2. Flying Safety August 4 th, 2015 1.Mishap Review 2.FAA Fly Safe Campaign 3.Wake Turbulence Separation 4.NASA Form Reminder

3. Please send me one of YOU I want to include one each month…for the cadets. jimk@satx.rr.com

4. 16 NTSB Aviation Mishaps in June 2015 6 engine quit 5 unexplained (ham-fist or bucket-head) 2 unexplained (mechanical failure) 0 out of Fuel 1 gear collapse 0 pure bucket-head 1 mechanical failure (explained) Bonus Category…Fatal Ground Mishap Out of the 16 mishaps…9 were Fatal mishaps (14 fatalities total) Out of the 8 fatal mishaps…5 mishap pilots held an advanced aeronautical rating 2 ATP, 1 CFI, 2 Commercial

5. Individual Mishap Summary Beech A23-24 Musketeer Super III Piper PA-22-135 Tri-Pacer … 1 Fatal Sonex SA Experimental … 2 Fatal Piper PA-18-150 Super Cub … Fatal Ground Mishap Cub Crafters CC18-180 Top Cub … 2 Fatal Flight Design CTSW Zenith 601XLB Mooney M20C Beech F35 Bonanza … 1 Fatal Beech A36 Bonanza … 4 Fatal Piper PA-32-300 Cherokee Six … 1 Fatal Grumman American AA-5 Traveler … 1 Fatal Cessna T210M Turbo Centurion Piper PA-22-150 Tri-Pacer Beech B55 Baron Cessna 172 Skyhawk … 1 Fatal

6. NTSB Aviation Mishaps … Running Summary 2015 (including current month) 35 engine quit 21 unexplained (ham-fist or bucket-head) 14 unexplained (mechanical failure) 6 pure bucket-head (just plain dumb) 5 gear collapsed 4 mechanical failure (explained) 2 out of fuel 1 iced up 1 Bonus Category … Fatal Ground Mishap

7. FAA Mission Our continuing mission is to provide the safest, most efficient aerospace system in the world. FAA Vision We strive to reach the next level of safety, efficiency, environmental responsibility and global leadership. We are accountable to the American public and our stakeholders. FAA Values Safety is our passion. We work so all air and space travelers arrive safely at their destinations. Excellence is our promise. We seek results that embody professionalism, transparency and accountability. Integrity is our touchstone. We perform our duties honestly, with moral soundness, and with the highest level of ethics. People are our strength. Our success depends on the respect, diversity, collaboration, and commitment of our workforce. Innovation is our signature. We foster creativity and vision to provide solutions beyond today's boundaries. (editorial comment: yeah….right).

8. FAA Fly Safe Campaign … In conjunction with AOPA GOAL: Reduce GA Fatal Accident rate by 10% in 10 Years (259 fatal mishaps to 233). First Target: Loss of Control (mainly stalls) Accounts for the largest number of GA accidents A fatal LOC accident every four days Caused by: poor judgment low pilot time in aircraft make and model lack of piloting ability inexperience and / or lack of proficiency intentional non-compliance failure to maintain airspeed failure to recognize a stall failure to execute corrective action failure to follow procedure

9. FAA Fly Safe Campaign … Each month go to www.faa.gov for a new LOC situationwww.faa.gov Will use “non-regulatory” proactive, data-driven strategy Will also work with manufacturers stall resistance built into aircraft improved aerodynamics limited pitch control capability sensed angle of attack improved autopilots automatic limiting

10. FAA Fly Safe Campaign … Loss of Control The NTSB is already on it… NTSB 2015 “most wanted” list … preventing LOC accidents NTSB recommends pilots “seek training”

11. FAA Separation for Wake Turbulence (for us…at threshold) Small AirplaneMinimum Radar Separation Large Airplane4 NM“Large” Aircraft Not likely at San Marcos B7575 NM Heavy Airplane6 NM Super Airplane8 NM Dornier 328 MTOGW is 30,840 lb Small: Aircraft of 41,000 pounds or less maximum certificated takeoff weight. Large: Aircraft of more than 41,000 pounds maximum certificated takeoff weight up to, but not including, 300,000 pounds. Heavy: Aircraft capable of takeoff weights of 300,000 pounds or greater, whether or not they are operating at this weight during a particular phase of flight. Super: Aircraft above the Heavy class. Has been approved on an interim basis for aircraft such as the Airbus A380 and Antonov AN225.

12. A hovering helicopter generates a downwash from its main rotor(s). Avoid taxiing or flying within a distance of three rotor diameters of a helicopter hovering or in a slow hover taxi, as the downwash can contain high wind speeds. In forward flight, this energy is transformed into a pair of strong, high-speed, trailing vortices similar to wing-tip vortices of larger fixed-wing aircraft. Avoid helicopter vortices since helicopter forward flight airspeeds are often very low, which generate strong wake turbulence.

13. File your “NASA” form electronically: http://asrs.arc.nasa.gov/report/electronic. html FAA Regulations prohibit reports filed with NASA from being used for FAA enforcement purposes. As long as your acts are not determined to be “intentional” (you followed the rules) Your identity will remain anonymous. File the NASA Report within 10 days of the incident You may file as many NASA Reports as you like…there is no limit. So….no matter how minor the incident…file a NASA Report You may only use a NASA Report for immunity from FAA enforcement actions once every five years

14. Questions? Comments? Concerns? DID EVERYONE SIGN THE ROSTER?