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PAA News
March/April 2013
Colleen Kendall, Editor-in-Chief
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Laura McKelvie, Associate Editor
President’s Message...Rock Swanson
Palomar Airport Association
Board of Directors
Rock Swanson, President
Brian Shepherd, Vice President
Robin Gartman, Secretary
Curt Ball, Treasurer
Carole White, Director
Gary Wigdahl, Director
John D’Errico, Director
[email protected]
T
he big news this month is that we are
resuming our Happy Landings Happy Hour
at the magnificent Landings Restaurant! So
save the date, March 14, and be there or be
square. Our airport management folks will be
giving us an update on the airport plans and
activities. This will include the status of the
runway extension feasibility study, the future
of California Pacific Airlines, construction and
maintenance plans for the near and long term,
and other issues of interest to our flying community.
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And of course, you’ll have an opportunity to
ask those burning questions you’ve been pondering all winter long! Our favorite pilot/
mechanic, Meinolf Ruther, will be out of town
visiting old friends, and will be given an excused absence from this month’s presentation.
He’ll be back with us in April. Please note
Angel Flight West
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that we have changed from Tuesdays to
Thursdays. As usual, we will start gathering
NOTAM
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Pinnacle Academy
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Checklist
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Inside this issue:
Let’s Go Flying
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Rich Martindell
Palomar Tower
Brandon Gonzales
C. Robinson
Aero Paint Faces
Closure
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Editor’s Letter
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around 5:30 pm and have our featured speaker
start at 6:00. So mark your calendar. More
details follow in this Newsletter.
The FAASTeam is featuring our own Kathy
Felker at Solar Turbines, Kearny Mesa, this
month. She will be presenting “Back to Ba-
99’s Poker Run
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SoCal Events
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VNAP Plates
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That’s it for this month. And as always we
welcome your comments and suggestions regarding this newsletter and the Palomar Airport Association. Also, we’d like to hear from
you on events and programs you’d like to see
hosted here at CRQ. You can contact our
editor, Colleen Kendall, or me at [email protected]. Blue skies and
tailwinds!
Rock
Mercy Air The Flying ER, Over 25 Years at CRQ
By Colleen Kendall
PAA Happy Hour 10
sics”…Have Fun Reviewing Basic Skills and
Knowledge. Sign on to FAASafety.gov for details and to register for Wings credit.
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n February 18, I had the privilege of spending two hours with Kelly Forman, RN and
program development director, and with one of the
four CRQ-based Mercy Air (medical crews—pilot
Buzz Mills, flight nurse Greg Labaugh, and EMT
-paramedic Mike Boyd. Mercy Air, a subsidiary of
Air Methods, inhabits the upper west corner of
Magellan Aviation’s main office with a clear view
of Air 5.
A very special world lies behind that locked second
-floor door, a world only a select few want and qualify to inhabit. You’d expect them to be rich in experience and knowledge, and they are that to the extreme: They are among the best of the very best, and
some of the strongest, kindest and brightest
individuals I’ve had the pleasure to meet. I
came away with much more than one PAAnews article.
(Mercy Air continued on page 6)
Let’s Go Flying: Autopilot — Friend or Foe?
A
Rich Martindell
619-253-7649
www.wild-blue-yonder.com
fter years of trying to
convince pilots it's OK
to use the autopilot, the pendulum is now swinging the
other way. The FAA is afraid
pilots are losing flying skills
because they use the autopilot
too much.
Today, even in a Cessna 172,
it's possible to engage the autopilot shortly after takeoff
and never touch the controls
again until minimums on final
petently
in
instrument
meteorological conditions
(IMC).
© Paramount Studios, Hollywood, CA 1980
approach. Truth is it takes just
as much skill and practice to
use the autopilot well as it
does to hand fly a good precision approach, and you need
to be equally proficient at
both if you expect to fly com-
Palomar Tower 118.6
“Often times, aircraft will
be instructed to exit at A4
(usually with the “high
speed" added for extra
clarity) and yet they still
take the reverse and exit at
A3. This constitutes noncompliance with an ATC
instruction. Be careful!”
Brandon Gonzales
CRQ Tower Controller
As expected, Taxiway A5 is
still closed. Hopefully by the
next edition of this newsletter,
construction will be in progress. The loss of this taxiway
presents a minimal issue to the
expeditious movement of aircraft at CRQ if everybody
operates with this in mind. I'd
like to thank the local pilot
community for doing so.
In this article, I'd like to discuss some common situations
that have arisen from the current system state.
As mentioned in my previous column, A5 was a prime
exit point for just about all
If you think
you
can
maintain instrument proficiency by merely meeting FAA
minimums, averaging one instrument approach a month, it's
time to rethink your proficiency
program.
(Martindell continued on page 7)
by Brandon Gonzales
classes of aircraft. We are still
seeing airplanes land, miss A4,
hit the brakes and turn left
only to see a bright orange
barrier where their intended
runway exit (A5) used to be.
Now they are stopped and
confused on an active runway.
Not a good situation.
To prevent this, we broadcast the already published
NOTAM that "Taxiway A5 is
closed" on every ATIS message during operating hours
and on the ASOS remarks at
night. I often wonder if some
pilots actually listen to the
entire ATIS. Now I can tell
who doesn't.
A separate but related point
of confusion has always been
the numbering system of the
runway exits A1 to A6. Most
of us have been around CRQ
long enough to remember
when A2 didn't exist. It has
only been with us for a few
years. Along with its construction came a renumbering of
the taxiways. While still a simple progression from 1 to 6,
the midfield exits still seem to
cause some confusion.
When you land on Runway
24, the forward high-speed
(Palomar Tower continued on page 8)
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Angel Flight West Board Welcomes New Directors
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olunteer pilot organization,
Angel Flight West adds five industry leaders to its board, expects
to arrange over 4,500 free humanitarian flights this year.
Angel Flight West (AFW), one of the
largest public benefit flying organizations
in the United States, announces it has
elected five new directors to its board.
“Each one brings expertise and experience to help Angel Flight West continue
to grow and provide more free air transportation for those who would not be
able to reach needed care,” said Laura
Long, Chairman.
Joseph Sprague, Vice President of
Marketing at Alaska Airlines, joins colleague Bill Ayer, Chairman of Alaska Air
Group and volunteer AFW Command
Pilot. Mr. Ayer is currently a director of
the Foundation board after previously
serving six years on the Angel Flight
West board. Together they continue the
10-year partnership between Alaska Airlines and AFW to provide commercial
tickets primarily, but not exclusively, for
Alaska residents to reach medical care
and other services.
Mr. Sprague began his aviation career
as a flight instructor and commercial
pilot after receiving a bachelor of science
in aeronautical science from EmbryRiddle Aeronautical University. Mr.
Sprague holds a master’s degree in business administration from the University
of Washington.
Patricia McInturff has 30 years of ex-
perience in human services and public
health policy and administration. Most
recently, Ms. McInturff was Director of
the City of Seattle's Human Services
Department after spending over two
decades in local and national public
health leadership positions. Ms. McInturff currently serves on the Washington
State University College of Arts and Science Advisory Committee and has extensive experience as a board member and
executive of several not-for-profit service organizations. She holds master’s in
public administration from the University of Puget Sound.
Gene Pope retired as Vice President of
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Check Your Checklist: by C. Robinson, Long Beach Flying Club
L
ast month a CFI applicant, who
passed the oral exam, took a
check ride in a club aircraft with an
FAA examiner but never got to fly.
During the preflight, the examiner took
one look at the pilot’s custom, homegrown checklist and the check ride was
over. So how does a pilot bust a check
ride over a checklist?
One reason a personalized checklist
can mousetrap a pilot on a check ride
may be found in FAR 91.9: “No person
may operate a civil aircraft without complying with the operating limitations
specified in the approved Airplane or
Rotorcraft Flight
Manual, markings,
and placards, or as
otherwise [required]
by the certificating
authority of the
country of registry.”
Checklists are included in the approved flight manual
(AFM). Note that the Pilot’s Operating
Handbook (POH) for most light aircraft
built after 1975 is also designated as the
FAA-AFM. Using checklists that don’t
include all of the elements of the POH/
AFM checklists can be evidence of a
violation of FAR 91.9. The Practical Test
Standards (PTS), the guide to the conduct of a check ride, gives the method
to enforce the use of appropriate checklists. For example, for the task of starting the engine, one objective is to determine that the applicant utilizes the appropriate checklist for the engine start procedure.
Although not specifically defined,
FAA’s use of the term appropriate is also
found in the Pilot’s Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge (FAA-H-8083-25B) in
the discussion of the POH/AFM Normal
Procedures, Section 4. The general for(Checklist continued on page 8)
Gillespie Field Aero Paint Facing Closure
S
everal months ago, I sent out a
message about our local paint
shop, Aero Paint, located at Gillespie
Field. At the time, they did not have
any work in their shop and could barely keep the doors open. Thanks to
many of you who responded and
brought in your aviation paint projects,
John Finley of Aero Paint was able to
keep his doors open for several more
months.
As we hit another bump in the economic road that affects many aspect of
General Aviation, I hear about many
more A&Ps (IAs) closing their doors
forever because they do not have any
work. The San Diego aircraft painting
industry also continues to suffer.
Aero Paint has fallen on tough times
again. John has not had any aircraft
painting business since early December
2012. He has just about depleted his
savings to pay the rent and utilities on
his business. He states that if he
doesn't get any work in the next few
by Leslie Day
weeks, he will be forced to shut down
his business forever. He has been
painting aircraft since the 1970s at Gillespie Field, and is the only certified
aircraft paint shop in the greater San
Diego County area.
aircraft (for example cowling or wheel
pants), please give John a chance to
help you make your aircraft look new.
John will also paint aircraft tugs, anything aircraft related, but he does not
paint cars, boats or motorhomes.
If Aero Paint is forced to
shutter its doors,
all pilots in the greater
San Diego County area
will have to go to Los Angeles
...or out of state...
to have their aircraft painted.
Finley said, “If [Aero Paint] is forced
to shutter its doors, all pilots in the
greater San Diego County will have to
go to Los Angeles,...or out of state...to
have their aircraft painted.” It would
be a terrible loss for all pilots if this
resource were no longer available. If
you have a project that needs painting,
please contact John Finley, Aero
Paint, (619) 449-3444. His address is:
1780 Joe Crosson Drive, El Cajon, CA
92020.
For all of you folks who might be
receiving this message, especially at
Montgomery, Ramona, Palomar &
Oceanside Airports, please look
around you. If you have an aircraft that
needs painting, or even one part of an
Thank you for supporting the one
and only vendor of its type in this area!
Please pass this message on to your
pilot friends and safe flying! ●
Leslie Day is Vice President of the Gillespie
Pilot’s Association. [email protected]
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Mercy Air
continued from page 1
Mercy Air 5 (a.k.a. Air-5), the $4million,
twin-engine, IFR-capable Eurocopter ec135, is
fitted with another $2 million array of medical
equipment that includes a heart-, blood pressure, respirator–monitor/EKG; a defibrillator; and
a ventilator. She’s a flying ER that accommodates two patients and the medical crew—a
registered nurse and an emergency medical technician /paramedic.
horrible outcome, and we can do several
medical [procedures] and practice what we
live to do…very well and very quickly, and
they have a different outcome.”
Mercy Air Back Story
Part I: Mercy in Action
McClellan-Palomar Airport (CRQ), San Diego
County. Mercy Air’s blue and white Eu-
rocopter ec135—Air 5—sits awaiting her
next assignment just past exit A5 south of
Runway 24. When the call comes, she and
her crew will lift off within 5 to 7 minutes,
every day, 24–7–365.
(Approaching Palomar Trauma LZ
with Mercy pilot Larry Lockey)
Air 5, lifted off and soon landed atop Palomar Medical Center, where she spent the
next eighteen months recovering in the
Trauma Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
Ivy has kept in touch with her Mercy Air
saviors. She now lives on her own and
continues her education, although she will
always have physical reminders of that day.
But thanks to Kelly, Mike and pilot Buzz
Mills, Ivy got another chance.
Whether you’re a CRQ regular or an occasional visitor, you’ll see her during your
takeoff roll, if she’s between missions. Oh,
the tales she could tell of the lives she’s
touched and those she’s saved.
Consider Ivy, a nineteen-year-old college
student. One typical day in 2007, Ivy left
her Temecula home and headed down
Interstate 15 for class at CSU San Marcos.
In the blink of an eye, her universe imploded. “Somebody cut her off. She overcorrected and rolled her car off the freeway at Fallbrook, right where it drops
down. We got there and she was dead. She
was trapped in her car, pulseless, not
breathing. She was dead,” said EMTparamedic, Mike Boyd.
After freeing Ivy in a swift, coordinated
effort with on-ground responders, Mike
and flight nurse Kelly Forman wasted no
time: They inserted chest tubes to relieve
the air and blood in her lungs, intubated
her and started an IV. Within minutes, they
loaded Ivy—barely clinging to life—into
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Fortunately, Ivy’s accident occurred in
San Diego County, the best place in America to sustain such trauma. We love our
climate, beaches, nearby mountains and so
much more, but our greatest good fortune
of San Diego living is our high probability
of surviving physical trauma, should ever
we face that misfortune. In fact, since San
Diego County Trauma System’s 1984 inception, the preventable death rate in the
county from major traumatic injury has
fallen from 21 percent to less than 1 percent. Mercy Air operates within San Diego’s Trauma System, contributing significantly to that success. A nationwide study
by Atlanta’s Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention concludes that odds of
death were 39% lower in those transported
by helicopter emergency medical services
compared with those transported by
ground ambulance.
“I can’t think of a job that is more rewarding. I want to go to a place where I can
make a difference,” Kelly said. “We have
the ability to take somebody who is really
ill, on the brink of dying or of having a
Palomar Airport Association Newsletter
Life Flight began service at UCSD Medical Center in March, 1980. As a young
nurse, Kelly Forman set sights on her career after witnessing the skill, courage and
autonomy of flight nurses. “I had to have
that. I wanted to be that.” Few positions and
fierce competition delayed the process, but
she waited long enough and eventually
somebody stepped aside and created a
spot, “And I refuse to give it up.”
I asked members of the crew how long
they had been with the company and
learned that the newcomer—flight nurse,
Greg Labaugh—had the briefest tenure at
8 years. Pilot Buzz Mills is in his 10th year
and Mike Boyd, his 12th.
But Kelly took the prize with 24 years.
She joined Life Flight in 1989 as a flight
nurse, but quickly rose to first flight nurse
then chief flight nurse before being named
program director. “Once you get the job
[with Mercy Air], it’s taken you so long and
so much, you’ve practically given them a
kidney…so you’re not going to want to go
away,” she offered with the wry humor of
a Louisianan. (See Kelly and Mercy Air in action.)
Although I hope I never need their services, I hold these people and this company in the highest regard knowing they’ll be
there if I ever need them. And if I do, I
pray CRQ will be above minimums! ●
Next: The interview, photos and more rescue stories.
Mercy Air began service in 1989 and became a wholly
owned subsidiary of Air Methods Corporation in 1995,
before assimilating financially distressed Life Flight San
Diego one year later.
MORE MERCY AIR PHOTOS
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1. UCSD Health System, San Diego Trauma System
Report
2. Ernest E. Sullivent, MD, MPH; Mark Faul, PhD,
MA; Marlena M. Wald, MPH, MLS; “Reduced Mortality in Injured Adults Transported by Helicopter
Emergency Medical Services.” (July-September
2011), Vol. 15, No. 3 , Pages 295-302
(doi:10.3109/10903127.2011.569849)
3. Jeffrey Miller, Los Angeles Times, (May 10, 1986)
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I don't know what's right for you, but here’s what it takes
me to feel comfortable: I want to fly a minimum of two
approaches a month in the airplane, and I prefer to get
three. I like to supplement that with two or three more approaches on an FAA-approved trainer. If I'm under the
hood with a safety pilot or flying the simulator, I like to alternate between using the autopilot and hand flying the approaches. If I'm IMC, I like to use the autopilot as much as
possible to free my mind to pay attention to ATC, fly the
clearance, manage the flight and stay ahead of the airplane.
In my Air Force flying, neither the F-4 nor the F-15 had a
coupled autopilot so every approach was hand flown. Fortunately, both were very stable instrument platforms that supported proficiency at attitude flying. It wasn't that big a deal
in Arizona, but we frequently flew to minimums in Europe.
Today I primarily fly a G1000 with either a Garmin or King
autopilot. Both require attention and constant monitoring,
although the Garmin autopilot better integrates with the
capabilities of G1000.
You need to be proficient at hand flying the airplane so
you never hesitate to come off the autopilot if the automation gets the best of you or the situation dictates. I was recently flying the GPS-24 approach to Oceanside on autopilot with a safety observer when conflicting VFR traffic dictated coming off the autopilot to avoid the traffic and continue the approach. At that point, it was easier and safer to
continue hand flying the approach rather than trying to get
the autopilot re-engaged and coupled to the GPS navigation. It's just as satisfying to be able to respond to situations
like this in the practice environment as it is to fly an approach comfortably to your personal minimums in real
weather.
There are some good practices to remember when using
the autopilot, and the best advice comes from Ronald
Reagan: “Trust but verify.” Just because the autopilot is
flying the airplane, you don’t get to let your mind wander.
The autopilot has become the “Pilot Flying” and you are
now the “Pilot Monitoring.” Make sure the autopilot is doing what you want. Anytime you change something on the
autopilot, articulate it verbally even if there’s no one else in
the airplane. Say what you just did and then visually confirm
the revised autopilot indications reflect that action. If you
have set the autopilot to climb to an altitude, verify the correct altitude in the altitude notifer and confirm the autopilot
is armed to level at that altitude. Then call out “onethousand-feet to level off,” followed by “three-hundred-feet
to level off,” and watch the autopilot capture and level at
the assigned altitude. When you’re flying an approach and
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worked at Apple as manager of the Pink Group and System
Software. He received a bachelor of science in electronics engineering from Colorado State University and is a volunteer AFW
Command Pilot.
Tom Gallagher, former President and CEO of Caesars Entertainment and of the Merv Griffin Group, joins the Board from
Las Vegas where he is a trustee of the UNLV Foundation and
the DRI Foundation and chairs the board of the Black Mountain Institute. Mr. Gallagher, previously an Executive Vice President of Hilton Hotels Corp. and former partner of Gibson,
Dunn & Crutcher, is a graduate of Harvard Law School.
Benjamin Marcus is co-founder and partner of JetAVIVA and
Aerospace Capital. Mr. Marcus received his bachelor of science
in aviation technology from Purdue University. He is type rated
in numerous single-pilot jets and the Boeing 747. He took his
first flying lesson at age 10 and has been a member of Angel
Flight West for 17 years, beginning as an office volunteer while
he was in middle school. Mr. Marcus is also a volunteer Command Pilot for Angel Flight West.
Departing directors are Stephen Bobko-Hillenaar, Retired
Financial Advisor at Morgan Stanley; Joseph Shelton, writer for
numerous aviation publications; and Mark Wolper, President
and Executive Producer of The Wolper Organization. “We are
grateful for the long service to Angel Flight West by those
whose terms have recently expired,” said Chairman Long, “and
we look forward to their continued participation as Angel Flight
West Command Pilots and supporters."
Angel Flight West serves the thirteen western states, including
Alaska and Hawaii, from its Santa Monica, Calif. headquarters.
For over thirty years, AFW and its commercial airline partners
have been providing non-emergency air transportation to access
humanitarian services without cost to qualified passengers. Private pilots volunteer their time and donate all expenses to provide access to medical care, take children to special needs
camps, and transport others to needed services that save and
improve their lives. “Our missions enable them to receive vital
treatment that might otherwise be inaccessible because of financial, medical, or geographic limitations,” said Executive Director
Alan Dias. ●
Martindell continued
you activate the approach mode, verify the autopilot is armed to
capture course and vertical guidance. Then call when the localizer
and glide path are alive and again monitor that the autopilot captures and responds to the guidance.
The secret and fun to comfortable, competent instrument flying
is practice with and without the autopilot. It's worth your time and
money to do it. ●
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mat of Section 4 consists of “several checklists that may
include preflight inspection, pre-starting procedures, starting engine, before taxiing, taxiing, before takeoff, climb,
cruise, descent, before landing, balked landing, after landing and post flight procedures. To avoid missing important
steps, always use the appropriate checklists when available.
Consistent adherence to approved checklists is a sign of a
disciplined and competent pilot [italics mine].” Appropriate
is further emphasized by adding the term approved.
Another way to have a checklist violation might also be
found in any PTS. The use of the checklist, while accomplishing elements of an objective, could be either unsafe or
impractical, especially in a single-pilot operation. In this
case, a review of the checklist after the elements have been
accomplished would be appropriate. Division of attention
and proper visual scanning should be considered when
using a checklist. If the applicant’s use of the checklist is
poor or improper, that too can earn them a bust.
CheckMate Checklists are very popular commercially
available checklists. But just because you’ve paid good
money for your checklist doesn’t guarantee that it covers
you legally as an appropriate checklist. Comparing the Warrior checklist from the POH/AFM against the CheckMate
checklist, there may be some problems with keeping you
safe and legal. The Warrior Before-Starting-Engine checklist states: “Throttle --1/4 open.” The CheckMate Start
Checklist is worded: “Throttle -- slight.” Really not the
same thing. The Warrior checklist contains, “If engine does
not start within 10 seconds, prime and repeat starting procedure,” which is not mentioned on the CheckMate checklist. CheckMate has no Starting-Engine-When-Hot-orFlooded, but both are critical for safe operation of the engine. Two elements on the Warrior’s Ground Check portion of their checklist are: “Magnetos -- Max drop 175
RPM, max differential 50 RPM,” and “Vacuum -- 4.8" 5.1" HG.” Compare this to CheckMate’s Ground-Check
paragraph: “Mags (R&L) – test” and “Vacuum” (with no
parameters).
However, it is possible to make your own checklists.
Make sure your checklists strictly follow the approved
flight manual, including all the steps verbatim and in the
exact same order (even if you've added other steps in between). To be thoroughly diligent, if you create your own
checklist, it must be compared to the POH/AFM for each
individual aircraft serial number you fly, not just the same
make and model. Did you know that the Warriors N47819,
N8408E and N6231H have the same approved POH/AFM,
which are different from N4390S and N9260T? The Cessna
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172s, N272WC, N3048E and N6295D have a different POH/
AFM than N51594; and the POH/AFM for the C152s,
N48962, N67431 and N5301H differs from the POH/AFM
for N48340 and the POH/AFM for N94469.
Using the checklist is essential for safe operation of airplanes, and no flight should be conducted without one. The
approved POH/AFM checklist or an aftermarket checklist
for the specific make, model and year should be used. If
there is a procedural discrepancy between the checklist and
AFM/POH, the AFM/POH always takes precedence. ●
------------------------------Candace Robinson, a.k.a. Candy, writes articles about aviation and is Editor-inChief of the Long Beach Flying Club and Flight Academy Newsletter.
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exit is A4. The reverse is A3. For those aircraft parked
east of midfield like PCF, Pinnacle, Grey Eagle, etc., it
makes for a shorter taxi to exit at A3. What it doesn't do
is help you get off the runway any faster. As a matter of
fact, most aircraft need to nearly stop to make the 135degree turn onto A3. Often times, aircraft will be instructed to exit at A4 (usually with "the high speed" added for extra clarity) and yet they still take the reverse and
exit at A3. This constitutes non-compliance with an ATC
instruction. Please be careful.
I believe signage contributes to this confusion. On
landing rollout (Runway 24), there is a sign on your left
that says A4 with a black arrow pointing up and to the
left. This indicates that the forward high-speed exit is A4.
There is no sign depicting A3. My belief is that, in the
heat of the moment, pilots will see that taxiway direction
sign and think that any pavement that sign is pointing to
is A4, regardless of what their taxi diagram says.
For the remainder of the construction time though, it's
business as usual. Plan your runway exit with a little extra
care. And as always, if you'd like to come up and see
things from our perspective, just give us a call! ●
Colleen Kendall
Writer, editor, newsletter publisher
Specializing in Aviation and technical proposals
“Well Said”
[email protected]
619.300.5480
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Letter From the Editor
M
Colleen Kendall
arch brings me a sense of hope.
With the vernal equinox just
around the corner, our days are
growing longer. Don’t forget Daylight
Savings Time...at 0200 Sunday 10
March...when we spring our clocks
forward and plan after-work flights.
program development director, was
kind enough to arrange for me to interview her and one of the four CRQbased medical flight crews. I came
away with way more than a single article, so you can expect more on Mercy
Air in future issues.
In addition to DST and the birth of
spring, this year we get Easter to boot!
Be patient between now and the first
week after Easter, when spring break
season finally ends.
Kudos to Rich Martindell, whose
next article arrives right after the last
issue has been distributed. Thank you,
Rich, for your prompt, informative
and well-written articles...and especially for your loyalty to PAA.
I’m happy to introduce Associate
Editor, Laura McKelvie, who recently
joined your editorial team. Laura and I
completed
UCSD’s
copyediting
program together a few years back,
and I have always been impressed by
her attention to detail.. Laura has
graciously agreed to lend her acute
editorial eye and considerable writing
skills to PAA.
Kelly Forman, RN and Mercy Air
In this issue you’ll also find more
from Brandon Gonzales about that
persistent A5 taxiway issue. We just
know you’ll have good news for us next
time.
And we’re pleased to include a piece
written by Candy Robinson, editor of
the Long Beach Flying Club & Flight
Academy about the importance of
using proper checklists. While this
article is more geared to the student–
or new-pilot reader, it never hurts to
review the basics for safe flight.
Please note: Aero Paint , which specializes in single engine aircraft, has
been battling the economy for its survival, and may have to shutter its
hangar doors without new work. soon
Please see page 5 for more information. If Aero closes, you may have
to take your aircraft to Los Angeles...or worse.
And please...please, please...the
PAAC (Palomar Airport Advisory
Committee) asks you to take a look at
the VNAP plates on pages 13-14, and
let’s remember to be good neighbors.
Happy Hour: 14th at the Landings 1730.
99’s Poker Run: 24th Fox Airfield 0900.
Stay in touch...and let us know what
we can do better. ● Colleen
Top, left to right–approaching Palomar Trauma
Center in ideal conditions. (My hat’s off to all
pilots who can land on that red postage stamp
atop the building any day.)
Bottom—Landing Zone (LZ) plate for trauma
pick up in the field...literally. Pilot Larry Lockey
said they circle around several times after ground
crews give the OK to land, and often find hidden
traps: unseen wires, ditches, “tree trunks ready to
pierce [Air-5’s] belly.” Mercy pilots are ubercautious, as you’d expect. ●
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Palomar Airport Association
Happy Landings ~ Happy Hour!
"Airport Operations and Status Update”
Presented by our Airport Management
Date:
Thursday March 14th ~ 6-8 p.m.
Location:
The Landings Restaurant ~ KCRQ
Join us out on the Landings patio. Food and drink will be available to order.
6:00 p.m.
Happy Hour (happy hour pricing 4-7 p.m.)
6:30 p.m.
Speaker(s) and Q&A
7:30 p.m.
Hangar Flying time
RSVP to Carole White by 3/11 ~ [email protected]
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ANTELOPE VALLEY 99s
23rd Annual St. Patrick’s Day
Poker Run Flight!
W.J. Fox Airfield in Lancaster
DATE:
TIME:
♣Sunday, March 24, 2013♣
9:00 a.m. – Cards available at airports!
12:00 p.m. – Barbeque served!
11:00-12:30 Spot Landing Contest (at the beginning of the “Double Bars”)
CHECK IN: 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Fox BBQ Hangar with unopened envelopes
No envelopes accepted after 1:00 p.m.
Poker Prizes awarded at W.J. Fox after lunch
Fox@BBQ hangar, Mojave@Voyager Restaurant, Tehachapi
Muni@gas pump, Inyokern@Quonset hangar, Cal City@terminal, Rosamond@old FBO
STOPS & CARD LOCATIONS:
Fly to 1 or 6 airports in any order. If you don’t make it to all airports, you may get cards
at WJFox AP. Special PIC prize for each participating pilot flying to at least 3 airports.
Rain or shine, it’s party time – If weather is not VFR, there will still be a BBQ!!
Poker hands will be dealt & prizes awarded
AVIATION RELATED PRIZES INCLUDING:
♣ Overnight stays ♣ Free meals ♣ Flight reviews
♣ Many more fabulous aviation prizes !!!
NOTE: BBQ tickets SHOULD be purchased before Thursday, March 21st.
On Poker Run Day, BBQ tickets will be sold based on available food.
REMEMBER: WE SELL OUT!
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The Antelope Valley 99s is a nonprofit 501 (c) 3 organization number 95-4198649
Proceeds used for scholarships, new pilot flight training, and activities that promote flight
Name(s) of all
Attendees
______________
_______________
_______________ # Poker Hands __________
______________
_______________
_______________ # BBQ Tickets __________
Address ______________________________________________________
# Combos
__________
TOTAL AMOUNT ENCLOSED: $ __________
$12/Seven card Poker hand – Best 5-card hand wins
$12/BBQ (Santa Maria Beef with trimmings)
$20 COMBO (includes one Poker hand AND one BBQ ticket)
MAKE YOUR CHECK PAYABLE TO ANTELOPE VALLEY 99s AND MAIL TO:
FRAN HOUTAS, 6736 W. Ave. A-14, Lancaster, CA 93536-9580
For additional info – Call Fran (661) 400-4176 or Lynne (661) 526-4817
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Reprinted with permission by Kendle Hanson, EAA Chapter 7
Air Shows/Air Fairs in So. Calif.
March 16
April 6
May 4-5
June 1-2
June 29
July 29-Aug 4
Aug 17-18
Sept. 11-13
Sept. 26-29
Blue Angels 1st Air Show at NAF El Centro http://mwrtoday.com/elcentroairshow/
Riverside Air Show http://www.riversideca.gov/airshow/
Planes of Fame, Chino Airport http://planesoffame.org/index.php?page=general-info
Wings Over Gillespie http://ag1caf.org/
American Heroes Air Show, Lakeview Terrace http://www.heroes-airshow.com/losangeles/
EAA AirVenture, Oshkosh, WI http://www.airventure.org/
Wings Over Camarillo http://www.wingsovercamarillo.com/
Reno Air Races http://www.airrace.org/
Flabob Flying Circus at historic Flabob Airport
Monthly Aviation Displays
-Apple Valley Airport, 2nd Sun/Mo, antique/classic static
-Brackett Field Antique Aircraft, LaVerne, CA, 3rd Sun/Mo
-Brown Field Fly In, 2nd Sun/Mo, San Diego Flight Museum
-Catalina Island Display Day, 2nd Sat/Mo
-Chino Airport, 1st Sat/Mo, 3rd Sun Mo, 9-4, west of Cal Aero Dr.-Planes Of Fame
-Corona Airport, 2nd Sun/mo Antique Aircraft Display
-El Monte Airport Classics Display, 4th Sunday/Mo
-Flabob Airport, 3rd Sat/mo EAA Pancake Breakfast (8-11am)
-Frazier Lake Airpark, Hollister CA, 1st Sat/Mo, Antique Aircraft Display
-Fullerton Airport, 2nd Sun/mo
-Gillespie Field “Fly Days at the Café”, 1st Fri/Mo, 4pm-7pm
-Palm Springs Air Museum, every Saturday
-Rialto Muni, 2nd Saturday/Mo
-Santa Paula Airport, 1st Sun/Mo, antique/classic static
-Zamperini Airport, Torrance CA, 4th Sun/Mo 12-3pm
Aviation App’s & Websites—Submitted by EAA7 Members
Blue Angles “app” http://www.navalaviationmuseum.org/explore/blue-angels-mobile-app
Lessons learned from transport airplane accidents http://accidents-ll.faa.gov/
Aviation Medicine Advisory Service http://www.aviationmedicine.com/
Live Air Show TV http://www.liveairshowtv.com/
Caltrans Aeronautical Division: http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/planning/aeronaut/
Local aviation events map available on website & as Apple app www.socialflight.com
Aircraft manuals http://www.airplanemanual.com/
www.socalfaast.org
Http://www.safepilots.org/documents/Guidelinesforallattitudetraining.pdf
http://www.foreflight.com/
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