Collings Foundation Wings of Freedom Tour

April 25 - 28, 2019

Torrance Airport Association

Agenda

• Schedule

• Event layout

• Bomber activities (25 – 28 April) – Important responsibilities

– Key contacts

Event Layout

Museum

Parking for B-17, B-24, B-25, P-51

VOLUNTEER PARKING—PARK PERPENDICULAR TO EDGE OF

RAMP

Volunteer check-in

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Food

Schedule • Friday April 25

– 0800: Set up ramp – 1130: Lunch – Approximately 1200: Aircraft arrival – 1400: Ground tours – 1700: Flights – 1800: Close-up

• Saturday April 26 – 0800: Open

– 0900: Flights – 1130: Lunch

– 1000: Ground tours – 1700: Flights

Schedule (continued)

• Saturday April 27 – 0900: Flights

– 1000: Ground Tours

– 1130: Lunch

– 1700: Flights

– 1800: Close up

• Sunday April 29 – NO FLIGHTS OR GROUND TOURS

– 1000: Aircraft depart

– 1200: Ramp tear-down complete

Key Roles

• Volunteer chief: – Volunteer vests, safety whistles, water

• Gate watch: – Arrive 7:45 AM every day to let in volunteers

– Direct arriving vendors (fence, porta-potties) & volunteers

• Parking lot chief: CAP – Direct handicapped visitors to entrances

– Monitor lot capacity; post “LOT FULL” sign when full

– Divert visitors to other lots when their lot is full

Key roles (continued)

• Volunteer support: – Pick-up ice 9:00 AM – Set-up lunch service – Pick up pizzas for lunch at 11:30 AM

• Ramp Chief: – Set-up ramp by 10 AM – Remove & deploy cones, move end ropes for aircraft

arrival/departure – Control “fence jumpers,” safety watch in ground tour area – Clear ground tour area for aircraft arrival/departure – One volunteer at each aircraft entrance and exit – Manage ramp auto traffic when aircraft are active

Radio Communications

• Key spots

– Volunteer check-in desk

– Entry gate

– Each parking lot

– GAC/airport ops

PROHIBITED ON VENUE

• SMOKING • PETS (SEEING-EYE • DOGS OK)* • BICYCLES • SKATEBOARDS • ROLLERSKATES • SCOOTERS • HOVERBOARDS • ALCOHOL

* “Service” Dogs

• REAL Service dogs must be admitted—they have been properly trained and tested by experts

• We are permitted to ask two questions: – Is this a “service dog” required because of a disability? – What is it trained to do to mitigate the disability?

• Many “certificates” are fake; there is no “official” registry; official-looking vests are sold over the internet to anyone

• Animals whose sole function is to provide emotional support, comfort, therapy, companionship, or promote emotional well-being are NOT service dogs

• If any animal behaves inappropriately or aggressively, it can be excluded or removed

Final notes

• Download and print a parking pass TorranceAirport.org/parking.pdf

• Park south side of ramp, next to and perpendicular to the Robinson parking lot fence edge

• Check in at VOLUNTEER CHECK-IN desk

• Proceed to your Museum, CAP or other assignment.

• Please return your vest before you leave

COLLINGS FOUNDATION’S

WINGS OF FREEDOM TOUR HOSTED BY

WESTERN MUSEUM OF FLIGHT With generous support from:

•THE COLLINGS FOUNDATION •THE CITY OF TORRANCE •FRIENDS OF TORRANCE AIRPORT •TORRANCE AIRPORT ASSOCIATION

•LONG BEACH 99s •TORRANCE FLIGHT PARK •PACIFIC SKIES AVIATION

And THE ENTHUSIASTIC EFFORTS FROM DOZENS OF EVENT VOLUNTEERS

THANK YOU ALL!!