May 1999


 

Select WP15FS85 May '99

What's in this Issue:

Runway Incursions
The Unseen Danger

BFL & FAT Aviators
Operational Notes

New FAA Websites

SIC SAC
Significant Information for Pilots
This month: Operating Close to the Ground

The Pilot's Link to Safe Flight
In praise of the Aviation Maintenance Technician

Safety Seminars

          For Fresno Area

          For Oakland Area

          For Sacramento Area

          For San Jose Area

For Salinas/Watsonville
For San Luis Obispo
For San Carlos
For Palo Alto
For San Jose

Wings Awards

For Fresno FSDO
For Sacramento FSDO
For San Jose FSDO

 



Runway Incursions

Safe airport operations is a team effort. Increased airport congestion requires that all personnel pay closer attention to factors such as clearances, communication, ground navigation, and awareness.

Unfortunately, R.I.'s are on the rise as depicted by the chart on the right.

There are two kinds of airports—those with an operating control tower and those without. When a part-time tower is closed, the airport is considered nontowered. Because of the clearance requirement, pilots generally follow procedures that are different than at nontowered fields. For example, a pilot approaching a nontowered airport normally would plan the arrival to make a 45-degree entry to the downwind leg of the active runway. Approaching a towered airport, however, ATC can clear you to enter the pattern at any leg. The entry point will depend on the runway in use, the direction of arrival, and the location of other arriving aircraft.

The key to safe operations at towered airports, both in the air and on the ground, is awareness. Good preflight planning is essential. Focus on the task at hand, organize the cockpit to minimize your work load, and know where you are in relation to other aircraft in the vicinity.

Review, know and study about these items to help reduce runway incursions: (For further information, refer to the Aeronautical Information Manual, Chapter 2, Section 3).

Airport Pavement Markings
Charts

You'll need the appropriate sectional aeronautical charts and, if the airport is within or under Class B airspace, the appropriate terminal area chart.

ATC Instructions

Tips to use to help avoid a possible runway incursion problem.

Departure Procedures

Plan

Radios

Organize

Clearance

Exercise
Caution

Expedite

Depart

Plan your route. Get a preflight weather briefing. Consider filing a VFR flight plan. Tune before taxiing or at the runup pad— not while taxiing or in the terminal area. Have charts and notes handy. Minimize cockpit distraction. Get ATIS, AWOS, or ASOS before calling clearance or ground control. Read back all clearances. Heed all taxiway and runway hold markings. Be extra careful at night or in low visibility. When cleared to cross an active runway, or for takeoff, scan the area and comply quickly or notify ATC of the delay. Scan the final approach area as you taxi into position for takeoff.

 

Arrival Procedures

ATIS

Review

Radios

Inbound

Visual
Check

Arrival

Landing

Before calling approach or tower controllers, check ATIS, AWOS, or ASOS. Study the airport diagram, anticipate the active runway, and visualize your taxi route. Preset the tower and ground frequencies. Turn on lights when 5-10 miles out. Begin the before-landing checklist. Look for traffic when approach-ing the airport. Be accurate in your position reports. Complete the before-landing checklist. Follow tower's instructions for landing. Clear the runway ASAP. Don't switch to ground control until instructed.

 

Taxi Tips

If in doubt about where you are while taxiing on the airport, bring the aircraft to a stop and ask Ground Control for progressive taxi instructions: "Ground, Five-Eight Quebec requests progressive taxi instructions."  Never stop on an active runway after landing to ask for directions. Clear the runway first, then stop on a taxiway.

Do not taxi onto or across a runway unless you are certain the ground controller has given you clearance to do so. If there is the slightest doubt, ask.

At night, taxi with other pilots in mind. Minimize use of distracting aircraft lights. Use position lights at all times and the taxi light as needed, but keep strobes and landing lights off until the tower controller has issued you a takeoff clearance. Then turn on all lights. Adhere to operating time limits on lights if specified by the manufacturer.

Always have a taxi chart available and check your assigned route against the chart before moving.

The heading indicator is as useful on the ground as it is in the air. Use it together with the taxi chart to maintain orientation.

 

RUNWAY INCURSIONS TOP AIRPORTS
(1997 RANKING)'92-97

AIRPORT

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

Dallas-Ft. Worth Intl, TX

5

2

6

6

3

9

John Wayne-Orange County Arpt, CA

2

0

0

2

2

9

Lambert-St. Louis Intl, MO

2

1

1

3

7

9

Merrill Field Arpt, AK

2

0

0

6

6

8

Long Beach/Daugherty Field Arpt, CA

0

0

1

2

8

7

Cleveland-Hopkins Intl, OH

4

2

1

1

7

6

Mnpls-St. Paul Intl/World Chamberlain Arpt, MN

2

1

1

0

4

6

Phoenix-Deer Valley Muni Arpt, AZ

1

0

0

0

2

6

San Francisco Intl, CA

1

4

5

4

5

6

Robert Mueller Muni Arpt, TX

1

2

0

3

0

5

San Jose Intl, CA

1

0

4

1

1

5

Teterboro Arpt, NJ

3

1

3

2

0

5

Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Arpt, CA

1

1

5

1

2

4

John F. Kennedy Intl, NY

1

1

1

0

2

4

Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl, AZ

0

1

0

2

5

4

 


BAKERSFIELD AVIATORS!

All BAKERSFIELD "WINGS" PILOTS

Sergeant Randy Turman of the Kern County Sheriff's Office has graciously provided us with a classroom for our monthly seminars. It is located within the Kern Cty Sheriff's complex on the south-west side of BFL airport. Be sure to mark your calendars of the meeting location change.

Kern County Sheriff's Dept. Complex
1350 Norris Rd, Bakersfield, CA 93308-2231
Building "F"
Phone: (661)391-7724

 

 

FRESNO DISTRICT AVIATORS

Airshow Season

Right now we have only four airshows scheduled for this year. There may be more.

1. Reedley---May 1
2. Madera---May 22
3. Lemoore--- June 12 & 13
4. Castle--- Sept. 10-11-12

 


New FAA Web Sites

A new way to find out about Safety Seminars, and much more, is available on the FAA Western-Pacific Flight Standards Internet WEB Site. You may view a complete listing of meetings available in California, Arizona, Nevada and Hawaii. There are options to search for meetings sponsored by SAC FSDO and for meetings at a particular airport. You may also register for the meetings on-line which will allow us to notify you via e-mail if the meeting is changed or canceled. Check it out at the following address:

www.awp.faa.gov/flightstandards

Also, check out Fresno's new home page at
http://www.awp.faa.gov/fresno/safety.htm

 


 

SIC SAC
Significant Information for
Pilots

Operating close to the ground can be a problem if the pilot has not had recent training in that area. Pilots tend to become complacent when all the opportunities for flight involve point to point flying with the only time the aircraft gets close to the ground is on landing and take off.

Now I don't advocate a good "Buzzing" session to make up for this lack in your life, but a little practice, with an instructor, will ease the anxiety and make for a more pleasant flight if a forced low flying experience is in your future.

To define low flying in this instance I am going to use altitudes that are representative of the pattern altitudes we fly. "Most" of the time an altitude of 600 to 1000 feet is mandated at general aviation airports in the US. A scenario might be that you are forced down on a cross-country trip by weather, or need to look at some property you are planning to buy.

Pilots who have problems while low flying might become lost because of the closeness of the terrain. Others might lack currency and loose inordinate amounts of altitude in turns close to the ground. Still others might tend to reduce power to maintain position when circling an object on the ground. This could cause an inattentive pilot to lose airspeed and stall the aircraft.

Other problems associated with low flying might be fixating on the ground and failing to yield right of way to another aircraft. Inattention may also cause you to fail to yield right of way to a mountain, tower, or other inanimate object. Either situation may cause you to make a nasty mess on the ground, which some poor hapless person (other than yourself) will have to clean up.

I think that complacency comes from not having to be accurate in our flying. A couple or three hundred feet means nothing on a VFR flight at altitude. Riding in an aircraft on point to point flying gives rare opportunity to spot aircraft close up. In other words there is a lack of urgency. I've flown with pilots who think nothing of losing 400 feet in a steep turn at altitude. This is fine and dandy until you lose 400 feet at 300 feet above the surface. No need to call the undertaker. They just push dirt into the smoking hole.

Inattention also happens if you have to use inordinate amounts of concentration to control the aircraft. A current pilot with a minimum of proficiency will be able to fly better because he or she has practiced dividing attention. If you practice stalls or a regular basis, your senses will recognize the onset and be able to correct before it becomes a major problem. Steep turns, accomplished by using outside references, will enable you to control the aircraft close to the ground without having to move your eyes constantly in and out of the cockpit. This type of practice is usually refered to as Ground Reference Maneuvers.

These are just a few of the many ways you can increase your flying pleasure. If you practice these items with an instructor you will go a long way toward accomplishing a phase of the Wings Program.

See you at a meeting.

P.S. If you fly B747's or other large pieces of Metal, please practice your low flying a little higher (and out of the Sacramento District)!

 

The Pilot's Link to Safe Flight

When we hear the term "Airman", we automatically think "Pilot", but there is another breed of airmen out there that has the major role in preventing aircraft accidents. That airman is the much maligned Aviation Maintenance Technician (AMT), or "Mechanic". The AMT, contrary to public perception, is a well educated individual with high ideals and a great sense of responsibility. He has to know a great deal more than how to turn wrenches or drain oil. He has to have an understanding of physics, aerodynamics, electricity, electronics, metallurgy, internal combustion and jet engines, hydrodynamics, pneumatics, and mathematics. The AMT has to possess analytical skills in order to determine the cause of and correct any malfunction that occurs. He works in all weather conditions, indoors and out, day and night, seven days a week to keep the intrepid airman (pilot) safe. He is a dedicated individual trying to keep aviation and the flying public safe and accident free.

The AMT's dedication is exemplified by the investment he has made in order to contribute his part to aviation safety. He sometimes is paid less than the average automobile or motorcycle mechanic, grocery store clerk, or shoe salesman.. He has to pay for his own work uniforms, provide his own tools (which cost into the multiple thousands of dollars), and sometimes provide his own retirement plan. He is Certificated by the FAA and is constantly under their scrutiny. If he makes an error in following the multitude of regulations, he runs the risk of being fined and having his certificate revoked, thus removing his ability to earn a living and support his family.

I think it would behoove all of us who climb into an aircraft, be it large or small, to give thanks to the selfless individuals who have dedicated their lives to keeping us safe.

( Jim Woods, AW SPM Scottsdale AZ)

 


 

NorCal..Aviation..Safety..Seminars. May '99
Note for all Seminars - Times are from 7:00 to 9:00 PM unless otherwise noted. No reservations are required unless noted by *. Never a fee. For more information contact the Safety Program Manager listed in the FSDO area heading containing the event in question. All FAA Safety Seminars satisfy the requirements of AC-61.91H; the Pilot Proficiency Awards Program (Wings) and /or the Aviation Maintenance Technician Awards Program; AC-65-25A.

San Jose Area

Safety Program Mgrs.
(408) 291-7681
Ops Jack Hocker
Ext 133
jack.h.hocker@faa.dot.gov

A/W .Vacant
Ext ---

@faa.dot.gov

* = Reservations Required

SALINAS (SNS) WATSONVILLE AREA

SALINAS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT

Runway Incursions

Fri 8:30 AM May 7

Location: Airport Conference Room, upstairs, Airport Terminal Building
Contact: Jim Chappell or Debbie Bayless at (408) 758-7214

SALINAS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT

Stall/Spin -
Classic Facts and Myths

Fri 8:30 AM June 4

Location: Airport Conference Room, upstairs, Airport Terminal Building
Contact: Jim Chappell or Debbie Bayless at (408) 758-7214

 

SAN LUIS OBISPO (SLO)

SAN LUIS OBISPO AREA

Ageing General Aviation Aircraft
- and the Safety of Your Next Flight

Tue 6:30 PM May 11

Location: San Luis Obispo Veterans Memorial Building, 801 Grand Ave, San Luis Obispo
Contact: Patrick Duncan (805) 466-9725 or, Alan Yecny 541-1038
NOTE: If flying in, call one of the above contacts for transportation from the airport to Vet's Hall

SAN CARLOS AREA

SAN CARLOS AIRPORT

Surviving Off-Airport Landings

Sat 10:00 AM May 1

Location: Diamond Aviation, 620 Airport Drive, #1
Contact: Diamond Aviation dispatcher or Karen Morss (650) 591-7611

Seating is limited.
Reservations are required.

SAN CARLOS AIRPORT

Low and Slow -
Safe Takeoffs and Landings

Wed 7 - 8:30 PM May 19

Location: West Valley Flying Club, 701 Skyway Blvd., San Carlos Airport
Contact: West Valley Flying Club dispatcher or George Kebbe (650) 595-5912

 

SAN CARLOS AIRPORT

Computer Based Training Simulators

Sat 10:00 AM June 5

Location: Diamond Aviation, 620 Airport Drive, #1
Contact: Diamond Aviation dispatcher or Karen Morss (650) 591-7611

Seating is limited.
Reservations are required.

PALO ALTO AREA

PALO ALTO AIRPORT

Tips on Passing the Pilot Certification Checkride

Wed 7- 8:30 PM May 12

Location: West Valley Flying Club, 1901 Embarcadero Rd., Suite 100
Contact: West Valley Flying Club dispatcher, or George Kebbe or Benjamin Mendelson at (650) 856-2030

PALO ALTO AIRPORT

The FAR's and You

Wed 7- 8:30 PM June 9

Location: West Valley Flying Club, 1901 Embarcadero Rd., Suite 100
Contact: West Valley Flying Club dispatcher, or George Kebbe or Benjamin Mendelson at (650) 856-2030

 

SAN JOSE AREA

REID-HILLVIEW APT

Tips on Safe Floatplane Flying

Tue 7 - 9:00 PM May 4

Location: Inbound Aviation, 2655 Robert Fowler Way
Contact: Inbound dispatcher, Jonathan Page or Stephen Harms at (408) 272-0518

SAN JOSE INT'L APT

Wednesday Lunch at the Aviation Movies

Wed 11AM - 1 PM May 12

Location: American Academy of Aeronautics (west side of apt.), 1144 Coleman Ave.
Contact:
American Academy dispatcher, Matthew Keys or Ehab Elsonbati at (408) 288-9270 or 1(800) 814-9104

REID-HILLVIEW APT

Preventive Maintenance:
What Can a Pilot Accomplish?

Thu 6:30-8:30 PM May 13

Location: Trade Winds Aviation, 2505 Cunningham Ave. (Next to General Aviation Terminal Building)
Contact:
Trade Winds dispatcher, Jim McLaughlin or Wendy Hales at (408) 729-5100

 

REID-HILLVIEW APT

How To Do the Bay Tour

Tue 7 - 9:00 PM May 18

Location: Nice Air (NE side of apt), 2575 Robert Fowler Way
Contact: Nice Air dispatch (408) 729-3383 or Mike Shiflet (408) 272-3109

SAN JOSE INT'L APT

Maintenance Records and Preventive Maintenance

Tue 6:30 PM May 25

Location: American Flyers, San Jose Jet Center, 1250 Aviation Avenue, Suite #190
Contact: American Flyers dispatcher, Darryl Hanamura or Fred Abrams (408) 297-2123

SAN JOSE INT'L APT

Wednesday Lunch at the Aviation Movies

Wed 11AM - 1 PM May 26

Location: American Academy of Aeronautics (west side of apt.), 1144 Coleman Ave.
Contact:
American Academy dispatcher, Matthew Keys or Ehab Elsonbati at (408) 288-9270 or 1(800) 814-9104

 

SAN JOSE INT'L APT

High Altitude Physiology

Tue 7 - 9:00 PM May 27

Location: Squadron #2 Flying Club, General Aviation Terminal Bldg.
Contact: Sherry Diamond (650) 329-2955 or (408) 275-0300

REID-HILLVIEW APT

Water Survival:
The Skills You Never Want to Use

Tue 7 - 9:00 PM June 1

Location: Inbound Aviation, 2655 Robert Fowler Way
Contact: Inbound dispatcher, Jonathan Page or Stephen Harms at (408) 272-0518

REID-HILLVIEW APT

Operations at Large Metropolitan Airports

Thu 6:30-8:30 PM June 10

Location: Trade Winds Aviation, 2505 Cunningham Ave. (Next to General Aviation Terminal Building)
Contact:
Trade Winds dispatcher, Jim McLaughlin or Wendy Hales at (408) 729-5100

End of San Jose Area Seminars

 


 

Fresno Area

Safety Program Mgr.
(209) 487-5306
Ops and A/W Jim Henry
Ext 247
james.a.henry@faa.dot.gov

* = Reservations Required

Module 4:
Runway Incursions
FAA video:
Runway Incursions,
the Unseen Danger

MODESTO (MOD)

Module 4:
Runway Incursions-
the unseen danger

7:00 - 9:00 PM Thu  May 6

Safe airport operations is a team effort. Increased airport congestion requires that all personnel pay closer attention to factors such as clearances, communication, ground navigation, and awareness.

Video: Runway Incursions, the Unseen Danger
Location:
Hanger One, 700 Tioga Dr.

BAKERSFIELD (BFL)

Module 4:
Maintenance Records
Information all Pilots Should Know

7:00 - 9:00 PM Thu May 13

Safe airport operations is a team effort. Increased airport congestion requires that all personnel pay closer attention to factors such as clearances, communication, ground navigation, and awareness.

Video: Runway Incursions, the Unseen Danger
Location: Kern Cty Sheriff's Complex, Bldg. F

 

ATWATER (MER)

Module 4:
Runway Incursions-
the unseen danger

7:00 - 9:00 PM Thu  May 20

Safe airport operations is a team effort. Increased airport congestion requires that all personnel pay closer attention to factors such as clearances, communication, ground navigation, and awareness.

Video: Runway Incursions, the Unseen Danger
Location:
Bld 411, Castle Apt.

FRESNO (FCH)

Module 4:
Runway Incursions-
the unseen danger

7:00 - 9:00 PM Thu  May 27

Safe airport operations is a team effort. Increased airport congestion requires that all personnel pay closer attention to factors such as clearances, communication, ground navigation, and awareness.

Video: Runway Incursions, the Unseen Danger
Location:
Chandler Administration Bld.

End of
Fresno Area
Seminars

 


Oakland Area

Safety Program Mgrs.
(510) 273-7155

Ops Howard Manning
Ext 235
howard.l.manning@faa.dot.gov

A/W Guy Minnor
Ext 247

guy.d.minnor@faa.dot.

For more info on seminars:

www.awp.faa.gov/flightstandards

STOCKTON / LODI AREA

Scenic Tour Of San Francisco Bay Area - Revisited
Fly in if you wish -
Parking / Fuel available at the Spanos Jet Center & Transit, west end of field

7 - 9 PM Thu May 6

Operating rules, pilot / equipment requirements, and ATC procedures will be reviewed. Operating VFR through the Los Angeles Special Flight Rules Area will be discussed.

Location: Stockton Army Aviation Support Facility, 200 Stimson Rd
Sponsor: Rick Tutt, RJ Tutt Aviation, Spanos Jet Ctr, Stockton Metro Apt
Contact: Rick Tutt - 209.478.6075 or email airrj@inreach.com

WILLITS AREA

Landings, Part III

7 PM Mon May 10

Landing phase accidents are responsible for nearly half of all general aviation accidents . This Safety Program will discuss the gear-up landing, landing gear emergencies, landing on wet, icy or snow covered runways, landings at night and the Human element. 
Location: Willits Senior Center,1501 Baechtel Rd.
Sponsor: Willits Center
Contact: James Harden 707-459-6826

 

PETALUMA AREA

Landings, Part III

7 PM Tue May 11

Landing phase accidents are responsible for nearly half of all general aviation accidents. This Safety Program will discuss the gear-up landing, landing gear emergencies, landing on wet, icy or snow covered runways, landings at night and the Human element.

Location: Lucchesi Park, 320 N. Mcdowell, Petaluma
Sponsor: Petaluma Airport
Contact: Petaluma Airport Manager,  707-778-4404

SANTA ROSA AREA

Landings, Part III

7 PM Wed May 12

Landing phase accidents are responsible for nearly half of all general aviation accidents. This Safety Program will discuss the gear-up landing, landing gear emergencies, landing on wet, icy or snow covered runways, landings at night and the Human element.

Location: Santa Rosa Office of Education, 5340 Skylane Blvd.
Sponsor: North Coast Air
Contact: ASC Arthur Hayssen,  707-892-5232

CONCORD AREA

Landings, Part III

7 PM Tue May 18

Landing phase accidents are responsible for nearly half of all general aviation accidents. This Safety Program will discuss the gear-up landing, landing gear emergencies, landing on wet, icy or snow covered runways, landings at night and the Human element.

Location: Contra Costa Water District, 1331 Concord Ave., Concord, CA
Sponsor: Navajo Aviation
Contact: Navajo, 510-685-1150

 

LIVERMORE AREA

Landings, Part III

7 PM Wed May 19

Landing phase accidents are responsible for nearly half of all general aviation accidents. This Safety Program will discuss the gear-up landing, landing gear emergencies, landing on wet, icy or snow covered runways, landings at night and the Human element.

Location: Ahart Aviation, 186 Airport Blvd., Livermore, CA
Sponsor: Ahart Aviation
Contact: Ahart 510-449-2142

 

End of Oakland Area
Flight Seminars

 


Sacramento Area

Safety Program Mgrs.
(916) 422-0272

Ops Dan Abdon
Ext 239
daniel.w.abdon@faa.dot.gov

A/W Don Green
Ext 254
donald.r.green@faa.dot.gov

* = Reservations Required

RED BLUFF AREA

Preflight Actions
or, How to fix mistakes before they happen.

7:00 PM Wed May 9

Location: B J's Restaurant, Red Bluff Airport
Sponsor: Tehema County Pilots Assoc.
Contact: Eddie Marshall (530) 529-1618

MONTAGUE AREA
(Fly in if you wish)

The 17 Most Popular Ways To Fall Out Of The Sky
Parts 1 and 2 (of  4 Parts)

7:00 PM Tue May 11

Location: Montague Town Hall
Sponsor: North Valley Avaition
Contact: Larry Graves (530) 459-3456

 

NAPA AREA
(Fly in if you wish)

A Talk With The Automated Flight Service Station

7:00 PM Thu May 13

Find out all you want to know about the AFSS.

Location: IASCO Flight Center, 2000 Airport Road, Napa Airport
Sponsor: IASCO Flight Center
Contact: George Cohen (707)252-3522

SACRAMENTO AREA
*Operation Takeoff
A three hour program that covers the services available from an Automated Flight Service Station. You'll learn how the system works and how to obtain the greatest user benefit. A Facility tour is included.
RESERVATIONS REQUIRED

9:00 AM to 12:00 PM Sat
Call Ahead For Exact Dates

Location: Rancho Murieta AFSS, 14670 Cantova Wy, Ste.101, R. Murieta
Sponsor: Rancho Murieta AFSS
Contact: Mark Oglesby (916) 354-0161 ext. 139

SACRAMENTO AREA
* Operation Raincheck
A program designed to familiarize pilots with the Air Traffic Control System.

Call for reservations.
8:00 AM till noon
One Sat. per month

Location: Sacramento TRACON, 5839 22nd Street, Rio Linda. Off Elkhorn Blvd
Sponsor: FAA Air Traffic Control
Contact: Asst. Manager for Operations (916) 922-9511

End of Sacramento Area Flight Seminars

 



WINGS PROFICIENCY AWARD PROGRAM

 

A Special Opportunity For All Pilots
WINGS: An excellent way to gain proficiency.

WINGS is the FAA Pilot Proficiency Award Program designed to encourage general aviation pilots to continue their training. It provides an opportunity to practice selected maneuvers in a minimum of instruction time.

WINGS is an excellent opportunity for you to re-evaluate your flight proficiency and knowledge.

If You're a Pilot, You're Eligible
WINGS is open to all pilots holding a recreational certificate or higher with a current medical certificate, when required. After you've logged three hours of dual instruction under the program and attend at least one FAA-sanctioned safety seminar you will be eligible to receive and wear a distinctive set of WINGS. You will also receive a certificate of completion.

Pilots: Your attendance at  safety seminars fulfills one of the requirements of the Pilot Proficiency Award program (Wings Program). Completion of the requirements of the Wings Program, as outlined in Advisory Circular 61.91g, will qualify you to receive a Wings lapel pin and wall certificate. ADDITIONALLY, if you satisfactorily complete a phase of the Wings Program within the period specified by Section 61.56 of the Federal Aviation Regulations, you need not accomplish a biennial flight review.

More Wings To Work For
Each twelve month interval after earning your first set of WINGS you will be eligible for more WINGS. Each WINGS pin is specially designed to mark your additional progress.

WINGS-The Sign of a Safe Pilot
It's a fact - recurrent training makes a difference. Statistics show that pilots who participate in recurrent training programs such as WINGS, have a much better safety record than the pilots who do not. Earning your WINGS could have a positive impact on your aviation insurance costs. Be sure to inform your insurance agent of your commitment to the WINGS Program

WORK FOR YOUR WINGS.
THEY'RE WORTH A LOT MORE THAN THE TIME IT TAKES TO GET THEM.

 


FAT FSDO
PHASE I
David M. Carter
David L. Fisher
John D. Hunsuck, Jr.
Kevin B. Perry

 

PHASE II
Bill Kinney
Loren D. Pierce

PHASE V
John E. Roth
Kathryn M. McNamara

PHASE VI
Charles Minkler

PHASE VIII
Hugh M. Flanagan

 

SAC FSDO
PHASE I
Rayford Bridges
Brad A. Hall
Carl L. Middleton
Norris Rancourt
Leah Webb

PHASE II
Anthony T. Holochwost III
Gerald W. Rose

PHASE III
George A. Bloom
Leo D. Kincheloe

PHASE IV
Jack D. Kilpatric
Joaquin Torres

PHASE VII
Mark Francis Gaffney

PHASE VIII
Dennis K. Williams

PHASE X
William F. Duval

PHASE XII
Joe Williams

 

SJC FSDO
PHASE I
Charles R. Borden
Michael Newcomb
Nicolas Sabardin
Wanda Strassburg

PHASE II
Graham Bird
Sue Hirabayashi
Maureen MacDougall
Diane Tenborg

PHASE III
Gerald Arthur (Jerry) Burg
Walter S. Collins
Tom Schramm

PHASE IV
Paul D. Perreault
Quest August Richlife

PHASE V
Larry Singer

PHASE VIII
James E. Coombes

PHASE XII
Carolgene Dierolf

PHASE XIII
Albert Meier

 

NorCal Aviation Safety Review is published monthly by the F.A.A. Western Pacific Safety Program. Comments, suggestions and news info are invited. NorCal Aviation Safety Review reserves the right to edit all material. Please address all correspondence to: your local Safety Program Manager. Edited by Kevin L. Clover - FAA AWP-204 - 5001 Airport Plaza Dr. Ste 100 - Long Beach, CA 90815 - E-Mail kevin.l.clover@faa.dot.gov