Duty Roster

The Windrushers Gliding Club duty roster now uses the DutyMan online roster system. Clicking the above link will open the roster in a new window. As many people don't seem to have noticed, there are two views of the roster available - Calendar View and List View. Use List View, and select Paged, it's easier to work with.

You are advised to check the roster at regular intervals and look ahead to check for duties in advance of the current week's display. Duties will usually be allocated for four to six weeks ahead of the current date, to enable you to plan things or arrange swapsies. If you arrange a swap without using the DutyMan swap system or without letting me know, next time you may accidentally get rostered close to the swapped date, as others will work from the existing "official" roster.

There is a beginner's guide to using the system available to all members.

Just to clear up a point of confusion - DutyMan is designed to DISPLAY the roster, so you can access the list from anywhere (unlike a list on a piece of paper at the club, which you can only see in one place), and to issue reminders of duties due by email. A human being allocates the duties to you, not a computer. Allocation of duties is done by some poor volunteer, with members working in regular teams. You can share duties on the day with your team members of course, and others not on the team are allowed to volunteer their help.

The Duty BI is there to guarentee at least one person is available to fly trial lessons. This doesn't mean they must fly every trial lesson - you can share them with a friend on a busy day to reduce the work load, or with one of the other rostered instructors. The same is true for tuggies and other instructors - don't get tired and worn out by working too hard.