PILOT Vol 13 No 4, Winter 2002/3 Published quarterly by the Aero Club of Pennsylvania for those interested in aviation in the Greater Delaware Valley Aero Club visits NY aviation museum; Eclipse jet flies. AVIATION NEWS Trip to new aviation Feds posts GA alert “operations that do not fit the cus- museum thrills 20 tomary pattern at your airport” be The FAA, prompted by the Trans- reported immediately to law Twenty Aero Club members and portation Security Administration enforcement personnel. It seems friends boarded a custom coach at (TSA), recently issued a Special for the moment that the TSA is Wings Field on November 2 to Vigilance Alert on their Web site largely leaving GA policing up to visit the newly opened Cradle of calling for immediate, specific the GA community. Aviation Museum in Garden City, action from the GA community. NY. Members perused the eight Airport exhibit galleries and took in an avi- Airport Highlight [O03] security ation history show in the Grum- questions man IMAX Dome Theater. The to be musuem is located on the grounds of the old Army Air Corps’ scrapped Mitchel Field and very near the old The Department Roosevelt Field where Lindbergh of Transportation derparted for Paris. The museum is considering trip had been in the planning for a dropping those couple years, but was postponed by tedious security the delayed opening of museum. questions about your baggage at Eclipse 500 launches airport check-in first flight Photo by R. Dant counters and Morgantown Airport, a well-kept grass strip south allowing passage Recently, Eclipse Aviation made it of Reading, averted possible closure after Pennsyl- from the drawing board to the desert vania Power and Light (PPL) agreed to drop a pro- for that freshly skies when the company's chief test posal to place high tension wires near the depar- purchased cup of ture path of runway 28. Pilots had appealed to PPL, coffee provided pilot, Bill Bubb, took the Eclipse 500 the airport owner, and the community not to let jet for its first spin aloft. CEO Vern PPLs plan go through. The appeals succeeded and that it's in a paper Raburn commenting on the 60- PPL agreed to revert to it’s original plan to bury or foam cup. If the lines instead. The lines are needed to supply minute flight: “What we accom- anything sinister is power to new development areas south of the air- in the cup, the plished today is now part of aviation port. The airport is home to about 35 airplanes, a history. The Eclipse 500 will forever glider club, and a flight school specializing in glid- metal detector will er, private single-engine and taildragger ratings. pick it up (unless, change the landscape of transporta- More Airport News is available on page 4. tion.” The flight crew took the of course, it's not Eclipse jet to 9,000 feet in a desig- Pilots are asked to monitor ramp metal). Also, nated test zone south of Albu- areas, secure unattended aircraft guards will no longer ask you to querque, N.M. They evaluated engine and verify the identity of personnel. taste any food or beverage you handling, aircraft stability and con- Approved processes for identifica- take with you. Earlier this year, a trol, general flying qualities and sys- tion include familiar recognition to woman said a security guard at tems performance. Bubb said they the diligent use of IDs where they Kennedy Airport made her drink completed all planned tasks and he are already in use. The TSA asks from containers of her own breast was very pleased with the results. that suspicious activity, aircraft or Continued on Page 3...

Issue Highlights... Winter Calendar, Pg 3; Wright Brother’s Dinner Invitation, Pg 7 AERO CLUB OF PENNSYLVANIA PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Norm Blanchard Every year at this time automakers roll out their new models to entice buy- ers into the showrooms. This year, new model fever has hit the aviation industry. I am not only speaking of the big four (Piper, Mooney, Cessna, or Beech) but of the upstarts, intent on creating new aviation paradigms. ORGANIZED: Dec 17, 1909; CHARTERED: May 10, 1910 Cirrus SR20 sales should pass the 500 mark this year, and they have PO Box 748 announced the availability of a primary flight display with solid state elec- Blue Bell, PA 19422 www.aeroclubpa.org tronic attitude heading reference, and an ice protection system for their [email protected] SR22 model. All this plus Avidyne's Emax means that a small piston single will nearly mirror the sophistication of a large corporate or commercial jet. New membership: includes quarterly newsletter mailing. Send name, e-mail, Adam Aircraft has test flown its A500 inline twin and expects certification address and $20 to the address above. early next year. This pressurized twin will have FADEC enhanced Conti- OFFICERS nental engines for a 250K cruise speed at FL250. They anticipate delivery President Emeritus Al Schnur of 24 planes in 2003 at $895,000. Not to be outdone, the Eclipse500 jet President Norm Blanchard had its first flight on August 1st (and the nose gear did not collapse on VP Membership Lou Fitzpatrick landing). Vern Rayburn, the President of Eclipse is hoping "to change the VP Spec Programs Steve Najarian way people fly." The Eclipse plans for a 340K cruise speed at FL410. All VP Scholarships Tim Boyle this for a measly $856,500 plus taxes. VP Trust Fund Tim Boyle VP Publications Robert Dant And if you are looking at big iron stuff that will compete favorably with Secretary Jeff Kahn Asst. Secretary Nancy Kyle most small corporate jets, check out the Piaggio P180 Avanti. It is Solicitor Paul Heintz, Esq. undoubtedly one of the most unique and beautiful pressurized corporate Treasurer R. E. Tonkinson turboprops in existence. Its performance figures will blow your mind: 3000 Auditor Charles Pydych fpm climb, and a maximum cruise speed of 395K at FL280. It is plush, quiet, and roomy, but expensive. This is a prime candidate for flying at jet BOARD of DIRECTORS altitudes if you have a few million dollars lying around. However, for those 3 Year Term: Walt Ellis of us who live and fly in the world of single engine piston aircraft, it's Debbie Harding great to dream, isn't it? Lee Paynter Irv Ross Marc Saunders Happy flying. Norm Blanchard 2 Year Term: Robert Dant Jeff Kahn Nancy Kyle BOARD OF DIRECTORS REPORT Charlie Pydych Al Schnur Jeff Kahn, Secretary 1 Year Term: Norman Blanchard Tim Boyle On October 24, 2002, the Board of Directors met at Wings Field. Tim Mike Modes Boyle reported on the state of the Scholarship Fund. The value of the Steve Najarian Robert N. Young fund is down about 10% due to poor market conditions. Lou Fitzpatrick and Walt Ellis reported progress on charitable trusts and on efforts to TRUSTEES entice candidates for aviation maintenance scholarships. Aero Club Mem. Scholarship Fund: Tim Boyle (Chair, V.P. Trust Fund) Planning is being finalized for the Wright Brother’s Dinner on Decem- Norm Blanchard ber 17 at the Desmond Hotel. It is hoped that speaker Ian Blair Fries Robert N. Young will help attract a record 100 to the dinner this year. PENNSYLVANIA PILOT Bob Tonkinson will be moving out of state and will relinquish his duties Editor Al Schnur as treasurer. Tim Boyle has accepted the treasurer responsibilities for the Layout/Design Robert Dant remainder of the term. PUBLISHED QUARTERLY All Copy for the Pennsylvania Pilot should be submitted via A plan is being put in place for succession of the president. The idea is e-mail or floppy disc one month prior to publishing date. Please submit copy to either: to provide for improved mentoring and a more regular path into and out [email protected] [email protected] of the position of president of the Aero Club.

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AVIATION NEWS Continued from Page 1... AERO CLUB CALENDAR milk prior to boarding a flight with her infant December daughter this past April. TBA Annual Holly Run to Tangier Island Ok to fly near Lady Liberty 17 Wright Brothers Dinner; Desmond Hotel Join us for our annual dinner, held again this year at the On October 1, the FAA lifted the TFR around Desmond Hotel in Great Valley. Invitation is on Page 7. the Statue of Liberty. Since late June, there's been a ban on flying within one mile of the Lady of the Harbor. Lifting the restriction provides more 2003 Planning elbow room to pilots who want to transit the April 2-8 Sun ‘n Fun; Lakeland, FL Hudson River corridor. However, this should not May 3 AOPA Annual Meeting, Wings Field be considered an open invitation to circle close to May 30-June 1 Seaplane Seminar; Speculator, NY June 7 AOPA Fly-in, Frederick, MD the monument. Please stay clear. But for those of June 19 Aero Club Scholarship Dinner you who like the single engine crap shoot up the July 17-20 Dayton Air Show, Dayton, OH HR corridor, live it up and enjoy. July 29-Aug 4 EAA AirVenture, Oshkosh, WI GA sales down, but Cessna up Highlight A $61 million increase in revenue plus a $19 mil- lion boost in profits helped offset parent Tex- Annual Holly Run to Tangier Island, mid-December tron's troubles as Cessna rose above an otherwise Each year, a group of planes depart Cambridge, MD, gloomy second-quarter performance by GA man- loaded with Christmas holly. They depart in sequence to cross ufacturers. Raytheon was more reflective of the over the Chesapeake to Tangier Island. The local pastor and the parishioners meet the pilots and escort them to the local church state of GA, with second-quarter sales down 32 to share Christmas hymns and a pot-luck lunch. The holly deco- percent. Worldwide, the industry was off by 17 rates the church and local homes. percent in the first six months of the year, The actual date is dependent on weather. Details and go/no-go according to the GAMA. Still, 1205 airplanes information is available from the Cambridge FBO at 410-228- worth $5.9 billion were sold. The U.S. share of 4571. Once the date is set, pilots arrive Cambridge-Dorchester that was 1026 planes valued at $3.6 billion, down Airport at 10am, with a briefing at 10:30am. Depart at 11am 20 percent from last year. after loading holly bags onto airplanes. All pilots welcome.

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3 Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission Meeting Report AIRPORT NEWS

September 23, 2002 SOUTH JERSEY REGIONAL [VAY] airport plans for improvement to By Steve Najarian The new local commissioner has enhance safety was held Septem- denied the request for runway ber 30th at the airport. extension for which FAA funding had been approved. The current CECIL COUNTY [58M] length of 8-26 is 3911 feet x 50. Airport improvements have attract- Private T Hangars are being built ed 40 new aircraft owners to the and sold to aircraft owners under a airport. This a major increase from condominium type agreement. Cor- 10 aircraft to 50. PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL [PHL] porate size hangars to accommo- US Air Bankruptcy has not affected date a king Air or similar size twins AOPA Expo 2003 to be the completion of Terminal 1 sched- will also be offered. Reinhart & uled December 2002. Terminal F Rusk, Inc will construct Erect-A- held in Philadelphia access to the parking area was Tube hangars. A $200 deposit will AOPA announced that scheduled to open at the end of reserve a hangar. The air Victory September, and Terminal E access Museum is still operating on site. the AOPA Expo will to its parking area was planned for be held in Philadel- the end of October. NEW CASTLE [ILG] phia next year. Octo- FAA funding for re-paving Runway ber 30 - November 1, DOYLESTOWN [DYL] 14-32 is sought by airport. Plans for purchase of additional land 2003. The Expo was continues for runway extension. PENNS LANDING HELIPORT [P72] held in Palm Springs, CA this year, Local pilots had an open house Owners are seeking federal funding and switches each year from the meeting with the neighbors to pro- to expand its operational facilities west coast to the east coast. mote airport expansion. by adding more ramp space for anticipated growth and the use of With the Philadelphia area being QUAKERTOWN [UKT] larger helicopters. It is one of the Pilot group has been active in devel- busiest of eight heliports in Penn- the birthplace of AOPA, the 2003 oping "friends of the airport". Run- sylvania. It is estimated that $10 Expo’s theme will be “Celebrating way extension of 600 feet to 3800 million will be required for this our past, ensuring our future.” feet and plans to build more hangars expansion project. They are referring to the fact that are highlights for expansion. BRANDYWINE [N99] AOPA was started in 1939 in POTTSTOWN LIMERICK [PTW] McFarland Johnson is working on a Philadelphia by members of the Excelon, the airport owner, is new Airport Layout Plan. Plans Aero Club of PA and others from involved with nuclear plant security include runway widening, resurfac- the Philadelphia area. The exact and debating its continued role in ing, taxiway extension, new runway details and location or the expo airport development and opera- lights, and VASI. Inclusion of tions. Rumors abound that Excelon neighbors to a meeting to discuss have not yet been released. would like to find a buyer.

Featured Aero Club Discount Merchant 24-Hour Airport Diner, Kutztown Airport [N31] Nick Prikis’s Airport Diner is a favorite of locals and lover’s can opt for the crossing grass runway, or the par- pilots alike. Good service is routine, the food is good, allel grass on the east side of runway 35. the servings are large, and the price is uncommonly The restaurant is open 24 hours, 7 days a week. Park- cheap. Sunday breakfast is a favorite amongst pilots ing on the grass near the restaurant is permitted as who can taxi their planes right up to the restaurant. long as you stay out of the approach path of runway The lunch and dinner menu is extensive and most 17. Technically, a $5 landing fee is due; perhaps the entrees include excellent home-made soup. only downside to this classic destination; though many The runway at Kutztown is unique and a bit of a surprise pilots are unaware of the fee and manage to avoid it. to new visitors. The undulating runway can drop away The main runway is lighted, for those dinner flights, but from the unsuspecting pilot during the flare. And with there is no working beacon at the airport. glider ops taking off runway 17 and landing runway 35, Nick offers a 20% discount to Aero Club Members over vigilance is in order at this busy weekend airport. Grass his already very cheap prices.

4 PENNSYLVANIA PILOT More background checks and more pilot medical proposals PILOT NEWS Push for background combined with the lessons learned made to cut off funding for the 21- checks continues from the sport pilot medical rule, day April 2003 event after some $27 would be sufficient to expand the million in state, federal and local Recently, legislators use of the driver's license medical dollars had been invested in infra- passed to the state's governor, Senate authority to recreational pilots.” In a structure at the Newport News- Bill 432, which will require back- similar proposal, the AOPA argued Williamsburg International Airport. ground checks for pilots seeking that medical conditions are rarely One World's Fair official said that flight training. AOPA, already doing causal factors in GA accidents. airport managers around the state battle against a similar bill (AB were seething at the attention and 11863) proposed for New York FAA makes RVR avail- money Newport News' Internation- State, says New Jersey's version able on the Internet al Airport was getting; money they would require the checks even for General and business aviation felt was being taken away from pilots seeking refresher training prior pilots and commercial dis- them. The Aviation World’s Fair to a biennial review. The organiza- patchers can now access runway committee is searching for another tion is rallying local pilots to contact visual range (RVR) information venue to host the event. Gov. James McGreevey's office and over the Internet. RVR is a value New FAA PRM video urge him to veto the bill. New York's that represents the distance a pilot bill seems to have stalled and AOPA is able to see down the runway There is a new FAA video that is is hopeful that inaction in New York during an approach. Pilots and required viewing for certain pilots. is a reaction to pilots inundating the flight operations centers use RVR Precision Runway Monitor (PRM) appropriate governmental represen- in deciding whether to land at an approach systems allow simultane- tatives with their concerns. The airport when visibility is poor. The ous closely spaced operations to be group now hopes for similar or bet- FAA's RVR information is online conducted at airports where parallel ter results across the state line. at http://rvr.fly.faa.gov. runways are separated by less than Self-certification for 4300 feet. Because pilots must fully 2003 Aviation understand the reduced tolerances Recreational pilots World's Fair a bust and procedures when flying these approaches, the FAA requires all Both the AOPA and the EAA have After years of planning and millions filed a petitions requesting that crews, depending on the type of spent, the state of Virginia operation, to either view the video Recreational Pilot certificate holders announced yesterday that it has be allowed to self-certify, the same as or review PRM requirements before pulled its support for the much-bal- actually flying with PRM. Most hot-air balloon and glider pilots. lyhooed 2003 Aviation World's Fair. Learning from past attempts, EAA is FSDO's have videos and support- The Newport News event just has- ing documentation when flying proposing to establish a five-year test n't gathered the sponsors and ticket to assist the FAA in building needed these approaches. PHL Internation- sales needed, according to a al has this type of procedure. data. The organization feels the data spokesman of Transportation “captured from this study, when Department. The decision was Continued next Page... Runway Restaurants, Inc. Timothy P. Boyle Now exclusively at Chester Certified Public Accountant County, Coatesville (40N) AOPA and Aero Club Member Enjoy good food and fellow- ship, free popcorn, and a runway view. 1724 MONTEREY DRIVE Aero Club members receive a PLYMOUTH MEETING, PA 19462 10% discount with their Phone: (610) 272-5454 FAX: (610) 279-0770 membership card. [email protected]

5 PILOT NEWS Continued from previous page Final Installment: the PTS Philosophy Remembering 9/11/2002 FLIGHT SAFETY The one-year anniversary of the terrorist attacks By Al Schnur on America has passed quietly, with the tolling of bells, the reading of the names of those lost, The practical test, as specified in the Prac- remembrance, and reflection. Despite a security tical Test Standards, is the final alert being issued, and a few airline diversions step in the FAA Certification S over suspicious passengers, no incidents were process. The PTS was created PT reported. No TFR violations were reported, to standardize the tests for certi- either. Air travel was down 25 percent, but scores fication and to insure a fair and of military jets were in the air above a dozen objective evaluation process. The cities. Anti-aircraft weapons were deployed practical test itself serves the dual around Washington, D.C., but they remained purpose of determining that the silent. Hopefully the silence will continue. applicant has completed the required training to the necessary level of proficiency and that the applicant A black box in every plane? can safely exercise the privileges of the certificate or The Economic Times of India reports that rating sought. All applicants are to be tested in accor- Indian government aviation experts conclude dance with the standards in the PTS. that all GA aircraft should be equipped with It is important to note that the PTS is a “testing doc- cockpit voice recorders and flight data ument” and NOT a “training document”. The train- recorders and that all IFR-equipped planes ing an applicant receives toward a pilot certificate carry weather radar. The committee was must far exceed the training required to satisfactorily formed after a series of light plane crashes last complete the tasks in the PTS. As a training docu- year, including two that killed prominent Indian ment, the PTS is incomplete, since it does not con- politicians. One operator suggested that VIP tain specific techniques/procedures to be used in aircraft are more prone to crashes, because of training for and/or performing the task listed for pressures placed on their pilots. evaluation. Furthermore, it does not include a com- Electric power for airplanes? plete list of all the tasks/knowledge areas in which a pilot must be competent to safely exercise the privi- The Foundation for Advancing Science and leges of his/her certificate. Rather, the PTS refer- Technology Education Curriculum (FASTec) ences other training documents such as the “Airplane was seen at AirVenture this year showing off a Flying Handbook” (FAA-H-8083-3) as the source two-place plane with a 110-hp electric motor. document on techniques and procedures. Project leader James Dunn said the plan is to eventually couple the highly efficient motor to a Designated Pilot Examiners (DPE's) and FAA Inspec- fuel cell and batteries, for a 500-mile range. Ini- tors use the PTS to administer tests and to adhere to tially, however, the plane will run on battery the policies set forth in the INTRODUCTION of power alone and will be limited to 100 miles. It's each PTS. CFI's are expected to use the PTS when expected to fly this fall with former astronaut preparing applicants for a practical test. And more Hoot Gibson at the controls. importantly, applicants are expected to be familiar with its contents. Planes and flying cars The standards contained in each task in the PTS are Ed Sweeney of is hoping to revive clearly defined; however, the evaluation process is Aerocar's dream of mating car and airplane, more involved. The examiner/inspector must use but not in its original design. The new Aero- judgment, discretion, and even intuitive insight in car will use a sleek, waist-high, two-seat Lotus determining whether the applicant can, as the PTS Elise for wheels and cockpit, and attach a requires, demonstrate the ability to perform the Areas wing and tail assembly with a separate engine of Operation within approved standards, AND and prop to carry it aloft. Sweeney said demonstrate “mastery of the aircraft” and “sound NASA and at least two car manufacturers are judgment.” This is not an easy task for any evaluator. interested in his idea.

6 PENNSYLVANIA PILOT Aero Club of Pennsylvania’s Annual WRIGHT BROTHER’S DINNER Tuesday, December 17, 2002 6:00pm Cash Bar, 7:00pm Dinner Members and non-members welcome!

Place: Desmond Hotel, 1 Liberty Blvd, Great Valley, PA, 610-296-9800 Cost: $35 per person, payable to Aero Club of Pennsylvania Reply: Send check so that it arrives no later than December 10, 2002. Due to expected response and space limitations, we regret that there can be no phone reservatons, no walk-ins, no partial payments, and no refunds for cancellation. We cannot hold a space unless payment is received. Speaker: Dr. Ian Blair Fries, M.D., “Aviation Humor and Tidbits” Directions from King of Prussia: Take Route Directions from points West: Route 202 North 202 South to the Great Valley/Rt 29 North Exit. Pro- to Route 29 North Exit. Turn right at the end of the ceed through the light at ramp end. Continue on Lib- ramp and proceed one block to the light; turn right erty Boulevard to the Desmond hotel, 1/2 mile up on onto 29N. Proceed through the first light (Swedes- the right. ford) and right at next light (Liberty Boulevard). The hotel is the very first left.

Dr. Ian Blair Fries, M.D. lectures on columnist for “GA Flyer”. He frequently flight safety, the medical aspects of avia- lectures on technical and medical aspects tion, and is a great motivational speaker. of aviation, and has written a book, “The He is co-chairman of the AOPA Board Pilot's Medical Advisor.” He is a board of Aviation Medical Advisors, a member certified orthopedic surgeon who prac- of the AOPA Air Safety Foundation tices in New Jersey, and was a flight sur- Board of Visitors, and Past President for geon in the USAF. the Flying Physicians Association. He is also the Medical Consultant for the IBT Ian pilots a Socata TBM 700 and a Learjet Local 747 Airline Division. 35 for business and pleasure. He is a CFI- IA, ATP, FAA Aviation Safety Counselor, Ian is a Contributing Editor to “Aviation and Senior Medical Examiner. Consumer” magazine and a regular

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