LONG BEACH FLYING
CLUB & FLIGHT ACADEMY
2631 E. Spring Street / Long Beach, CA 90806 / 562-290-0321
MAY 2006 NEWSLETTER
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GOD BLESS AMERICA * WE FLY WITH CARE... Now, more than ever
Editor Candace A. Robinson
EDITORIAL - WHAT'S UP?
AOPA
TOWN MEETING will be May 24, 7:30 p.m., at the Marriott
Irvine John Wayne Airport, 18000 Von Karman Avenue, Irvine. Yours truly gets to open the meeting by giving a brief introduction
of Phil Boyer, who will then take over.
The
Clay Lacy Scholarship Program is
offering a $5,000 scholarship to the most qualified applicant. The award may be used for payment of books,
fees pilot ground and flight training.
For more details, www.flightpath.us
or request an application from club@lbflying.com. Deadline is July 1, 2006.
INNER SANCTUM on the edge! The
agencies that require reports, tax returns, annual fees or inspections
continues to grow. Like the old joke
about the airline ground worker hosing himself down in a chemical shower after
cleaning the jumbo jet lavatories. When
asked why he was covered with “human waste products” he replies that the hose
broke and sprayed effluent all over him.
Told that that he can’t possibly get paid enough to do that, he’s got to
quit that job. “What?” he says, “and
get out of aviation?” Here is a partial
list of oversight agencies:
1. Federal
and state tax returns, of course, tops the list, due March 15th each year. The $800 minimum California income tax is
due April 15th every year
2. Sales
tax report is due quarterly by the California State Board of Equalization, 8.25
% of sales of pilot supplies, aircraft parts, snacks sold out of refrigerator,
we’ve been audited every 3 years for the past 12 years.
3. Drug
Abatement, required for the charter department, requires random drug and
alcohol testing for the mechanics and charter pilots. New hire drug tests for any new mechanics and charter pilots
prior to turning a wrench or taking a charter flight.
4 Our VA approval form the Veterans
Administration requires that we annually revise our VA manual, the Veterans
information Bulletin with the addition of approved instructors or any price
changes. Monthly reports are submitted to VA for each enrolled student.
5. Part
135 charter requires regular manual revisions for FAR or any operational
changes, inspections of aircraft if want to add aircraft, periodic inspections
of all paperwork, pilot files, pilot training, facilities and aircraft. When adding aircraft we must file a Form
4509 with Washington, DC. One person
handles the filing for over 1,700 charter operators.
6. Part
141 approved training requires that the approved manual to be keep updated, our
manual is updated with each Jeppesen update.
A major inspection is conducted by the FSDO each 2 years, as we must
have 10 course completions, at least 8 out of the last 10 pilots passing their
checkride on the first attempt, within each 24 months or lose the approval by
FAA.
7. Part
145 avionics repair station involves periodic inspections by FAA of work orders,
the annual equipment calibration of the 7 large test boxes, shop organization,
employee training, procedures, currency and revision status of technical
manuals.
8. Los
Angeles County Assessor’s office requires payment of an annual tax of 1% of
aircraft hull value. A detailed report
of each aircraft’s equipment and general condition is due in January each
year. The tax bills are due in
August. Tax must be paid if aircraft is
owned on January 1st, regardless of what happens to it by August. A quarterly
report of based aircraft (we call it the Tiedown report) is required to help
their office track aircraft N-numbers so that nobody get skipped on the
county’s 1% annual personal property tax.
The same information goes monthly to the LGB Airport Bureau so that the
Assessor can double check for delinquents, though it is a different form. The
Assessor also taxes business personal property (an oxymoron, means fixtures,
tools and equipment and computers, we call it the PPT) the same one percent
annual tax.
9. The
Fictitious Business Statement must be renewed each five years, to associate our
corporate name with “Long Beach Flying Club”, a form, fee and 6 weeks of
publication in a local newspaper.
10. Drain
water inspections from the airport bureau whose duties overlap the city’s
inspector for hazmat; they both inspect because they don’t share reports with
other agencies. Long Beach’s City
Hazmat Department inspects annually for the fire extinguishers annual
inspection (done by a separate agency), disposal records for used oil and oil
filters (we pay for removal to certificated companies), containment systems for
potential hazmat spills (solvents and used oil) and water runoff.
For
the month of May alone: first quarter sales tax report and payment was due May
1st (April 30th was a Sunday); business personal property tax report due on May
8th; LGB Airport Bureau Water Runoff And Spill Containment inspection scheduled
for May 15th; FAA Part 135, 141 and 145 inspections on 5/18 through 5/19 (4 to7
inspectors); Drug Abatement Program audit on May 25th for the whole day;
finalize results of a recent sales tax audit (3 years of sales of pilot
supplies, snacks and aircraft parts, 12 quarterly reports 2002-2005); and
$45,000 is due May 30th for property tax on the building, we are appealing the
valuation of the property. We continue to call the County Assessors Office as
the check for the PPT on the aircraft hadn’t cleared 5 weeks after we sent
it;.we sent a second check on the last due date to avoid penalty and
interest. Both cleared the same day and
now it seems a refund is next to impossible. We got a nasty note from the LGB
Airport Bureau that they hadn’t
received our monthly tiedown reports since January. Yes, we did the report all those months; please check your
records. The City Public Works
Department is insisting on proof of $3 million insurance coverage for the
aircraft and every year for the past 10 we have had to provide proof that the
maximum commercial insurance policy is $1 million. Public Works also requires proof of continuous Premises and
Contents insurance coverage.
Remember, this is
above and beyond the normal monthly tasks, but don’t get me started on
that! So, when you come to the dispatch
desk and ask where I’ve been… don’t ask!
Safety Tip of the Month by Phil Barton
As
a pilot should you should always be aware of where you are and what you are
about to do while taxing or flying an airplane. You should at least think about the next two things to do to stay
ahead of the plane.
It
is often said that a pilot should never allow his aircraft to get anywhere his
brain hasn't already arrived at five minutes previously. This is certainly a very true statement and
if you make it your rule you will stay out of trouble most of the time. A good example of this is when making an
instrument approach to an airfield and the weather is perfect. Just because you are expecting to be given
the visual approach, do not ignore or forget about your preflight briefing of
the let-down chart merely because you do not expect to be using it. Due to traffic, or whatever, you may well
need to join the hold or indeed fly the actual instrument approach, so
preparedness is once again the key.
Even
a VFR approach by a private pilot can be a lot less stressful if the pilot has
taken the effort to study the airfield diagram beforehand so that he is
presented with no surprises after landing.
In fact, it is a good idea to keep an airport diagram readily handy in
your plane all the time. Being told to
"taxi straight on Gulf, left on Bravo, and hold short on 25L" can be
confusing if you are clueless as to the layout of the airfield (Long Beach, in
this case).
In
summary, plan ahead before the flight, and while flying stay ahead of the
airplane by knowing where you are and where you are going at all times. It will
make your flying a whole lot safer and more enjoyable. Adios, and fly safely.
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ERIC ALFORD |
SOLO |
C152 |
CFI JAESEONG OH |
|
WUK JUNG |
SOLO |
C152 |
CFI JAESEONG OH |
|
HYUN MAN SHIN |
SOLO |
C152 |
CFI JAESEONG OH |
|
YUJI HORINOUCHI |
SOLO |
C152 |
CFI JAE CHUNG |
|
DOE JUN KANG |
SOLO |
WARRIOR |
CFI JAESEONG OH |
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ANDREW COZENS |
PVT |
C172 |
CFI HARRY LEICHER |
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MIKE INDOVINA |
PVT |
C152 |
CFI DANIEL GREEN |
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MAXIM SENIN |
PVT |
C152 |
CFI JAESEONG OH |
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HYEON-JUNE LEE |
IFR |
WARRIOR |
CFI JAESEONG OH |
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RICHARD GARNETT |
COMM/MULTI |
SEMINOLE |
CFI JOEY ROEHRICH |
CongratS to
RICHARD GARNETT, top Club CFI for April, logging the
most hours of dual given in club aircraft!
Runner-ups were PAUL RAYMOND and JAESEONG OH!
TOP
GUN AWARD goes to Gilles conti logging the most flight
hours in club aircraft in April. Runners-up were Sean mcnew and
Deovannis ruediaz!
QUIZ: TRUE OR FALSE?
Of all the senses, balance is the most important for
safe flight. If you answered FALSE, you are correct. The sense of balance is easily deceived
under low or no visibility conditions when the inner ears are subject to
confusing acceleration forces (e.g., turning or rapidly changing the aircraft’s
attitude). However, when these same confusing forces are encountered in good
visibility conditions, vision easily overpowers any sense of disorientation to
allow the pilot to maintain a safe flight attitude. Successfully overcoming
spatial disorientation generally requires maintaining good visual contact with
the actual horizon or with an artificial representation of the actual horizon
(i.e., the attitude indicator). Looking at terrain features, cloud formations,
light formations, or other references that are not level spatial disorientation
can occur. This is why maintaining contact with the horizon is so important for
safe VFR flight.
Update:
“Taxi
into Position and Hold” procedures,
implemented by the FAA on March 20th are aimed at reducing the risk of an
arriving airplane flying over or landing on top of another plane waiting on a
runway to depart. LGB has a waiver to
the restrictive limitations, which have the potential of airport gridlock, but
it is contingent on adequate staffing in the tower cab. So, you may or may not get a TIPH
clearance. HHR does not have TIPH so
aircraft have to be off the runway when the tower is ready to issue your
takeoff clearance. Lots of “continue to
hold short” going on there. Any TIPH
Experiences? Drop a line to club@lbflying.com.
HALL OF FAME: Next time visiting the club, checkout the
hallway sign, posting most of the advanced accomplishments by club pilots! The latest addition will be:
Ken Oden, Pinnacle
CRJ Captain. Previously K&K/Medfly
Beech 18 Captain.
EMAILED: HI, thanks for write-up. One small
correction. I renewed my master flight
instructor as well as master ground instructor. Helen
notam: Flight Training Financing Option Now Available
Check out http://www.pilotfinancing.com/
or pick up a Pilot Financing application at the club. Interest rates are currently 13.95%.
REMINDER:
The club is now a DSL “Hot Spot” for Internet users. Call for details! Surf’s up!
NOTAM: Club pilots wishing to write safety articles
for our monthly newsletters would be greatly appreciated! Many thanks to Phil Barton for the help with this
newsletter!
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!!!
May 24: AOPA PILOT TOWN MEETING at the Irvine Mariott. For more information contact www.aopa.org/prez/ptm.
May 31: Long Beach Flying Club CFI meeting from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm at
LBFC.
June 2-3: Merced West Coast Antique Fly-In. Contact: (209) 384-2791.
June 24-25: Ramona Airshow and Fly-In, Ramona
Airport “Props and Rods III”. Contact 760-789-0959 or www.ramonaairshow.com.
June 28: Long Beach Flying Club CFI
meeting from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm at LBFC.
July
24-30: EAA Airventure
2006, Oshkosh, Wisc. Contact: 800-564-6322 or www.eaa.org.
July 26: 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 July!
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NEW
& REJOINED CLUB PILOTS |
BIRTHDAYS |
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JUSTIN HOWARD RON BALLESTEROS SANTIAGO SARABIA ERIC SHELTON RENE GARCIA MIKE TEMPKINS CARLOS DEHMER CHRISTOPHER TAYLOR ZOUHEIR SAMHAT DON KWAK NICK LEE CESAR MENDOZA KYUNG HUN YU DONG JIN HONG Paul Herman Carolina Manin Robert Valenzuela |
TIM ALSKY GEORGE ARMAS WILLIAM AZZALINO SUSAN BAKER RONALD
BALLESTEROS DARWIN BICKNELL TIM CAMPBELL CHAD CARLIN CHRIS DOLAS JACOB DRAGOO EDWARD ELIOT MICHAEL ELLIOTT TIM ENGEL ADOLFO FLORES MATTHEW FOERTSCH JEREMY
FOLLWEILER ROGAN GIRARD DAVID GLENDAY MARVIN GRANGER JOHN HUTHMAKER KELVIN KAPYA NICK KLUBNIKIN JASON LIM JASON MC KEEVER PAUL OVERACKER YONG PARK CODY PIERCE DAN PRINKEY MARK RADFORD MIKE SEYMOUR RANDY SOMERSHAE CHRISTIAN STOEHR WILLIAM STROUD DON TERRY CHRISTOPHER
TESSIER MIGUEL TORO JOHN TOWNSEND ROBERT TRUESDALE DAVID WILCOX TOMONORI YOSHIZAWA |
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