Flying Safety
April 5th, 2016
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Stratux Kit Inventor … New Product?
Where Loss of Control Occurs
Oxygen … A cure for stupid
HYI NOTAMS
Mishap Review
NASA Form and “Call this number” Reminder
Please send me a
photo of YOU.
I want to include one each
month…for the cadets.
[email protected]
Do-it-yourself ADS-B In
(Weather and Traffic for $120)
Type “Stratux Kit” in your search engine …
Stratux Kit article on EAA:
http://www.eaa.org/en/eaa/aviationcommunities-and-interests/homebuilt-aircraftand-homebuilt-aircraft-kits/resources-for-whileyoure-building/building-articles/instruments-andavionics/live-weather-and-traffic-for-less-than$120
Chris Young
(University of Michigan Engineering Graduate)
“invented” the home-built ADS-B receiver
(he named it Stratux).
Figuring out a low-cost way to provide
ADS-B Out
could be his next “area of interest”.
Loss of Control Is Most Likely To Occur …
HINT: Insure “canned” or “recommended” Pitch
Trim Settings are used (especially on Takeoff).
Oxygen Tanks: You Need Them
Supplemental oxygen can be vital for seeing and
thinking straight, even at lower altitudes.
As pilots, our biggest oxygen consumer is our brain. Night vision is
one of the first things to go. Retinal function begins to deteriorate
at altitudes as low as 5000 feet, and so will your night vision.
A 1997 FAA study
The key finding of the study was the increase in performancerelated errors of the hypoxia group as compared with the sea-level
control group. The procedural error rate was roughly double in the
hypoxia subjects, with onset in as few as 45 minutes at 8000 feet.
If you plan on using supplemental oxygen to gain
access to higher altitudes, a pulse oximeter is
essential.
At sea level, most healthy people will have normal oxygen levels
above 95 percent.
When flying at higher altitudes, it is a good idea to keep your O2
saturation at 90 percent or better.
Always use supplemental oxygen in flight whenever your oxygen
saturation drops 10 percentage points below normal for your home
altitude.
HYI NOTAMS
Runway 13/31 Project
As long as temperatures cooperate, we anticipate a coal tar seal to be applied in
the next two weeks. Following the 30 day cure time, final striping will occur and
the runway will be permanently opened.
We're still in the queue for an FAA flight check on the PAPIs.
In the meantime, Runway 13/31 is open with the temporary striping .
Pilot Controlled Lighting
In conjunction with the Runway 13/31 project, a full replacement of the broken
PCL system began last week. The system should be in working order by now.
As always … check NOTAMS before you fly.
HYI NOTAMS
Security Fence
Crews are focusing on parking lot construction while the final layout of the fence
is determined. The lot next to the City-owned t-hangars is currently under
construction. A second parking lot is being installed near the CAF. Both will be
available to the public.
The project should be complete in the June to July 2016 time frame.
Water Line Upgrades
The City of San Marcos will be upgrading the Airport's water line from 8" to 12"
to better accommodate the needs of existing and future tenants.
The anticipated start is end of April with the project wrapping up in Fall 2016.
HYI NOTAMS
Our name change - to San Marcos Regional Airport - can be found in the FAA's latest
Airport/Facility Directory!
The change is continuing to trickle down to other publications as they are updated on
their own schedules.
16 NTSB Aviation Mishaps in February 2016
5 unexplained (Lack of Proficiency)
3 engine quit (3 pilots did good, 0 pilots not so good) 
3 unexplained (mechanical failure)
2 pure bucket-head
1 gear collapse
1 out of Fuel
1 Mid Air Collision
0 mechanical failure (explained)
0 Hypoxia
0 Ground Fatality
0 Iced Up (Atta Boy)
Out of the 16 mishaps … 9 were Fatal mishaps (17 fatalities total)
Out of the 9 fatal mishaps … 7 pilots held Advanced Aeronautical Ratings.
3 ATP … 2 IP … 2 Commercial
UNEXPLAINED … (Lack of Proficiency)
Cirrus SR22T … 1 Fatal
TECNAM P92 … 1 Fatal
Piper Cherokee 140
Cessna 182T … 2 Fatal
Piper Archer… 2 Fatal
5 Crashes … 6 Killed
ENGINE QUIT … Pilot Did GOOD
Piper Malibu … cruise FL190
Piper Warrior … returning to airport at 500 AGL
Beech B36TC … on takeoff 300 AGL
MECHANICAL UNEXPLAINED
3 Crashes … 7 Killed
Lancair IV-P … 3 Fatal
Flight Design CTLS … 2 Fatal
P-51 Big Beautiful Doll …
2 Fatal (see
next slide)
Jeffrey Pino (left)
61 years old
Sikorsky 2006 – 2012
Vice Chairman of XTI Aircraft
IP and Aerobatic Performer
Nick Tramontano
72 years old
33 year airline career (FedEx)
Owned WWII era Beech 18
ATP
GEAR COLLAPSED
Cessna 140
OUT OF FUEL
Beech A36 Bonanza
MID-AIR COLLISION … 3 Fatal
Beech M35 Bonanza and a Bellanca 8KCAB
The Beech was cross country (IP on board) … Bellanca was a local flight.
Collision over LA Harbor (practice area)
PURE BUCKET HEAD …
Cessna 172S … Instructor Pilot and Student
after engine start, taxied into a parked aircraft while listening to ATIS
Piper Seneca
Night scud running … flew through the top of a tree.
Flew for 23 miles to destination airport.
Damage to wings and windshield.
NTSB Aviation Mishaps … Running Summary 2016 (including current month)
27 unexplained (Lack of proficiency) … 35 Killed
24 engine quit
19 did GOOD
5 Didn’t do so good … 5 Killed
5 mechanical failure (explained) … 1 Killed
4 gear collapsed
4 pure bucket-head (just plain dumb) … 1 Killed
4 unexplained (mechanical failure) … 7 Killed
2 out of fuel
1 Mid-Air Collision … 3 Killed
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
6 of the 17 Deaths.
(Mechanical Failure was responsible for 7 deaths.)
Stay focused on your own proficiency.
Keep doing what you’ve been doing (CAP is doing GOOD).
Before each takeoff … plan on the engine quitting.
Remember … Current is NOT proficient.
Even pilots who fly every day need
recurrent training.
It's the stuff you don't do every day
that will eat your lunch.
Legal? You betcha! Safe? Maybe, maybe not.
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.
Have a plan BEFORE this happens.
If you are asked to call a number after landing, consider:
First … File your “NASA” form electronically at
http://asrs.arc.nasa.gov/report/electronic.html
Then … at your discretion, call the number requested by ATC
No Updates … stay tuned for news.
CAP Fatal Flight Mishap at Mobile Alabama on February 01, 2016
NTSB Identification: ERA16FA100
2006 Cessna 182T
N784CP, Serial Number 18281784
G1000 equipped
Two Fatalities
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