Official Publication of Airventurers, a Non-Profit Pilot’s Association Volume 57, No. 4 Apr. 2017

BOARD MEETING

Signature Aviation, VNY

Saturday April 22nd

Everyone’s Welcome

(and we have donuts!)

To reach the editor:

judyrifkin1@charter.net

we’d like to hear what you have to say

DINNER MEETING

Sunday, Apr. 9th

Lulu’s

Cocktails at 6:00

Dinner at 6:30

Order off the Menu

Our speaker from LAFD

Air Ops at VNY will talk

about their mission profile,

fleet of helicopters, pilots

and crews.

This promises to be a very

interesting presentation!

Please reserve on the web

at airventurers.org or at

mrifkin397@aol.com

Exciting things are happening!

AOPA Regional Fly-in is Coming to Camarillo April 28-29.

This event will feature two full days of activi-

ties, exhibits, aircraft displays, parties and more.

There will also be an expanded roster of learn-

ing opportunities and workshops. These reason-

ably priced workshops on Friday will cover a

range of topics such as mountain flying, IFR

refresher, owner guided maintenance etc.

There will be a lot of free seminars on Saturday

led by world renown presenters covering a multitude of interesting topics. See

the ad on page 5 to learn more about what else is happening and what the

Airventurers will be doing at this event. More details are available on page 8.

Register on the AOPA website and let Mike Savage know you will be there.

This is for you!

L. A. Fire Department Air Ops at KVNY is coming to Lulu’s April 9.

You have seen them on the ground and flying around. Now get the full story on

how they operate at the next Airventurers dinner meeting.

The flight line typically has seven helicopters

ready for deployment as both air ambulances and

fire attack resources. This is an example of one of

the newer 5 bladed, turbine powered ships in the

fleet that delivers a high cruise speed even in de-

manding conditions.

Hear all about it and more. Please RSVP ASAP.

Hope to see you there.

Marvin Rifkin

President

AIRVENTURERS APPLICANT CHECKLIST DATE APPLICANT SPONSOR FEE DINNER MEETING

co-host add’l

FLY-IN

co-host add’l

1/15 Gura Klenner Y Y Y Y

2/15 Melville Galgano Y Y Y Y

10/15 Miller Felker Y Y Y Y

2/16 Hnarakis Eisenberg Y Y Y Y

12/16 Brend Frangos Y Y

2/17 Cavallaro Shaby Y Y

2017 CALENDAR DINNER BOARD FLY-INS DESTINATION HOST

JAN 15 28 21 CHIRIACO SUMMIT SAVAGE

FEB 12 18 24-26 GOODYEAR/SCOTTSDALE PUNT/EISENBERG

MAR 12 25 18 DUNE BUGGIES AT OCEANO KIRSCHNER

APR 9 22 28-29 AOPA REGIONAL—CMA

MAY 21 27 13 6TH ANNUAL POKER RUN SAVAGE/CHEER

JUNE 11 24 TBD

JULY NONE 29 7-9 GOLD BEACH, OR PUNT

AUG NONE 26 5 CLUB PICNIC—CMA SAMOJEN,LANE,BOUJO

SEPT 16 23 8 SAN DIEGO RAINEY

OCT 15 28 7-8 BISBEE, AZ CASHIN

NOV 12 18 4-5 LAS VEGAS, NV EISENBERG

DEC 2 16 HOLIDAY PARTY STEWART

DUNE BUGGYING—Joel Kirschner Another great adventure, both airplanes and sand planes. We had five planes scheduled and 11 Airventurers attend-

ing.

Of course that's not how it worked out. The 337 dropped out with a mechanical issue and the other airplane not at-

tending made the decision to not go based on weather considerations. Kudos to that pilot for making a decision based

on safety not "get there itis"

Weather played a big part in this one. To be exact FOG was everywhere even though the forecast at time of arrival

was nice VFR. Oceano was 200 overcast, Santa Maria was 200 overcast and the alternate, San Luis Obispo was of

course 200 overcast. However we all knew that a beautiful VFR airport was just a stone’s throw away. All

Airventurers landed at Paso Robles, rented a car and had a great hour ride to Oceano.

(Continued on page 3)

It's hard to explain how much fun it is exploring the sand dunes of Oceano. To say we flew over the dunes would be

accurate. Yoni Boujo, Richard Franco, Darryl and his very fun wife Lucy, Craig Newlands and Joel Kirschner all

had smiles on their faces as they drove back to KPRB.

One caveat tho – if you’re planning to go dune buggying on your own, I suggest you NOT rent from Steve’s ATV

Rental Oceano/Pismo. Call me if you want to know why.

(Continued from page 2)

GOODYEAR—Don Eisenberg

The trip to Goodyear Airport went well.

The flight over was smooth and with a

10 knot tail wind.

We met Henry Punt, his friend Ron

from Fullerton, Dave Timms and a

friend, two Mooney pilots from Fuller-

ton, one from Phoenix and one that

flew down from the Seattle area.

We had and then very interesting

presentation from the FBO Mgr. about

the history of Goodyear Airport and

about dismantling and returning to ser-

vice airliners that are flown in from all

over the world.

After a good dinner we all went to Peo-

ria Stadium. This is a spring train-

ing baseball facility and is shared

by the San Diego Padres and Seat-

tle Mariners. It was a beautiful evening

at 84o. We watched the LA Dodgers

play San Diego and left in the 10th in-

ning with the game tied. We saw Tom-

my Lasorda walking around. He is 90

years old and looks great.

We flew home the next day with a 16

knot head wind.

SAFETY

The FAA is working with manufacturers to streamline the certification and installation of NextGen technologies,

such as Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B). ADS-B enhances GA pilots’ awareness of other

traffic and improves safety in areas that radar cannot reach, such as Alaska and the Gulf of Mexico. GA pilots can

enjoy the subscription-free services and enhanced safety that come with the technology today. Pilots flying properly

equipped aircraft can see graphical weather information on cockpit displays, where they are in relation to nearby air-

craft, and flight information such as temporary flight restrictions.

The full benefits of ADS-B can only be realized if all of the planes that fly in controlled airspace are equipped. The

FAA has set January 1, 2020, as the deadline to equip for ADS-B Out in controlled airspace. The FAA is working

closely with industry through the Equip 2020 working group. Increased competition has driven costs down consider-

ably. Pilots can download the Equip ABS-B Google earth map to view the different classes of airspace.

The FAA also is clarifying the role of data-link weather in GA operations and the use of portable equipment. Other

efforts focus on icing “forecast and avoid” and “detect and escape.”

New technologies such as inflatable restraints, ballistic parachutes, weather in the cockpit, AOA indicators, and ter-

rain avoidance equipment could significantly reduce GA fatalities.

Angle of Attack Indicators

On February 5, 2014, the FAA took an important step to help improve safety in small aircraft by simplifying design

and production approval requirements for an AOA indicator. AOA indicators provide the pilot with a visual aid to

prevent loss of control of the aircraft in the critical phases of flight. Previously, cost and complexity of indicators

limited their use to the military and commercial aircraft. Under new FAA guidelines, AOA devices can be added to

small airplanes to supplement airspeed indicators and stall warning systems, giving pilots an additional tool to avoid

a dangerous aerodynamic stall and subsequent loss of control.

Fly Safe

On June 6, 2015 FAA Deputy Administrator Mike Whitaker kicked off the Fly Safe campaign at the Aircraft Owners

and Pilots Association’s (AOPA) Fly-In at the Frederick Municipal Airport, Frederick, MD. The FAA and GA

groups launched the Fly Safe national safety campaign to educate the GA community on how to prevent Loss of

Control (LOC) accidents. An LOC accident involves an unintended departure of an aircraft from controlled flight.

LOC can happen because the aircraft enters a flight regime that is outside its normal flight envelope and may quickly

develop into a stall or spin. It can introduce an element of surprise for the pilot. LOC happens in all phases of

flight. It can happen anywhere and at any time. There is one fatal accident involving LOC every four days. Join the

campaign at #FlySafe and follow it on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

Weather

Most weather-related accidents are fatal and a failure to recognize deteriorating weather continues to be a frequent

case or contributing factor of accidents. The GAJSC has produced several safety enhancements related to weather as

part of their work on loss of control in flight. The 2014 FAA and industry’s Got Weather? national safety outreach

campaign reached approximately 4.5 million people.

Donna Brend fell and broke her pelvis...

Harlis is taking very good care of her.

Airventurers wish Donna a speedy

recovery.

Lois Savage is still using her

cane but getting better all the

time. She was even able to camp out at Oceano while

celebrating 40 years with Mike.

IMPORTANT DATES IN…

April

9 Dinner meeting

22 Board meeting

28-29 AOPA Regional at CMA

May

13 Poker Run

21 Dinner meeting

27 Board meeting

June

11 Dinner meeting

24 Board Meeting

MORE THINGS TO PONDER—

If all the world's a stage, where is the audience sitting?

If love is blind, why is lingerie so popular?

If you are cross-eyed and have dyslexia, can you read all right?

Why is bra singular and panties plural?

Why do you press harder on the buttons of a remote control

when you know the batteries are dead?

Why do we put suits in garment bags and garments in a suit-

case?

Secret Service agent Dave

Hoffmann gets his certificate of

appreciation and his confiscat-

ed Swiss army knife at the

March dinner meeting.

AOPA CMA APRIL 28-29 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

FRIDAY

9 A.M. - 4 P.M.

Owner-Guided Maintenance: Managing Your Aircraft Maintenance

Pilot Plus One: Combining Learning, Inspiration, and Adventure

Overcoming Mountains and Water: Flying in the Extremes

IFR Refresher: Returning to Instrument Flying

4 P.M. - 7 P.M.

Rusty Pilots Seminar

Exhibition Hall—Exhibitors Open and Happy Hour

6 P.M. - 9 P.M.

Main Stage—Barnstormers Party presented by Jeppesen

SATURDAY

8 A.M.-9:30 A.M.

Pancake Breakfast

9-9:45 A.M.

Aviation Safety Keynote: The Color Code Mark Grady

Runway Safety Roundup Joe Santoro, FAAST

Rusty Pilots Seminar AOPA Director Chris Moser

What’s New at Garmin, Mike Young, Garmin

10-10:45 A.M.

What Went Wrong: Nontowered Case Study, Jason Miller, ASI

The Brave New World: Flying with BasicMed, AOPA Director Gary Crump

AOPA Flight Training Tools, AOPA VP John Hamilton

Rusty Pilots Seminar, AOPA Director Chris Moser

Tips, Tricks, What’s New, Angela Anderson, ForeFlight

11-11:45 A.M.

Loss of Control: Upset Recovery, Stalls, & Spins, Catherine Cavagnaro

ADS-B: Meeting the Mandate, AOPA Technical Editor Mike Collins

Lunch

www.aopa.org/kcma17/rsvp

Rusty Pilots Seminar, AOPA Director Chris Moser

RNAV Revealed, Slim Morgan, Jeppesen

12-12:45 P.M.

Starting and Growing a Flying Club, AOPA Ambassador Kay Sundaram

Mountain/Canyon Flying: Easy as 1, 2, 3, Lori MacNichol

ICAO Advanced Flight Planning, Joe Daniele, Leidos

Is Your Engine Healthy?, Adrian Eichhorn, Mike Busch

1-1:45 P.M.

65 Years of Flying: Tips I’ve Learned About Safety, Barry Schiff

ADS-B: Compliance is Only the Beginning, Todd Scholten, L3

Aviation Weather, AOPA Editor at Large Thomas A. Horne

From Passion to Places, John McKenna, RAF

Drone Flying 101

AOPA Director Kat Swain

2-2:45 P.M.

Main Stage—Pilot Town Hall & Ice Cream Social AOPA President Mark Baker

5:00 PM

Airventurers no host dinner at local restaurant