SURFACE WINDS

MAPA, 29 Wright Way, PO Box B7, Fairfield, NJ 07004

In This Issue From the Pilot in Command 2 April Fly-Out to TGI 3 March Board Meeting Report 5 Seminar Speaker Bio 6 Letter from the Editor 7 MAPA Member Wins Honors 8 A Motor Glider Tale 10 News Flash 11 We WAAS Happy - A Tale of Woe! 12 Kathy Jaffe Safety Seminar 13 The NASA Reporting System 14 March Fly-Out Report 15 MAPA Clothing Products 16 MAPA Membership Application 19

No April Board Meeting MAPA Fly-Out April 12

Kathy Jaffe Safety Seminar Featuring: Bruce Landsberg, ASF Executive Director

“Top 5 Mistakes Pilots Make”

Thursday, April 24th 7:00 PM at Union County College

The Official Publication of the Mid Atlantic Pilots Association April 2008

No April Dinner Meeting 1

MAPA Member Steve Riethof Wins Dual Awards !!

N75, Twins Pines Airport Closes!! Special fly-in on April 5th!

Food, Drink, Entertainment

As we go to press: News Flash - Pilot gets jail time for lying on Medical! (See Page 11)

From the Pilot in Command

Pilot’s Checklist

Kathy Jaffe Safety Seminar April 24th New Jersey April 12th Fly-Out TGI Tangier Island, VA Sun-N-Fun April 8 to 14 Lakeland, FL

AOPA Open House June 7th at FDK Frederick, MD Solberg Balloon Festival July 25th to 27th

Editor’s Corner Members or readers desiring to con-tribute comments, articles or aviation related information for publication may e-mail to the MAPA Editor attention: Dick Schuster aircraftvalues@aol.com Mailing Address MAPA, Inc. Caldwell Airport 29 Wright Way, PO Box B7 Fairfield, NJ 07004

Phone: 973-722-1967

2 MAPA meets the 2nd Thursday of each month at the Russia Hall, 4-6 Woodhull Ave., Little Falls. Social 6:00 pm ~ Dinner 7:00 pm ~ Meeting 8:00 pm

Welcome to MAPA, One of the duties of being President of the Mid-Atlantic Pilots Association is to represent MAPA at vari-ous “aviation” functions around the metropolitan area. I am often asked to speak at these functions and quite often get asked questions about MAPA. One question in particular is “Why join MAPA?” My answer is pretty simple. I suspect most of us took up flying not too long ago. We took lessons at a local flight school or flying club. Most flying schools are more interested in teaching than flying. That is to fly from point A to Point B. So you get you big ticket and what do you do with it? Like most of us, you probably take you spouse up in the plane or maybe your kids and friends. If you are like most of us, eventually you wear out the invitation and have no one to fly with. Or nowhere to fly to. That’s where MAPA comes in. Each month, MAPA members pick an airport and we all fly there. Usually an hour or so away but not too far. Then we all sit around at some little airport restaurant at some little airport and talk flying or something probably aviation related. We talk “hanger talk”, what else? Why not fly somewhere with others that love flying, and who enjoy the same things you do? That’s why many people join MAPA. Hey , the fly-out this month is to Tangier Island. Ever been there? Another question is about our monthly dinners. I usu-ally hear, “Oh, I can’t make that every month”. My re-sponse, “Who can? We all have different things going on in our life. But we always seem to have 30 to 40 members who show up for the gourmet food over at the Russia Hall each month. We try to keep the dinner meetings on time and push hard to end as close to 9 PM as possible. Gosh, that’s time enough to get home, relax in front of the TV and catch the news. We always add some Aviation Safety is-sue to the mix too. Remember, you never stop learning. Much like life, flying is a journey. Regardless, MAPA is all about having “Fun with Avia-tion”. Whether we go flying or just sit around and talk about it, we love it! Hope to see you at the April fly-out in Tangier!

Duncan Talbot MAPA President

Fly-Out to TGI Saturday, April 12th

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Lunch at Noon

Tangier Island, VA - TGI

Meet for lunch around noon TGI is about 34 NM, SE of PXT. The basic information is as follows but verify before your flight: CTAF/Unicom 122.8 Patuxtent Approach 120.05 WX AWOS-3 at MFV (16 nm SE) 118.175 or 757-787-5660 R/W 2/20 is 2,950’ x 75’ The runway is reported as asphalt in fair condition, uneven with bumps and cracks. Seagulls tend to leave shells on it too. TGI is outside of the ADIZ and there is a bit of restricted space depicted on the charts. However, this space is often inac-tive and usually accounts for higher alti-tudes. PXT approach is always helpful to get you through if there are issues. Tangier is a quaint old place that time seems to have forgotten. It is just a walk to the town center and the airport typically wants a couple of bucks for parking. At press time, we don’t know where the gathering will be but give Cal a call. Cal Thomas

Fly-Out Captain

The Fly-out is not sponsored by MAPA. It is a gathering for any and all pilots who wish to join a group for lunch at an area airport location. The go/no go decision to join in is strictly up to individual pilots.

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The Mid-Atlantic Pilots Association invites you to COME TO OUR NEXT MEETING on MAY 8th!!

Our dinner meetings are open to all and we assure you of an informative and enjoyable time including:

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MAPA Officers 2008 Elections Discussions are underway for the upcoming elections. Many of the current officers have re-upped sev-eral times and are getting close to empty tanks. Anyone interested in any of the posi-tions, do not hesitate to let us know. MAPA can only be as good as the members want it to be. We’re into our 2nd 50 years so we need all the help we can get.

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The Board met on March 4th for the monthly meeting. The normal reports were presented and discussed. This is a summary of the meeting.

Fly-Out Phone Message This matter is still being investigated. Al-though the fly-out is specifically not spon-sored by MAPA, the idea is to have a method to inform interested flyers if the weather or other issues may diminish the desire to go. The final decision is always up to the individu-als and not that of MAPA.

April 24th Safety Seminar The MAPA sponsored Kathy Jaffe Safety Seminar details have been finalized and infor-mation is again provided in the edition of the Surface Winds.

March 2008 Board Meeting

MAPA meets the 2nd Thursday of each month at the Russia Hall, 4-6 Woodhull Ave., Little Falls. Social 6:00 pm ~ Dinner 7:00 pm ~ Meeting 8:00 pm

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Members Fly with Your Pet Contest

In an effort to stimulate more participation in MAPA activities, the brain trust has come up with another unique idea. Many of us have and fly with out four legged animal buddies, the most probable reason being that they don’t critique our skills (or lack of). This presents a ready made circum-stance for a Fly with Your Pet Picture Contest!! We’ll follow up with details about the time frame and prizes in the May issue.

Was 2,000 FPM decent OK on that touchdown??

Archy is only 10 months old but he has logged more than 50 hours as carry on commercially and privately in several different aircraft.

Kathy Jaffe Safety Seminar Speaker 6

Dave Simpson Program Chair

Bruce Landsberg, ASF Executive Director

Bruce Landsberg became the executive director of the AOPA Air Safety Foundation in May 1992. He is responsi-ble for guiding Foundation activities including program de-velopment, publications, Internet education, special safety research projects, and donor cultivation. He writes the monthly “Safety Pilot” column in AOPA Pilot magazine and is a regular contributor to Flight Training magazine.

Prior to becoming ASF’s executive director, Landsberg was Product Marketing Manager for FlightSafety Interna-tional in Wichita, Kan., specializing in transition and instru-ment training programs for high performance singles, light twins and turboprops, and for airline pilot recruitment pro-grams. Prior to that, he was Manager for Cessna Aircraft Company’s Air Age education department involved in fleet sales of aircraft to colleges and universities.

Landsberg serves on many committees representing general aviation safety interests in the FAA, National Weather Service and NASA. He is also on an advisory board to a major aviation university. A former U.S. Air Force officer, Landsberg holds a B.A. in Psychology and a Master’s degree in Industrial Technology from the University of Maryland. He has logged more than 6,000 hours and holds the ATP, single-engine, multiengine, and instrument flight instructor certificates. He has been an AOPA member for more than 35 years.

This biographical was graciously provided by the AOPA ePublishing staff

Everyone makes mistakes. In fact, when it comes to flying, most pilots seem to make the same mistakes and they make them re-peatedly. Fortunately, thousands of pilots want to break that cycle, so it’s no wonder the AOPA Air Safety Foundation’s seminar “Top 5 Mis-takes Pilots Make” has been setting atten-dance records. A February 20th presentation in Portland, Ore., drew an audience of 530 pilots.

“General aviation pilots want to be safe,” said Mark Grady, who presents an average of six seminars each month at locations around the country for the AOPA Air Safety Founda-tion. “I see it more and more. Pilots don’t want

to make human errors because they know that it not only puts them at risk, but it also can con-tribute to the threats to our freedom to fly.” “Top 5 Mistakes Pilots Make” helps pi-lots understand and avoid general aviation’s biggest killers. This record-breaking seminar is being presented free of charge at dozens of locations across the United States. The Kathy Jaffe Safety Seminar is hon-ored to present this program and MAPA will continue to strive for Safety First in aviation!

Seminar helps break pilots break dangerous cycle

English Proficient Endorsement In the March we ran the article regarding the FAA requirement for the “English Proficient” endorsement on the US pilot’s certificate for those flying internationally. No sooner than the Surface Winds had been printed, we received notice that the FAA issued a new modification to the requirement. Apparently, in order to comply on such short notice, a mad rush of pilots sending in their 2 bucks had overwhelmed the system!! Go fig-ure. Taking exceptionally quick action, the FAA relented from the immediate compliance with ICAO and extended the date for compli-ance one year to March 5, 2009!! The FAA indicates that the stampede was in part due to the announcement that plastic cer-tificates would be required by 2010. The real question now is “Do those border guarders know about the change?” No sense impounding airplane or pilots at the US bor-ders, eh?

As promised, MAPA is embarking on a plan to provide more interesting and participa-tory programs for the membership. Additionally we want to make the Surface Winds more in-formative and entertaining for all readers. Ideas tossed around include special monthly featured topics during in the SW. This could include member spotlights, instructor summaries, events around the area, an issue on the various airport restaurants and the like. But the members are the driving force for all of this. Hopefully the Fly with your Pet pic-ture contest will get things going. But to win these events, one must be a member. This goes along with Duncan’s message this month and it is another reason to join. The cost is minimal but it helps defray organizational costs. So let’s hear what ya’ll want. E-mail me with your ideas or just shout ‘em out at a meet-ing.

Letter from The Editor

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Dick Schuster Surface Winds Editor

MAPA Member Receives Dual Honors!!

8 Congratulations Steve!!

tephen Riethof, long time MAPA member received two unexpected awards recently, on the same day. He was named CFI of the Year by FAA Eastern Region for an unprecedented second time. In the evening,

he was advised that he had been elected for induction to New Jersey Aviation Hall of Fame (AHOF). Steve’s citations mention that he is a retired US Air Force Lieutenant Colo-nel and long-time independent flight and ground instructor. He qualified three times as Master Flight Instructor and serves as AOPA Airport Support Network liaison for Teterboro Airport. Steve is a FAASTeam Lead Representative for the Teterboro FSDO and has been a Safety Counselor for 25 years. He is a trustee and volunteer docent of Aviation Hall of Fame and has been recognized for in-novative instructional programs for children and adults. The induction will take place at the AHOF annual dinner on May 21. For fur-ther information, call 201-288-6344. This dinner is open to all and a MAPA con-tingent would a great support for Steve. Keep up the great effort with your contributions to the Aviation community.

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A Motor Glider Tale from Pete Skurla

No destination is so important nor so urgent that we cannot take the time to plan our trip and fly it safely

Pete Skurla is a newly recruited MAPA member who has for decades, longed for the joy of flight. But for the typical impedi-ments such as children, college educations, running a business and other restrictions only got serious about flying in the past 5 years. Pete began training at Somerset where his CFI insisted that he also log some glider time to better improve his fundamental un-derstanding of flight. And that got him hooked on both power and glider flying. After thorough research he discovered there was a way to do both, ergo the motor glider. To gain his private pilot license, glider rating and motor glider endorsement he chose to complete his training at Sporty’s in Batavia, OH where they have an X-Treme in their training fleet. A tag team of 3 different instructors ran Pete through a concentrated classroom and flight program for all the the-ory and flight training requirements.

It’s a Bird!

It’s a Plane!

No it’s just X-Treme!

The Diamond HK36-TTC (X-Treme) is a cruising motor glider that provides the benefits of both a sin-gle engine GA aircraft and a glider for silently soar-ing on those days with great thermals. The 2-seat X-Treme is an impressive machine in all respects. It is powered by a Rotax 914-F turbo-charged engine with a constant speed prop. It has a cruise speed of 112 knots at 75% power, sipping a miserly 5.3 GPH! The 21 gallon capacity is greater than most pilot’s “P-factor”. It has an operating ceil-ing of 17,500 feet. After training, Pete located and purchased a pris-tine X-Treme in Columbus, OH. These birds, made in Austria by Diamond Aircraft are very rare in North America. This one was 5 years old with only 125 hours on it and always kept in a heated hanger. On May 12, 2005 Pete’s lifelong dreams came true as he ferried his plane back to NJ! Pete tries to fly several time a week, weather per-mitting and most of his flying is with power. He been as far north as Bar Harbor, ME and as far South to Stuart, Fl. Pete provided the aircraft and biographical information and the Editor has taken liberties to edit and embellish!!

This is a 54 ft. wingspan with winglets

Motor off, prop feathered

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PILOT SENTENCED TO JAIL FOR LYING ON MEDICAL APPLICATION It has finally happened! I’ve wondered all these years about the wording on the medical applica-tion regarding fines and jail for lying on it. I’ve just copied this story AOPA ePilot. Ronald Crews was sentenced on March 20 to 16 months in federal prison and two years of su-pervised release after pleading guilty in 2007 to four counts of making false statements to a federal agency, according to the District of Massachusetts U.S. Attorney's Office. Crews had lied to the FAA about his diabetes and dependence on insulin injections. The charges resulted from an inves-tigation into a February 2002 incident in which a passenger, who happened to be a student pilot, landed the Cessna 402 Crews was flying for an air taxi flight after he suffered a diabetic seizure. "While this type of incident is extremely rare, it is a strong warning to all pilots," said Andy Cebula, AOPA executive vice president of government affairs. So there is is, Beware!!

Apr. 12 TGI Tangier Island, VA A place where time stopped

May 10 EWB New Bedford, MA GA Fun Day

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We WASS Happy and Now We are “MD”!

The Changing GPS Technology Conundrum 12

November 7, 2003 was a special day in the life of N95808, our 1979 Cessna 182. It was the day that the UPS Avionics Technologies CNX 80 was installed in our newly refurbished panel at Penn Avionics. This was the latest in GPS technology boasting a host of features including WAAS and Vertical guidance. It was the talk of general aviation and the envy of their competitors. UPS, the package delivery company purchased the II Morrow company from the Morrow brothers for some radio communications technology they had developed in the 900MHZ spectrum. Along with the radio technology, UPS also got the Apollo Loran Systems which were a very popular pre-GPS technology. Well, the 900MHZ plans fell through so what to do with II Morrow now renamed UPS Aviation Technologies (UPSAT). The company decided, since they operated the sixth largest air fleet in the world, why not continue to develop avionics tech-nology? UPSAT built and sold GPS equipment culminating in the CNX 80. They also became

heavily involved with the FAA in developing, de-ploying and testing ADSB in Alaska. The combination of the financial clout of UPS, coupled with the knowledge and reputation of the II Morrow and the outstanding CNX 80 product was a delightful situation for the GA avionics buyer to be in and we were delighted. Then the rumors started! UPS wanted out of the avionics business. They were looking for a buyer, and low and behold Gar-min steps and buys UPSAT. Not to worry they said! The UPSAT product line will be supported and the people who developed the CNX80 are now in the Garmin family. Slowly the changes be-gan. First the CNX 80 became the 480. Then came news of the upgrade offer to add WAAS to the Garmin products for a discount. Then the last shoe fell the 480 was no longer going to continue development. Some day it will go quietly away, “manufacture discontinued”. So you see, we WAAS happy and now we are MD. Lamentations from MAPA member Doug Fields

Kathy Jaffe Safety Seminar April 24th

13 Union County College - Cranford Campus Kathy Jaffe Safety Seminar Location

The event location is Union County College campus in Cranford, NJ, about a mile off Route 22, two miles from the Garden State Parkway.

The Kathy Jaffe Safety Seminar is sponsored by MAPA in remembrance of our dear friend who tragically died in 1999 in the crash of her Pitts S2B while practicing. The consensus is she en-tered a cross-over spin, unaware she was in an inverted spin without recovering. Kathy was probably the most enthusiastic and hard working aviator many of us knew. She was a member, officer and President of MAPA and a 99. She was the President of Chapter 52 of the IAC, contest director, newsletter editor and contributor to Sport Aerobatics magazine and a competition pilot just to cite some of her activities. Kathy would also give lectures to everyone from aviation groups to schoolchildren about the joy of flying, especially aerobatics. Kathy began her flying career many years ago but had a long hiatus until being able to finish later in life. Anyone who was around her quickly be-came acutely aware of her love and passion for flying. From the early days in a Morristown flying club, she became bitten by aerobatics and never looked back. Remembering her first taxi in her Stinson, seemingly unable to keep it straight with-out going around in circles give me a big smile. We were all quite shaken by the accident but, as aviators, we realize that accidents unfortu-nately do happen. The realization is that we must all be vigilant about our flying and maintain the highest level of proficiency to keep flying safely. That led MAPA to the idea of the annual safety seminar in honor of Kathy. Many people and organizations were pro-foundly touch by Kathy and knowing her is still a cherished gift. The International Aerobic Club in-stituted the Kathy Jaffe Volunteer Award in 2000. The general guidelines for the annual award are: that the person is one who consistently, un-selfishly and eagerly accepts more responsibilities than they can handle, meets these responsibilities with tireless effort, efficiently and with a smile, and who places the needs of others above their own, making the sport of aerobatics more enjoyable for everyone. The Master trophy, on display at the IAC pavil-ion in Oshkosh and the annual recipient trophies are funded by the Kathy Jaffe Memorial Fund. The annual trophy is presented at the US Nation-als awards banquet.

Everyone who knew, met or was acquainted with her will realize that that description was Kathy Jaffe to a tee! The judges for the annual award no doubt have a very difficult job in the selection process. However, the standards set for the winner makes the recipient a very, very special person in unique company. The time of year, the seminar always give us the opportunity to remember our special friend. Kathy had an unusually great sense of humor and she is still laughing that the urn with her ashes was left on a bar till everyone remem-bered it!! To paraphrase some lyrics, “if there’s an aviation heaven, they have a hell of a pilot”. For further information, contact our Program Chair, Dave Simpson 973-635-9770.

The NASA Report - A Valuable Pilot Tool

14 Avoiding FAA Enforcement Action

The private pilot process inundates the stu-dent with a plethora of information during the instruction period. We are all aware that once we start off on our own with certificate in hand, there is still an intense and ongoing learning process. There are many things the instructor never told you and the NASA Report may be one of them. In 1975, a program was instituted under the auspices of NASA establishing an Aviation Safety Reporting System to identify issues in the aviation system which need to be addressed. That program is described in detail in Advisory Circular 00-46D. This program is a very impor-tant tool for any pilot who is concerned that they may have acted in a contrary manner to the regulations. The program enables a pilot (and a variety of other aviation individuals) to submit a written report describing the suspected infraction within 10 days of the incident with general immunity from FAA enforcement action. This includes civil penalties certificate actions. The filing of such report “...is considered by the FAA to be indicative of a constructive atti-tude. Such an attitude will tend to prevent fu-ture violations.” The caveat to the non-enforcement action is predicated on several ele-ments, summarized as follows:

1. The violation was inadvertent and not delib-erate.

2. The violation did not involve a criminal of-fense, accident or which discloses a lack of qualification or competency. (specifically excluded)

3. The person has not been found in any prior FAA enforcement action to have commit-ted a violation or any regulation for a pe-riod of 5 years prior to the date of the oc-currence.

4. The person proves that the written report has been completed and delivered (or mailed) within 10 days of the incident or occurrence.

The incident could be as simple as inadver-tently entering into controlled airspace unan-nounced or busting an altitude assignment. It should be noted that this may not be the case for penetrating the DC ADIZ. The written report form is available from a number of sources including online at http://asrs.arc.nasa.gov/report/electronic.html The AOPA Airport directory contains a copy in the back. The form is self explanatory requir-ing name, address, phone number in addition to a description of the incident and your perception as to why and how it happened. This is also an opportunity to discuss what could have pre-vented the incident, how you determined there was a problem and contributing factors. The sole purpose of the report is to assist in making avia-tion a safer proposition. Anonymity is essential for the program’s suc-cess. As a result, an identifying strip will be re-turned to the sender and the name nor other identifying information will be available to the FAA. If the FAA comes calling, the proof of re-port should be provided to them. The program is certainly beneficial to the conscientious pilot and you may submit as many reports as desired. However, the “get out of jail” element is only available once in any 12 month period. So if the FAA comes calling regarding a 2nd incident in that period, the enforcement ac-tion may follow the subsequent incident. Over the years I have submitted a number of these reports. The last one resulted from miss-ing fuel bladders on the plane I was flying and I wasn’t sure that running out of fuel was a prob-lem. That is the only time that the NASA group called me to verify or embellish the report. It is possible that a pilot may not be aware of an incident, but it is usually apparent especially if ATC asks what altitude you are at when you are 400 ft. low. If you are not talking to anyone or not using a discreet code, it may be a moot point. As the adage goes “Fore armed is fore warned!”

March Fly-Out to Kobelt

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Looks like there was a good turn-out for the Kobelt fly out. These pictures were provided by Art, who has the oldest digital cam-era still operating! Anybody can send pictures and we’ll include as many as possi-ble. Just e-mail them to the edi-

Twin Pines Airport, Hopewell, NJ

Who sang that song “Another one bites the dust?” N75, Twin Pines Airport is closing. It is a 2,200 foot grass strip just 3 NM NE of TTN. EAA Chapter 176, based there, will hold a fly-in on April 5th (rain date the 6th) to remember the field. Although a fly-in/fly-out, it the weather makes the grass too ugly, they ask for as many fly-bys for this last day. There will be food, drink, enter-tainment, political speeches and all sorts of cere-monies followed by the fly-out. Although this was probably not an airport eve-ryone visited, it was the special place for the EAA chapter and others on the field. Apparently the Township played a part, but we have no idea to report on. This would be a nice fly-out to attend. Of course it is a week before the MAPA flight, but it could just be a nice day to fly. This is an opportu-nity to support our flying brethrens for celebratory frivolity.

The airport was established in 1945. The grass runway is in the top center of the pic-ture. Visit their web site at: http://www.princetonol.com/groups/eaa176/

Past MAPA member Kurt Hall at a soaring field in Iceland in 2001. Needed to fill the space.

Can you figure who paid the lunch bill?

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What was that Plane??

I ran across this specimen at the Orlando airport last year while inspecting a Gulfstream. The information as to what it was is a bit sketchy. However, it is a German built turbo-prop for hurricane research. The big wing is intended to give it slow speed capability and reportedly only 4 were made. The exterior is fitted with all sorts of sensors with accompanying instruments inside. Very odd looking and probably interesting to taxi!

Ideas for Thought

Here are some potential features for the Surface Winds:

♦ Member Profiles ♦ Member’s flying adventures ♦ Interesting destinations ♦ Member’s airplanes ♦ Newly minted pilots ♦ Member’s new ratings ♦ An instructors issue ♦ A flight school issue ♦ An airport issue

Of course we can also have monthly de-partments such as a Squak Box where members can air their gripes! Of course members opinions and any aviation re-lated topic are welcome. No we can say we gave everyone fair warning to participate, eh?

Surface Winds - Journal of the Mid-Atlantic Pilots Association

No destination is so important nor so urgent that we cannot take the time to plan our trip and fly it safely

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SURFACE WINDS The Official Publication of the Mid Atlantic Pilots Association April 2008

MID-ATLANTIC PILOTS ASSOCIATION Caldwell Airport 29 Wright Way, PO Box B7 Fairfield, NJ 07004

FIRST CLASS MAIL

NEXT REGULAR MEETING - MAY 8, 2008 (Note: No April Dinner!!)

At the Russia Hall in Little Falls, NJ (directions will be in May issue)

FLYOUT - APRIL 12, 2008 To TGI - TANGIER ISLAND, VA

No Diner meeting in April!! Come to the Kathy Jaffe Safety Seminar