BAAC Talk. President s Note. September Tom Jackobs UPCOMING EVENTS. Board Meeting 2nd Tuesday of every month

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1 President s Note Tom Jackobs Dear members, "It s just a rental It s something a colleague of mine used to say as he threw his trash in the back of the rental car. I would shake my head, knowing all too well that if everyone did that, the car rental companies would just raise their rental rates to accommodate from the added cost of people not taking very good care of their vehicles. BAAC Talk September 2017 UPCOMING EVENTS Board Meeting 2nd Tuesday of every month Member Meetings Elections, Saturday September 30th at 10 AM Efficiency Race September 2017 was postponed, stay tune for new date I really hope our membership base doesn t have the same philosophy or worse saying something like well at least we have insurance. I m not sure if you ve noticed our new insurance documents (on ScheduleMaster). But our deductible is now $2,500 and our insurance rate went up 5%. This is added cost to the club and ultimately to the members. The insurance company didn t do this without cause. It is because of our claim history. If there is a claim the renter of the aircraft is responsible for the loss not covered by insurance. There are several things we can do to help keep costs down, keep the owner s costs down, and ultimately keep your flying cost down. 1) Pay attention. Most of the claims we ve had in the past few years have been on the ground. 2) Stay Current. If you re a low time flier (like myself) get frequent lessons with one of the club CFIs. Always be learning. 3) Act like an owner. Treat the planes as if they were your own. If you have any questions or concerns with the above, please feel free to connect with me to discuss. Happy SAFE flying, Tom Jackobs President, BAAC DIRECTORS Tom Jackobs (President) Jascon Cullum (Chairperson) David Gonzalez Anthony Canales Aaron Huguet WELCOME NEW MEMBERS George"Ed" Schoenstein William Tatton PEARLAND REGIONAL AIRPORT AIRPORT LOBBY: AIRFIELD LN. PEARLAND, TX PEARLAND REGIONAL AIRPORT (KLVJ) P.O. BOX 537 PEARLAND, TX

2 Treasurer s Column Sean Young treasurer@bayareaaeroclub.org Monthly Statistics (August 1-31, 2016) Active Members: 145 Directors: 4 Director/Officer: 1 Officers: 8 General Members: 124 Family Members: 2 Active Duty Military: 6 Members Who Flew a BAAC Aircraft: 38 Total Hours Flown in BAAC Aircraft: Members Who Flew More Than 5 Hours in BAAC Aircraft: 6 (J. Budd, S. Devine, B. Dolezal, D. Ivko, K. Laukaitis, H. Stenvall) Hours Flown by Our Highest Flight Time Pilot in BAAC Aircraft: 17.0 (D. Ivko) Logging Hobbs and Tach Hours in Post-Flight Dispatch: Please ensure your Hobbs START time matches the previous pilot's Hobbs STOP time on your flight log entry within your Post-Flight Dispatch screen. If you see a discrepancy, please call that preceding pilot and agree on corrections to be made. Otherwise, treasurer-corrected entries will always be made to the succeeding pilot's post-flight and resulting charges. A note about logging either Hobbs and Tach time. If the number showing is between two numbers, for example the tenth-hour is stuck between a 4 and 5 as shown in the photo below, always record the higher number is the correct way to log the time shown in the picture below.

3 Critical Billing and Financial Information for members: Automated dues are charged on the 15 th of each month at 5:00 am Central Time to all member accounts. All members must enable their credit card or checking account as Primary within schedule Master according to the instructions explained in the below online link. All online billing and flight logging procedures are explained at the following link: All members now have a $100 credit limit Schedule Master prevents users from scheduling BAAC aircraft unless member balances are brought below this $100 account balance. All BAAC aircraft have a commercial MasterCard onboard within the plane s notebook. Use this credit card for BAAC fuel and oil purchases only; unauthorized purchases will be billed to the user. Member requests to go inactive are only granted for accounts that have zero or credit balances, and must be made to the treasurer at treasurer@bayareaaeroclub.org BAAC Treasurer: Sean Young ( ) treasurer@bayareaaeroclub.org Club Accountant: Melanie Gutierrez ( ) Log Hobbs and Tach Hours in Post-Flight Dispatch Please ensure your Hobbs START time matches the previous pilot s Hobbs STOP for your Post-Flight Dispatch entries. Members are responsible to resolve discrepancies by calling the preceding pilot and agree on the correction. Otherwise, treasurer-corrected entries will always be made to the succeeding pilot s post-flight and resulting charges.

4 Secretary David Soto The Bylaws describes the Club and member pilot s responsibilities regarding the operation of the Club. The SOP describes the member pilot s responsibilities for the operation of the airplanes. It the member s responsibility to know both. The Club s election for the BOD positions is on Saturday September 30, at 10 am, in a General Membership meeting at the Club House. Members must be in good standing to be eligible to vote (i.e. paid up). Voting will be done electronically prior to the meeting, watch for notices. Paper ballots will be accepted at the general meeting. The BOD nominees are: Jim Spitler (new) David Gonzalez (incumbent) Anthoney Canale (incumbent) Tom Jackobs (incumbent) Jason Cullum (incumbent) The voting will be certified at the General Membership meeting. The new BOD will take their roles at the October 2017 BOD meeting. The new BOD start the process of selecting their officers at that meeting. Please let your BOD members know if you are interested in an Officer position. The Bylaws explain the election process.

5 PEARLAND REGIONAL AIRPORT KLVJ (kilo-lima-victor-juliet) AIRPORT LOBBY RWY 14/32: AIRFIELD LN. LEFT TRAFFIC 14/32 PEARLAND, TX TPA 1000 AGL Covered parking: C150 BAAC Club House Night Hawk Hangars: C172, Citabria, C152, Arrow, & 180, Cheetah

6 AIRCRAFT OWNERS SECTION 1974 Piper PA28R-200 Arrow II N608 (complex, retractable gear) 1998 Citabria 7ECA N939AB (Tail Wheel) 2001 Cessna 172SP N501ER Dave Sanders (Work) (Cell); (Home) N501ER is flying. Did you know that the tow motor for 608 uses 100LL fuel? When you are having the plane fueled, check the tow motor and if it is low, have it fueled also. In a bind, fuel can be drained from the plane to be put in the tow motor. The Cessna pilots association published an article several years ago about cleaners for planes. They recommended using Lemon Pledge for the glass and leading edges of the wings as well as removing dust from painted surfaces. They recommended using Gojo without pumice (white can) for oily surfaces like the bottom of the plane and Hoppe s number 9 gun barrel cleaner for exhaust lead. They recommended Joy soap and water for a dirty airframe. I have found these cleaners to be as good as any and better than most Piper PA Cherokee 180 N4718L (180hp) Jeff Athey jeffathey@sbcglobal.net Jerry Athey jerry.athey@yahoo.com A new DG has been installed Grumman Cheetah AA-5A N9996U (160 hp) Craig Fry ironman1159@gmail.com Angel Sanchez aadental@sbcglobal.net Cessna 152 Sparrow Hawk N25754 (125hp) Kevin Laukaitis ktbleasingllc@gmail.com

7 1971 Cessna 150L N1701Q (100 hp) David Soto Recent updates: Top-overhaul completed: Break-in had three phases, continuous full power for one hour, power intervals between 65% and 75% for hours 2-10, then normal flying but tender power changes through hour 50. The plane has more than 10 hours on the new cylinders, so fly it normally but try to minimize excessive low power settings (e.g., long power off glides). Planning: ADS-B technology (in-flight traffic and weather) Planning: 4-cylinder CHT/EGT engine monitor Most common topics or questions raised by pilots flying 01Q: DO NOT OPERATE WITH LESS THAN 4 QUARTS (per the manual). Check the oil level twice before every flight (per the manual). Wipe the oil dip stick clean first for accurate readings, first reading will always be inaccurate. For long cross country flights (more than 3 hours), add to 6 quarts (per the manual). Use the paper towels for wiping hands and checking oil. Limit the use of the microfiber clothes for the windshield (with approved cleaners). The seats are adjusted fore and aft using the metal bar on the bottom left-side of the seat. Remember to tell your passengers to grab metal for leverage to adjust the seat fore and aft. The fuselage with door open, the door with window open and door closed, or up above the windshield between the leading edge of the wings. Tell them to avoid using any part of the panel and all plastic. Please re-install the control lock after every flight. Please re-install the pitot cover after every flight. Always manually check fuel levels before every flight using the fuel gauge and don t rely on the fuel gauge instruments on the panel. The C150 unusable fuel level is noticeably high on the fuel gauge. The C150 has 13 gallon fuel tanks, but 1 ¾ gallons is the published unusable fuel level per tank. The C150 was certified using CAR 3 rules, there is an article if it were a part 23 airplane, the unusable fuel level would be closer to 2.1 gallons. If you allow a 30 minute VFR reserve (approximately 1.5 gallons per tank), the minimum fuel levels would be closer to 3.6 gallons on the fuel gauge. A conservative approach is to assume the bottom 4 gallons is not available, providing (13-4) 9 operational gallons for a total of 18 gallons between the two tanks.

8 ABOUT THE BAY AREA AERO CLUB The Bay Area Aero Club (BAAC) is a non-profit Flying Club based at the Pearland Regional Airport. It has been in operation since 1979, and membership between 100 to 200 members. The club is managed by six officers who are selected by a Board of Directors. The five members of the Board are elected by the membership at an annual meeting. Monthly meetings are held the second Tuesday of every month at the airport. The membership is diverse and includes students working on obtaining a private license, private and commercial pilots, pilots with instrument and multi-engine ratings, CFI and CFII instructors, and airline transport pilots. Each member is covered by a comprehensive insurance policy, and is required to take an annual check ride with a certified Club Instructor. The BAAC has aircraft agreements with several owners to rent their aircraft exclusively to Club members. The Club s fleet varies from time to time, but we try to maintain a mix that includes primary trainers, instrument trainers, complex aircraft, and single-engine cross-country aircraft. Our aircraft are available for local and extended overnight trips. The BAAC offers an attractive leaseback program for aircraft owners.