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Southern California Professional Aviation Maintenance Association

SoCal PAMA News Sep / Oct 2015

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This Issue Sep Meeting 1

June Meeting Wrap 2-4

CET Award 5

Scholarships 6-7

Jobs/Education 8

Website Advertising 9

Chapter Calendar 10

Industry Events 10-11

Chapter Directors 12

Special Thanks 12

Mission Statement 12

SoCal PAMA

News 2015

Publications

Jan/Feb

Mar/Apr

May/June

Sep/Oct

Nov/Dec

July / Aug

Summer Recess

September 2015 Meeting Announcement

Tuesday September 8, 2015

94th Aero Squadron Restaurant, Van Nuys Airport 16320 Raymer Street, Van Nuys, CA 91406

Rickenbacker Room (downstairs) 5:30 Social Hour, 6:30 Dinner/Meeting

Dinner & Technical Presentation Hosted By

Mr. Brian Omahen, Exec VP “What YOU Need To Know About Safety and Survival Equipment"

Members, Guests, Aviation Students, Maintenance Instructors,

Friends & Scholarship Raffle Prize Donations - All Welcome!



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June 2015 Meeting Wrap

Thank You John & Tito!

The SoCal Chapter would like to thank Mr. John Cooreman, Manager, Product Support Technical Sales, Mr. Pedro

“Tito” Mercado, National Sales Manager, Interior Refurbishment, along with Mark White, Darwin Stout, Doug Wendt

and all at Gulfstream for their time and generosity in hosting the June 2015 Chapter dinner meeting and excellent

technical presentations on “Avionics Mandates For Now & The Future” & “How To Prepare Your Corporate Aircraft and

Flight Department for An Interior & Exterior Refurbishment” at the 94th Aero Squadron in Van Nuys, CA. Going above

and beyond as usual, Gulfstream also hosted the full house of additional guests attending for the Chapter’s annual

2015 A&P Student Scholarship Awards and the FAA’s presentation of the prestigious Charles E. Taylor Master Mechanic

Award to Mr. Bob Cupery of Aircraft Window Repairs. Again, many thanks to Gulfstream for their tremendous

support of the SoCal aviation community! Need to reach John & Tito? Email [email protected],

[email protected] or visit www.Gulfstream.com.



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June 2015 Meeting Wrap Continued

Special Thanks to Chapter

Photographer Phil Samuelian



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June Raffle Drawing $340

Thank You Chapter Supporters!

Aero-Nasch/Jet Brella (1) each Duracell Flashlight 3-Pack with batteries, CAT LED Work Lights 4 Pack with batteries, Haulmaster set of 4-6 foot cam tie downs, Pittsburgh 32 piece screwdriver set with case, Voyager 12” tool tote; (2) each airplane clocks, Warrior 100 piece security bit set with case

Aircraft Window Repairs (2) Lowes $25 Gift Cards; (1) Outback Steakhouse $25 gift card Business Aerotech (2) Bass Pro Shop $25 gift cards Clay Lacy Aviation (3) each Chipotle $20 gift cards, embroidered logo baseball caps Consolidated Aircraft (1) each Craftsman: 42 piece socket wrench kit, Large, organizer toolbox, 8” max axess

locking wrench, Mini Maglight Duncan Aviation VNY (2) Amazon $50 gift cards Pacific Southwest Instrum. (2) Trintic Gyro Clocks REMX Specialty Staffing (2) each embroidered logo ball caps, Port Authority logo T-shirts, Logo Pens and Post-it

sets, insulated logo lunch totes, Quelch clear tumblers, Micro Mist Tech micro mini misters

Rotorcraft Support (1) $25 Olive Garden gift card, (1) Starbucks $20 gift card V-Log (3) $20 Starbucks gift cards Western Jet Aviation (3) each Apple TV Digital Multimedia Receivers, Devon & Jones polo shirts with

embroidered logo.

Please let us know if any errors or omissions and we will correct in the following Newsletter.

100% of proceeds from raffle ticket sales and donations benefit the SoCal PAMA Scholarship Awards Program



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Congratulations Robert “Bob” Cupery!

Founder & Q.A. Director, Aircraft Window Repairs

Recipient of the Prestigious

CHARLES E. TAYLOR MASTER MECHANIC AWARD

Presented by Mr. Ross Gregory VNY FAA FAAST Team Program Manager

June 9, 2015

SoCal PAMA Meeting



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CONGRATULATIONS! 2015 SoCal PAMA Scholarship Recipients

WINNERS Attending the June 9 Meeting (L-R) with Chapter President Greg Potter

Stephen Partida, A&P Student, Class of Summer 2015, North Valley Occupational Center Andrew Krantz, A&P Student, Class of June 2015, Mt. San Antonio College

Sabrina Hyman, A&P Student, Class of May 2016, Chaffey College Unable to Attend:

David Doffing, A&P Student, Class of August 2015, Victor Valley College Eric Morrison, A&P Student, Class of August 2015, Victor Valley College

Jose Vinueza, A&P Student, Class of Fall 2015, Victor Valley College

HONORABLE MENTIONS (L-R)

Faraz Amirfarzaneh, A&P Student, Class of Dec 2016, North Valley Occupational Center Kenneth Cirieco, A&P Student, Class of June 2015, North Valley Occupational Center

Hiva M. Zadeh, A&P Student, Class of Aug 2016, Mt. San Antonio College Andranik Ovsepian, A&P Student, Class of June 2015, North Valley Occupational Center

Unable to Attend: Derek Klein, A&P Student, Class of May 2016, Chaffey College

Jake Orchard, A&P Student, Class of June 2016, North Valley Occupational Center Richard Razavi, A&P Student, Class of June 2016, North Valley Occupational Center



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2016 Scholarship Applications

Coming This Fall To

www.SoCalPAMA.org

A&P Student Scholarship A&P/IA Continuing Education Scholarship

Deadline May 2, 2016

Awards Presentation June 14, 2016

Open to All Southern California Residents Currently Enrolled in Good Standing In an Accredited A&P or IA Training School / Program.



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Employment & Educational Opportunities

Broadcast Via SoCal PAMA E-Mail & Posted On SoCal PAMA Website Organization Location Position Broadcast

2015

Channel Islands Aviation Camarillo, CA Chief Inspector Jan 28, 2015

Luxairis* Ft. Lauderdale, FL A&P Technician, GIV & Hawker Mar 3, 2015 Rexnord Aerospace Simi Valley, CA Repair Station Manager Apr 1, 2015

JetEdge Van Nuys, CA Maintenance Controller Apr 1, 2015 Kaiser Air Santa Rosa, CA A&P Technicians (Citation experience) Apr 14, 2015

Rotorcraft Support Van Nuys, CA Sheet Metal Mechanic May 13, 2015

Rotorcraft Support Van Nuys, CA Avionics Installer May 13, 2015 Rotorcraft Support Van Nuys, CA A&P Mechanic (helicopter) May 13, 2015

Rotorcraft Support SF Bay Area, CA A&P Mechanic (helicopter) May 13, 2015 Aero Jet Services Scottsdale, AZ Sr. A&P Technician (business jet) May 15, 2015

Flight Research Corp. Mojave, CA A&P Technicians May 20, 2015

Kaiser Air Oakland, CA Chief Inspector May 28, 2015 Avjet Burbank, CA Airport Facilities Maint. Technician Jun 15, 2015

Avjet Burbank, CA Assistant Director of Maintenance Jun 24, 2015 Clay Lacy Aviation Van Nuys, CA Quality Control Inspector Jun 24, 2015

Clay Lacy Aviation Van Nuys, CA Maintenance Controller Jun 24, 2015 Clay Lacy Aviation Van Nuys, CA Maintenance Supervisor Jul 9, 2015

Channel Island Aviation Camarillo, CA Chief Inspector Jul 9, 2015

Clay Lacy Aviation Van Nuys, CA Avionics Technician Jul 23, 2015 Jet Sun Aviation Centre Sioux City, IA Avionics Technician Aug 11, 2015

*executive search companies

Job Opening to Post? Get the Word Out Through SoCal PAMA!

Send Postings to [email protected]

The SoCal Chapter Offers Employment & Educational Opportunity Postings Free Of Charge To The Aviation Maintenance Community Worldwide.



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SoCal PAMA Website

Looking To Promote Your Company

And Support SoCal PAMA?

Advertise On the Chapter Website!

Only $50 for 12 Months

Contact Gail Erwin ([email protected]) For Posting a New Ad, Renewal Fees, Artwork Updates

Sign-Up Forms Available at

SoCalPAMA.org

100% of advertising fees go towards maintenance of the SoCal PAMA website.

Thank You Website Supporters!



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SoCal PAMA Calendar 2015

Feb 10 Chapter Meeting & Technical Presentation April 14 Chapter Meeting & Technical Presentation May 8 Scholarship Applications Deadline June 9 Chapter Meeting, Technical Presentation & Awards Presentations July/Aug No Meeting - Summer Recess – No SoCal PAMA News Sep 8 Chapter Meeting & Technical Presentation Nov 10 Chapter Meeting & Technical Presentation Dec 8 Holiday Social

Industry Events 2015

SCAA Safety SHARE Roundtable Feb 19 Van Nuys, CA SCAA.memberlodge.com HAI Convention Mar 2-5 Orlando, FL Rotor.com WAI Convention Mar 5-7 Dallas, TX WAI.org GSE Expo Worldwide Mar 10-11 Las Vegas, NV GSEexpo.com AEA Convention Apr 8-11 Dallas, TX AEA.net Sun ‘n Fun Fly-In Apr 21-26 Lakeland, FL Sun-n-fun.org NBAA Maintenance Mgt. Conf. May 5-7 Portland, OR NBAA.org AOPA Fly-In May 16 Salinas, CA AOPA.org ALEA Convention Jul 13-18 Houston, TX ALEA.org EAA AirVenture Jul 20-26 Oshkosh, WI EAA.org ALEA Regional Safety Seminar Sep 1-3 Las Vegas, NV ALEA.org Reno Air Races Sep 16-20 Reno, NV Airrace.org IA Training – Rotorcraft Support Oct 14 Burbank, CA RotorcraftSupport.com

NBAA Annual Convention Nov 17-19 Las Vegas, NV NBAA.org Western Museum of Flight Monthly Torrance, CA WMOF.com (see pg. 11)

The SoCal Chapter Offers Aviation Event Postings Free Of Charge To The Aviation Maintenance Community Worldwide



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Western Museum of Flight



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2015 SoCal PAMA Board of Directors

President Greg Potter [email protected] Vice President/Topic Chair Bill Johnston [email protected] Treasurer/Broadcasts/Website Dan Ramos [email protected] Secretary/Newsletter/Website Gail Erwin [email protected] Sergeant At Arms Tina Campos [email protected] Meeting/Prize Coordinator Chair Chris Cancelosi [email protected] Meeting/Prize Coordinator Veronica Lozano [email protected] Website/Newsletter Melissa Saldana [email protected] Raffle Ticket Sales Chair Luisa Benin [email protected] Chapter Photographer Phil Samuelian [email protected] Chapter Governance Advisor Warren Horton [email protected] Raffle Ticket Sales TBA

Special Thanks To SoCal Chapter Supporters

Carl Abejon, Chapter Meeting Door Signs Doug Quiring, SoCal PAMA Website Debi Brown, Special Events Director

Burbank, CA Vancouver, BC Van Nuys, CA

PAMA Mission Statement The mission of PAMA is to promote continuous improvement in professionalism and recognition of the Aviation Maintenance Technician through communication,

education, representation and support.

SoCal PAMA News Dan Ramos, Publisher Gail Erwin, Editor

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