Flying Safety
January 5th, 2016
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Pilots Bill of Rights 2
HYI Runway 13 / 31
AOPA (Free) Seminar Announcement
Mishap Review
NASA Form and “Call this number” Reminder
CAP Fatal Mishap in Anchorage
Please send me a photo of
YOU.
I want to include one each
month…for the cadets.
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Pilots Bill of Rights 2
Passed by the US Senate on December 15th.
Must also pass the House, where it has 152 bipartisan cosponsors.
Most pilots who have held a valid third class medical,
either regular or special issuance, within 10 years of the
legislation’s enactment would never need to get another
FAA medical exam.
The rule would apply to pilots flying VFR or IFR in aircraft weighing
up to 6,000 pounds (no limitations on horsepower, number of
engines, or gear type) and carrying up to five passengers at
altitudes below 18,000 feet and speeds up to 250 knots.
HYI Runway 13 / 31
A coal tar seal will be applied to Runway 13/31 before permanent
striping is done.
Because we're approaching the colder months, the seal will not
occur until the Spring. Until then, the runway will remain open.
Due to safety concerns, a request has been made to TxDOT to apply
a temporary centerline and temporary runway numbers.
If approved, temporary striping would occur within the next three
weeks.
Please continue to check NOTAMs.
AOPA Air Safety Institute (Free) Seminar
“Emergency … Getting it Right when things go wrong”.
Wednesday January 13th, 2016
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Holiday Inn San Antonio Airport
77 N.E. Loop 410
San Antonio, TX. 78216
Registration is encouraged but NOT required.
www.airsafetyinstitute.org/seminars
19 NTSB Aviation Mishaps in November 2015
7 unexplained (Lack of Proficiency)
7 engine quit (4 pilots did good, 3 not so good)
2 mechanical failure (explained)
1 pure bucket-head
1 unexplained (mechanical failure)
1 gear collapse
0 out of Fuel
0 Hypoxia
0 Ground Fatality
Out of the 19 mishaps…8 were Fatal mishaps (22 fatalities total)
Out of the 8 fatal mishaps…3 of the mishap pilots (and 1 pilot passenger) held a
Commercial Aeronautical Rating.
Individual Mishap Summary
Cirrus SR22T
Piper Super Cub
Cessna 180
Flight Design CTLS … 1 Fatal
Piper Cherokee 180 … 3 Fatal
Thorp T-18 Experimental
Cessna 120
Cirrus SR22T
Cessna 172 Shyhawk SP
Cirrus SR22 … 2 Fatal
Cessna 441 Conquest II … 2 Fatal
Cessna 182Q … 1 Fatal
BAe HS 125-700A Hawker 700 … 9 Fatal
Beech A36 Bonanza
Cirrus SR22
Beech F33A Bonanza … 2 Fatal
Cessna P210N Pressurized Centurion
Beech A36TC Turbocharged Bonanza … 2 Fatal
Piper Cherokee 180
NTSB Aviation Mishaps … Running Summary 2016 (including current month)
7 engine quit (4 did GOOD … 3 Didn’t do so good)
7 unexplained (Lack of proficiency)
1 pure bucket-head (just plain dumb)
1 unexplained (mechanical failure)
0 out of fuel
1 gear collapsed
2 mechanical failure (explained)
0 Fatal Ground Mishap
0 Hypoxia
0 Iced up
Lack of Proficiency
Not many other explanations for crashing a perfectly good airplane.
This Month Lack of Proficiency was responsible for
17 of the 22 Deaths.
Stay focused on your own proficiency.
Keep doing what you’ve been doing.
And, add a little emphasis to Bold Face procedures.
Remember … Current is NOT proficient.
File your “NASA” form electronically:
http://asrs.arc.nasa.gov/report/electronic.
html
FAA Regulations prohibit
reports filed with NASA from being used
for FAA enforcement purposes. As long as
your acts are not determined to be
“intentional” (you followed the rules)
Your identity will remain anonymous.
File the NASA Report within 10 days of
the incident
You may file as many NASA Reports as you
like…there is no limit.
So….no matter how minor the
incident…file a NASA Report
You may only use a NASA Report for
immunity from FAA enforcement
actions once every five years
Advise When Ready To Copy a Number:
Regarding ATC requests to "call a number" after landing.
In most cases, calling this number will not prevent the FAA from
taking any planned action; generally it is a method to collect the
pilot's name and certificate numbers for processing an alleged
violation.
If you are asked to call a number after landing,
First … File your “NASA” form electronically:
http://asrs.arc.nasa.gov/report/electronic.html
Then … at your discretion, call the number requested by ATC
CAP 172 Hits a Building In Anchorage
Anchorage …. 29 December / 0600L Weather:
3,400 Scattered, 4,000 Broken
Visibility 10 Miles
Winds 270 / 16
Temp 36, Dew point 25, Altimeter 28.68
CAP 172 Hits a Building In Anchorage
The pilot of a Civil Air Patrol Cessna 172 that crashed into a building in Anchorage on
Tuesday was a five-year member of the organization but was not authorized to fly the plane
that day. The Civil Air Patrol has confirmed that First Lt. Doug Demarest (age 42) was killed
after he took the plane on an "unsanctioned" flight. No one else was hurt.
The airplane struck the 4th floor of an office building about 6 a.m. It hit a second building as
it fell to the ground, then came to rest against another building, and burned.
The first building hit houses a law firm (on the 6th floor), Dorsey & Whitney, where the pilot's
wife, Katherine Demarest, is employed as an attorney.
A managing partner of her law firm, speaking for the family, told The Associated Press Friday
the crash was a suicide. She declined to provide details.
Suicide ?
Suicide is NEVER The Answer
1. Things Change Over Time
You may feel very bad today, but it won’t last forever (define “forever”).
2. There Are Always Other Options…..Always (that aren’t as permanent)
Every problem has a solution.
3. You Can’t Predict The Future
Even if the thing that you are afraid of does happen, you can’t predict
how things are going to turn out (things MIGHT be better).
4. Focus On The Facts of Your Situation and Not Your Thoughts
Your “distressed” thoughts are exaggerated and are not based on reality.
The Suicide Rate for Young Adults has Tripled Since the 1950s
The teenage and young adult years have increasingly
become a very stressful time.
Up until about 50 years ago, high school was considered
by many to be the best years of life, unsurpassed except
for those fortunate enough to attend college.
But today, the suicide rate for people between 15 and 24
years of age has tripled since the 1950s … while the
suicide rate for adults fell by 7 percent, and the suicide
rate for the elderly fell by 30 percent.
Be a Good Wingman …
Keep an eye on your kids … and your buddy!
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CAP Seniors:
As parents and grandparents (voting aged adults)
concentrate on how to treat the root cause.
Treating the symptoms does some good.
Curing the root cause of the “suicide” disease is
the REAL solution.
(discussion would exceed my level of expertise)
Questions?
Comments?
Concerns?
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