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

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1 President s Note Tom Jackobs Dear members, Did you know the Bay Area Aero Club is a completely volunteer run organization? This is one way we can make flying so affordable. If you are interested in participating on the leadership team you must express interest by the end of August to be considered. Our club elections will be in September. Please send your interest to our Secretary at secretary@bayareaareoclub.com If you would prefer to volunteer in another capacity other than on the Board, we have leadership positions available as well. These positions are appointed by the board. Please send me your interest at president@bayareaaeroclub.com This is a great way to get more involved in the club and give back to the membership in a very meaningful way. BAAC Talk August 2017 UPCOMING EVENTS Board Meeting 2nd Tuesday of every month Member Meetings Elections, Saturday September 30th at 10 AM DIRECTORS Tom Jackobs (President) Jascon Cullum (Chairperson) David Gonzalez Anthony Canales Aaron Huguet WELCOME NEW MEMBERS Zachary Fester Denis Ivko Billy Rhodes The other way we can all help keep flying affordable in the Bay Area Aero Club is to be responsible with the planes we fly. Treat them as if they were your own, make sure you stay current and get plenty time in the sky to build your skill. The FAA examiner who issued my private license said to me, this is a license to learn. I hope everyone has had a great summer and I look forward to seeing you at the next event! Tom Jackobs BAAC President WELCOME RETURNING MEMBERS Vincent Dahlenburg 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 (July 1-31, 2016) Active Members: 142 Directors: 4 Director/Officer: 1 Officers: 8 General Members: 119 Family Members: 4 Active Duty Military: 6 Members Who Flew a BAAC Aircraft: 46 Total Hours Flown in BAAC Aircraft: Members Who Flew More Than 5 Hours in BAAC Aircraft: 10 (S. Devine, B. Dolezal, S. Fischer, M. Hirsch, A. Huguet, B. Hunter, B. Laukaitis, K. Laukaitis, T. Robinson, C. Weekley) Hours Flown by Our Highest Flight Time Pilot in BAAC Aircraft: 14.5 (B.Laukaitis) 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 If you would like to be nominated for the board next month, please send your desire to serve by August 31 to Electronic voting will terminate and will be certified at the membership meeting on Saturday September 30th at 10 AM. Please mark your calendar and plan to attend. Chief CFI Jon Disler Congratulations to Denis Ivko on passing his Commercial Pilot check ride on the Piper Arrow N608; his flight instructor was Harry Stenvall. Michael Hirsch performed his first solo on July 19 on the C152 N Michael is an engineering major attending the university of North Dakota. He is working as an intern at Johnson Space Center for the summer. His flight instructor was Earl Phillips. Congratulation to all. Safety Officer Stephen Devine Upcoming events: Efficiency Race September 2017

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 almost ready. The most recent delay was due to the wrong Vacuum pumps. New pumps are on order. Did you know under Resource/maintenance/maintenance status you can see when everything is due so you can better plan your trips and check rides. Note the light gray numbers indicate hours or days till due. Always pay attention to the colored flags on the schedule. A red flag (triangle) means that someone has grounded the plane and it is not flyable. Always click on the yellow and green flags (triangles) to see if the problem pertains to your flight 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 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 David Soto Upgrades: The engine has been overhauled (top); for proper break-in, please avoid touch and go s until at least 50 hours (I ll send out a notice when that is reached). Completed: Garmin GPS 400W Completed: Garmin G5 EFIS Planning: ADS-B technology (in-flight traffic and weather) Most common topics or questions raised by pilots flying 01Q: 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. The control lock is installed on the left yoke and must go through the base that is fixed to the panel with the red metal tab covering the master switch. It doesn t lock if placed on the right yoke. Please install the control lock after every flight. The pitot cover keeps bugs from making nests in the pitot tube, please reinstall it after every flight. It does and has happened. Check the oil level before every flight (per the manual). Wipe the oil dip stick clean first for accurate readings. For short one hour lessons, keep the oil level between 4 and 5 quarts DO NOT OPERATE WITH LESS THAN 4 QUARTS (per the manual). For long cross country flights of more than 3 hours, add to 6 quarts (per the manual). Use the paper towels for hands and wiping 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, see Figure 1 below. The small knobs in the center are not the ones. Figure 1 C150 Seat Adjustment (item 12)

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.