BAAC Talk. President s Note. October Tom Jackobs UPCOMING EVENTS. Board Meeting 2nd Tuesday of every month. Dear Members,

Transcription

1 President s Note Tom Jackobs Dear Members, BAAC Talk October 2017 UPCOMING EVENTS Board Meeting 2nd Tuesday of every month We have an exciting event planned for everyone on November 11th. It s an EFFICIENCY RACE. It s not who can fly the fastest but who can fly the most accurate by calculating fuel burn and travel time. Plus, we will be hosting an amazing cookout after the race. Even if you re not participating in the race you can come by and watch the planes come back in and cheer on the person or team who gets closest to their prediction. The leadership of the club is committed to helping us become better pilots in the air and on the ground. With events such as the spot landing contest and the efficiency race we are promoting better airmanship. It is my sincere hope that all members will participate. I m also excited to announce our new board of directors, Jason Cullum, David Gonzalez, Anthony Canale, Jim Spitler and myself. If you d like to get more involved with the leadership of the club please let me know, we can always use help when planning educational events. Hope to see you on November 11 (look for an invite coming soon in your box). Tom Jackobs President, BAAC Member Meetings Efficiency Race November Look for the RSVP for the event by DIRECTORS Tom Jackobs (President) Jascon Cullum David Gonzalez Anthony Canales Jim Spitler WELCOME NEW MEMBERS Bryan Lari Eric Williams Chris McAnally Seth Strickland 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 (September 1-30, 2016) Active Members: 143 Directors: 4 Director/Officer: 1 Officers: 8 General Members: 122 Family Members: 2 Active Duty Military: 6 Members Who Flew a BAAC Aircraft: 42 Total Hours Flown in BAAC Aircraft: Members Who Flew More Than 5 Hours in BAAC Aircraft: (J. Budd, W. Chappel, J. Cullum, B. Dolezal, A. Huguet, D. Ivko, C. Metaxes, T. Robinson, D. Soto, C. Weekley, S. Young) Hours Flown by Our Highest Flight Time Pilot in BAAC Aircraft: 11.5 (C. Weekley) 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 describe the Club and member pilot s responsibilities regarding the operation of the Club. The SOP describes the member pilot s responsibilities regarding the operation of the airplanes. The insurance policy is kept on Schedule Master. It is the member s responsibility to be familiar with all these documents. Please welcome your new elected BOD: Jim Spitler (new) David Gonzalez (incumbent) Anthoney Canale (incumbent) Tom Jackobs (incumbent) Jason Cullum (incumbent) Friendly reminder, BOD meetings are open to Club members, they are held on the second Tuesday of every month, 6:30 pm, at the Clubhouse. Minutes are taken every meeting and kept on a BAAC repository (cloud). This data belongs to the Club and available to members on request. My goal this year is to summarize the meetings in Newsletter (for those that can t make the meetings). So here it goes (for the Oct meeting): The new BOD re-appointed the same Officers. The Nov 11 event was discussed. Treasurer reported hours flown this past month and the monthly income was $506 in the black. 5 new members joined, 4 left (or went inactive), and 2 members returned. An extra field was added to Schedule Master to track oil usage, please use when filling out your post flight. The Arrow and Piper 180 are back online. The C152 will be down for maintenance (4-6 weeks estimate). The Club is developing online training for new member orientations. Ground school starting, call Steven Devine for more information. A member survey is being planned for member feedback about the Club. The latest Newsletters are being stored on Schedule Master now. Fly safe! Maintenance Officer Earl Phillips maintenance@bayareaaeroclub.org The current method of recording oil usage, entering the information on a clipboard, has never worked very well. Beginning in November the newly added ScheduleMaster post flight feature oil used will be the only method for recording oil usage. Two mouse clicks when entering post flight information is all that is required. Oil usage per flight hour will be monitored for each club airplane. Oil usage per flight hour is a useful engine health parameter. This new SM feature will simplify the collection of data.

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: Break-in period has been reached. Normal operating procedures can commence. 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). WARNING: Check the oil level twice before every flight (per the manual). It is not unusual to have a FALSE READINGS as much as 1 quart on the first flight of the day. 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. Please tie down properly. 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. There is an article on the internet claiming if the C150 were certified under part 23, the unusable fuel level could be closer to 2 gallons. Allowing for VFR reserve, the minimum fuel levels could be as high as 3 ½ to 4 gallons. BE SAFE!

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.