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Student Pilot
Briefing
February 2008
Volume 1 Issue 2
“Greetings Good Students”
By Hank Bartlett
I applaud you for going beyond the usual and joining our effort to increase the numbers of
young people interested in Aviation and Space. You are starting a truly unique adventure. Only
1/3d of 1% of the American population are pilots. I am truly proud of you for joining this special
group. I hope we can help you fulfill your dreams
I have just reviewed our latest test. The scores went from a high of 94% to some in the 40% ‘s.
The class average was 57%. If you didn’t get the 94 don’t be discouraged. There is hope! Not to
worry. You can do this.
I have taught this same material for over 20 years to High School , Air Force Academy, and
adult students. Every one struggles with the FAA test questions in the beginning. I set up the
course so that you would read the material first then hear about it in class. The class work is to
clarify and reinforce the reading.
The most important part is your personal study.
This is what I have found works best for most people. After you have read the text, and been to
class for a topic and are ready to prepare for the test.
1.Take the FAA Knowledge test guide and read the introduction for the part of the chapter we
are working on.
2. Next take a piece of paper and write the question numbers in a column on it. Cover up the
answers with the paper. Start with the first question and write your answer. Move the paper
down and check your answer. Read the explanation. If you got it right, move on to the next. If
not and the explanation does not make sense go back to the text.
3. If you still don’t get it, make a note to go over it with your mentor. Continue this process until
you finish. Then go back over the ones you missed. Next go back over the whole thing. Continue
till you are happy with your progress.
I guarantee this will improve your scores a lot. Our goal is 85 to95%. You will also
need to go back and do the previous chapters. This knowledge disappears quickly with
out constant review. Frequent short study sessions are a lot better than one long one
just before the test.
At all times remember this is the first step towards your long term goals. It is sort of
like an initiation rite. The experience is a little grim at times but you will really be
proud of yourself when you are successful. I was really pleased with myself when I passed my
test years ago and you will be too .As you get more flying experience this will make more sense
because you really do use these concepts in piloting your plane through the sky. You will love
the application phase and it won’t be multiple choice.
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Adventures in Helicopters
By Jared Bateman
I’ve been flying in helicopters with my dad since I
was two. My dad always let me put my hands on the
stick to feel what he was doing but for a long time I
never felt anything happen. One day when I was five
years old my dad let me take the controls. I wanted
to know what the cyclic (stick) did so I gave it a stir.
That was a big mistake! The moment I did that our
SA-341 Gazelle immediately went in a downward spiral. My dad recovered it before any damage was
done. When he asked me why I did that I told him I
wanted to know what the controls would do. It was a
while before I was allowed to take the controls again
but this time I was more prepared. I was still surprised at how sensitive the helicopter was to even the
slightest movements.
I flew my first airplane a few years ago at a Young
Eagles rally and I was surprised by the difference between rotor-wing and fixed-wing aircraft. In helicopters you have to use the pedals when changing the
collective (similar to the throttle in an airplane)
whereas in fixed wing you often use the pedals whenever you make a turn. But the thing that got me
most was the difference in sensitivity. Now that I
have some experience in helicopter flying I can see
how maneuvering it is more like using the “Force”
than moving the cyclic. Even with the incredible
amount of sensitivity, it is still lots of fun to fly.
A Ride Anyone?
After the mentoring class
on January 19th,
Tiersa Pialet, Bryan and
Brent Stone, and Jamie Tave
each got a ride in
Chris Woodard’s Cozy.
Quite a treat!
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“All of our mentors and
instructors really want to
help!.”
My Dream Is Now A Reality
By Jeremy Bushnell
I am currently a participant in the AEFCO’s monthly ground school. I have always dreamed of
becoming a pilot since I can remember, and these classes are my dreams come true. I have
been around aviation my whole life, and I believe it would be the best job in the world. My dad is
a private pilot and bought a Cessna 172 when we lived in Austin, Texas. When I turned two, we
moved to Colorado, bought part of a Cessna 182, and just recently, a Cessna 210. Now, having
a dad with an airplane, what better thing to do than learn to fly it! I was looking around for a
good flight school when I was accepted into the AEFCO summer aviation class. Of course, I took
it, and it was by far the best thing I have ever done to jump-start my aviation career.
I always look forward to the monthly meetings so I can talk to people who have as much of an
interest in flying as I do. I never knew how many people really wanted people like us to succeed.
All of our mentors and instructors really want to help! They want us to follow in their footsteps
and to hopefully become pilots some day.
The resources that the AEFCO have given us are incredible and is leading me straight into a new
part of my life that would’ve been extremely hard to obtain in other ways.
There is absolutely no way I can express my gratitude toward the AEFCO and all of its members
and participants. Their dedication and hard work really pays off, and I hope that they keep following their path to success.
Airspace Help
Bill Clothier, AEFCO Mentor
The most effective way I have found to study
the various types of airspace is to take one airspace type at a time and determine the following attributes:
1. Limits—floor/ceiling/width and location
2. Usage—what type of hazard to expect in
each
3. Pilot Requirements—license and ratings
(Pvt. Instrument, Student...)
4. Entry Requirements—communications
5. Equipment Requirements—2 way radio/
Transponder/Mode C
6. Visibility and Cloud Clearance—Day/Night/
SVFR
7. Controlling Agency—Tower/FSS/ATC
8. Chart Markings—How to identify the airspace
9. Details—Where to find information about
each allocated airspace area
Keep in mind these are layers—each layer
may be a different type of airspace with different attributes.
Give some thought as to “why” the rules are
what they are. For instance, if Class B airspace is so busy and important, why is the
cloud clearance only “Clear of Clouds”?
In our next class we will try to answer a lot of
questions like this and ask many more, do
come ready to think.
Don’t forget the extra credit question: Tell
me what you can find on Alert Area A-260.
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FYI
June 2008 Summer Academy
It is not too early to start thinking about your essay for application to this June’s event. June
18th to the 27th with orientation on the evening of June 17th at 6PM.
For application to this event, there is a required 1 page essay, but you may write 2 pages if you
wish, to explain to the AEFCO Board of Directors and your teachers why you want to attend,
what your desires in an aerospace/aviation career would be, and your accomplishments toward
this goal.
The Board of Directors will interview students individually on June the 7th for this summers
class. You are encouraged to come to an interview, but this is not required for application to
the June 8 day academy. You will need to get a time for the interview.
Let me explain to the new students and remind those that were at last summers camp about
the flying activities each morning. Last year we were fortunate to have four training aircraft
and four certified fight instructors. We asked each CFI to volunteer at least 2 flights each day.
With preflight time on the ramp and the flight lesson it consumes the morning for two lessons
for each instructor. If we do the math, that means there will be 8 full time flying slots for 5
days. Those figures may vary by 1 or 2 students, but those are the numbers we are planning
for this June.
While we will also have the extended Young Eagle flights of about 45 minutes per ride. Although this flight time is not logged, it is educational flying time. All of our pilots are very experienced, many with 30 years or more of flying and thousands of hours in the cockpit.
There are now 22 of you in class. Some of you may be left out of the main event, but we will
again, hold a mini camp in July for 3 days.
We are still finalizing the aircraft we will have and the instructors that will attend, so we do not
have the final plans yet. We will keep you informed as this develops.
Again, we would like to offer a scholarship this year for flight lessons. It will be contingent on
the funds being available. The requirement for application for the scholarship is to have
passed the private pilot written test by the FAA.
Richard Martin, President AEFCO
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AEFCO Mentors
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February 23—Meet with Mentors
10:00 AM
EAA Cookout Follows
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Bart Bartholomew (719) 260-0304
Email: [email protected]
Hank Bartlett
(719) 594-9534
Email: [email protected]
Bill Clothier
(719) 487-8821
Email: [email protected]
Ed Hopkins
(719) 495-8300
Joe Kuberka
(719) 659-5052
Email: [email protected]
John Lingwall
(719) 683-5599
Email: [email protected]
Richard Martin
(719) 683-6587
Email: [email protected]
Vann Norred
(719) 495-4984
Email: [email protected]
John Read
(303) 648-3261
Email: [email protected]
Jim Steward
(719) 487-9158
March 1—Private Pilot Prep Course
10:00 AM
Chapter 5
Tell me what you can
find on Alert Area A260.
Location for all events is the MLAA Hangar at
13550 Piper Lane, Peyton, CO 80831
Aviation Education Foundation of
Colorado, Inc
8340 Cessna Drive
Peyton, CO 80831
Phone:
(719) 683-6587
E-mail:
[email protected]
Website:
http://aefco.org