power Failure or Tow Rope Break 

After Takeoff Above 200 Feet............................12-11 

## Glider Climbs Excessively High During 

Takeoff  ................................................................12-11 

Airborne Emergencies ...........................................12-12 

Glider Release Failure ........................................12-12 

Glider Problem....................................................12-12 

Immediate Release..............................................12-12 

## Chapter 13 

Human Factors ..................................................13-1 

Introduction  ..................................................................13-1 

Learning from Past Mistakes .......................................13-2 

Recognizing Hazardous Attitudes................................13-2 

Complacency ............................................................13-2 

Indiscipline  ...............................................................13-3 

Overconfidence.........................................................13-3 

Human Error ................................................................13-3 

Types of Errors.........................................................13-3 

Unintentional  ........................................................13-3 

Intentional  ............................................................13-4 

Human and Physiological Factors that Affect Flight...13-4 

Fatigue  .....................................................................13-4 

Hyperventilation.......................................................13-5 

Inner Ear Discomfort................................................13-5 

Spatial Disorientation ...............................................13-6 

Dehydration ..............................................................13-6 

Heatstroke  .................................................................13-6 

Cold Weather............................................................13-6 

Cockpit Management ..................................................13-7 

Personal Equipment..................................................13-7 

Oxygen System.....................................................13-7 

Transponder Code .......................................................13-9 

Definitions ................................................................13-9 

Risk Management ........................................................13-9 

Safety Management System (SMS) .........................13-9 

Aeronautical Decision-Making (ADM) .................13-10 

## Appendix A 

## Soaring Safety Foundation (SSF): Safety Advisory 00-1, Glider Critical 

<img src='content_image/597020.jpg'>

<img src='content_image/597021.jpg'>

