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ContentsGreetings

Editor: Karie WhiteCAMP Systems International32 Daniel Webster Highway, Suite 10Merrimack, NH 03054Tel: (603) 595-0030Fax: (603) 595-0036Email: [email protected]

Advertising: George RossidesToll Free: 1-877-411-CAMPTel: (631) 588-3200 Cell: (516) 383-9082Email: [email protected]

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©2012 CAMP Systems International

February greetings,

Welcome to this month’s CAMP InSight. Let’s jump right in. In this issue, we welcome David Wyndham of Conklin & de Decker as he walks us through four helpful steps to achieving successful life cycle cost. Tom Benson of AMSTAT reports ‘A Promising Finish to 2011’ in this month’s ‘AMSTAT Market Analysis.’ North Central Regional FSR Eli Stepp shows you how to change your email and password info in this month’s ‘Hot Tip’ – hassle free, of course! Giacinta brings us the true tale of ‘A Knight in February’ as we journey with her through the history of the US airmail and commercial airlines. For CAMP hints and tips, take a look in the ‘Toolbox’ and remember that there are ‘Pearls’ to be found along the way too. Finally, don’t forget to fl ip to the calendar on the back cover for training opportunities and an industry venue listing.

On to the topic of industry venues… Th is month you can fi nd CAMP team members at the NBAA Regional Forum in New Orleans and the HAI Heli-Expo in Dallas (see back cover for dates). Moving forward to March, we are excited to share that CAMP will be heading to Shanghai, China for ABACE 2012. Th e Asian Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition (ABACE) is to be held at the new Shanghai Hawker Pacifi c Business Aviation Service Center from March 27 to 29.

Th e business aviation market in Asia has great potential and is steadily growing. ABACE’s website (www.abace.aero) notes, “Th e population, economic activity, and need for transportation to cover the distances between business locations – in some cases, where no practical transportation alternative exists – is immense. But, the Asian business aviation market is emergent and at the beginning of its evolution. Th ese factors explain the rationale for the [conference].” We look forward to participating in this event and helping to support Asia’s strides in business aviation.

If you plan to attend ABACE, please stop by and visit us at Booth #P709. We look forward to seeing some familiar faces and making new acquaintances.

Best regards,

Rich AnzaloneVP Customer Support and SalesCAMP Systems [email protected]

05 INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Four Steps to a Successful Life Cycle Cost By David Wyndham

07 AMSTAT MARKET ANALYSIS A Promising Finish to 2011 By Tom Benson

08 CAMP PEARLS

09 OF INTEREST Announcing the First Release of FAA Mobile!

10 USER HOT TIP I Need To Change My Password & Email… By Eli Stepp

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18 INSIGHT TO THE PAST A Knight in February By Giacinta Bradley Koontz

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cquisition costs are signifi cant. But operating costs can easily eclipse them over time. What about an aircraft with a high residual value? Ever heard the one about tax depreciation and charter making it almost free to fl y? Should you lease, or get a loan? All of these are important considerations, as well as which aircraft do you need. A Life Cycle Cost is the best way to evaluate all the above costs.

Life Cycle Costing involves the costs (and revenues) for a full life cycle from acquisition to disposal/sale. Almost no one outside the government owns an aircraft from initial delivery to retirement to the salvage yard. Your life cycle may be a few years, or a decade or more. Life cycle costing takes into account all the costs and revenues associated with the aircraft. It looks at the cost to acquire the aircraft, the cost to own and operate it, and some value that the aircraft may have at the end of the cycle.

STEP ONE is to know what aircraft to evaluate. Th is is done with your technical analysis and ranking. You need an aircraft that is capable of performing your key missions without getting more than you need. Remember, bigger, faster and farther all increase costs.

STEP TWO is to set your criteria. You need to have realistic criteria . How long to operate the aircraft? We often run an analysis that looks at when to replace an aircraft. Provided the key missions don’t change, life cycle costs will help make the call. Utilization: use miles if the aircraft is fl ying point-to-point and convert each aircraft to hours based on speed. To have an accurate comparison, you need to measure using the same criteria. Lease versus loan may require the consideration of income taxes, as do tax-deferred like kind exchanges.

STEP THREE is to have a baseline. If an existing aircraft is to be replaced, that becomes the baseline. If you charter or use fractional ownership, then continuing what you are doing is the baseline. Th e baseline forms a basis for the comparison. Does the new option cost less then the current baseline? More? If more, what do you get for the increased cost (bigger, faster or farther)?

STEP FOUR is to determine the time-value of money. I’d rather have my income today and pay my bills as far into the future as I can. If I lease the aircraft rather than buy it, can I make my money work for me elsewhere? Net Present Value and Cost-Benefi t Analysis are the common tools for the “cost of money” calculation and a very important part of a Life Cycle Cost analysis. Th is is needed to compare diff erent streams of costs and revenues.

You may want to run multiple scenarios. What of we own it fi ve years? 10? What if we increase our utilization? What is fuel costs go up? Th ere are many possible best alternatives when you adjust the criteria.

A Life Cycle Cost analysis is an important decision making tool, but it is not the answer all by itself. I like to use the term “Best Value” in combining both the capabilities and the costs of the various options we analyze. Run the numbers and use them in your decision, but don’t let the numbers decide for you.

Four Steps to a Successful Life Cycle Cost

By David Wyndham, Co-Owner, Conklin & de Decker

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Conklin & de Decker is an aviation research, consulting and education fi rm with offi ces in Orleans,

Massachusetts, Arlington, Texas and Phoenix, Arizona. Celebrating 25 years in business in 2009, the company focuses on fi xed and rotary wing aircraft operating costs, performance and specifi cation databases, maintenance management software, fi nancial management, fl eet planning, market research, aviation tax issues and fi nancial, tax and management seminars. Additionally, Conklin & de Decker consults with numerous individuals, corporations and government agencies on aircraft costs, taxes, life cycle costs and all aspects of aircraft acquisition planning. More information on their products and services, copies of articles published and a unique “Members Only” section can be found on their website, www.conklindd.com.

David Wyndham is an owner with the aviation-consulting fi rm of Conklin & de Decker, which he joined in 1993. His primary responsibilities include managing and planning for the company, managing and updating the aircraft cost and performance databases, providing database and computer support to customers, conducting consulting studies, and developing new programs for the company. The focus of these activities is on cost and performance analyses, fl eet planning, and life cycle costing.

For eight years prior to 1993, Wyndham was an Instructor Pilot with the US Air Force. His responsibilities included aircrew training and safety, operations scheduling, and coordination of fl ight test support sorties with civil and military test engineers. Responsibilities also included coordination with multinational forces for airdrop of personnel and supplies, transportation of VIP’s, fl ight operations in an international environment. He held a Top Secret/SCI security clearance.

Wyndham earned a Master of Aeronautical Science from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in 1993 and has an undergraduate degree in Mathematics from the University of New Hampshire. He also has an Air Transport Pilot certifi cate.

David Wyndham works out of the fi rm’s Orleans, Massachusetts’s offi ce.

BIOGRAPHY|DAVID WYNDHAM

IndustryInsightswith Conklin & de Decker


with Judy NerwinskiAMSTATMarket Analysis

Three months ago, we noted that the current recovery in the business aviation market was

in a frustrating period marked by behavior that could only be described as two steps forward, one step back. But since fourth quarters tend to be relative bright spots in this market, we held re-served optimism looking ahead to Q4-2011. Now that the fourth quarter is history, it’s time to take another look at the key metrics in our market. As the leader in providing researched market infor-mation to the industry, AMSTAT once again takes the opportunity to provide some insight into the state of the business aviation market.

In the fourth quarter, 2.5% of the worldwide fl eet of business jets changed ownership via retail resale transactions. Not only did this performance represent the best quarter of 2011, it also came in slightly above the Q4-2010 fi gure of 2.4%. Although still short of its 20-year average of 3.0%, it does seem that after some setbacks in 2011, transaction activity for jets fi nished the year on a high note. However, in the turboprop market, re-tail resale transaction activity actually decreased to 2.4% in Q4 from 2.6% in Q3. Th e fourth quarter fi gure for turboprops was slightly below the Q4-2010 performance of 2.5%, and still well below the 20-year average for this metric of 3.2%.

Looking at the inventory of pre-owned aircraft for sale, the fourth quarter brought us a welcome decrease in inventory. For jets, as of the begin-ning of January, 13.7% of the worldwide fl eet of business jets is available for sale. Th is represents a healthy decrease of 0.3% since October. After several months of leveling off , this fourth quar-ter decrease hopefully represents an indication of conditions that have begun to improve once again. For turboprops, 10.2% of the worldwide fl eet is currently for sale, which not only repre-sents a 0.5% decrease from last quarter, but is also actually a full percentage point below the 20-year average for this metric of 11.2%.

Since much of 2011 brought us a frustrating series of mixed signals, the fact that the key market indicators we saw in the fourth quarter were nearly all favorable was promising news. Although the

Th is month’s AMSTAT Market Analysis article was written by Tom Benson, Executive Vice President of AMSTAT. AMSTAT is the leading provider of market research information and services to the corporate aviation industry. Founded in 1982, and based in Tinton Falls, NJ, AMSTAT introduced the concept of providing researched information to corporate aviation professionals.

The Business Aviation MarketA Promising Finish to 2011 By Tom Benson

transaction activity for turboprops did experience a slight setback, the overall trend for turboprop transaction activity over the past several quarters is still quite positive.

Th e question, of course, is whether or not the strength indicated by examination of fourth quarter performance will continue into 2012. Th e past two years have been marked by slow improvements, often interrupted by periods of leveling off , and even setbacks. And talking with

almost any business aviation industry professional makes it clear that market conditions, while better than in 2008 or 2009, are still not what anyone would call good.

It would be nice to see a full calendar year of uninterrupted improvements, even if small in magnitude. A year like that might give us a rea-son to use the word “good” again when describing business aviation market conditions. Let’s hope that 2012 gives us such a reason.

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More panels found within the Aircraft Home Page include :

Aircraft Status – The status panel is very important in that it hosts vital informa-tion as to the state of airworthiness of the aircraft at the given moment.

ADU – In direct comparison to the projected values, the system lists the average daily utilizations as calculated using historic data for a period that is determined by the Operator. Also with the customer’s control is the choice as to whether the aircraft will base all of its due calculations off these historic averages instead of the monthly pro-jections as described in the previous paragraph. Simply contact your ana-lyst to verify and change this setting.

Clicking on the chart icon will open a pop up of the utilization plot for the period as specifi ed in the window at the top of the screen.

Due Items – When the Aircraft Home Page is fi rst opened the “Aircraft Status” panel shows a single row of data associated with the due items listing. The example shows that there are values associated with each of the three column header units of measure (UOM) in addition to a colored icon for each as well. The color of the icon can be green, yellow or red depend-ing on when tasks are falling due within each of the categories. Green indicates no concern as nothing is fall-ing due within the defaulted “7 day” warning window. Yellow provides a visual warning that at least one item is coming due within the seven day

window. Red is a direct indicator that there is at least one task overdue (OVD) within the category and warns that an action needs to be taken be-fore further fl ight activity is considered.*

The values associated with each colored icon represent when the fi rst task is coming due within that UOM. Since it is likely that many tasks will be falling due within the yellow warning window, or out into the future under the green state, the system will always list the time associated with the earliest task falling due within each category providing the operator with a direct indication as to what is of immediate concern. Clicking on the icon will open a listing of the tasks driving the icon.

It is also important to note that to the left of the due items label there is also an icon of a plus; “+”. When this is clicked the system will expand the listing providing an inventory of all of the task types assigned to the aircraft. Types such as components, services, and inspection packages are listed among others each of which have their own indicators and closest due values as well. Such functionality al-lows the operator to identify the seven day airworthiness status of the aircraft with nothing more than a simple click of the mouse.

* A fourth state of “Orange” exists which in-dicates that a tolerance driven task is within the positive tolerance window. This state is only relevant to aircraft whose requirements are padded by tolerances as called out by the manufacturer.

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Th e FAA Mobile website allows you to stay connected with popular features of FAA.gov from any location – whether it be the hangar, the offi ce, or home. You can also access the full web version of FAA.gov by tapping a link at the bottom of any FAA Mobile page.

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N-Number Lookup – Look up any aircraft’s N-number to see ownership, registration, aircraft manufacturer and model, and more information.

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Flight Standards District Offi ce (FSDO) Locator – Locate the closest offi ces based on your current location, if you have Location Services enabled on your device. You can also locate FSDOs by region or by offi ce name.

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1Ñ Choose Settings 3Ñ Enter password and email information and choose “Save”I Need To Change My Password & Email…

WHAT A HASSLE! When you are busy working on an aircraft that

needs to fl y, it can seem like a hassle…

Here’s a quick guide to make the process fl y…

That’s it! Keep em’ Flying!

Until next time…

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2Ñ Choose “My Settings” Explore additional sections of system settings that can be customized…


My company was just given access to an aircraft, but I can’t see that aircraft when I log in - why?

As aircraft are added to a company’s access only the Administrator gets automatic access. The “new” aircraft must be added to the applicable User-level log-on.

Can I have a service center complete the CAMP cards?

Sure you can! However, it is suggest-ed that the completed compliance forms are reviewed by the CAMP subscriber for accuracy prior to sending them for processing, thereby alleviat-ing time consuming follow-up that may be required later for both the analyst and yourself.

There is an area for Tracked items on my HUD. What is this for?

This area is for items (components or in-spection) that you would like to always keep an eye on; even if they are not yet on the due list.

How do I know that CAMP is using the latest referenced document(s) to the manufacturers’ requirements?

In several screens, especially when in Detail View of a task, you will see a little

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blue book icon. When you click on it, the next screen will display a PDF fi le link to the actual procedural text for sched-uled items, as well as text for Service Bulletins, AD’s, etc. Below that you will see another reference to the manual or bulletin’s current revision cycle issued by the manufacturer and/or Airworthi-ness Authority. If there is no reference, this means it is a customer requirement, or the manufacture has not supplied available data for that task.

NBAA Workers’ Comp Insurance Pro-gram Declares Second 20% Dividend

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BROKER / DEALER LOCATION PHONE E MAIL WEB SITEAeroSmith/Penny Houston, TX US 713-649-6100 [email protected] www.aerosmithpenny.comAeroSoluti ons Manassas, VA US 703-257-7008 sales@aerosoluti ons.com www.aerosoluti ons.comAir Alliance GmbH Burbach DE 49-273-644-280 [email protected] www.air-alliance.deAircraft Services Group, Inc. Mahwah, NJ US 201-995-9570 [email protected] www.yourjet.comAltus Aviati on Services Ltd. Bristol GB 49-176-625-556-34 steve@altusaviati on.com www.altusaviati on.comAtlanta Aviati on Norcross, GA US 678-710-8855 bill.houston@atlaviati on.com www.atlaviati on.comBell Aviati on West Columbia, SC US 803-822-4114 adverti sing@bellaviati on.com www.bellaviati on.comBoutsen Aviati on S.A.M. Monte Carlo MC 37-793-308-002 aviati [email protected] www.boutsen.comCharlie Bravo Aviati on Georgetown, TX US 512-868-9000 sales@wepushti n.com www.wepushti n.comClay Lacy Aviati on Seatt le, WA US 206-762-2250 bwollen@bfi .claylacy.com www.claylacyaircraft sales.comColumbia Aircraft Sales, Inc. Groton, CT US 860-449-8999 [email protected] www.columbiaairservices.comDallas Jet Internati onal Southlake, TX US 817-328-2900 [email protected] www.dallasjet.comDenison Jet Sales Corp. Greer, SC US 864-989-0421 [email protected] www.denisonjet.comEagle Creek Aviati on Services Indianapolis IN US 317-293-4548 [email protected] www.eagle-creek.comElliott Aviati on, Inc. Moline, IL US 309-799-3183 acsales@elliott aviati on.com www.elliott aviati on.comEnhanced Aero, LLC Mc Gregor, TX US 254-848-2668 [email protected] www.enhanced.aeroExecuJet Aviati on Group Zurich CH 41-448-765-611 pre-ownedaircraft @execujet.eu www.execujet.euExpress Jets San Antonio, TX US 210-687-1828 [email protected] www.expressjets.comFlight Soluti ons, Inc. Gallati n, TN US 615-452-5001 info@fl ightsoluti on.com www.fl ightsoluti on.comGantt Aviati on, Inc. Georgetown, TX US 512-863-5537 suzanne@gantt aviati on.com www.gantt aviati on.comGeneral Aviati on Services Lake Zurich, IL US 847-726-5000 [email protected] www.genav.comGlobal Wings, LLC Boca Raton, FL US 561-988-9881 [email protected] www.globalwings.aeroGovDeals Montgomery, AL US 334-387-0475 marketi [email protected] www.ti nyurl.com/7dfup33Grafair, Inc. Vero Beach, FL US 772-569-4650 [email protected] www.grafair.seGuardian Jet, LLC Guilford, CT US 203-453-0800 [email protected] www.guardianjet.comHawker Pacifi c Bankstown Airport AU 61-297-088-533 aircraft sales@hawkerpacifi c.com.au www.hawkerpacifi c.com.auInternati onal Aviati on Mktg, Inc. Sarasota, FL US 941-355-5353 james@internati onalami.com www.internati onalami.comJ.A. Air Center, Inc. Sugar Grove, IL US 630-549-2100 scott @jaaero.com www.jaair.comJack Prewitt and Associates Bedford, TX US 817-283-2826 jpainc@jackprewitt .com www.jackprewitt .comjetAVIVA Van Nuys, CA US 310-907-5099 [email protected] www.jetaviva.comJetcraft Raleigh, NC US 919-941-8400 info@jetcraft .com www.jetcraft .comJeteff ect, Inc. Long Beach, CA US 561-747-2223 info@Jeteff ect.com www.jeteff ect.comJetVend Miami, FL US 786-465-4000 [email protected] www.jets.aeroJohn Bell Aircraft , Inc. Como, MS US 662-526-1700 john@johnbellaircraft .com www.johnbellaircraft .comJohn Hopkinson & Assocs., Ltd. Calgary, AB CA 403-637-2250 [email protected] www.HopkinsonAssociates.comL & L Internati onal, Inc. Miami, FL US 305-754-3313 [email protected] www.l-lint.comNati onal Jet Sales Cedar Key, FL US 352-222-6800 walter@nati onaljetsales.com www.nati onaljetsales.comNorthern Air, Inc. Grand Rapids, MI US 616-336-4711 [email protected] www.northernair.netPacifi c Air Center Long Beach, CA US 562-513-5222 [email protected] www.pacaircenter.comPiedmont Aircraft Co., LLC Winston Salem, NC US 336-776-6000 tmekis@piedmontaircraft .com www.piedmontaircraft .comSierra Industries, Ltd. Uvalde, TX US 830-278-4481 [email protected] www.sijet.comSouthEast Piper Tallahassee, FL US 850-574-4115 [email protected] www.sepiper.comSunwest Aviati on, LTD Calgary, AB CA 403-275-8121 idarnley@sunwestaviati on.ca www.sunwestaviati on.caTexas Aero Waco, TX US 254-752-9731 [email protected] www.texasaero.comU.S. Aircraft Sales, Inc. McLean, VA US 703-790-1333 rainer@usaircraft sales.com www.usaircraft sales.comWelsch Aviati on - Houston Houston, TX US 713-644-5100 evesely@welschaviati on.com www.welschaviati on.comWelsch Aviati on - Savannah Savannah, GA US 912-695-1555 [email protected] www.welschaviati on.comWest Coast Aircraft Sales Santa Ana, CA US 949-266-7834 jon@westcoastaircraft sales.com www.westcoastaviati onservices.comWestern Aircraft , Inc. Boise, ID US 208-385-5155 [email protected] www.westair.comWestern Aviati on, Inc. Houston, TX US 281-391-2510 sales@westernaviati on.com www.westernaviati on.com


Knight fl ew low through canyons, over mountains, sometimes brushing the tops of trees with his wheels. Literally fl ying blind, he relied upon his instincts. Running out of fuel, Knight searched for any level spot to land. He felt that he must be close to Iowa City, IA, but below all was darkness.

Th e Anonymous Hero

At dawn, the ground crew at Iowa City were asleep, having been told that the incoming fl ight was cancelled. No bonfi res or car lights awaited Knight. He circled low, and the sound of his engine awakened the night watchmen, known only to history as, “Th e Swede.” Th e quick-thinking “Swede” ran to the center of the airfi eld with a fl are. Using the fl are as a guide, Knight made a perfect landing. Th e two men spoke only a few sentences to each other, as the now-awakened ground crew fueled Knight’s plane.

In minutes, resuscitated by coff ee and a small sandwich, Knight took off , again fl ying over unfamiliar terrain, and landed in Chicago at ~8:30 a.m. Th ere, he was relieved by Jack Weber who took charge of the mail pouch, and delivered it to Ernest Allison in Cleveland, OH. Allison fl ew the last segment of the historic cross-continental fl ight, landing in New York at 4:50 p.m. on February 23. Th e mail was delivered in less than 34 hours, which was 65 hours faster than the best train delivery. Th e USPO resumed air mail service with funding for improved landing fi elds, equipment and a series of beacons situated every twenty fi ve miles across the US to guide pilots at night.

Th roughout his life, Knight was often asked to recount his famous fl ight of 1921, and his encounter with the “Swede.” “He deserves the Congressional Medal of Honor,” Knight once told a reporter. Knight searched for the night watchman that saved his fl ight, and the future of the US air mail. But, the “Swede” quit his job in Iowa, and drifted into anonymity.

In 1941, the USPO celebrated the twentieth anniversary of Knight’s fl ight with commemorative envelopes and special public events. Jack Knight was aboard a UA Mainliner that followed the West to East route he blazed. Th is time, Knight was treated to

sleeping quarters, a full kitchen, and a bathroom on board.

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CAMP 3.0 DUE LIST 3.56

CAMP 3.0 UPDATE 7.56

CAMP 3.0 DISCREPANCY 10.15

CAMP 3.0 WORK ORDER PART 1 7.39

CAMP 3.0 WORK ORDER PART 2 7.36

CAMP 3.0 LOG ENTRY - PART 1 6.1

CAMP 3.0 LOG ENTRY - PART 2 4.55

CAMP 3.0 CAMP 3.0 DOCUMENTS FOLDER 5.14

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CAMP CLASSIC AIRCRAFT DOCUMENTS 3.09

CAMP CLASSIC AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE 2.47

CAMP CLASSIC LOG ENTRY 3.18

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CESCOM IN CAMP INTERACTIVE 10 (TASK STATUS) 7.3

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CESCOM IN CAMP MTR (DETAILED) 7.59

CESCOM IN CAMP- MTR FROM INTERACTIVE 1.5CESCOM 20 (DUE LIST) —

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M ail delivery using established overland routes coast to coast had proven reliable for several years, and air mail delivery did not off er signifi cantly faster service. By the

winter of 1920, the USPO announced it was ready to discontinue air mail service entirely. With impending doom, a handful of US Air Mail pilots came to the rescue by volunteering to fl y the mail in relays both day and night between San Francisco and New York and prove they could beat rail delivery. Th e UPSO agreed to appropriate funding for continued air mail service if the test run was successful during the most diffi cult weather conditions of the year.

On February 22, 1921, the pilots positioned themselves from coast to coast, with mechanics ready to keep their DH4 (deHavilland,) open-cockpit biplanes airworthy. Ground crews were ready to light bonfi res to guide pilots to a safe landing on the grass and dirt airfi elds in case of fog or after-dark arrivals. Transfer of mail between pilots and planes was expected to take only minutes.

At this time, night fl ying was almost unheard of and all previous mail had been fl own by day, and then transferred to trains for night travel. Planes had no lights in the cockpit or on the exterior, so pilots carried fl ashlights to read maps and their few gauges. Airfi elds had no landing lights, no rotating beacons, and no radio contact. Weather conditions were often determined with a phone call by the pilot to a clerk in a store at his destination, with a calculated guess for precipitation and wind.

A West-East team departed San Francisco, CA, planning to refuel and transfer mail en route with a fi nal destination of New York. Th e East-West team departed from Mineola, Long Island, NY, in the reverse direction with the destination of San Francisco. Both teams faced fog, rain, sleet, snow, high winds, and freezing cold air.

Departing from Reno, NV, pilot William Lewis was killed when his DH4 crashed near Elko, NV, ending all hope to complete the East-West delivery. In a challenging series of fl ights by fi ve of the West-East pilots, mail was delivered to North Platte, NB, by Frank Yaeger. It was now up to the West-East team to save the air mail service. Th at eff ort was also in jeopardy had it not been for the heroic eff orts of James H. “Jack” Knight [1893-1945], employed to fl y mail in the mountainous northwest.

Knight took off in Yaeger’s plane near 11:00 p.m. , on February 22. He had already fl own his regular route between Omaha, NB and Cheyenne, WY, that same day, and was a sorry sight. In addition to being tired, his broken nose was thickly bandaged as a result of a recent crash. Knight was guided along the North Platte River by well-lit towns, and landed in Omaha near

A Knight in February

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1:00 a.m., on February 23, to the cheers of 2,000 spectators. His happy reception soon turned grim when he learned that the relief plane did not get through. Weary, hungry and yet undeterred, he was soon on his way to Chicago, fl ying over territory he had never seen before.

Winging through miserable weather, and fi ghting the controls of his DH4 due to an unbalanced propeller, Knight hoped that his imprecise magnetic compass and road maps would guide him safely to Iowa for refueling. Avoiding the dangerous added weight of ice at high altitudes,

Giacinta Bradley Koontzis an aviation historian and author. Her various projects can be viewed on her web-

site: www.harrietquimby.org.

“Jack” Knight, Air Mail Pilot. Photo courtesy of Phil Docktor.

In 1918, to commemorate service be-tween Washington, D.C., New York, and Philadelphia, the USPO issued a 24-cent airmail stamp depicting the JN4 “Jenny,” commonly used to deliver mail. Most printing errors aredestroyed but 100 upside-down stamps were inadvertently put into circulation. Th is rare stamp is often forged, but authenticated originals have sold for millions.

In 1924, the UPSO issued airmail stamps for three zones at 8 cents per zone spanning San Francisco to New York. Price (8,16, or 24 cents) was determined according to how far the mail traveled. Stamp images courtesy of Phil Docktor.

On-site Training: Paris

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CAMP strongly believes in fully supporting its customers in making the best use of its prod-ucts and services. CAMP EUROPE offers the opportunity to attend training at the CAMP Paris offi ce.

• Training sessions are Full Day courses.• Each session has its own agenda.• Sessions begin at 9:00 AM.• WIFI access is available; we invite you to bring your laptop for training.

Join us for one training course or both.

Training 1 (duration 1 day)ADVANCED TRAINING:

MAINTENANCE MODULE

Training 2 (duration 1 day) ADVANCED TRAINING:

CAMO & QUALITY CONTROL ASPECTS

We look forward to your participation.

CAMP WebinarsWebinars: Free web-based training.

This year CAMP will offer scheduled webinars on the 3.0 application. If you are interested in training for our CESCOM or CAMP Classic in-terfaces, please contact Application Support.

CAMP Webinars are “overview” sessions, covering a variety of CAMP 3.0 application features with time throughout the Webinar to answer your topic specifi c questions.

CAMP 3.0 Scheduled on TUESDAYS and THURSDAYS of each month.

To register, go to www.campsystems.com

Click ‘Attend a free CAMP webinar.’

If you don’t see a Webinar that fi ts your sched-ule, please call us. We’d be glad to arrange training at a time that is convenient for you.

To schedule a webinar, call 877-411-2267.

To register, please select from the schedule and send an email to

[email protected].

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