2011

WHEN: 2nd Saturday of each month

TIME: 8:30 am Continental Breakfast

9:00 am -10:30 am Seminar, Questions, Hangar Talk

WHERE: Mid Island Air Service, Inc. • LI MacArthur Airport

SPONSOR: FAA FAASTeam • SAFETY WINGS PROGRAM • www.faasafety.gov

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SPONSORS:    GOLD: Riverhead Bay Motors

Doorologist Inc.

BRONZE: America Safe N’ Sound

Data Storage Corp.

Techworks Consulting

JAN 14, 2012

Your Medical – To be or not to be . . . concerned

..  Overview medical certificate, and common and unknown health issues

..  Common maladies – hypertension, heart disease, diabetes, asthma, Apnea, . . .

..  DWI/DUI, arrests, felonies, misdemeanors

..  Special issuance

..  FAA MedXpress Program

Dr Manuel Ceja – FAASTeam rep, Senior-AME JFK, Maj CAP, HLS-Rep JFK TSA FedAM & Customs, Police Srgn PA & NYSP

FEB 11, 2012

WHAT TIME IS IT ANYWAY - What you may not know about logging time

.. Defining PIC, Second in Command, Instrument, Solo and Safety Pilot time

.. Provide guidance in when to log time in each category and why this is important

.. Review FAR 61.61 (Pilot Logbooks), 61.55 (2^nd in command), & 91.109 (Simulated IFR & flight tests)

.. Examine the 'vocabulary' and 'terminology' used and misunderstandings from improper usage

.. As well as, Winter starts, pre-heat, and marshalling

Frank Scotto - Lead Rep FAASTeam E Region CFI/II/MEI/GIAI SEL, MEL, TURB, HELI & MI Line

MAR 10, 2012

RISK MANAGEMENT – Flying Smart

.. Risks, Accident Trends, and Deficient Techniques

.. Identifying risk – pilot error accidents esp. Approach & Landings / Take off & Climb / Wx

.. Fly like a commercial pilot

.. Professionalism, Preparation, Readiness, and Briefings

.. Flight Phases and the GO NO-GO decision

Mike Bellenir, Mid Island CFI, CFII, acrobatic pilot

APRIL 14, 2012

Maintenance – The human and the not-so human factors

..  Factors and how they relate to maintenance and affect every pilot

.. How this relates to an accident chain of events

.. The consequences of pressure, short cuts, and more

.. Owner maintenance and your responsibilities

.. Doing the right thing

Roger Hughes - Decoding Human Factors, LLC.

Bill King/Jim Swamback, AP/AI Mechanics Mid Island Air Service

APRIL 21, 2012

FAASTeam Safety Stand Down - Nationwide Focus on Aviation Safety

.. help you better understand how to approach safety – . . identify risks – . . reduce risks

.. learn methods and procedures to sharpen your judgment and flight discipline

.. increase your situational awareness [by] presenting commonsense guidelines to safety . . . .

.. the[se] interactive seminars expressly target accident factors within the local areas. 

.. develop best practices, and assess their own level of discipline.

Albert Schnur & Tom McManus, FAASTeam Program Managers FRG FSDO

MAY 12, 2012

RISK MANAGEMENT – Take off and Landings

.. Reduce the risk due to improper techniques

.. Evaluating techniques – normal, X-wind, MCA, stalls, steep turns, rudder control, go arounds

.. Encourage proficiency to increase safety

.. Review recent GA accident statistics to increase awareness

Albert Schnur & Tom McManus, FAASTeam Program Managers FRG FSDO

JUN 9, 2012

The Heat is On - Summer Flying
.. Refresh your Knowledge – Thunderstorms, haze, fronts, and turbulence can really turn up the heat! 

.. Preflight Weather Briefing – Changing wx requires current and forecast weather, before & in-flight. 

.. Digital and Telephone Products to know & In-Flight Resources – There are many available tools

.. The Importance of Staying Visual – Collision avoidance and weather escape tactics

.. Learn from Accidents – common errors & sharing ideas

Dean Marshall, CFI, AGI, FAASTeam Representative, Commercial Pilot

JUL 14, 2012

LSAs – The New World & the New Technologies

..  LSAs, what we have learned after 5 yrs

..  What we like and learned about the Rotax

..  See all the new technology in the cockpit - Tru-Track EFIS / Garmin 796 w synthetic vision / XL40

..  Learn about the Bristell & details on ¼ ownership

..  See the XTRA 500 and new Porshes on display

Lou Mancuso – President Mid Island Air Service

Mike Bellenir, Mid Island CFI, CFII, acrobatic pilot

AUG 11, 2012

Emergency Procedures – Ready or Not

..  Redbird simulator procedures, approaches, training, currency

.. Engine outs, stalls, weather

.. Maintain your IFR currency

.. Log 2.5 hrs toward PVT, 20 toward IFR, 25 toward Comm

.. Block time & weekend specials

Gabe Nadasdy - Mid Island Instructor CFI, CFII

SEP 8, 2012

Open

OCT 13, 2012

Open

NOV 10, 2012

Open

DEC 8, 2012

Open

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