How to handle a glider retrieve in GTO.
Technically, a retrieve sequence could be three GTO flights
- Original glider launch
- Towplane relocation to outland airstrip
- Retrieve launch and return.
The towplane has launched/landed three times. The glider has launched/landed twice.
However, entering all three flights into GTO would be painful and unnecessary. Instead we enter a retrieve sequence as two flights in GTO.
- Original glider flight
- billed as normal
- Note: hard for Kraak Kontrol to enter glider landing time.
- Retrieve flight.
- Towplane and glider details are entered.
- bill towplane tach hours.
- glider times charged as normal.
- Adjust times as necessary to reflect glider flight time.
- Note : hard for Kraak Kontrol to enter launch times.
How will GTO be handled...
- Enter the original flight and launch.
- Glider lands out and asks springfield base for a retrieve.
- Land original glider flight. Setting landout time if known.
- Create a new GTO retrieve flight detailing glider and towplane as usual.
- Launch retrieve flight when towplane launches.
- Land towplane when it gets back to springfield.
- Land glider when it gets back to springfield.
- Enter towplane Tach time to retrieve flight.
- Adjust retrieve launch time to glider relight time. This will give gto the true glider flight hours.
