FOND DU LAC EAA CHAPTER 572 HANGAR FLYING. VOLUME 4 ISSUE 11 November, 2017

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www.fdl.net/eaa572 89 1/2 N Pioneer Road Fond du Lac, WI 54935 President Keith Lee 920-929-4098 keleeke@charter.net Vice President Mike Stopar 920-533-3180 snopie@charter.

My wife Holly is retiring December 31 st. Who knows where we shall traverse! Surely someplace warm. Anyway. When Mov.

1 89 1/2 N Pioneer Road Fond du Lac, WI President Keith Lee keleeke@charter.net Vice President Mike Stopar snopie@charter.net Treasurer John Zorn jzorn1@gmail.com Secretary/ Newsletter Ed. Open Program Chairman Jim O Connor jimpoc@gmail.com Pete Vercouteren vpete101@aol.com Young Eagle Coordinator Chuck Pazdzioch (815) Funflyin@gmail.com Newsletter Submissions Please to rfinn5@hotmail.com Presidents Corner By: Keith Lee I think the cold weather is finally here! Everyone should be planning some last minute adventures before the snow moves in. My wife Holly is retiring December 31 st. Who knows where we shall traverse! Surely someplace warm. Anyway. When Mov.6, 2017 Dinner 600 pm Flyway Chapter, I recently missed two events I wanted to attend. Chuck and Mike s Scouting aviation Merit Badge class. I heard it was very well planned and received and is the first step in inspiring new pilots or aviation related careers. Two thumbs up for Chuck and Mike! Also, for their helper/volunteers that participated. We can t be successful without our wonderful volunteers. We truly appreciate all of our volunteers. Every one of you performs an important part of a plan at any EAA event or function or project whether it is Airventure or Young Eagle flights or a pancake breakfast or picnic. The second event was movie night. I am not sure how many attended but it was a great idea. If another is planned I aim to be there. We could still use input and ideas you may have for future activities. Our chapter has been successful and is growing due to the great programs and new activities. Let us work together and provide more for our members to enjoy! Also, Corn Maze Fly out, gee that is three events. Pete can report on how many showed up for that one. Dennis had planned on going but couldn t make it either. Topic Where Fond du Lac Skyport Terminal Building Next Meeting Presidents Corner (Cont.) A reminder that we will be taking nominations for officers in our November meeting. We will need a new newsletter editor and secretary unless anyone can talk Dick Finn into another term. It is a tough job and Dick has done a fantastic job producing a superior newsletter. (remember the crappie ones I used to do?). Also, John is now accepting cash or checks for your dues for next year. Earlier payments are appreciated. I hope to see you all at Novembers meeting! Keith Lee December Program EAA Chapter 572 is sponsoring a FAA Safety Event, "Loss of Control". This is the first of many that will be held throughout the year. Join us at the Fond du Lac County Airport (FLD). This event will have refreshments prior to the session. Basic Med is it right for you, how does the application process work, and who will do the physical exam? Jim Cotter, CFI and FAA Safety Representative will answer many of these questions for you in his presentation. Loss Of Control Topic will be presented by Jurg Grossenbacher, FAA Safety Team Program Manager. We will discuss the current accident and incident statistics for Wisconsin. We will also update on the New FAA Compliance Philosophy and how it impacts each and every pilot and mechanic. Bob Wagner Gives a Presentation on Tail Plane Stall Page 1 EAA Chapter 572 Newsletter November. 2017

Based on my observations and positive feedback from those who volunteered and attended, it went very well.

The combination of the two activities worked out well as the scouts took what they learned in the classroom and were able to see how it was applied in the real world.

Our approach was a little different from years past; instead of having two Young Eagle rallies, Spring and Fall, this year we opted to have the one big Young Eagle Rally

offer from just plane fun to a full career. In the future I would like to also engage the girl scouts and perhaps other organizations as well.

And speaking of momentum, these activities would not be possible without volunteers and the team mentality.

Mike Stopar Ground Operations Shawn Zinke Ground Operations and scout leader Ryan Jackson Classroom instructor and Young Eagle Pilot Pete Vercouteren Classroom instructor

2 VOLUME 4 ISSUE 11 November, 2017 Boy Scout Merit Badge By Chuck Pazdzioch Saturday September 30, 2017 was the chapter s first Boys Scout Aviation Merit Badge class. Based on my observations and positive feedback from those who volunteered and attended, it went very well. The weather couldn t have been better as we followed the classroom training with Young Eagle flights. The combination of the two activities worked out well as the scouts took what they learned in the classroom and were able to see how it was applied in the real world. You saw them connecting the dots. Our approach was a little different from years past; instead of having two Young Eagle rallies, Spring and Fall, this year we opted to have the one big Young Eagle Rally in May and focused on slightly more detailed training with the boy scouts so they could not only earn their Aviation Merit Badge but also realize what aviation has to offer from just plane fun to a full career. In the future I would like to also engage the girl scouts and perhaps other organizations as well. As long as we keep up the momentum to host these activities, we ll be heading the in the right direction. And speaking of momentum, these activities would not be possible without volunteers and the team mentality. I would like to thank the following chapter members for their time, energy and willingness to move the chapter/ga forward and inspire our future aviators. Mike Stopar Ground Operations Shawn Zinke Ground Operations and scout leader Ryan Jackson Classroom instructor and Young Eagle Pilot Pete Vercouteren Classroom instructor Dean Zakos Young Eagle Pilot Charles Browning - Young Eagle Pilot Mark Schroeder - Young Eagle Pilot We also had a few troop leaders present to help but I apologize for not having their names available. Based on our results this year I feel the chapter is on the right path to expand its membership which in turn will allow us to promote aviation even further than we have, expand our community of aviators, and have more fun doing it. Our next event will be a chapter hosted movie night on Saturday October 21st. We are inviting the Young Eagles and their families that participated at our rally this past May and of course our chapter members. This would be a good time to promote EAA, our chapter and GA. Hope to see you there. Page 2 EAA Chapter 572 Newsletter November. 2017

3 BASICMED OVERPROMISED, UNDERDELIVERED, BUT STILL ADVANTAGEOUS FOR MOST GA PILOTS By Dean Zakos According to the BMI chart... I am too short. Admittedly, I was skeptical at first. On May 1, the FAA implemented the provisions of Section 2307 of the FAA Extension, Safety, and Security Act of 2016, otherwise known as BasicMed. AOPA and EAA, lobbying the FAA and Congress for years, had promised (I thought) to, once and for all, obtain the privilege for General Aviation pilots to fly with a driver s license instead of a third-class medical. How could anyone argue with the safety record and favorable data produced from over thirteen years of Light Sport pilots flying with drivers licenses? Well, apparently the FAA could - and Congress could too - that s who. The result of the Herculean political effort was a compromise. GA pilots still don t get to use just a driver s license but, in most cases, they don t have to visit an AME every two years (if over age 40) anymore either. Sort of like finding what you need at Kmart cheaper and almost as good. I recently completed the two necessary components of compliance with BasicMed: (1) a physical examination with my primary care doctor and (2) sitting through and successfully passing an FAA-approved BasicMed Online course. I have the signed Comprehensive Medical Examination Form and Medical Self-Assessment Course Completion Certificate (suitable for framing) to show for it. All in all, I am pleased. Assuming I have no significant health problems, I won t need to repeat the process for four years for the physical and two years for the course. Here is what I have learned: What is BasicMed? BasicMed is an alternative to a third-class medical certificate. It allows you to maintain medical eligibility (with certain restrictions) to fly without, in many cases, seeing an AME. You can also qualify under the BasicMed requirements and hold a third-class medical certificate at the same time. I am doing that. My third-class medical expires in May of My BasicMed was effective in August, 2017, so I have both right now. Just a quirk in timing for me. I could have waited until the third-class medical was nearing expiration, but chose not to. Do You Want to Consider Using BasicMed? There are two primary considerations when you look at BasicMed. The first consideration is the state of your health. If you are relatively healthy and have not had health issues that your AME or primary care doctor has flagged as serious, and you have not needed a special issuance in the past, BasicMed is the likely way to go as a General Aviation pilot. If you are currently flying on a special issuance, and you know you can successfully go through the process with your AME one more time to obtain a special issuance, BasicMed may also be for you. If you have serious, treatable health problems, and have been working with your AME in the past, it may be prudent to discuss your intended course of action with your AME outside of the certification process so that you and your AME can develop a specific plan of action for you. The second consideration is the type of flying you do. Look at the type of airplanes you fly, the missions you undertake, and evaluate if you will be satisfied flying with the limitations that come with BasicMed. For the clear majority of GA pilots, the limitations should not affect flying significantly. Page 3 EAA Chapter 572 Newsletter November. 2017

4 BASICMED OVERPROMISED, UNDERDELIVERED, BUT STILL ADVANTAGEOUS FOR MOST GA PILOTS By Dean Zakos Only those who are looking at flying outside of the United States (unless the foreign country accepts BasicMed), stepping up to larger or higher performing aircraft, or those who are looking to fly cargo or passengers for hire in the future, may want to continue the third-class medical alternative, knowing that they will be moving on to professional flying and second- or first-class medicals at some point in their careers. What are the limitations on your flying with BasicMed? You will be limited to certain aircraft. You may fly any aircraft with a maximum take-off weight of 6,000 pounds or less, and certified to carry not more than six occupants. The aircraft may be type-certificated or certified as experimental. BasicMed makes no distinction on the number, type or horsepower of engines. Certain Piper PA 32 and 34 aircraft won t qualify, as they were originally certificated with more than six seats. You will have certain operational limitations. BasicMed allows flights of any distance or duration, day or night, and VFR or IFR. The limitations are: no more than five passengers (plus you as the pilot); operation only within the United States Airspace (unless BasicMed is authorized in the foreign country s airspace); no more than 18,000 feet MSL; and no more than 250 knots indicated airspeed. Also, you may not operate under BasicMed for compensation or for hire. However, the 14 CFR Part (b) exceptions, such as a pilot sharing of operating expenses with passengers, still apply. CFIs can instruct and receive compensation while operating under BasicMed, since the activity is related to teaching and is not considered piloting an aircraft for hire. There is another significant wrinkle using BasicMed that pilots should be aware of. You cannot act as a Safety Pilot under BasicMed unless you also agree to act as PIC. A Safety Pilot is considered a required crew member under FAA regulations. Hence, a required crewmember must hold at least a third-class medical certificate. A BasicMed certificate does not count. However, if a pilot is acting as PIC, the pilot can fly legally with BasicMed, assuming all of the other requirements and limitations are satisfied. Who Is Eligible for BasicMed? You must have a current, valid US driver s license and have it in your personal possession if operating under BasicMed. If there are restrictions on your driver s license, such as corrective lenses needed or daylight driving only, these restrictions also apply to your flying. A US passport or a foreign driver s license are not acceptable substitutes. You must have held a valid FAA medical certificate at any point after July 14, Your most recent medical certificate must not have been suspended or revoked, any special issuance must not have been withdrawn, and if you have applied for another certificate, that application must not have been denied. Some Pilots May Need a One-time Special Issuance If you have ever had certain medical conditions, you must obtain a one-time medical certificate with authorization for special issuance. The conditions are: Mental conditions Cardiac conditions Neurological health conditions Details regarding these conditions are listed on the FAA BasicMed website. You are required to obtain only one special issuance medical certificate for the condition. If you are newly diagnosed with one of these conditions, you may not use BasicMed until you have been found eligible for a special issuance. Page 4 EAA Chapter 572 Newsletter November. 2017

5 BASICMED OVERPROMISED, UNDERDELIVERED, BUT STILL ADVANTAGEOUS FOR MOST GA PILOTS By Dean Zakos What are the Steps in the BasicMed Process? Go to the FAA website: There is a highlighted box at the top of the page with two links. The first link allows you to print a copy of the BasicMed Comprehensive Medical Examination Checklist (CMEC). The CMEC is nine pages long and contains: instructions for you and for your doctor; information to be completed by you; and information to be completed by your doctor. Complete your portion of the CMEC. The form will look familiar, as it asks the same questions you have previously answered on your third-class medical application. It may be a good idea to have a copy of your previous third-class medical form to use as a reference to avoid any inconsistencies in your answers. The medical examination portion of the form is to be used by your state-licensed physician when he or she conducts your physical exam. This physician is likely to be your primary care doctor - presumably since this doctor is most familiar with your health history - but it does not have to be. You can use any state-licensed physician. The portion of the form that the physician fills out covers the items on the physical exam. These items are similar to the items that your AME looked at in the past, except in greater detail. It may save time and questions later to give your primary care doctor a heads up regarding your intention to comply with BasicMed and to obtain his or her signoff. I alerted my primary care doctor several months in advance that I would be using the new BasicMed process and that I would request that he sign an FAA form. I dropped the CMEC form off at my doctor s office a few days in advance of my scheduled annual physical. I asked the nurse to alert the doctor to the form and the exam requirements so he was familiar with them in advance. There were no issues whatsoever, and my doctor completed and signed his portion of the CMEC. It is possible that your doctor is employed by an entity whose risk managers may have, as a matter of policy, advised their physicians not to sign the form. Time will tell if this becomes an issue. The second link takes you to a BasicMed Online Medical Course. I used the BasicMed Online Course offered through AOPA, as it was the default course when I clicked on the link. I understand there are other approved online medical courses. A list is provided on the FAA site. The AOPA online medical course includes several subjects relating to fitness for flight, including: self-assessments; warning signs of serious medical conditions; risk mitigation strategies; awareness of side-effects of over-the-counter drugs; and the importance of regular medical checkups. The AOPA online medical course is comprised of seven chapters and a quiz. The quiz covered the chapter materials and consisted of twenty questions. You need to answer sixteen correctly to pass. If you miss an answer, you can go back and retake the question if you need to raise your score. To finish up, the CMCE and online medical course results are submitted electronically to the FAA. Am I Good to Go Once I Have Completed the CMEC and Passed the OnLine Course? Be aware that your CMCE and physical exam (48 months) are good for exactly 1,461 days, to the precise date of expiration. Unlike a third-class medical, you do not receive until the end of the expiring month to renew. Expiration of your BasicMed Online Medical Course (24 months) does, however, extend until the end of the expiring month. Go figure. You are required only to retain the completed CMCE form and the completed Medical Course certificate in your pilot logbook. Page 5 EAA Chapter 572 Newsletter November. 2017

6 BASICMED OVERPROMISED, UNDERDELIVERED, BUT STILL ADVANTAGEOUS FOR MOST GA PILOTS By Dean Zakos You have a Continuing Obligation to Self-Assess Complying with BasicMed requirements is more than simply completing the CMEC and passing the online medical course. With use of BasicMed, it is incumbent upon each of us, as PIC, to evaluate and determine, on a continuing basis, our fitness to fly. Each time we fly, we are legally required to make a self-assessment to ensure there is no medical condition that would prevent safe conduct of the flight. As we all should remember from our student pilot days, 14 CFR Part states that if a pilot knows or has reason to know of any medical condition that would make the person unable to operate the aircraft in a safe manner, it would be a violation to do so. With the privilege to exercise BasicMed rights, comes the responsibility to assess our physical condition honestly and make good pilot decisions. The online medical course is only the start of the evaluation process - not the end. The medical information in the course should provide information and resource tools to assist us to assess and determine fitness for flight. My first flight instructor when I started flying in 1992 out of Batten Field (KRAC) in Racine, WI, was quite a character. When he wasn t peddling Shaklee vitamins and supplements out of the trunk of his car, he constantly used and drilled his home-made mnemonics into his students to assist in remembering checklists, etc. I have not used his lists as diligently over time, but the use of a mnemonic is still a valuable way to quickly recall a required list. One valuable mnemonic in use today, if you are not already using it, should become a habit prior to starting any flight. The mnemonic is the I m Safe checklist. It consists of asking yourself questions regarding your fitness to fly. The checklist is: Illness; Medication; Stress; Alcohol; Fatigue; and Emotion (some use Eating instead). IMSAFE is the FAA Aeronautical Information Manual (AIM) recommended mnemonic for aircraft pilots to self-assess fitness to fly. BasicMed worked for me. I hope that it works for you. Fly safe. Page 6 EAA Chapter 572 Newsletter November. 2017

Interesting Stuff on the Web How old were you when you fell in love with flying? https://www.youtube.com/watch?

Mike Stopar will label and distribute them. The Warrior House (Salute the Troops) is looking for magazines and reading materials. It s a new project for homeless vets.

7 Interesting Stuff on the Web How old were you when you fell in love with flying? COOL STUFF ANNOUNCEMENTS/NOTICES Wanted, Aviation Magazines By Mike Stopar Chapter members can bring aviation related magazines to our monthly meetings. Mike Stopar will label and distribute them. The Warrior House (Salute the Troops) is looking for magazines and reading materials. It s a new project for homeless vets. Dan Tinsley (president of SALUTE THE TROOPS ), is in charge of this project. They are pretty well stocked up on material donations but can always use additional funding if you care to donate. Mike is working with Dan, on this project. Dan can be reached directly by phone at for donations. You can also make arrangements, Page 7 EAA Chapter 572 Newsletter November. 2017

Hopefully he will have some replacements for sale for the

In any case, if you are interested, please contact John at

00 Duffle Bag $21.00 Adjustable Cap $16.00 Elastic Cap $12.

for us to purchase EAA Chapter 572 shirts and jackets.

8 Chapter 572 Logo Merchandise By John Zorn ADS At the last meeting, John Zorn brought in several items of Chapter 572 Logo merchandise. The hats were very popular and sold out in a few minutes. Hopefully he will have some replacements for sale for the next meeting. In any case, if you are interested, please contact John at jzorn1@gmail.com. Blanket $23.00 Cooler Bag $21.00 Duffle Bag $21.00 Adjustable Cap $16.00 Elastic Cap $12.00 EAA 572 Shirts and Jackets Pete Vercouteren has arranged for us to purchase EAA Chapter 572 shirts and jackets. The cost of the shirt with the chapter logo is $28/ M $28/ L $28/ XL $30/ 2 XL The cost of the Jacket with the logo is S-XL/ $ XL/ $49.95 Please contact Pete if you are interested in purchasing. He can be reached at vpete101@aol.com Page 8 EAA Chapter 572 Newsletter November. 2017

2017 CALENDAR Jan. 2, 2017 Monthly Meeting Commemorative Air Force Dinner 6pm Sloppy Joes by Keith Lee Feb.

on honorees and activities By John Dorsey or Brandon Stormo April 3, 2017 Monthly Meeting If Airplanes Could Talk.

2017 Monthly Meeting Aerobatics and Unusual Attitudes By John Chmiel Airport Manager Wausau Airport June 5, 2017 Monthly Meeting Gary Hilbert-Building a Lancair July 3, 2017 Monthly

11, 2017 Monthly Meeting Note Meeting is one week late due to Labor Day Holiday Sept. 30, 2017 Boy Scout Aviation Merit Badge 900 am 100 pm Contact Chuck Pazdzioch Oct.

21, 2017 Movie Night The High and the Mighty starring John Wayne and Robert Stack Nov. 6, 2017 Monthly Meeting Bob Wagner giving a presentation on tail plane stall Dec.

9 2017 CALENDAR Jan. 2, 2017 Monthly Meeting Commemorative Air Force Dinner 6pm Sloppy Joes by Keith Lee Feb. 1, 2017 Monthly Meeting Presentation on Operation Vengence-the Yamamoto Raid Dinner 6pm Brats and Buns by Dick Finn March 6, 2017 Monthly Meeting Wisconsin Aviation Hall of Fame Update on honorees and activities By John Dorsey or Brandon Stormo April 3, 2017 Monthly Meeting If Airplanes Could Talk... Learning the History of Your Own Airplane By Fred Stadler May 6, 2017 Skyport Open House, Young Eagles Rally Contact Chuck Pazdzioch 900 am through 1200 pm Fond du Lac Skyport May 8, 2017 Monthly Meeting Aerobatics and Unusual Attitudes By John Chmiel Airport Manager Wausau Airport June 5, 2017 Monthly Meeting Gary Hilbert-Building a Lancair July 3, 2017 Monthly Meeting Picnic, Assemble tie downs for sale during Airventure if needed July 19, 2017 Set up Trailers for the Air Show Contact John Zorn Sept. 11, 2017 Monthly Meeting Note Meeting is one week late due to Labor Day Holiday Sept. 30, 2017 Boy Scout Aviation Merit Badge 900 am 100 pm Contact Chuck Pazdzioch Oct. 2, 2017 Monthly Meeting Dinner by Mike Stopar Foreflight presentation by Jordan Tews Oct. 14, 2017 Corn Maze Flyout Meet at Fond du Lac Skyport at 7:45 am Oct. 21, 2017 Movie Night The High and the Mighty starring John Wayne and Robert Stack Nov. 6, 2017 Monthly Meeting Bob Wagner giving a presentation on tail plane stall Dec. 4, 2017 Monthly Meeting Jurg Grossenbacher and Jim Cotter of the Milwaukee FAA FSDO Dec. 8, 2017 Wright Brothers Banquet EAA Oshkosh 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm Astronaut Joe Engle Jan. 8, 2018 Monthly Meeting Note Meeting is one week late due to New Years Day Holiday August 7, 2017Monthly Meeting Keith Lee will provide the dinner. Civil Air Patrol program and the Boy Scout Aviation Merit badge. Shawn Zinke Page 9 EAA Chapter 572 Newsletter November. 2017

FOND DU LAC EAA CHAPTER 572 HANGAR FLYING. VOLUME 4 ISSUE 10 October, 2017

FOND DU LAC EAA CHAPTER 572 HANGAR FLYING. VOLUME 4 ISSUE 10 October, 2017 www.fdl.net/eaa572 89 1/2 N Pioneer Road Fond du Lac, WI 54935 President Keith Lee 920-929-4098 keleeke@charter.net Vice President Mike Stopar 920-533-3180 snopie@charter.net Treasurer John Zorn 920-921-3186