2010

 

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:              Riedy-Marano Grp of Merrill Lynch

SILVER:            Riverhead Bay Motors

BRONZE:          America Safe N’ Sound

Doorologist Inc.

Data Storage Corp.

 

 

JAN 09, 2010

ESTABLISHING THE LIMITS OF THE ENVELOPE for small airplanes

James G. Plackis,  FAASTeam Representative

 

FEB 13, 2010

CREW RESOURCE MANAGEMENT – An approach to system safety

Albert Schnur, FAASTeam Program Manager FRG FSDO

Tom McManus –FAASteam Program Manager

 

MAR 13, 2010

FLYING THE NY CORRIDOR – Air Space in and around the Hudson River

Mike Bellenir, Mid Island CFI CFII acrobatic pilot    

 

APR  10, 2010

WAAS – Want to WAAS a little bit?       

Andy Figora – CFI, CFII, CR-22 Pilot, FAASteam Member

 

MAY 8, 2010

Airports, incursions, and deviations – Keeping your head on a swivel

..  Cockpit resource management

..  Runway incursions and pilot deviations

..  Incident reenactments

..  Fun events [specifically May 15 Fly-in], group flying, and added diligence

..  Airport changes here and forthcoming

Wayne Johnson, CFI CFII, ATC ISP

 

JUN 12, 2010

The GDP - A Go-around Decision Point runway marking for short fields

..  How to land safely on a short field /
    See exciting videos of how NOT to do it!

..  Learn how the airlines land on short runways

..  Review the concept of approach stability and fixation

..  Answer the question: "who says I have to land?"

..  Find an acceleration check-point for a high density altitude takeoff

John M. Cutcher, DPE, Navy, airline, corporate pilot

 

JUL 10, 2010

MEMORABLE MOMENTS FROM 38 YEARS OF TEST PILOTING

..  The WW-II years

..  Flight Testing Safety Considerations

..  Assessing and Managing the Risks

..  The Laughable Memories

..  The Hair-Raising and Tragic Memories

James G. Plackis, FAASTeam Rep, Safety Counselor/DER, Manger Flight Test Branch (Ret), A/P & Helo ATP/CFI/CFII/FE, 24 Type ratings

 

AUG 14, 2010

[Summer Break]

 

SEP 11, 2010               Flying By The Numbers

OCT 9, 2010                The Stabilized Approach

NOV 13, 2010              Winter Flying Considerations

DEC 11, 2010              Spatial Disorientation – When up is not really up