This session was a great session and very well put together. Gordan ( he is the one that writes the crewing essentials book and has a long last name) has been crewing for about 20 years and he was a wealth of knowledge today.
Some of the key things he touched on today: "There is no other person that knows the pilot, flying area and the skills of that person better than the crew." He was talking about the ability to know when to let the pilot know that something is wrong and if he values you as crew he is also going to value your opinion if something is wrong.
Have someone on the crew trained in First Aid/CPR. He knew of at least 7 different pilots that have had heart attacks while flying and coming in for a landing. Having someone trained is a necessacity
Make sure that your crew chief knows how to give full passenger briefings. If the passenger has been told several times they are more likely to remember it during the landing.
Always have emergency contact info for the area you are flying taped to the visor of the chase vehicle. Another great option is to hang it from the mirror.
Great weather tip- call Flight service before you launch, call your crew before you land to find out how things have changed since you received the tip.
Good Idea: have a fire extinguisher on the fan. If the fan tips over and gas spills, you are going to have a major event within seconds of that happening. Keep it close by if you don't want to mount it to your fan
Great idea- place a blanket or flag over both your tie off lines and your crownlines. This helps people see these better and don't run into them causing injury to themselves.
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