Protected: January 2023 Safety Meeting
November 2022 Safety Meeting
Steve updates on aircraft status, and pending plane movement updates due to some hangar rash.
Nate discusses runway lighting and Night flying USAF Aero Club regs in the AFI, while audience members remind us, among other things, to keep eyes watching out for wildlife too (no venison steaks with our airplanes please)!
Please be sure to get back to Steve soon about whether we should resume having the holiday party, otherwise you’ll have to listen to me talk about something for December’s meeting. I personally would rather be eating Swedish Meatballs, spiral ham, and other tasty treats!
October 2022 Safety Meeting
Steve discusses a variety of topics, including some USAF Aero Club-wide accident reviews, checklist usage, knowing the rules and regs, and also the biennial inspection from HQ.
As we move into the hangar for the cold temperature season, be mindful of door operation, keeping the planes clear of the door opening, askling for help to avoid hangar rash, and closing the door promptly: your mechanics really appreciate it!
If you’re even thinking about operating the new door, the training video you should’ve watched is on the website in the Resources section here.
July 2022 Safety Meeting
Checklists! Please use them, and don’t pencil-whip through them.
We cover some recent events that could have been avoided by using their respective checklists, as well as one example where checklist use helped avoid a potential incident.
Slides that were shown are here:
June 2022 Safety Meeting
Review of thunderstorms and associated safe flying near them, and how to ask ATC for assistance if you’re stuck near one.
May 2022 Safety Meeting
Steve gives updates on aircraft status, and also about the pending PGA Tour in June that will impact ramp and hangar space as well as operations (e.g. touch and goes, etc).
Nate covers the recent incident in FL with the Cessna 208 Caravan (N333LD) landed by a passenger, tie-ins to last month’s topic of altered mental status / in-flight medical emergencies, and passenger briefs.
April 2022 Safety Meeting
Great to be back in person! This month, we covered some medical emergencies, signs, and symptoms related to altered mental status, specifically stroke, hypoxia, and CO poisoning. This isn’t just about pilots, but considerations regarding your passengers too.
Special thanks to Rick for bringing some Paramedic insights and knowledge to the discussion.
This one ran a little long, and we’re rusty on the camera work after all this time, but the discussion was good and I highly encourage you to sit through the video in its entirety.
Link to the CDC stroke video for direct watching here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkpbbWZvYmw
March 2022 Safety Meeting
Hopefully the last video-only meeting in a long time!
Steve discusses current events, and Nate shows an incident that happened earlier this year in Northern California involving a student pilot with a stuck throttle (fully open) emergency.
Looking forward to seeing everyone in April!
P.S. Please, of you have one of the Stratus ADS-B receivers in your possession, please return it to Steve ASAP! Thanks!
Original incident youtube file link: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nrsJ1lhQ9Pc
Original article on AOPA: https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2022/march/08/student-handles-throttle-trouble-on-final?utm_source=epilot&utm_medium=email
February 2022 Safety Meeting video
Steve discuss some updates on aircraft status and operations. Then a review of go-arounds with an interesting video from Chief Pilot Mike MacMann with (some funny but also many serious) examples of when go-arounds would be the preferred course of action.
Fun fact: Mike has personally landed on the short runway near the beach in the video (it’s in St. Barts in the Carribbean) and can personally speak to the difficulty landing there.
Finally, a plug for an upcoming FAAST seminar on Aviation Emergency First Responder Training that I took, good for 4 hours of WINGS or MA/CT CEUs (for EMTs/Nurses). A practical session will be in May in Groton, CT.