1. Patuxent River Navy Flying Club Membership Briefing January 10, 2016
John Taylor
President, PRNFC Board of Directors

2. Overview Member Updates Board Member Reports Safety Presentation
Accident Case Study – In Too Deep
VFR to IMC – Rod Machado
Arrow Engine Operations

3. Member Updates New solos New aircraft check outs Introduce new members
Introduce visitors and prospective members
Introduce instructors
Introduce mechanics

4. Maintenance Officer Requirements: Club Member Maintenance background
“Should be” a Private Pilot with 200 hours flight time
Preferably an Airframe & Powerplant (A&P) Mechanic
Preferably on Active Duty (our Board percentage is low)
Able to attend most Board & Membership meetings
Responsibilities
Supervise the Club’s maintenance program
Ensure airworthy aircraft
Pro-active approach to fixing discrepancies
Responsible for Club equipment, tool control, record-keeping
Remove and restore aircraft from/to flight status

5. Board Member Reports Chief Instructor – Ryan Paul Safety – Dave Kirk
Maintenance – TBD (Maintenance Status Report)
Operations – Jerome Samuel
Financial Secretary – Dave Rose
Secretary – Philip Mock
VP – Ron Grimes
President & IT – John Taylor
Manager – Joe Dziewit

6. Safety Presentation The presentations can be found on YouTube at:
Or contact John Taylor for the video files.

7. Arrow Operations Engine tachometer limits
Pilot Operating Manual: Green Arc (Normal Operating Range) is 500 to 2100 and 2350 to 2700 RPM, with the Red Arc existing from 2100 to 2350
STC: “Avoid continuous operation below 15 inches manifold pressure between 1950 and 2350 RPM.” Normal operating range (Green Arc): 500 to 2700 RPM
Red lights on tachometer not the answer; the STC is.

8. Arrow Starting Procedures
Starting Procedure from Engine Operating Handbook (abbreviated):
Master SW – On
Fuel pump – On
Throttle – Open
Mixture – Full rich 3 – 5 seconds (fuel flow indication)
Throttle and Mixture – Retard
Fuel pump – Off
Throttle – ¼ open
Starter – Engage
Mixture – Advance slowly (don’t need to wait until it fires)