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Topic: Dr. Thomas Guinn a Professor of Meteorology at ERAU will Discuss Weather and Thunderstorm Avoidance.
On Tuesday, March 26, 2024 at 19:00 Eastern Daylight Time
Location:
Daytona Beach International Airport
700 Catalina Drive
Dennis R McGee Room
Daytona Beach, FL 32114
Select Number:
SO15127737
Description:
Dr. Thomas Guinn, a Professor of Meteorology at ERAU, will discuss weather and thunderstorm avoidance in this FREE two-hour presentation. Weather's impact on Aeronautical Decision Making (ADM) can be profound, especially when unstable air masses are present or forecast. Bring a friend and learn skills to prevent weather-related mishaps!
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The world of experimental aircraft builders is a small one. I’ve met many of you at Oshkosh and other shows over the years, and I know the commitment it takes to build and maintain your own airplane. When some of us have misfortune, it is felt by all of us. We’re in this together.
The difficulties that Vans has experienced over the last six months is known to us. We have seen the effects through decreased sales to RV builders, and know the pain firsthand from our own employees who are in the process of building RVs.
My message today is simple: We want to help.
Therefore, we are offering a special discount to those builders who are directly affected by the change in pricing on aircraft kits they had previously put deposits on.
If you are one of these customers and purchase certain Dynon and Advanced Flight Systems products between today, January 30, 2024, and the end of Sun ‘n Fun (April 15, 2024), we will rebate you 5% to help out. Because we know that some kit lead times may be longer than usual, we will also warrant these products for an additional year (4 years, instead of the usual 3).
We will need documentation from you showing proof that you are an affected customer.
I am sure there are ways to game this, but we are asking you not to do so, and work with us to fairly share the cost with those who are directly affected.
We are experimental builders and owners here at Dynon, and our goal has always been to help make it affordable for anyone and everyone who wants to fly. That is our mission, and has been for 24 years.
For full details about this program, please visit this page.
Robert Hamilton
President, Dynon
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT!! Keith Phillips is as passionate about building aircraft as he is about flying them. Here's is a redo of the June 2023 article from Flying Magazine.
Most aviators and air traffic control personnel are aware of the dangers of the wingtip vortices generated by large, fixed-wing aircraft, and we often hear on the radio: “caution wake turbulence.” But did you know that helicopters can generate turbulence equally as hazardous? You should avoid operating aircraft within three rotor diameters of any helicopter in a slow hover taxi or stationary hover and use caution when operating behind or crossing the path of a landing/departing helicopter.
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***March Webinars ***
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Swallow and Travel Air | Museum Webinar Series
Tuesday, March 12, 7 p.m. CST with Chris Henry
One of the special things about Pioneer Airport is the opportunity to have flights right at the EAA Aviation Museum. We will talk about the two biplanes which can be not only seen by our visitors, but actually flown in by anyone wanting a ride.
Jumpers Away! Seeing and Avoiding Skydivers | Qualifies for FAA WINGS Credit
Wednesday, March 13, 7 p.m. CST
Skydivers may not be ADS-B equipped, but they share the same airspace as we pilots do. In order to see and avoid those who don’t mind jumping out of a perfectly sound airplane, we need to know how, where, and when skydivers operate. This FAA Safety Team WINGS award webinar will help you to anticipate their actions, altitudes, and location when you hear the magic words “Jumpers Away!” on the common traffic advisory frequency.
Fueling V F T - Learning from Mistakes to Prevent a Tragedy | Qualifies for FAA WINGS Credit
Wednesday, March 20, 7 p.m. CST with Keith Clark
Everyday aircraft are fueled, and what happens during this time is the key to preventing a tragedy. Keith Clark from Phillips 66 Aviation discusses proper communication of aircraft fuel orders and strategies to ensure verification. Keith reviews examples of past mistakes and how to learn from these mistakes to prevent another aircraft misfueling.
Young Eagles Rally Planning 101
Tuesday, March 26, 12 p.m. CST
Gear up for EAA’s International Young Eagles Day, scheduled for June 8, 2024. This webinar will cover rally planning best practices, how to utilize Young Eagles online registration/digital signature app, and other program updates!
Lessons from a Performance Chart | Qualifies for FAA WINGS Credit
Wednesday, March 27, 7 p.m. CST with Catherine Cavagnaro
We often rush through performance calculations to ensure our aircraft is up to the mission. Join Catherine Cavagnaro from ACE Aerobatics School as she explains that these charts have so much more to teach us than that. We'll consider takeoff performance and weight and balance, and learn important considerations for safe flight.
***April Webinars ***
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The Van’s RV | Musem Webinar Series
TUESDAY, APRIL 2, AT 7 P.M. CDT
Presenters: Chris Henry & Dick VanGrunsven
The Van’s RV series is one of the designs that changed the landscape of homebuilt aircraft. Tonight we will talk about the examples in the EAA Aviation Museum collection, as well as the history of the type.
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Ending the War on Jugs | Qualifies for FAA WINGS and AMT credit
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, AT 7 P.M. CDT
Presenter: Mike Busch
Historically, the rule A&Ps were taught about cylinders was simple: If the compression reading was less than 60/80, the cylinder had to come off for repair or replacement, period. This works well for mechanics, who are always happiest when they have clear-cut guidance to follow. But it was bad news for aircraft owners, who have to shell out several thousand dollars each time a jug gets yanked, and occasionally suffer catastrophic engine failure when the cylinder installation isn't done precisely right. In recent years, we've developed far more effective methods of assessing cylinder condition, catching problems early, and remediating them without the need for costly and risky cylinder removal. In this webinar, Mike Busch discusses these modern methods, techniques, and practices.
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Mr. Bearhawk’s Wild Ride: A Surprise Encounter With Extreme Turbulence | Qualifies for FAA WINGS Credit
THURSDAY, APRIL 18, AT 7 P.M. CDT
Presenters: Russ Erb and Karl Major
Russ Erb and Karl Major, retired USAF flight test pilots, discuss their encounter with an invisible mountain wave rotor, and their subsequent analysis of what happened. Includes a re-creation video depicting the sequence of events, details of how the airplane was inspected for damage after the incident, and thoughts on how this event could have been mitigated.
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Four Ways to Save Fuel, Time, and Money With Better Flight Planning | Qualifies for FAA WINGS credit
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, AT 7 P.M. CDT
Presenter: Andy Matthews
Andy Matthews of iFlightPlanner, discusses four simple ways you can save fuel and fly faster every time you step in the cockpit using iFlightPlanner. EAA members receive special discounts of 20%-plus on iFlightPlanner. Andy will review key features and how to use iFlightPlanner to the maximum benefit.
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From the FAASTeam
Notice Number: NOTC3401
Using a checklist is a fundamental part of any safe flight. During preflight, a checklist ensures pilots inspect an aircraft’s components and systems for proper operation and structural integrity and allows them to verify airworthiness. On taxi and during flight, they help ensure the airplane and engine are functioning properly and are configured appropriately for each phase of flight. Checklists provide important structure to the things we check often, usually in a prescribed order of priority. Bottom line: checklist usage is a sound and proven way to reduce errors and improve flight safety.
But just like airplanes change with upgrades or modifications, so too should checklists to include those new items and procedures or omit those that are obsolete. Maybe you’ve added some new avionics equipment or installed a new fire extinguisher. Or perhaps you’d like to reorder your instrument and gauge checks in a more logical manner. Or maybe you’d prefer to use a more specific term to verify a desired state than the sometimes vague “check and set” response. The question for some might be - how exactly do I modify a checklist?
While there is no approval required from the FAA to modify or customize a checklist, pilots and aircraft owners should start by consulting their aircraft’s Pilot Operating Handbook (POH) or Airplane Flight Manual (AFM), or panel placards with some older aircraft. These steps should constitute the baseline for your checklist. If there is a manufacturer-prescribed task or procedure you wish to omit -- perhaps due to concerns about mechanical wear and tear on a particular component – you should consult directly with the manufacturer to ensure safety is not compromised.
The FAA issued a Safety Alert for Operators (SAFO 17006) in 2017 that addresses safety concerns with using commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) or personally developed checklists. The notice was prompted by an accident involving a landing gear failure in which the pilot used a COTS checklist that lacked key steps regarding manual gear extension. The SAFO urges pilots to ensure any COTS or personal checklist is consistent with what the manufacturer states.
Another important reason for this consistency is apparent during practical exams for a pilot certificate or rating. Designated pilot examiners may require an aircraft manufacturer’s procedure is demonstrated when testing applicants. Those who use a checklist that differs from the manufacturer may omit or incorrectly perform an important step, impacting their ability to successfully pass the exam. If you are providing flight instruction it is essential that you show, demonstrate, and explain any omitted items to students to avoid this potential pitfall. The student should be able to demonstrate the procedure and be able to explain why it has been omitted from the modified checklist and is not performed routinely.
Having checklists that are efficient, logical, and that account for changes to an aircraft’s systems can greatly improve safety and even increase the likelihood of them being used. Just be sure the information you use for those revised checks is correct, complete, and consistent with the manufacturer’s safety standards.
Bonus Tip: Want to take your preflight checklist to the next level? Check out the FAA Safety Team’s Advanced Preflight M-Pamphlet here. This pamphlet helps pilots obtain valuable maintenance history on their aircraft like ADs, ACs, and any manufacturer service-related information, and then develop an Additional Items Checklist that can be used in conjunction with your aircraft’s preflight checklist.
Make no mistake, human beings are programmed to push their limits. In a society where records are made to be broken, training, coaching, and practice are designed to progress our performance over time. This yields continuous improvement of output and production efficiency. In order to keep up, many people are eager to take advantage of a shortcut, but pushing the limits has its limits.
The General Aviation Joint Safety Committee (GAJSC) study of Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) Accidents suggests that human biases may compromise effective pilot decision-making and lead to CFIT accidents. To minimize the risk, it’s important to recognize these biases and learn how to effectively manage things within our control and plan for dealing with the unexpected.
Over the last few months we talked about fast heartbeats, slow heartbeats, delayed heartbeats and extra heartbeats. There’s still one more arrhythmia (abnormal heart rhythm) that we need to cover, irregular heartbeats, since the FAA will also require special issuance and cardiac evaluation if you’re found to have it.
The most common is called “atrial fibrillation” (“A-fib” or just “AF” for short) and as the name implies it’s a chaotic, irregular heart rhythm that’s generated in the atrium. Docs call it “irregularly irregular” since your pulse, heart rate, and rhythm change from moment to moment. This is different from a heart rhythm that’s “regularly irregular” like having one of those PVCs from a few months ago every few beats in a more or less steady cadence.
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The lack of transition training has been cited as a causal factor in many GA accidents. Accidents frequently result from pilots being unprepared for challenges presented by the new, or different, aircraft they are flying. Even when pilots are legally certificated to operate aircraft within a specific category and class, significant differences can exist among different types of aircraft within that category and class — thus necessitating the need for effective transition training. Click the button below to learn more.
YOUR HELP IS NEEDED! IF YOU'RE A BUILDING AN AIRCRAFT AND WOULD LIKE TO DOCUMENT YOUR BUILD, I WOULD STRONGLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO USE THE EAA'S BUILDER WEBSITE
TO SEE AND USE THE WEBSITE GO TO:
https://eaabuilderslog.org/?blhome
Thanks go out to Don White from Merritt Island (and also one of our members) who voluntarily created this site for EAA!!!
TO SAVE TIME AND SEE JUST WHAT OUR MEMBERS ARE BUILDING
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This Concept of Operations is the foundational document for managing the integration of commercial space launch/reentry operations into the NAS. The scope encompasses the FAA’s mid-term to far-term time frames. It provides focus on and methods for efficiently integrating the operations with other NAS operations.
The development of the Commercial Space Integration into the NAS (CSINAS) ConOps is a Level 2, or Service Level, ConOps. This classification indicates that all future efforts will trace to this document as the high-level, long-term vision.
This ConOps will be used as guidance to derive concept-level requirements for services, systems, technologies, tools, procedures, training, and policies that support commercial space launch/reentry operations integration. It can also be used as a reference for assessing concept feasibility through research validation activities.
Slovenia-based Pipistrel is the only company currently selling a certified electric training aircraft. In this week’s news, we learned that Textron Inc., the U.S.conglomerate that includes Cessna and Beechcraft, has added Pipistrel to its stable of companies. In this video, which first appeared in 2019, find out what Textron got in the deal with an undisclosed price tag.
A new course developed by Flight Service and available on FAASafety.gov provides students and VFR pilots guidance on how to conduct a safe and regulatory compliant preflight self-briefing using automated weather resources. The objective of the course is to ensure that the pilot understands aviation weather basics and learns to apply meteorological and aeronautical information in a systematic manner to plan a safe flight. The course includes scenarios, real-life examples, videos, reference materials, and practice exercises for pilots to conduct on their own or with their flight instructor. Access the WINGS credit course here: http://bit.ly/ALC683.
(FAA-H-8083-9)
Designed for ground instructors, flight instructors, and aviation maintenance instructors, the Aviation Instructor’s Handbook was developed by the Flight Standards Service, Airman Testing Standards Branch, in cooperation with aviation educators and industry to help beginning instructors understand and apply the fundamentals of instruction. This handbook provides aviation instructors with up-to-date information on learning and teaching, and how to relate this information to the task of teaching aeronautical knowledge and skills to learners. Experienced aviation instructors will also find the updated information useful for improving their effectiveness in training activities.
This handbook supersedes FAA-H-8083-9A, Aviation Instructor’s Handbook, dated 2008.
The FAA has recently issued a general notice with regard to Surface Safety. Several recent Runway Incursions have been attributed to communications. The most important concept in pilot-controller communications is understanding. Pilots must acknowledge each radio communication with Air Traffic Control (ATC) by using the appropriate aircraft call sign and confirming all hold short instructions.
Please touch the Drug List Button below to go directly to the FAA Document covering the subject. It's very informative!!
A selection of EAA-branded merchandise is now available through an EAA storefront via Amazon.com, bringing The Spirit of Aviation to more people via the worldwide online retailer.
The storefront at Amazon.com/EAA features some of EAA’s most popular items, from books and calendars to caps and aviation-themed metal signs. A selection of EAA and Flight Outfitters co-branded merchandise is also available through the Amazon site.
“Fascination with the world of flight stretches worldwide, so creating this outlet through Amazon allows EAA to reach aviation enthusiasts anywhere,” said Scott Powers, EAA’s director of retail operations. “Working with Amazon is an outstanding complement to the full line merchandise available through the EAA website store and in-person right here in Oshkosh.”
For shoppers who have active Amazon Prime accounts, they will be able to receive two-day free shipping as EAA merchandise will be shipped direct from Amazon’s distribution centers. In addition, shoppers using the Amazon Smile program can direct Amazon to donate 0.5 percent of the purchase price to the EAA Aviation Foundation to support EAA’s programs that grow participation in aviation. Amazon users can activate the Smile program on their accounts and designate the EAA Aviation Foundation as their favorite charity.
AOPA has a great article about these two inventors
WHAT YOU NEVER KNEW ABOUT THE WRIGHT BROTHERS
You’d think Milton Wright would be disappointed by his two youngest sons—high school dropouts who wouldn’t move out of the family home, fussed over their appearance, never married, and jumped from job to job. First, his boys tried a newspaper and printing business, then a bicycle shop, and finally they got the dang-fool idea that they could fly.
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