LONG BEACH FLYING CLUB & FLIGHT ACADEMY
DECEMBER 2005 NEWSLETTER
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Editor Candace A. Robinson
EDITORIAL WHAT’S UP? NATIONAL PILOT ALERT, YOUR
HELP IS NEEDED:
SOUNDS FAMILIAR, ONLY WORSE: Much like the enhanced Class B we
lived under for many months in 2001, here’s an excerpt of the operating
instructions for the proposed permanent Washington, DC ADIZ: “The operator must apply for and
receive a tentative reservation from the FAA for a slot for each flight into
and out of DCA. These slots will be given on a first come-first served
basis. Upon receiving the tentative
slot reservation, the operator must submit to TSA a request for a DCA flight
authorization. Operators must submit this request to the TSA at least 24 hours
in advance of the aircraft departure. Upon successful review by TSA, the TSA
will communicate its approval to the FAA for the confirmation of the slot
reservation. Once FAA finalizes the reservation, the TSA will notify the
aircraft operator.’ On top of all this,
passenger names must be submitted and, if any change, the entire process must
restart. DCA can’t be expected to
live/fly like that. But if it can
happen there, it can happen here. Let
your opinion be known. Submit your
comments to the NPRM Before the February 6, 2006 deadline. Mail to: Docket Management Facility, Docket
No. 2004-17005, U.S. Department of Transportation, 400 Seventh St. SW,
Washington, DC, 20590, or fax to 202/493-2251. Or, a petition is available at
the club and we’ll do the sending for you.
SPECIAL HOLIDAY OFFER! Purchase $100 or more in gift certificates before December 31,
2005 and, for each $100, receive a coupon for 15% off a pilot supply item purchased
from January 1, 2006 to February 28, 2006.
HANK SMITH reports: “To
learn more about weather, visit the web at www.aopa.org/asf.” The AOPA Air Safety Foundation course, WeatherWise: Ceiling and Visibility
will give you tools to cope with two of the most challenging weather phenomena
known to pilots. Many pilots don't realize that low ceilings and restricted
visibilities are aviation's most deadly killers. With a little knowledge, you
can minimize the risk these conditions pose.
Satisfactory completion of this program fulfills the seminar attendance
requirement for the FAA Wings Program.
Completion of the course takes approximately 60 minutes. If you
registered, your course progress is automatically saved. You may close the
course and resume at a later time exactly where you left off.
The FAA's Pilot Proficiency Award
Program, WINGS, is “designed to make you a better pilot and enhance the overall
safety record through comprehensive, periodic and enjoyable recurrent
training.” Each phase has two components: a safety
seminar component and a flight-training
component. Completing a phase of
the FAA WINGS Program can take the place of a Flight Review (described in FAR
61.56(e)) if the pilot has satisfactorily completed one or more phases in the
previous 24 calendar months. Your Flight Review date will be the date you
completed your WINGS training..
Pilots can complete an FAA WINGS phase in
three easy steps: (1) Earn Safety Seminar Credit (often referred to as the
"ground" requirement). To use
WeatherWise to satisfy this step, simply print out your online course
completion certificate at the end of the course to serve as proof of
completion. (2) Complete the FAA
prescribed flight training: one hour of flight training to include basic airplane
control, stalls, turns, and other maneuvers directed toward mastery of the
airplane; one hour of flight training to include approaches, takeoffs, and
landings, including crosswind, soft field, and short field techniques and one
hour of instrument training in an airplane, FAA-approved aircraft simulator, or
training device.) The flight-training
portion of the FAA WINGS program is documented on a FAA WINGS card (available
at the FSDO or www.aopa.org). You must also
obtain a logbook endorsement to document the WINGS flight training from the
flight instructor who gave you the instruction. (3) Simply mail your completed FAA WINGS card and a copy of your
online course completion certificate to your local Flight Standards District
Office (FSDO).
The safety seminar and flight training
portions for each phase must be completed within a 12-calendar month period.
After completing a phase, pilots may begin working on the requirements of the
next phase at any time; however, one (1) year must pass between the date of
completion of the previous phase and the date of application for the next
phase.
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COME ALL YE PILOTS! HAPPY HOLIDAYS
BUFFET: Club pilots, family
and friends are all invited to the Long Beach Flying Club & Flight Academy
Christmas party on Thursday, December 15th from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM! We'll have all sorts of holiday treats! If you'd like to bring a dish for the
potluck, call the club to get on the signup sheet. Come one, come all!
Santa Monica Airport is now charging a landing fee of $4.14 for most
general aviation airplanes; the Seminole is higher. You may pay at the Administrative Office located by the
restaurant, if you land on Monday thru Thursday between 0730 and 1730 and every
other Friday from 0800 and 1700. If you
land at other times, there are payment envelopes and a payment box in the
lobby. Indicate on the envelope: date,
time, N number and ”Landing Fee” clearly written. They accept cash or check; no credit cards.
Currency is important for everyone. When you are working on an additional
license, don’t forget that you periodically need some solo time. Student pilots need to have received dual
within the previous 2-weeks before being endorsed for solo flight. Student pilots also must have soloed within
the previous 2-weeks before a solo cross-country flight. This is a good guide to use before taking a
practical test whether you are a student pilot or working to obtain your IFR
license. If you are timid about
performing stalls, ask your CFI for some spin training. We have three airplanes we use for spin
training and your CFI will be happy to accommodate you.
A Study Guide is necessary before taking your Practical
Test (Check ride). All instructors have
been notified that their students for 141 will read the “ASA Oral Exam Guide” a
minimum of two times before an End of Course evaluation with the Chief
Instructor. If you are an instrument
student, you should also review the Introduction Section in Jeppesen a minimum
of two times. Prior to your appointment
with a Designated Pilot Examiner the above material should have been read three
to four times. This is good advice for
all students.
Late with airplane means you are not in the
dispatch office at the end of your reserved time. This does not been that you are just arriving on the ramp. Tying down an airplane & walking into
the office from the west ramp takes approximately 15-minutes, and then the
airplane must be refueled. Please be
considerate of other pilots & return 15-minutes early. This means that if you are in the practice
area start returning 30-minutes before the end of your time. Allow for being extended to the 605 freeway
also which seems to be a common occurrence anymore. Please be considerate of your fellow pilots.
accomplishments
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SUTHIWAT SUPINA |
PRIVATE |
C152 |
CFI JOEY ROEHRICH |
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JOHN BERG |
PRIVATE |
C152 |
CFI RICHARD
GARNETT |
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DEOVANIS RUIDIAZ |
INSTRUMENT |
WARRIOR |
CFI RICHARD
GARNETT |
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ANDREW BRESCINI |
INSTRUMENT |
WARRIOR |
CFI JOEY ROEHRICH |
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GARY REEVES |
COMM MULTI |
SEMINOLE |
CFI HARRY LEICHER |
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JAESEONG OH |
APT |
WARRIOR |
CFI HELEN CRANZ |
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FRED PITCHER |
APT |
SYMPHONY |
CFI HELEN CRANZ |
Congratulations
to alumni PATRICK SHORT, who has left Mesa and is now at Air Tran Airway flying
as captain in the ERJ EMB 145!
CongratS to
RICHARD GARNETT, top Club CFI for November, logging the
most hours of dual given in club aircraft!
Runner-ups were Brian Waters and Harry Leicher!
TOP GUN AWARD goes to JOHN HUTHMAKER, logging the most flight
hours in club aircraft in November.
Runner-ups were ARJUNA SOMARAINA and
DEOVANIS RUEDIAZ!
wx-brief?
Got
a reminder/note from a friend and I've also checked it out regarding Lockheed
Martin taking over the flight service stations and how it affects us here in
SoCal.
Have
you noticed that when you call 1-800-WX-BRIEF that you often get Prescott FSS
instead of Hawthorne FSS? I talked with
a briefer tonight and she said she was the only one there, so when you call and
the line is busy you will be routed to Prescott.
Prescott
doesn't have the same recordings for So Cal weather that Hawthorne does, and
they're not as familiar yet with the So Cal weather. If you use the tape recordings a lot, call 1-866-879-8252
to get directly into Hawthorne FSS, for the recordings and a briefer.
Hawthorne
FSS and Riverside FSS are being phased out and will close in April 2006. Hate to see them go! Hopefully in April, Prescott will have
separate recordings for So Cal weather. — Jackie
QUIZ: TRUE OR FALSE?
The two conditions
necessary for the formation of in-flight structural ice are the presence of
visible moisture and a temperature at the collecting surface that is at or
below freezing.
If you answered
"true" you are correct. The
two conditions necessary for the formation of in-flight structural ice are the
presence of visible moisture and a temperature at or below freezing at the
point where the moisture strikes the aircraft.
a.
Aerodynamic
cooling can lower the temperature of an airfoil to zero degrees Celsius even
though the ambient temperature is above freezing. Therefore, the outside air
temperature gauge in the cockpit may not be an accurate predictor of icing.
b.
Ice is
extremely difficult to forecast accurately, so a forecast that does not include
icing should not be relied upon when atmospheric conditions of cold
temperatures and high humidity exist.
PIREPS provide the
best information about the presence of ice on a real-time basis. In-flight
structural icing affects aircraft performance negatively in four ways:
NOTAM: Club pilots wishing to write safety articles
for our monthly newsletters would be greatly appreciated! Many thanks to Helen Cranz, HANK SMITH and Jackie Forsting for the help with this
newsletter!
notam: Flight Training Financing Option Now Available
Check out www.pilotfinancing.com or
pick up a Pilot Financing application at the club. Interest rates are currently 13.95%.
EMAIL: If
you would like to receive this newsletter or the LBAA newsletter via e-mail,
send your address to club@lbflying.com.
NOTAM: LONG
BEACH AIRPORT ASSOCIATION NEEDS YOU!
LBAA applications are available at the club. We need your support -- all LBAA membership fees go to printing
costs of the quarterly newsletter and protecting General Aviation rights at
Long Beach Airport. Long Beach Airport
Association dues donations are TAX DEDUCTIBLE so sign up today!!!
CHRISTMAS GIFT IDEA -- give the gift of flight -- a Long Beach Flying Club gift certificate
fits perfectly in that holiday stocking! If the stocking is big enough, a LBFC
logo baseball cap, visor or mug will also be great for the pilot in your
family. Come by and checkout our LBFC logo shirts – polo shirts, sweatshirts
and tee-shirts, along with a host of aviation books, charts, aviation-themed
Christmas tree ornaments, clocks … you name it!
Many
thanks to REED NOVISOFF all
the other pilots that helped make Operation Christmas Child such a success!
LOANER CD AVAILABLE: Check out the “UPS AND DOWNS OF TAKEOFF AND
LANDINGS” by the AOPA Air Safety Foundation.
Topics include short and soft field operations, crosswind operations,
climbout performance, night operations, POH performance specifications, and how
density altitude can leave your aircraft breathless. Run time: 65 minutes.
HELICOPTER
VFR CHART now available in
the pilot supply shop. See how the
other half lives — plus greater documentation on the ground references in the
LA basin.
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Hours Open |
Date |
Holiday |
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8:30 AM to 2 PM |
Saturday,
December 24, 2005 |
Christmas Eve |
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Closed |
Sunday,
December 25, 2005 |
Christmas Day |
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8:30 AM to 2 PM |
Saturday,
December 31, 2005 |
New Year's Eve |
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Closed |
Sunday,
January 1, 2006 |
New Year's Day |
December
15: COME TO THE CLUB CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY BUFFET --
1:00 here at LBFC
December 17: SMO
DC3 EVENT from 12:30 PM TO 6:30 PM, See Below, or www.santamonicadc3.com.
January 25: The
Long Beach Flying Club and the Long Beach Airport
Association General Membership Meeting will be held at the AirFlite facility
on Taxiway Bravo at the end of Wardlow Road. A buffet will be served beginning at 6:30 PM with the program
beginning at 7:00 PM. Everybody is
welcome to attend ‑‑ we hope to see you there ‑‑
sandwiches, fruit and dessert will be served!
This meeting will count toward CFI credit for January.
December
17, 2005 - It's a Groundbreaking Ceremony and USO style Holiday Party at Santa
Monica Airport! Hearken back to the
nostalgic era of the 1940's...Big band music...waiters in era garb...Bogie and
Bacall... Glenn Miller... and the unveiling of The Spirit of Santa Monica DC-3. Help commemorate the day, December 17, 1935,
that the first DC3 took flight from what is now Santa Monica Airport and the
aviation world was changed. Enjoy
music, hor d' oeuvres, WWII planes, a 40's military camp and vintage jeeps and
tanks. Celebrity guests include famed actor Cliff Robertson. The groundbreaking for The Spirit of Santa
Monica DC-3 Monument Park, seventy years later, to the day, will reflect the
admiration, respect and regard that thousands of people today still feel for
this venerated plane.
Register: www.santamonicadc3.com/reservations.
Admission
$50 suggested donation. The Museum of Flying is a 501 c (3) non-profit
organization.
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12:30 PM |
Vintage military
area opens |
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1:30 PM |
DC-3 Fly-ins |
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2:00 PM |
Groundbreaking
Ceremony & DC-3 formation fly over |
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2:45 PM |
Take a Sentimental
Journey to Barker Hanger |
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3:00 PM |
The Party begins!
The unveiling of the Spirit of Santa Monica |
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3:30 PM |
Sunset DC-3 flight
Auction and Raffle - Climb aboard! |
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3:45 PM |
The Sounds of
Glenn Miller |
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4:45 PM |
The Sunset DC-3
flight returns and the ceremony begins! |
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5:00~6:30 PM |
Music and dancing
complete a Day to Remember! |
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NEW
& REJOINED CLUB PILOTS |
BIRTHDAYS |
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Aldolfo
Flores Matthew
Hein Dana
Grindle-Blazer Dave
Janko Jason
Lee Efrain
Gonzalez Dawn
Lewis Krystina
Lewis Roland
Born Ryan
Miller Erich
Fitscher Andrew
Bernardo Dave
Grupenhagen Stewart
Colyer Mary
Lou Johnson Graeme
Kimmel Henry
Jenkins Todd Muscat
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Joel Asmussen Alan Baker Marvin Ballard Eduardo Burga Vincent Calderon Jess Cortez Williams Espino Tracey Ferguson Paul Fox Jermy Frew Tony Goetz David Grupenhagen Jean Gurnee Charles Hicks Mary Johnson Edmond Jonckheere Danny Lee John Legge Krystina Lewis William MacDonald Andy Markarian Tomas Martinez Steven Michaels Dave Moore Jim Partin Leo Powell Ed Ratledge Ji Hoon Ryu Janet Schwartz Maxim Senin Seosamh Somers Matthew Van Gundy Charlie
Zabinski |
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gift of flight! A Long Beach Flying Club gift certificate for any denomination
you wish, be it for the first flight, pilot supplies, or aircraft rental, makes
a great gift for any occasion!
There
are three ways to obtain the gift of flight:
1. Stop by and pick up a gift certificate
during our office hours (8:30 am to
4:30 pm daily). You can purchase accessories to go with the gift
certificate such as a visor, aviation mug
or LBFC logo shirt.
2. We can send you a preprinted gift
certificate for any denomination
you wish -- just give us a call! We'll charge your credit card and get
the gift certificate in the next out-going
mail.
3. We can email you a gift certificate. Send us or call us with a credit card
number to activate it for any denomination
you wish. You will be given
a Gift Certificate number to fill in at
the bottom of your printout.
It's
just that easy to give a unique and treasured gift. Keep it in mind for
upcoming birthdays or anniversaries!