SAFETY SEMINARS

SALINAS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT - Fly-in if you wish
AVOIDING THE HAZARDS ON THE WAY TO A SAFE LANDING - Airport Safety Committee Meeting and Safety Seminar
DATE: Fri., May 2, 8:30 A.M.
LOCATION: Airport Conference Room, upstairs, Salinas Municipal Airport Terminal
SPEAKER: Jim Chappell, Salinas Municipal Airport Manager and San Jose FSDO ASC and speaker tba
SPONSOR: Salinas Municipal Airport
CONTACT: Jim Chappell (408) 758-7214

SALINAS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT - Fly-in if you wish
THE FLIGHT REVIEW - Airport Safety Committee Meeting and Safety Seminar
DATE: Fri., June 6, 8:30 A.M.
LOCATION: Airport Conference Room, upstairs, Salinas Municipal Airport Terminal
SPEAKER: Jim Chappell, Salinas Municipal Airport Manager and San Jose FSDO ASC
SPONSOR: Salinas Municipal Airport
CONTACT: Jim Chappell (408) 758-7214

SAN CARLOS AREA

SAN CARLOS AIRPORT - Fly-in if you wish
DITCHING AND WATER SURVIVAL
DATE: Sat., May 3, 10 A.M.-Noon
LOCATION: Diamond Aviation, 620 Airport Drive, #1, San Carlos, CA
SPEAKER: Ted Carr, Certified Flight Instructor
SPONSOR: Diamond Aviation
CONTACT: Diamond Aviation dispatcher or Karen Toland (415) 591-7611
Seating is limited. Reservations are required.

SAN CARLOS AIRPORT - Fly-in if you wish
MID-AIR COLLISIONS FROM A UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE - Do the eyes really see all? What does it look like from the cockpit during and just before a mid-air collision?
DATE: Wed., May 21, 7 - 8:30 P.M.
LOCATION: West Valley Flying Club, 701 Skyway Blvd. San Carlos Airport
SPEAKER: Eugene E. Jiggitts, Jr., BBA
SPONSOR: West Valley Flying Club
CONTACT: West Valley Flying Club dispatcher or, Arian Sorkhabi (415) 595-5912

SAN CARLOS AIRPORT - Fly-in if you wish
COCKPIT RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
DATE: Sat., June 7, 10 - 12:00 Noon
LOCATION: Diamond Aviation, 620 Airport Drive, #1, San Carlos
SPEAKER: Gary Vinant-Tang, Diamond Aviation CFI and Civil Air Patrol Safety Officer
SPONSOR: Diamond Aviation
CONTACT: Diamond Aviation dispatcher or, Karen Toland (415) 591-7611
Seating is limited. Reservations are required.

SAN LUIS OBISPO

SAN LUIS OBISPO AREA - Fly-in if you wish
GPS - Aerial Navigation in the 21st Century
DATE: Tues., May 13, 6:30 - 9 P.M.
LOCATION: San Luis Obispo Veterans Memorial Building, 801 Grand Ave, San Luis Obispo
SPEAKERS: David Henderson, freelance CFI, Squadon #2 Flying Club, and Chris Verbil, System Application Specialist, Trimble Navigation Ltd.
SPONSORS: San Jose FSDO Aviation Safety Program and, The contributors to the SLO-FAA Safety Program Fund
CONTACT: Patrick Duncan (805) 466-9725 or, Alan Yecny (805) 541-1038
NOTE: If flying in for seminar, call one of the above contacts for transportation from the airport to Vet's Hall

SAN LUIS OBISPO AIRPORT - Fly-in if you wish
CFI JAM SESSION - WHAT DO CFI'S WANT FROM THE CFI JAM SESSION?
DATE: Wed., May 14, 6:30 - 8:30 P.M.
LOCATION: American Eagle, Wings West Airlines Training Hangar, Room 7, (3rd Floor), San Luis Obispo County Airport
SPEAKERS: local Pilot Examiner, Alan Yecny, Jack Hocker, San Jose FSDO Safety Program Manager (SPM), and area CFI's will share their thoughts on what topics they feel will help them to be better flight instructors and pilots.
SPONSORS: San Jose FSDO Aviation Safety Program and, The contributors to the SLO-FAA Safety Program Fund
CONTACT: Patrick Duncan (805) 466-9725, or, Alan Yecny (805) 541-1038

PALO ALTO AREA

PALO ALTO AIRPORT - Fly-in if you wish
ALL THAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT PARACHUTES
DATE: Wed., May 14, 7- 8:30 P.M.
LOCATION: West Valley Flying Club, 1901 Embarcadero Rd., Suite 100, Palo Alto Airport
SPEAKER: John Moffitt, West Valley Flying Club member and Allen Silver, FAA Master Parachute Rigger and airshow skydiving performer
SPONSOR: West Valley Flying Club
CONTACT: West Valley Flying Club dispatcher or, Arian Sorkhabi (415) 856-2030

PALO ALTO AIRPORT - Fly-in if you wish
WHAT MAKES AN AIRCRAFT AIRWORTHY: Know Your Aircraft
DATE: Wed., June 11, 7 - 8:30 P.M.
LOCATION: West Valley Flying Club, 1901 Embarcadero Rd., Suite 100, Palo Alto Airport
SPEAKER: Margaret Freydoz, San Jose FSDO Aviation Safety Inspector and former instructor of Aviation Maintenance Technician subjects at College of San Mateo
SPONSOR: West Valley Flying Club
CONTACT: West Valley Flying Club dispatcher or, Arian Sorkhabi (415) 856-2030

SAN JOSE AREA

REID HILLVIEW AIRPORT - Fly-in if you wish
GPS - THE ONLY WAY TO FLY
DATE: Thurs., May 1, 7 - 9 P.M.
LOCATION: Nice Air (NE side of airport), 2575 Robert Fowler Way
SPEAKER: Dave Henderson, Certified Flight Instructor
SPONSOR: Nice Air
CONTACT: Nice Air dispatch (408) 729-3383 or, Mike Shiflet (408) 272-3109

SAN JOSE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT - Fly-in if you
WAKE TURBULENCE AND COLLISION AVOIDANCE
DATE: Thurs. May 8, 7 - 9 P.M.
LOCATION: Trade Winds Aviation (West side of airport), 1144 Coleman Ave.
SPEAKER: Bart Wensink, Chief Flight Instructor, Trade Winds Aviation
SPONSOR: Trade Winds Aviation
CONTACT: Trade Winds dispatcher, Kevin Foley or, Bart Wensink (408) 298-9161

SAN JOSE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT - Fly-in if you wish
CONTROLED FLIGHT INTO TERRAIN - Airport Safety Committee Meeting and Safety Seminar
DATE: Tues., May 20, 7 P.M.
LOCATION: Large Conference Room, Terminal C, near Gate #9SPEAKER: Dave Pecota, San Jose International Airport Operations Superintendent and speaker tba
SPONSOR: San Jose International Airport CONTACT: Dave Pecota (408) 277-3779
SAN JOSE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT - Fly-in if you wish
CESSNA CITATION WORKSHOP - Electrical Systems, Stress Management and High and Hot Operations
DATE: Thurs., May 22, 1:30 - 4:30 P.M. LOCATION: American Flyers ground training facility, San Jose Jet Center, 1250 Aviation Avenue, Suite #190, SPEAKERS: Pat Groves, Don Johnson, Janine Mitchel and James Baron
SPONSORS: Lafferty Aircraft SalesCONTACT: Janine Mitchell or Pat Groves (408) 293-5352
SAN JOSE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT - Fly-in if you wish
FLYING SOUTH OF THE BORDER
DATE: Thurs., May 22, 7 - 9 P.M.
LOCATION: General Aviation Terminal Building (Southeast end of airport)
SPEAKER: Mike Shiflet, Commercial Pilot with extensive experience flying in Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean
SPONSORS: Squadron 2 Flying Club
CONTACT: Jeff Faulkner (408) 275-0300 or, (408) 943-1727

SAN JOSE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT - Fly-in if you wish
FLYING TO ALASKA
DATE: Tues., May 27, 6:30 - 8:30 P.M. LOCATION: American Flyers ground training facility, San Jose Jet Center, 1250 Aviation Avenue, Suite #190, SPEAKER: Tom Kallos, Commercial Pilot, A&P mechanic with IA, inspection authorization, and A&P Ground Instructor
SPONSOR: American FlyersCONTACT: American Flyers dispatcher, Darryl Hanamura or, Fred Abrams (408) 297-2123
REID HILLVIEW AIRPORT - Fly-in if you wish
TRANSITIONING TO HIGH PERFORMANCE AIRPLANES
DATE: Thurs., June 5, - 7- 9 P.M.
LOCATION: Nice Air (NE side of airport), 2575 Robert Fowler Way
SPEAKER: Arian Sorkhabi, Certified Flight Instructor
SPONSOR: Nice Air
CONTACT: Nice Air dispatch (408) 729-3383 or, Mike Shiflet (408) 272-3109

SAN JOSE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT - Fly-in if you wish
STALLS, SPINS AND THE EFFECTS OF V_a (Manuvering Speed) vs V_g (Structural Failure Speed)
DATE: Thurs., June 12, 7- 9 P.M.
LOCATION: Trade Winds Aviation (West side of airport), 1144 Coleman Ave.
SPEAKER: tba
SPONSOR: Trade Winds Aviation
CONTACT: Trade Winds dispatcher, Kevin Foley, or, Bart Wensink (408) 298-9161

SACRAMENTO AREA

RED BLUFF AREA /EVENT FLY IN.
"Air Round UP. Navy F-18 Hornet, Antique Aircraft, And Classic Automobiles."
Also An Aviation SWAP MEET.
Date: Sat., May 10, 1997
Location: Red Bluff Airport.
Contact: For information (916) 357-5440
Breakfast and lunch BJ's Restaurant.
Barbecue Dinner Catered by Palomino Room at 5:00 PM, $7.00.
Dinner Speakers and Dance with live music.
Lodging available, Camping on Field ,.

JACKSON AREA
" The 17 Most Popular Ways To Fall Out Of The Sky Parts 2, 3, and 4."
Date: Tues., May 13, 7 P.M.
Location: Senior Citizens Center, 229 New York Ranch Road, Jackson
Sponsor: Jackson Goldust 99's
Contact: Betty Brandson (209) 296-7328

GRASS VALLEY AREA ( Fly in if you wish)
"The 17 Most Popular Ways To Fall Out Of Sky Parts 3 and 4, and The Film Aircraft Icing."
Date: Wed., May 14, 7 P.M.
Location: Nevada County Airpark, Airport Administration Building, Grass Valley
Sponsor: Alta Vista Aviation, Chase Air Unlimited
Contact: John Bauer (916) 272-8595

SAN ANDREAS AREA (Fly in if You Wish)
" The 17 Most Popular Ways To Fall Out Of The Sky Parts 1 and 2."
Date: Thurs., May 22, 7 P.M.
Location: Norcal Aviation, Calaveras Co. Airport, San Andreas
Sponsor: Norcal Aviation
Contact: Norcal Aviation (209) 736-4554

SACRAMENTO AREA
"Operation Takeoff" A three hour program that covers the services available from an AFSS. You'll learn how the system works and how to obtain the greatest user benefit. A Facility tour is included.
Date: Call Ahead For Exact Dates - 9 A.M. to Noon, Saturday
Location: Rancho Murieta AFSS, 14670 Cantova Way, Suite 101, Rancho Murieta
Sponsor: Rancho Murieta AFSS
Contact: Randy Colvin (916) 354-0161 ext. 138
RESERVATIONS REQUIRED.

SACRAMENTO AREA
"Operation Raincheck" a program designed to familiarize pilots with the Air Traffic control system.
Date: One Saturday per month, 8 A.M. to Noon.
Location: Sacramento TRACON, 5839 22nd Street, off Elkhorn Blvd., Rio Linda.
Sponsor: FAA Air Traffic Control
Contact: Asst. Manager for Operations (916) 922-9511
Call for reservations

FRESNO AREA

May, 1997 Article on Density Altitude

"Once I was on a plane and the pilot said we hit an air pocket- that's where there's no air- and dropped 30 thousand feet in one second, but then it hit some air and bounced back up again. We would have suffocated, but he was a pretty good pilot."

Somebody wrote, in the FAA publication Density Altitude, "When it comes to good old-fashioned hangar flying sessions, one subject that never seems to be discussed is density altitude." Balderdash! Density altitude is always on the agenda, albeit just far enough down on the list of stuff upon which we are required to ruminate that we don't always get to it right away.

The Flyer sputtered and popped, cooling in the salty and salubrious zephyrs that cobbled the Carolina dunes as overhead, gulls and terns chided the impertinence, the temerity of the men that would join them above the saw grass at Kittyhawk. Wilbur, Orville, and Charlie, standing alone on Killdevil Hill, perhaps still blinking from the final blinding burst of magnesium powder in the photographer's flash pan, set the Official Hangar-Flying Agenda which we are honor-bound to observe even today:

Hangar-Flying Agenda: 1. Whose turn it was to buy beer; 2. Girls/dudes; 3. The faa's latest attempt to tax general aviation out of existence and give the national airspace system to the airlines; 4. There i wuzzes...; 5. My airplane is faster/prettier/better-equipped/newer/ easier to land/hauls more fish than yours; 6. Writing your congressman; 7. Forget your congressman. if it weren't for AOPA... 8. Lawyer jokes; 9. Doctor-in-Bonanza jokes; 10. More there i wuzzes...; 11. The weather; 12. Lunch; 13. Density altitude. 14. Adjourn.

Twenty-three hundred pound C-172 in out-of-the-box condition at Fresno's Chandler on a 72o day for a 45-minute VFR no-brainer to Mammoth Lakes. The Density Altitude penalty is a ho-hum 10%; 985 vs. 895 feet to get airborne and a 570 fpm rate of climb instead of 630.

Off FCH at nine. Setting the chocks at ten. Cab to town for a greaseburger and a stroll. Back to the field by three, three-thirty.

Return flight from Mammoth Lakes where, like Fresno, it's a 72oF day. But, your take-off roll will be 3850 feet. That's in the weeds at Chandler. Calculate your rate of climb. It'll stand the hair up on the back of your neck: 75 fpm. In your C-172 in out-of-the-box condition. And if the wind is from the South, you'll be looking at turbulence and wind shear, which is OK as long as the downdrafts don't exceed 75 fpm. So while the O.A.T. is smack dab in the middle of your personal Comfort Zone, the Standard Temperature; the temperature upon which your Performance Data Charts, assumptions and calculations are based, is 33oF.

Your airplane's wing and powerplant think that it's ISA +40o and that they're at 8,500 m.s.l. Try this: next time you're at 8,500, add full power, if you're not there already, and tell me if does anything other than make a little more noise. Now, imagine a take-off with that power setting. Bottom Line: failure to plan for and respect the effects of Density Altitude can kill you.

And yet, the more I look at the Official Hangar-Flying Agenda, the more convinced I am that Wilbur, Orville, and Charlie got it right. We will, therefore, stick with the Official Hangar-Flying Agenda as established. And , in spite of my colleague's erroneous assertion that Density Altitude "never seems to be discussed", the San Joaquin Valley aviators will remain steadfast to the traditional agenda as originally introduced by our historical and philosophical antecedents. A discussion of Density Altitude will, I'm proud to say, continue to be an integral part of every Hangar-Flying session. Time permitting.

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CHP Air Ops: Pilots, Flight Officers and aircraft from the California Highway Patrol. Module 4: Pre-flight planning and preparation at the field: Aircraft pre-flight inspection "it's a checklist; not a worksheet": tailoring a checklist for your cockpit passenger briefing/emergency checklist equipment checklist. Hand-propping: If you don't know how, either attend, cancel the flight or get used to being called Lefty.

Porterville
CHP Air Operations
Thursday, May 1
PTV Terminal Picnic Area

Bakersfield
Module 4
Thursday, May 8
Anton's BFL Restaurant

Atwater/Merced
Module 4
Thursday, May 15
Bldg 411 at MER (old Castle AFB)

Fresno
Module 4
Thursday, May 22
Chandler (FCH) Admin Bldg.

Modesto
CHP Air Operations
Thursday, May 29
Modesto (MOD) Flight Service

Mariposa
Hand-prop Techniques
Thursday, June 5
Airport (O68) Administration Building

All seminars begin at 7:00 p.m. All venues are Fly-In/Drive-In. Restaurants at Porterville, Bakersfield and Fresno. No reservations required. Never a fee. All FAA Safety Seminars satisfy the requirements of AC-61.91; the Pilot Proficiency Awards Program; WINGS. At BFL, ask for the Safety Program Discount at Anton's . For updates, contact the Rancho Murietta FSS,1-800-WXBRIEF EXT. 315 or check the web site at http://www.aero.com/publications/norcal/norcal.htm

WINGS PROFICIENCY AWARD PROGRAM

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OAK FSDO
PHASE I
Elizabeth Stokes
Rita Limmer
Kurt Moeller
Ronald Brown

PHASE II
Kurt Moeller

PHASE III
Kurt Moeller

PHASE V
David Hollenbach

PHASE VI
Carl Friberg

PHASE VIII
Pamela O'Brien

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SJC FSDO
PHASE I
R. Dean Barker
Timothy Bock
Walter Collins
Alan Cooper
Benjamin Jackson
Stephen Johnson
Cynthia Magidson
Steven Magidson
John Supan
William Young

PHASE II
Tara Christa
Douglas Pocius
Léonie Walker
Jeffrey Watson
Gary Wray
Christopher Zavatson

PHASE III
Anthony Costanza
David Evans
James Frame
Robert Furniss
Gloria Navarrette
David Prager

PHASE IV
Edmund Eaton
Edward Gilmartin
Fred Nettell
Dean White

PHASE V
Peter Carpenter
Donald Kaye
Rick Utermoehlen

PHASE VI
Alvin Harris

PHASE VII
Jeff Ross

PHASE X
Grant Smith

PHASE XII
Brent Stockwell