Guide to Self-Launching Sailplanes by Eric Greenwell. The link takes you to a page with more information and the link to the PDF document. If you haven't read this before, now would be a very good time.

These links go ASH 26 E Technical Reports items that can have a direct effect on safety. They are listed here to make it easy to find them.

• Pre-Flight Checklists!
• Avoiding fires
• Glider improvements
  • Spoiler warning systems - procedures and devices to prevent the spoilers from opening unintentionally
  • Piggot Hooks - Simple or Elegant (both provide "parking brake" function)
  • Roeger hook - enable the canopy to jettison cleanly
  • Fire suppression system
• Running the engine without rigging the glider
• Towing the trailer safely
• Safety related equipment
  • SPOT personal tracker/locator
  • inReach personal tracker/locator/two way text messaging
  • Mirrors
  • FLARM and PowerFLARM - collision avoidance device for gliders
  • ELT mounting