eagle sport aviation club october 12, 2011

Eagle Sport Aviation ClubOctober 12, 2011

Fall 2011 Safety Meeting

• Safety• Pitts• Cub• Glider• General Club Ops• Questions• Test

Intro

President- Mikhael PonsoVice PresidentsPitts- Jose RojasCub- TJ WoodyardGlider- Ted PezallaTreasurer- Andrea LuethiSecretary- Jaki RiuPublic Relations- Stephanie MusettiEvent Coordinator – JD DavisHead of Safety- Shane Alcock

Officers

• Our ultimate goal. Fly safe.• Why was this meeting started?• What is my job? (Shane Alcock)

• safety@eaglesportaviation.org• (904) 708-5857

SafetyIF YOU HAVE TO ASK IF IT IS SAFE THEN YOU SHOULD NOT DO IT!

2011 ESA Safety Audit• Conducted by Anthony Brickhouse • Identified Strengths and Weaknesses of ESA• Offered some opportunities for us to improve our operations

• The organization has a strong safety culture, with competent leadership in place. Members of the ESA Club are serious about safety as well. However, the underlying issue discovered from both assessments shows that complacency is one of the highest threats to the ESA and has yet to fully be resolved. Even though the nature of flight activity that ESA Club performs is quite open, club members (including its leaders and instructors) should always follow the rules, guidelines, and procedures set for the club

Operational Changes

Things we are working on:- Placards for all of the airplanes Includes Checklist and Egress procedures- Creating and online safety test- Increase the amount of ground schools- Parachute clinic

MyFBO Safety Reporting:• Log into MyFBO• Click “create report” under safety

If you haven’t logged into MyFBO now is a good time!

Pitts Safety

Pitts ContactsPitts VP: Jose Rojas Pitts Safety Representative: OPEN

• Pitts@eaglesportaviation.org APPLY HERE

Pitts Operation•Listen to the instructor!•Preflight•Harness & Parachute•Emergency Egress Plan•Back seat checkout•Cameras•Torque rolls, tailslides•Clean after every flight!!!

Aerobatic FlightFAR 91.303 Aerobatic FlightNo person may operate an aircraft in aerobatic flight—(a) Over any congested area of a city, town, or settlement;(b) Over an open air assembly of persons;(c) Within the lateral boundaries of the surface areas of Class B,

Class C, Class D, or Class E airspace designated for an airport;

(d) Within 4 nautical miles of the center line of any Federal airway;

(e) Below an altitude of 1,500 feet above the surface; or(f) When flight visibility is less than 3 statute miles.

For the purposes of this section, aerobatic flight means an intentional maneuver involving an abrupt change in an aircraft's attitude, an abnormal attitude, or abnormal acceleration, not necessary for normal flight.

Emergency Egress Procedure•Bail! Bail! Bail!•Push forward on red knob, pull back on black knob to jettison canopy•Pull harness quick releases•Get out and stabilize•Pull ripcord

IF YOU HESISTATE THE INSTRUCTOR WILL ALREADY BE GONE!!!!

Questions?

• Vice President – TJ Woodyard --- cub@eaglesportaviation.org• Safety Representative: Greg Graessle

Cub

• PIC checkout• When you’re ready

• Hand Propping• Spins

• Training• Recreation

• Maintenance• Preflight• Clothing – optional

• Be careful w/ flip flops!• Oil – 3.5qts! --- little red line• Fuel additive

Cub Operations

Gliders• Ted Pezalla : Glider@eaglesportaviation.org• Safety Representative: Franklin Burbank

Pierson• Keep Gliders clear of the runway• Gliders will clear on the South side of Runway• Juniors – help them learn!

Gliders• Glide Ratios

• 2-33• 1-26• K-21• Cirrus

• Cross Country• w/ Bronze badge only

• SSA Membership• Must be current!

• Glider Aerobatics• Approved by aerobatic CFI-G

K-21 Checkout◦ Flights, written, endorsement

Staging the Glider• Who can be by the glider?

• So where does everyone else stand?

• The weak link• Find it before you pull the

glider on the runway

Pre Takeoff• Review tow signals• Controls• Ballast• Seatbelts• Instruments• Trim• Canopy• Brakes• Emergency

Landing• Setup for the pattern• Undercarriage• Speed to fly• Trim• Airbrakes• Look• Land

• Long landings - equipment vs. skill

Emergencies• #1 rule – fly the aircraft• Rope break

• It can happen to you!• Alternate landing areas

Pawnee• Refuel

• 1.5 tach time• 10 tows • Less than 10 gal• Fuel quantity in doubt

• Tow emergencies

• Tow pilot – final authority to tow

• Maintenance• Talk to Ted, fixed ASAP• DO A POST FLIGHT

WALKAROUND

Big Events• Make sure tank is on NW side of runway• Children playing need to be on the hanger side of the ditch• Non pilots need to be escorted to and from the cub if the

engine is running

Questions?

Any questions should be forwarded to the Head of SafetyReminder you are all safety representatives for ESA