Carb Heat Hot Air and Flying Rumours NEWSLETTER Vol 30 No. 2 Published by EAA Chapter 245 (Ottawa) P.O. Box 24149 Hazeldean R.P.O., Kanata, Ontario, Canada, K2M 2C3 February 2000 Inside: President’s Page:by Gary Palmer A note from the Editor: by Charles Gregoire Stress and the Pilot By Melchor J. Antuñano, MD Famous Pilot Biography: Antoine de Saint-Exupéry 1900 – 1944 Building Glider C-GWKW By Wolfgang Weichert Watch Your Weight! by Rem Walker Classifieds: Next Meeting: Thursday Feb. 17, 2000 8:00 PM National Aviation Museum Presentation by our very own: Pat Floyd who will share his experiences as a Bush and Ferry pilot President: Gary Palmer 596-2172 [email protected] Vice President: Pat Floyd 823-7236 [email protected] Ops , Publishing, Tools: Dick Moore 836-5554 [email protected] Membership, Webmaster: Wayne Griese 839-3036 [email protected] Secretary: Curtis Hillier 831-6352 [email protected] Treasurer: George Elliott 592-8327 [email protected] Editor: Charles Gregoire 828-7493 [email protected] Associate Editor: Heidi Brault 828-7493 [email protected] Young Eagles Coord: Russ Robinson 831-2485 [email protected] EAA 245 Website: http://eaa245.dhs.org/ Carb Heat EAA 245 Newsletter February 2000 This continues to be an unusually chapter club house and workshop must all set a good example for mild winter so far with modest facilities. others to follow. amounts of snow on the ground. Unfortunately, while most members If you see someone misusing our Those that have continued to fly are live up to this goal, it would appear facilities then please speak up, and enjoying the unique benefits of winter that a very small minority need to encourage them to mend their ways. flying without paying the normal clean up their act a bit. If you are too shy to do this, then let price. Enjoy it while you can! a member of the executive know, so Typical problems include: January Meeting Summary we can deal with the problem. While 1. Forgetting to lock the tool crib we hope that a simple reminder will Dick Moore gave a virtuoso door or the shop door after use suffice, in rare occasions, stronger performance describing the theory 2. Failing to clean up after use of action is needed. Help us protect our and practical issues surrounding assets. corrosion control in aircraft the lathe, mill, band saw, grinder, structures. The theory section was shear, or drill press. Only full members are allowed to use worthy of an undergraduate course in 3. Failing to turn the temperature our workshop facilities. We will be aeronautical engineering. The down in the shop before leaving, posting a list of full members in the practical side covered a compendium or turn off the lights. Electricity workshop. If you notice someone not of advice from numerous costs run over one thousand on the list using the facilities, please knowledgeable sources, and a guide dollars per year, with 80% in the challenge them. to various products available locally winter months; so this is a very We are also planning to replace our to address the insidious effects of important item. existing locks and re-issue new keys corrosion. 4. Failing to take a full garbage bag to gain more control over use of our Dick deserves a hearty thank you for home for disposal, preferring to facilities. an exceptionally fine job. I have had wait for someone else to do it. By working together, we can protect nothing but positive comments from our valuable club assets. attendees. If you missed this one, you 5. Failing to replace broken drill missed a good one! bits. February 17th Meeting Look forward to seeing a copy of his 6. Failing to return tools to their Our February 17th meeting will be presentation material on our web site proper home. Wrenches and held at the Bush Theatre at the soon. screw drivers seem to disappear National Aviation Museum; 8:00 PM with alarming regularity; make start. Our featured speaker will be Workshop etiquette sure none of these orphans our own Pat Floyd who will share his One of the most amazing things about accidentally end up in your own experiences as a Bush and Ferry Oshkosh is the relative cleanliness of toolbox. pilot. Irving Slone assures me this the exhibition site. This is due to the 7. Damaging tools in the shop will be a very interesting talk, based pride and selfless diligence of the without repairing or replacing on his countless hours spent with Pat EAA members that is captured them. The most recent example is and Don on their Pietenpol Oshkosh perfectly in the "EAAers don't an expensive live lathe centre was Odyssey. Litter" motto. Not only do they not ground down on the grinder for litter; they are quick to pick up after some inexplicable reason. the occasional thoughtless member or Gary the general public, usually taking the 8. Failing to lock the clubhouse opportunity to advise the offending before leaving exposing our party of the high standards we set for assets to theft. ourselves. Unfortunately, I could go on and on; I expect the same high standards to but the real issue is we must pull apply to our own members using our together to protect our assets. We Published by EAA Chapter 245 (Ottawa) P.O. Box 24149 Hazeldean R.P.O., Kanata, Ontario, Canada, K2M 2C3 2 Carb Heat EAA 245 Newsletter February 2000 behavior of family members, and pregnancy. A note from the Editor In addition, pilots can experience stress when confronted with emergencies, unexpected situations, or unfamiliar events during the I’m pleased to announce that with the purchase of a new and faster operation of an aircraft. Flying in bad weather, at night or over open computer in the New Year, I’ve finally been able to move the water, flying alone, performing an instrument approach to newsletter-editing job from my work computer to my home minimums, experiencing lengthy delays (due to traffic, weather, computer. Note that my home email address is equipment, scheduling, etc.), flying in a high-density traffic area, [email protected] flying into unfamiliar airports, becoming temporarily lost inflight or approaching/landing at the wrong airport (geographical STRESS and the Pilot disorientation), experiencing a near midair collision, having By Melchor J. Antuñano, MD equipment malfunctions, having conflicts with other crewmembers or ATC personnel, being subject to flight checks, exceeding individual piloting skills, and transitioning to a more complex aircraft, are some examples of events that can be the direct cause of Stress is a term commonly used by people without necessarily stress and/or aggravate pre-existing stress. In general, any activities knowing exactly what it means. Different people have different characterized by high workload such as takeoffs, approaches, and definitions of stress; for some, stress defines the factors that cause landings involve varying levels of stress. Highly automated cockpits the body to respond, while for others it defines the human responses (glass cockpits) can be an additional source of stress for pilots, to the insult. A more accurate and comprehensive definition of especially for those transitioning from older aircraft with limited stress involves the biological responses of the human body to any automation to newer aircraft. physical, physiological, and psychological demands (known as Everyone’s life is characterized by constant changes that can cause stressors). In other words, stress defines the alteration of the normal stress, and cannot be easily avoided or eliminated. Stress, per se, is state of biological equilibrium of the human body due to physical, not bad; some degree of stress is necessary to stay healthy, physiological, and psychological stressors, and the resulting motivated, and alert and to avoid boredom and complacency. On the compensatory responses of the body to restore such an equilibrium. other hand, excessive stress can be unhealthy, it can impair Physical stressors in aviation are associated with the flight performance, lead to errors, and cause incidents or accidents. environment: Individual tolerance and susceptibility to stress varies from one person to another, as do the individual mechanisms to cope with · Low barometric pressure (leading to hypoxia, expansion of stress. Stress tends to be cumulative, and, if it is excessive, it can body trapped gases, decompression sickness); overload a pilot’s ability to safely operate an aircraft. Knowledge, · noise and vibration (leading to fatigue and impaired visual and understanding, and experience are important factors that can psychomotor performance); improve a pilot’s ability to deal with stress. However, · unfamiliar motion and inadequate orientational cues (leading overconfidence on these same factors can also lead to failure to to airsickness and spatial disorientation); recognize (or denial of) a stressful condition. · linear and angular accelerative (G) forces (leading to sensory illusions, redout, greyout, blackout, G-induced loss of Even the best pilots in the world are, at one time or another, subject consciousness); to significant pre-flight stress (problems involving family, job, · sudden decelerative forces (leading to injuries); finances, health, etc.), and do not have sufficient reserves left to · extreme temperature and humidity (leading to thermal stress cope with the demands (inflight stressors) of flying an and impaired performance); aircraft. Stress can be manifested by any of the following signs and · breathing-air quality (leading to illnesses and/or diseases); symptoms: anxiety, irritability, excitability, impulsiveness,