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THE PAINE FLYER August 2019 Issue | www.wpapainefield.org
A monthly publication of the Paine Field WPA Chapter, a Local Chapter of the
Washington Pilots Association
Contents
President’s Message 1-2 ......................Leadership Contact 2 ...........................VMC/IMC Forums 3 ...............................Weekly Fly-Outs 3 ..................................Safety & Education 3-4 ..........................Arlington FlyIn 5 ....................................Membership Roundup 6 ......................Classifieds 6 ..........................................
Upcoming Events
August 1st @ 1830 Board Meeting
Castle & Cook Aviation2nd Floor Conference Room
No General Membership Meeting in August Have Fun Flying!!!
Next General Meeting September 6th
August 16th - 18th Arlington Fly-In
Arlington Airport (KAWO)
August 3rd, 10th, 17th, 23th, & 31st @ 0930
Weekly Saturday Fly-Out Meet @ Regal
President’s Message Paine Field East Ramp Car Parking Problem – SolvedOne of our Paine Field Chapter members came to our last board meeting to tell us about a car parking problem on Paine Field’s East Ramp just south of the Crown Aviation/Regal Air maintenance hangar. It seems that when he arrived to go fly his airplane there was no place to park there because all of the available space was being utilized by Lyft and Uber drivers waiting to get a fare from the new commercial air terminal. This is the only place that aircraft owners can park that allows access to their aircraft tied down on the Paine Field east ramp. As the board meeting was on Friday evening in July I was not able to contact the Paine Field Airport staff on this issue until Monday. Ryan Zulauf (Deputy Director-Business, Engineering, and Maintenance) took action immediately in the form of a barricade on the east ramp that reserved parking spaces for east
ramp tenants. Ryan also advised that the Lyft/Uber parking problem was caused by lack of a suitable waiting area for them near the new commercial air terminal. This issue is being addressed by constructing a parking area specifically for the Lyft/Uber drivers near the new air terminal. I have always found that the airport staff is willing to help us solve problems that impede our use of “The Airport of Choice” in the Puget Sound area. Commercial air service implementation has taken a lot of Paine Field airport staff resources during the past year. During the next couple of years I think we will see a renewed effort continue making Paine Field a great place for pilots and aircraft owners who operate out of Paine Field.
by Richard Jones PFCWPA President
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Annual B2Osh Formation Flying Clinic in BremertonWell it is indeed flying season so I thought I might write about some of my flying experience this summer. I participated in the annual Bonanzas to Oshkosh formation clinic during the third weekend in June. It is hosted by Jim Posner & Doug Haughton who both deserve our appreciation for making this wonderful event happen each year at the Bremerton airport. An incredible 39 airplanes were registered for the event. Thankfully we were aided significantly by a number of our friends who came up from California to assist in formation flying training and qualifications for the Bonanzas to Oshkosh mass arrival event. Saturday morning while we were for the IMC at Bremerton to clear up Ryan Becker approached me about participating in a photo operation at Friday Harbor which was about the only place that was clear. Ryan told us that he was about to embark on a large adventure which involved getting married (Congratulations!) and moving to Amsterdam in the Netherlands for a few years. As Ryan would soon be parting with his Bonanza he wanted some air to air formation shots to remember all the fun we have had flying together. I was a little reluctant at first because my priority is always focused on helping the new formation pilots. But the forecast suggested that we could get this photo operation done before the weather cleared up so four ships went IFR to Friday Harbor were we briefed and executed the operation. Our photographer Brodie Winkler was flown by our friend Paul Marshall who is a very skilled formation pilot. Thanks to both Brodie and Paul we got some really outstanding photos which will appear in the American Bonanza Society newsletter at some point in the future. (There is one in particular which would fit nicely on the cover.)
Stephanie and I are off to Oshkosh in several days. We will be taking both airplanes and showing them in the Vintage Aircraft “Returning Grand Champion” area. Logistics will be complicated because we are also going the Bonanzas to Oshkosh mass arrival on Saturday before AirVenture begins. I hope that all of you are finding ways to enjoy the flying season as well. RJ
2019 Paine Field LeadershipPresident Rich Jones.....................................
Vice President Dan [email protected]
Secretary Richard [email protected]
Treasurer George [email protected]
2019 Director Ned [email protected]
2018 Director Will Tilse...............................director-2018@wpapainefield.org
2017 Director Jerry [email protected]
Committees/ProjectsSafety Programs George Futas ...................
Aviation Academy Jeff Phillips ...................
Scholarship Committee Kevin Kelley .........
Membership Director Will Tilse ..................
General Meeting Logistics George Futas .
General Meeting Programs Jerry Barkley
Newsletter Editor Ned [email protected]
Website Ned Bingham.................................webmaster@wpapainefield.org
AOPA Airport Watch Rich Jones .................
Adopted Airport (Skykomish) Rich Jones
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Safety & Education This month’s safety and education message includes a review of the safety reports I’ve received over the last month plus a discussion about high density altitude flying, because its hot out there in many parts of the country.
Who Knew That Oil Caps are Such a Problem?!Angel Flight had two aborted missions in the last two months caused by oil caps either coming off in flight or by being left off on preflight. One pilot was flying a Bonanza and the other a Cessna 182. This is a mistake that you will only make once. What a
mess to clean up! If flying with another pilot, do not leave off an oil cap for the other pilot to also check. Similarly, when I’m flying by myself, I don’t leave the oil cap off, or a panel open, even if I plan to return to the cap or panel.
NOTAMS, TFRs, and Aircraft Safety Alerts, OH MY?!Check the NOTAMS at the destination airport before departure. One pilot I know almost landed on a closed runway. His passenger arrived an hour early, so in a rush to depart early, he missed the destination NOTAMS on the weather briefing that he received from ForeFlight. The winds were favoring landing runway 14, so he confidently told everyone on the radio that he was planning on landing on runway 14. Luckily, a nice pilot informed him that runway 14 was
VMC/IMC Forums on Pause Until Fall Our WPA Paine Chapter and Simulation Flight are continuing to sponsor and will hold monthly safety and education forum's on both IFR and VFR subjects. These forums are at no cost to pilots and most forums qualify for FAA Wings credits. Bob Collins, ATP and CFII is owner and Paine Chapter member. Fly safe and train often for proficiency and experience benefits. GF
Weekly Saturday Fly-Outs Pick the Destination and Lunch: Every Week those who show up pick the destination. Recent destinations have included Forks, Bremerton, Oak Harbor, Concrete, Friday Harbor, and Skagit!
Want to Join us Next Time? Meet at Regal Air around 9:30am Saturday Morning (weather permitting). Departure at 10am. Seats are available first come, first serve; extra aircraft always welcome.
This Month’s Fly-Outs: August 3rd, 10th, 17th, 23th, & 31st Send any photos to [email protected] for inclusion in next month’s issue! Photos Courtesy of John Peck & Greg Bell
George Futas PFCWPA Treasurer & CFII
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closed. Runway 14 was closed because a few days before a Marine CH-53 had made an emergency landing on the taxiway next to runway 14 because of an inflight fire. Luckily no Marine was injured, but the Super Stallion was destroyed. His failure to check the destination NOTAMS could have caused an unsafe situation if that informed pilot hadn’t informed him in time. Check NOTAMs! Sometimes they look like a foreign language. If you can’t decode them, call Flight Service.
High Density Altitude FlyingAs we heat up this summer, the density altitude goes up and our safety margins go down. The two demons of high-density altitude are the loss of power and greater true airspeeds on approach. Here’s two bad experiences from a friend with these density demons:
“While flying a formation takeoff out of NAS Fallon Nevada in an S-3 Viking loaded with a 3500 pounds of external fuel and bombs, the Viking was barely able to climb in the 100 plus degree heat. After an excruciatingly long take off roll, we rotated and found that the jet didn’t want to climb. We flew in ground effect trying to build up airspeed. We thought about pressing the Emergency Jettison button, the “pickle button”, to get rid of our load, but we were concerned about taking out the Mustang Ranch, not that I know anything about that. After flying low over the rocks at the end of the runway, we barely started to climb. Our wingman was in an even worse position trying to climb while staying on our wing. It wasn’t pretty. Our first mistake was conducting a formation takeoff in these conditions. The second mistake was accepting the anemic climb rate from the performance table. The third mistake was underestimating the temperature on the runway. It turned out that the temperature was much hotter on the runway than was reported at the airport. Climbing at less than 500 fpm in a jet is extremely uncomfortable. The second demon, higher ground speed on landing because of higher true airspeed on approach, reared its head for our poor wingman when he landed and blew two tires. The extreme heat and the long takeoff and landing rolls must have been enough to cause these probably defective tires to fail.”
High temps lead to higher density altitude and greater ground speeds on takeoff and landing. You add about two knots TAS over the IAS for every thousand feet of density altitude. As such, a 10,000-foot density altitude would add 20 knots ground speed to your takeoff and landing than you would experience at sea level on a standard day. Unless you’re flying a turbocharged airplane, remember to lean for peak power on TO. Normally aspirated engines lose approximately 3% horsepower for every 1,000 feet increase in density altitude Don’t Stall after you lift off ! Know your V speeds. Remember. older airplanes don’t have the performance of brand-new ones. AOPA’s Air Safety Institute recommends that you add 50% to the takeoff distance and subtract 50% from the climb numbers found in your POH (https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2019/august/pilot/
performance-reality-check). Fly safe out there, put the oil cap on, pay attention to density altitude performance, don’t stall, do this that and the other things, and check the NOTAMS. Rumpus Non Bustus! GF
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Thursday August 158 AM Camper gate/registration open
Friday August 168 AM Camper gate/registration open
12:00 Noon
MAIN GATE OPEN Beer Garden Open Drone area open Camp Adams open Kids area open Exhibit & Vendor areas open FORUM TENT A Aircraft Loss of Control Discussion. Fly Safe:
Preventing Loss of Control. Tom Curran – AOPA Air Safety Institute Instructor.
FORUM TENT B Aviation Real Estate Communities – Erik McCormick
1:15 PM
FORUM TENT A The Aging Pilot, How to keep your Medical Alive and
Well’. Dr. Curtis Edwards – FAA Flight Surgeon FORUM TENT B EAA Young Eagles. Richard Morrisson – EAA
3:45 PM
FORUM TENT A Mountain Flying Seminar – Charlie Barbour FORUM TENT B $300 Homebuilt Head Up Display – John Marzulli
5:00 PM
FORUM TENT A Aviation Real Estate Communities – Erik McCormick FORUM TENT B I was hijacked to Cuba – A true story. Art Krull
6:00 PMDrone area closed Vintage Aircraft Social
Approx. 6:30 PM Pass & Review Military ParadeApprox. 7:00 PM Airshow
9:30 PM Drone Light Show9:45 PM Runway Theater: Spirit of St. Louis
11:00 PM Beer Garden closedSaturday August 17
8 AM
Camper gate/registration open MAIN GATE OPEN Drone area open Camp Adams open Kids Area open Exhibit and Vendor areas open
9:00 AM
FORUM TENT A Mountain Flying Seminar – Charlie Barbour FORUM TENT B I was hijacked to Cuba – A true story. Art Krull
10:00 AMBig Balloon walk through in Kids area. Sponsored by
Coastal Community Bank. 10a-12p
10:15 AM
FORUM TENT A Maintenance Personnel, Repair Station, A/C Owners
& Operators Maintenance Q&A session. Bruce Kitelinger, Seattle FSDO Inspector
FORUM TENT B $300 Homebuilt Head Up Display – John Marzulli
11:00 AM Beer Garden Open
11:30 AM
FORUM TENT A ‘The Aging Pilot, How to keep your Medical Alive and
Well’ Dr. Curtis Edwards – FAA Flight Surgeon FORUM TENT B A Modern Home builders’ Story – Jonathan Fay
12:45 PM
FORUM TENT A Unmanned Aircraft Systems AKA Drones - Garth
Bruce – UAS Pilot & FAA Safety Team Rep. FORUM TENT B Electric Aircraft and Air Taxi’s – Richard Morrisson
2:00 PM AirshowApprox. 4 PM Pass & Review Military Parade
5:00 PMSquare Dancers – Food Court area. Live music, balloon glow field: Snohomish County Music Project
7:00 PMLive music, Main Entertainment Tent: MOJO Big Band Drone area closed
8:00 PM Special Shape balloon inflation8:20 PM All Hot Air Balloons glow9:30 PM Drone Light Show (follows Balloon glow)9:45 PM Runway Theater: First Man
11:00 PM Beer Garden closedSunday August 18
8 AMMAIN GATE OPEN Exhibit and Vendor areas open
8:30 AMInterdenominational Chapel Service – Main Entertainment
Tent9:00 AM FATPNW “Beauty Landings” competition
10:00 AM Drone area open [details]11:00 AM Beer Garden open
12:00 Noon FATPNW BBQ
1:00 PMBeer Garden closed Exhibit and vendor areas closed Drone area closed [details]
1:30 PM FATPNW “Flour Bombing” competition3:30 PM FATPNW Sunday Funday Podium
Afternoon Gates close
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Newsletter Submissions Needed
Do You Think You Have What It Takes? Is there an Aviation topic or event that you’re familiar with that you think other members would be interested in? Do you want to share that awesome photo you took on your last flight? Did you just visit a new on/near airport restaurant and want to share your experience? Are you not sure about any of the above questions?!?! Well, I can help you with that! The Paine Flyer is always looking for great content. If you would like to have your submission included in the next issue, please send it to [email protected] by the 15th of the month and I’ll work with you to make sure it gets included. No special software or talent needed, just send text or unedited photo files and I’ll help you make it shine!
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Membership Roundup I would like to personally welcome each of our new members to our chapter, and am looking forward to meeting you, and enjoying our wonderful hobby together. And as a reminder, spouses and partners of members, are also members. If you do not have a Paine Field Member Badge shoot me an email or get a hold of me at the next meeting, and I will make one for you. Lately at the general meetings I have been passing out “Join Paine Field WPA” business cards, and have been encouraging everyone to get your pilot friends to join. Be sure to tell them of all the benefits afforded to them, such as the 15 cents a gallon fuel discount at Castle and Cook gas pumps at Paine Field, and Arlington Airport. And don’t forget the wonderful camaraderie at our
social gatherings, and dinner meetings. Guest speakers, talking on varied topics of aviation. Fly outs to fun, and exiting places. And the added strength it gives our community as we advocate for aviation. Our Paine Field chapter already has the largest number of members in the state, and we are looking to make it even bigger. WT
by Will Tilse PFCWPA Membership Director
