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=2018=

Flying Companions
aviation - resources, links as they come up

Flying Companions * The March/April 2018 issue of FAA Safety Briefing focuses on Flying Companions. Building on our previous companion-based edition in 2014, this issue is specifically designed for the friends and loved ones who join us in the air or might have an interest in doing so. Feature articles help regular or prospective passengers gain a better understanding of the world of general aviation and offer the tips, techniques, and resources needed to take a more active role during flight. Download your copy or read online

2018.3.7 * Traci & Corrine Beckham

22-23. 4 people interested in pilots license. Half will take a lesson. Get comfortable being in right seat.

Get ready. documents. personal safety. FAR. currency proficiency bag flashlight headset license ? Quin medication medical legal

Airplane operating manual AOM. Power settings 1700rpm  Safe speed. 80 knots. 3-5 degrees down.

Checklists

Pattern. local knowledge. carb heat loss of rpm rough

No Charts. Mark up with landmarks.

Wind sock. 15knots

m0a.com online ground school

N number

Emergency. Transponder 7700 going to  heaven. Common frequency. 121.5. 7500 taken alive. 7600 loss of comm.

ADSB.

Airspace.

Fam flight. Point out landmarks. learn to fly  Flight instructors.

2018.2.24 * AVIATE, NAVIGATE, COMMUNICATE

Ladies, everything you ever wanted to know about aviation, or at least lots of information about flying, questions and answers in great company.

presented by Southwest First Officer Traci Farley

ground school * flying companion * talk to ATC * where are we * great question * be a pilot * careers in aviation

3 sessions Wednesdays - March 7, March 14, March 28
 * Flying Club March 21 ? alternate time

4-6 pm Pot Luck @ Taylors'


 * Flying with your husband but feeling 'out of control'?
 * Let us adjust your attitude indicator!
 * Stress-free ground school; women only "safe" zone -- no questions too dumb!

= 2015=

http://byxbee.wikispaces.com/General+Aviation

radio work, listening to atc, emergencies

email

=7. Basic Instruments= 18may2015 vt


 * Instruments
 * Airspeed - arcs. Flaps white. Yellow cautionary. Red Vmc. Never exceed speed.
 * Non polarized glasses. Vadeliho. Shawn tucker sells
 * Pitot air. Powers instruments.
 * 6 pack. WithOut air speed check . Vertical speed Sound. Altitude
 * Attitude. Wings level. Adjust for straight and level. Standard rate turn. Vacuum. Gyro suction. Venturi on older.
 * Altimeter. Standard. Density temp at sea level.
 * Directional gyro. Heading indicator.
 * Turn coordinator. Vacuum. Engine driven.
 * Compass. Can indicate turn. Error. Precess.
 * Vertical speed indicator. Climb descend at 1000 ft / minute. Pitot static.

2 more sessions. Wed this week and next. Not Memorial Day.
 * more Weather. Cockpit - radios, basic radio calls, rest of switches, knobs. Preflight. Run-up - Magnito check.

=6. Weather = 13may2015 vt


 * Weather - get your own weather briefing
 * Think about alternatives. Enroute. As well as destination.
 * web site - NOAA graphics web save to ipad link direct to page ­ pick own set of data to display
 * Apps - aeroweather. AOPA
 * Weather briefing. Current forecast. Highs lows. Tfr. Winds aloft
 * Xm weather - not real time, can be 15 minute delays, may be almost real time
 * Avoid weather. Avoid downwind side of storm
 * Ask atc to report what is up ahead.
 * Be ok to do 180 if weather ahead is bad or getting bad.
 * Florida. Quick build up in afternoon.
 * Weather flying. Keep wings level.
 * backup alternative for ipad with Power pack. Recharged ipad enroute. Conserve power. Close all apps not in use.
 * Weather minimums by airspace. Ceiling. visibility. estimating, comfort level.
 * Special. Controlled airspace.
 * 2000 ft to side
 * VFR on top
 * Situational awareness. Listen to atc. Figure out where others are.
 * IFR nice but can fly VFR if careful and take time.
 * Airways. Not direct.
 * Flight aware. Flight following. Vfr flight plan.
 * Types of weather briefing / reports - Report now. Forecast. Lead time.
 * Fog. Marine layer. temperature / dew point / humidity
 * What makes weather. Weather. Coriolus effect.
 * 122.0. Updated weather briefing. Enroute.

=5. Flight Plan to Jekyll Island = 11may

=4. Sectionals= May 6th Betsy

Sectionals
 * Spruce Creek; private air space but loosely public
 * Under the shelf of Daytona’s airspace: must be between 1200 – 4000’
 * Flag on map means landmark
 * Class A: 18k – 60k feet
 * B: manor airports
 * C: smaller version of B
 * D: New Smyrna
 * ATC’s: some nice, some jerks – clearly state if you are a new pilot
 * IMC: instrument meteorological conditions (same as IFR)
 * TFR shown in light blue: changes to orange if active (depending on your settings)
 * All racetracks have TFR and some football stadiums
 * RP: right hand traffic pattern (LP)
 * Put lights on 5 miles out if in a crowded air space
 * On radio: announce airport at the beginning of your message and at the end also
 * Touch ‘n go = “staying in the pattern”
 * Grasshoppers = Florida women pilots
 * Ninety-Nines and Women in Aviation; both national groups

Assignment: potential flight plan for Jekyll Island; look at terrain features, all potential air spaces, altitude, potential emergencies, etc.

=3. Inside the cockpit – preflight = 4may2015 - Betsy
 * Inside the cockpit – preflight
 * Get your seat comfortable – and locked
 * Check fuel color; light blue (beforehand)
 * “stabilator’
 * Gust lock: remove!
 * Boxcheck twice
 * Listen to the gyro
 * Set your brakes
 * Respect the prop
 * Docs needed: airworthy certificate, license, registration, weight & balance
 * Reg. in front – they expire every 3(?) years
 * Canada needs radio permit
 * Operating handbook required (POH)
 * All are “arrow” documents
 * Traci’s Lear jet is a” Barbie Jet”
 * Learn about center of gravity
 * Weight x Arm = Moment
 * “wiz wheel” to find CG
 * Whatever people say they weigh, add 20 pounds
 * Planes can purpoise in the air. Lock down your luggage so weight doesn’t shift.
 * “Normal” for the Barbie jet: 3 degrees nose up
 * Use old sectionals for wrapping paper
 * Need your medical doc also
 * Don’t carry your log book – either airplane log or personal log
 * Must prove that you are current and proficient
 * Old charts are a violation- make sure iPad is up to date
 * If pets or babies on board, don’t descend more than 2000’ per minute
 * “Fly it ‘til you tie it”
 * Utility category and normal category. – g meter
 * Flaps: make sure the indications match inside and outside: make sure they are tight, then full flaps
 * Check weep holes for water: if there is a lot it can change the weight and balance

=2. Pre-flight= 29apr2015 - Betsy
 * I'M SAFE - pilot must feel right
 * follow check-list - have your own. PIC pilot in command. SIC second in command
 * landing lights
 * pitot - not frozen, no bugs
 * controls - correct
 * exhaust pipe - if loose, can have exhaust in cockpit. dizzy, drowzy in flight - turn off heat and slow down
 * practice one different emergency maneuver each flight
 * taxi at brisk walking pace
 * spares, tools as appropriate - spare tire, duct tape
 * don't do touch-n-gos with retractable
 * GUMPS - gas, under- gear down, mixture rich, prop - full forward - flat pitch, speed
 * gear up for water or tree landing
 * check gear 3 times, downwind, base, final - 3 in the green
 * oil - how much, what kind
 * fuel - low - problem on takeoff angle, cap on tight after refuel. check if someone else fills - did fill and replaced cap
 * oxygen
 * gel bags to pee enroute
 * ntsb.gov - stories

=1. introductions, You= 27apr2015 4 +T&V
 * What did they say. Communication.
 * ForeFlight. Flight aware.
 * ADSB. Watch for traffic
 * You. Plane. Environment.
 * I'M SAFE checklist - illness, medication, stress, alcohol, fatigue, emotion
 * Prepared for any eventualities. Water. Food. Survival suitable for trip.
 * Companion pilot. Own checklist. Safety belt to secure pilot who is incapacitated ­ secure and controls free.
 * Vmc. Min controllable airspeed
 * Anticipate. Next 2 things. Priority.
 * NTSB. Video. Stories.
 * Maintenance. Check flight after.
 * Preflight. Careful. Really look. Encourage questions. Go around different direction. Start someplace different.
 * Visual. Cylinder monitor. Pattern change.
 * Brief. Debrief.
 * Primary training
 * Flight training. Accompany.
 * Courses. Written test prep. Books. Online. App.
 * Radio. Picture of panel. Instructions. Procedures.
 * Frequencies.
 * Apps. Aero weather. FlyQ. MyRadar.
 * Charts navigation
 * Next. Plane.
 * Revisit personal later.
 * Next. Plane. Preflight. External. Safety briefing.

=Background=
 * I CAN Aviate, Navigate, Communicate**

This is not ground school or "land in an emergency" training - it is an overview of general aviation and answers some important questions about flying around Florida.
 * what do you want to know, and why? expectations, learning outcomes
 * emergency - faqs and answers - where are you? is the plane level? what happens next? "job aid" - form, emergency procedures "card" / guide
 * what it says and what that means
 * contributors - speakers, subject matter experts, participants' experiences
 * forum - questions / answers
 * videos - replay
 * activities - foam plate glider, maps and knobs
 * EAA adult young eagle equivalent
 * format - interview, scenarios, questions - why are we here? where are we? what are they saying? what do I do now?
 * take aways - checklists, links to online resources

This presentation is / isn't...
 * cool stuff about general aviation that nobody told you
 * frame of reference - big picture to small details and why these are important to you
 * how to be a good passenger in a GA aircraft
 * how to be helpful with routine and unusual situations before or during flight
 * not prep for PPL written test
 * not how to land in an emergency, through it might be useful in that case
 * don't have to attend all in sequence, somewhat independent sessions though prior knowledge from previous sessions helpful
 * focus on general aviation - generally applicable, some special cases specific to Spruce Creek

Introduction to General Aviation
tentative - Mon & Wed - 9:30 - 11am + homework 1hr, 3hrs, 3days - presentation, video, activities, job aids
 * weekly sessions, responsive to participant questions, feedback to guide future sessions, outline for topics over n sessions - don't have to attend all, dates for planning ? drop-in ok
 * basics / fundamentals - big picture, FAR, 40,000 ft view - commercial > general aviation, history theme - need, technology
 * aviate - aerodynamics, flight, controls, weather - checklist, foam plate glider
 * navigate - maps, airspace, air traffic, knobology 101 - checklist, route / flight plan
 * communicate - who, what, why, where, when - dialog outline (laminate), scenarios
 * summary, recap, what's next...
 * + online Q&As, presentation material, Learn more...
 * + "rides" - inside and out - with someone other than significant other

Introduction to flying - how cool is this...
 * |Harrison Ford (video 9:30) - shares his love of aviation, flying his DeHavilland DHC-2 Beaver, his Bell 408 Helicopter, or several of his other airplanes.
 * |Inside Control Tower (video 6:35) - Toronto tower, also talks about ATC generally
 * |JFK (video 6:20) - parts of audio not great

From Flight Level 400 to Sea Level
 * safety - you, plane, destination
 * global - commercial, military, air traffic, radar, international regulations
 * commercial air transport - carriers, people, packages, all weather
 * military - training, similar but different
 * general aviation - rules, restrictions, tools, airports
 * off the grid - bush, grass, uncontrolled airspace
 * |US airspace - classes, rules, around Florida - Disney TFR, Spruce Creek
 * aircraft - airworthiness, maintenance, inspection
 * pilots - licenses, currency, limitations
 * Spruce Creek - private airport, formation flights, Daytona, New Smryna Beach

Aviate
Preflight checks, checklist
 * outside, before you go - what to look for in walkaround
 * |First Flight (video 5:31) - includes pre-flight walkaround, flight
 * weight and balance

Dials, knobs and levers
 * RTFM - operations manual, checklists, emergency procedures
 * flight instruments - what they say - altimeter, airspeed, tach, artificial horizon
 * throttle, propeller, mixture, carb heat, cabin temperature
 * electrical - switches, alternator, radio, lights - inside, outside
 * radio
 * transponder, adsb ?
 * auto pilot - on/off, heading, course, altitude
 * landing gear - 3-in-the-green, alternate retract / lower, lock, gear-up landing

Fuel system
 * main cause of problems, crashes - don't run out of fuel, reduce risk of crash by 95%
 * management, selectors, gauges, actual measurements, tracking quantity and use, fuel flow, unusable, cross-feed, pressure, altitude, temperature
 * forced landing - glides do it all the time, can be done safely, requires planning, practice

Weather
 * sources, reliability, currency
 * go/no-go
 * in-flight decision-making
 * uh oh - IMC, icing, thunderstorms

In-flight
 * normal - position, instrument monitoring, enroute tasks, fuel management
 * unusual - rain, turbulence
 * serious, emergency - more checklists - engine "trouble", radio quits, engine quits, smoke, passenger ill, pilot incapacitated

Situational awareness
 * connecting the dots - multiple sources of input, conflicting information
 * bad stuff - look, listen, smell, touch / feel, taste ?

Maintenance - Airframe and Powerplant (A&P)
 * certificated, experimental
 * routine, required - regulations, licensing, oversight
 * stuff breaks -repair
 * new, improved - replace
 * optional extras - add-ons

Navigate

 * maps, charts, airport diagrams
 * glass - displays, alerts
 * ground reference
 * navigation aids - transmit, receive
 * instrument flight rules (IFR) - enroute, approach plates, airport diagrams
 * alternate landing - airport, off airport
 * around Spruce Creek - Tony Crawford's pictures from helicopter
 * there's an app for that - ForeFlight, Garmon Pilot, AOPA FlyQ

Flight plan
 * planning
 * "form" - information required
 * required - international

IFR - Instrument Flight Rules
 * requirements
 * training
 * flight plan delivery, clearance

Communicate

 * in the cabin - cockpit resource management, intercom
 * radios, frequencies, share with nav aids, monitor, receive only, transmit, push to talk, open mic
 * transponder - codes - meaning, assigned, flight following, FlightAware
 * air to air - other aircraft, uncontrolled airports
 * ATC, ATIS, Tower, Ground
 * what did she say - scripts for usual dialogs, information to have handy
 * headsets - comfort, noise-cancelling

examples
 * |VFR Communications (video 5:24) - Every pilot worries about communications. With this comprehensive new program, you can sound like a seasoned pro.
 * |Class D Airspace - radio communications (video 3:32) - tower, taxi,
 * |VFR Communications (video 3:37) - get weather briefing

What's next?
Worst case scenario
 * in-flight emergency
 * forced landing - fly to the scene of the accident
 * landing gear problems - up, down, don't know, stuck

FAA Medicals
 * types
 * after an illness, medical condition, procedure
 * light sport alternative - valid drivers license

"Flight bag" - nice to have in the plane
 * notes - paper, pen
 * water, snacks - no fuss, bars, nuts
 * outdoor clothing - chilly in plane at altitude, never know where you might stop
 * sunglasses, hat/visor, sunscreen - sunny above the clouds
 * paper charts, airport directory, frequencies

International flying
 * crossing ADIZ - in / out - Bahamas, Canada
 * Europe
 * flying vacations - Africa, Australia, New Zealand

Summary, recap
 * "landing" training
 * PPL training
 * flying with friends and significant others

=Learn more...= Homework, lifelong learning
 * fly - between sessions get "seat"
 * gather information about flight - plane, enroute, destination
 * use tools, practice
 * find resources - personal preferences
 * learn something new

FAA
 * |FAA Regulations (FAR) * |General Operating and Flight Rules (14 CFR Part 91)

apps
 * pilot calculators
 * airport directories
 * written test practice quiz

organizations, resources
 * AOPA - flight planning (web), airport information with diagrams, |flight planning and preflight
 * facilities directories - frequencies, runway information, diagrams, services

google that...
 * instructional videos - Sporty's,
 * reference - FAA
 * flight planning, destination information - AOPA, AirNav

educational, activities
 * |FAA Aviation & Space Education information for students and educators * |Facinating facts * |Aviation vocabulary
 * |FAA experiments and activities
 * |Aviation Bingo including dozens of printable "cards"
 * |Which is stronger - you or air? - simple activity that may surprise you.

Acronyms
Acronyms are helpful aids to reminding us of a list of requirements or actions. Here are a few. If you have a great acronym, please send it along and we will add it to the list.

F-Fuel Gauges L-Landing Gear Position Indicators (if retractable gear) A-Anti-collision Lights M-Magnetic Compass E-ELT if Required (FAR §91.207) S-Safety Belt (FAR§91.105 & §91.107)
 * **VFR Day** required instruments (FAR §91.205 (B)) - **A TOMATO FLAMES** - A-Altimeter T-Tachometer O-Oil Temp Gauge M-Manifold Pressure Gauge (if constant speed prop) A-Airspeed Indicator T-Temp Gauge (water temp, if water cooled engine) O-Oil Pressure Gauge


 * **VFR Night** required instruments (FAR §91.205 (C)) - **FLAPS** - F-Fuses (complete set of spares or three of each kind) L-Landing Light (if operated for hire) A-Anti-collision Lights P-Position Indicator Lights (Nav Lights) S-Source of Electrical Power


 * Passenger Briefing - **SAFETY** - S-Seat belts A-Air vents operation F-Fire extinguisher E-Exists T-Traffic look-out Y-Yoke - positive exchange of control


 * Pre-take-off - **Lights** - beacon **Camera** - Transponder to ALT - ATC can "see" you **Action** - check for traffic on final, announce moving to active


 * **I'M SAFE** checklist - illness, medication, stress, alcohol, fatigue, emotion


 * **GUMPS** - landing prep / final + **ABC** - Gas - tank selector Undercarriage - landing gear Mixture / fuel pump Prop Safety belts, landing light, Autopilot OFF Boost pump ON Cowl flaps CLOSED


 * **HALF TIME** - downwind - Heading Altimeter Landing gear Fuel - pump, selector Timer - cross country

ADM - Aeronautical Decision Making - hazard, risk, human factors, risk assessment
 * **FAA 3-Ps** **Perceive** the given set of circumstances for a flight. **Process** by evaluating their impact on flight safety. **Perform** by implementing the best course of action.
 * AOPA decision-making cycle - anticipate, recognize, act, evaluate
 * PAVE (pilot, aircraft, environment, external pressures)
 * analytical decision making - **DECIDE** - detect, estimate, choose, identify actions, do, evaluate
 * 5P (plan, plane, pilot, passenger, programming)