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What’s in this Issue: |
| Hidden Danger ........What you need to know to avoid engine damage Dressed to
Kill New
SPM at Long Beach Web
Sites for Airmen |
Safety Seminars
..........For Long Beach Area ..........For Los Angeles Area ..........For Riverside Area ..........ForVan Nyes Area |
Hidden Danger in Hot Starts
What you need to know to avoid
engine damage
Hot starts can be exciting and expensive. On hot days you can actually damage your engine and aircraft without knowing it.
The temperatures in your cowling become extremely high after a shut down when air flow stops cooling the cylinders. Be sure to follow the manufacturer’s instructions if you need to start a hot engine. A carbureted engine may become a problem after being shut down on a hot day.
The manufacturer’s instructions generally explain that to avoid damage to the engine and cowling, you should turn on the fuel pump to be sure the engine driven pump and carburetor can keep the engine running after the initial start. Failure to do so may cause the engine to "kickback" from a lean condition or cause an "air box" fire. The kickback can damage your starter, ring gear, starter attach point and on Continental engines damage the starter and starter adapter.
An air box fire is difficult to see from the
cockpit and may do major damage to the aircraft. If you suspect
air box fire, you should continue to keep the starter engaged
until the engine starts. This can extinguish the fire by taking
away the fuel/air source.
Dressed to
Kill?
What you wear, can save your life
Packing for a summer flight can be fun. Ever fly from Palm Springs into the LA Basin or out to San Diego? On these long summer days it can be pure joy - warm breezes, tee shirts and beach shoes.
With the long lazy days sometimes our trip back may takeoff a little later in the day, El Nino maybe drops by for a celebrity guest appearance or maybe the air over the mountains cools down faster that you expected.
Summer flying can take us over terrain that sports winter weather conditions, everything from freezing temperatures to snow and ice. People have been known to survive forced landings in the San Bernadino Mountains only to die of exposure before they were found.
What about a summer survival kit to be included in the packing? Consider:
- a warm jacket
- long pants & sturdy shoes
- water, nonperishable snacks
- a thermal blanket.
These items won’t add more that a few
pounds to your load and they can add a few years to your life.
New SPM for Long Beach
Kathleen O’Brien joins the
Long Beach FSDO as Safety Program Manager
Kathleen is no stranger to the SoCal area. Over
the past six years, she has instructed in the basin, presented
safety seminars and participated as a Safety Counselor for the
Long Beach and Los Angeles offices. She is your resource; call
her at the Long Beach FSDO office 562/420-1755.
http://www.mmac.jccbi.gov/afs/afs600/ The home
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Web Sites for Airmen SoCal's Picks-of-the-Month |
page of the Regulatory Support Division of the Federal Aviation Administration offers links about regulations.
http://www.aviation.org/ This is the
site of the Aviation Safety Connection
focused on aeronautical decision making and pilot judgment. Links
to in-depth information on safety are provided at this user
friendly site. This is a valuable resource for aviation safety
information.
| SoCal..Aviation..Safety..Seminars...............................................July '98 |
| 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. |
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Reservations Required LONG BEACH COSTA MESA TORRANCE (Continues with Column 2) |
TORRANCE
.........6:30-8:30PM TueJul 28 Flying Start (The EAA Program) Location: Del Conte’s Restaurant Host: Bill Wood, CFI, EAA-IAC Speakers: Steve Kendel, Shinji Kurashige, Jeff Tessner, & Andy Angelo Sponsor: Del Conte’s Restaurant Contact: Hank Smith (310) 324-1800 TORRANCE
LONG BEACH Airport Construction Projects: Wings over Long Beach ‘98 How will the airshow impact your flight operations? Refreshments will be served.
* = Reservations Required HAWTHORNE (Continues with Column 3) |
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MONT...Wed Jul 8 Runway Incursions Location: FAST Inc., El Monte Airport, 4015 Santa Anita Ave, El Monte (Fly-In) Speaker: TBA Sponsor: FAST Inc. Contact: FAST Inc. (626) 575-3278 LOS ANGELES LAVERN/BRACKETT HAWTHORNE COMPTON SANTA MONICA (Continues below) |
| 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. |
| SoCal..Aviation..Safety..Seminars...............................................July '98 |
* = Reservations Required RIVERSIDE 10AM-Noon Sat FRENCH VALLEY AIRPORT RIVERSIDE
* = Reservations Required EDWARDS AFB 2nd Sat (Continues with Column 2) |
PALMDALE
...............9AM-4PM 3rd Sat *"Operation Raincheck" LA ARTC Center Pilot Familiarization Contact: (805) 538-2402 LANCASTER LOMPOC VAN NUYS ........................Tue Jul 14 ... ...... . ..... ..... ...Tue Jul 21 Surviving the Accidental IFR Encounter ........
. .... ............Tue Jul 28 VAN NUYS ...............6:30-8:00PM Tue Jul 7 .........6:30-8:00PM Tue Jul 14 .........6:30-8:00PM Tue Jul 21 ............6:30-8:00PM Tue Jul 28 (Continues with Column 3) |
VAN
NUYS The following 7 Seminars are located at AV8, Inc., 16431 Vanowen St Contact: Richard Mend (818) 994-9770 .............................Wed Jul 8 ...........9:00-11:00AM Sat Jul 11 ...........................Wed Jul 15 ............5:30-7:00PM Thu Jul 16 ..........9:00-11:00AM Sat Jul 18 ............5:30-7:00PM Thu Jul 21 ..........9:00-11:00AM Sat Jul 25 VAN NUYS ....Wed Jul 15 VAN NUYS |
| SoCal
Aviation Safety Review is published monthly by the F.A.A. Western
Pacific Safety Program. Comments, suggestions and news info are invited. SoCal 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 |
Top 3 Danger Zones
Avoiding Midair Collisions
The NASA Air Safety Reporting
System (ASRS) is a voluntary anonymous
system for gathering safety information. Perhaps the most
important aspect of
this system is that we can learn not only what happened, but why
the incident
may have happened.
Do you think you know the DANGER
ZONES in and around the Long Beach
Airport? Here are your choices, what ones do you pick as the
spots most often
named by pilots for Airborne Conflict and Collision Incident
reports? Name
the top 3;
2-3 miles NE of John Wayne Airport between 4000-6000 feet AGL
1-2 miles SE of John Wayne Airport between 4000-6000 feet AGL
3-4 miles SE of Torrance Airport between 800-3000 feet AGL
1-6 miles E of Corona Airport between1000-3000 feet AGL
1-4 miles S & W of the Queen Mary between 500-4000 feet AGL
Please E Mail your answers to kathleen.o’brien@faa.dot.gov or FAX them to
the Long Beach FSDO at (562) 420-6765 or Call K. O’Brien at
(562)
420-1755, extension 153
| Visit us
on the World Wide Web: LGB FSDO http//www.faa.gov/fsdo/lgb/ |
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San Diego Super Safety Seminar Everything you wanted to know but were too cheap to pay for. The Super Safety Seminar is scheduled for Saturday, September 12, 1998, at Gillespie Field, at the Aerospace Museum. Admission is .. (Continued below in left column) |
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free and we have three classrooms full of seminar topics. These topics include Mountain Flying, Local & Beyond, Aviation Communiations, MEL’s/Pre-flights, Women in Aviation, In-Flight Emergencies, IFR Planning, New Part 61, Stalls & Spins, and Aviation Maintenance for Owners as well as special topics by AOPA and The King Schools. There is still lots to do to get ready, if you have some time contact Mike Harris or Fred Christlieb at the San Diego FSDO.  |
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Hidden Danger in Hot Starts What you need to know to avoid engine damage. Hot starts can be exciting
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The temperatures in your cowling become extremely high after a shut down and air flow stops cooling the cylinders. Be sure to follow the manufacturer’s instructions if you need to start a hot engine. A carbureted engine may become a problem after being shut down on a hot day. To
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start. Failure to do so may cause the engine to "kickback" from a lean condition or cause an "air box" fire. The kickback can damage your starter, ring gear, starter attach point and on Continental engines damage the starter and starter adapter. An air box fire is difficult to
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Contact: Montgomery Field ATCT for dates and times - (619) 277-5601 GILLESPIE FIELD (Continued below in left column) |
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| MONTGOMERY FIELD AFSS FLY-IN Operation Takeoff Date: Last Saturday of each month, 9:00AM-1:00PM Location: San Diego Automated Flight Service Station, 4302 Ponderosa Avenue Contact: Any Operations Supervisor at the AFSS for information - (619) 277-0503 RESERVATIONS REQUIRED! |
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Aviation Safety Seminars WINGS SEMINARS BROWN FIELD FLY-IN |
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| PALOMAR AIRPORT FLY-IN "The 17 Most Popular Ways To Fall Out Of The Sky, Part Two" Date: Thur, July 16, 7:00-9:00PM Location: Mission West, Conf Rm Speaker: Fred Christlieb & Mike Harris - SAN FSDO Sponsor: Pinnacle Aviation |
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GILLESPIE FIELD FLY-IN "The 17 Most Popular Ways To Fall Out Of The Sky, Part Two" Date: Wed, July 22, 7:00-9:00PM Location: Terminal Building Speaker: Fred Christlieb & Mike Harris - SAN FSDO Sponsor: County of San Diego - Airports Division |
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FLY-IN "The 17 Most Popular Ways To Fall Out Of The Sky, Part Two" Date: Tue, July 28, 7:00-9:00PM Location: Scandinavian Flight Academy (619) 278-5770 Speaker: Fred Christlieb & Mike Harris - SAN FSDO Sponsor: Scandinavian Flight Academy ........ (Continued below at left) |
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