OCTOBER 1998 ~ CENTRAL VALLEY AVIATION NEWS
A Publication of the Fresno Flight Standards District Office~(209) 487-5306

 BACK TO EVENTS
  ATTENTION:LATE BREAKING NEWS!
Stall/Spin Awareness Seminar with Mr. Rich Stowell-CFI of the year ‘93.
October 1st, at Bakersfield Municipal Airport, hosted by Kern Charter Service, Inc.. Find out what you need to know to avoid stall/spin accident scenarios. Interact with Mr. Stowell as he touches on the history of spins and insightful spin studie

  EMERGENCY MANEUVER TRAINING-

Controlling Your Airplane during a Crisis.
a. Learn the keys to maximizing the probability of surviving a forced landing and coping with control failures, as well as the critical sequence of events needed to recover from various unusual attitudes.


Air Traffic Control, Controlled Airspace and You.
Flying around the valley with Class C, D & E airspace. What about Class B?

When was the last time you thought about basic controlled airspace? Since you normally only fly from your farm strip over to Harris Ranch for dinner once in a while, will you be ready when you have to drop off your friend at SFO who is catchriing a business flight to Hong Kong.?
Are you a bit concerned when you have to talk on the radio to ATC?
Do you get all “balled-up” and tongue-tied when you try to communicate with ATC?
Well, if so, then come to the October seminar series and speak face to face with a real live Fresno ATC supervisor. I promise you he won’t bite, and in fact you might recognize that many ATC specialists are also pilots and have many of the same concerns that you do concerning clear communications and your understanding of the airspace.

 Remember the ‘ol acronym about the classes of airspace?
A= Altitude (i.e. above FL180)
B= “Big Airports” (e.g. LAX, SFO or LAS)
C= “Complex Airports” (e.g. Operating Control Tower & required Mode C & prior communication before entering; examples: Fresno; Santa Barbara)
D= “Double Duty Airports” (e.g. Operating Control tower and still requires min VFR, examples, Bakersfield, Modesto)
E= “Everything else” (Basically the old ‘controlled airspace’ concept)
G= “From E to the ground is G” (Basically the old ‘uncontrolled airspace concept)


Sec. 91.155 A quick review of Basic VFR weather minimums
Basic VFR weather minimums.
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section and Sec. 91.157, no person may operate an aircraft under VFR when the flight visibility is less, or at a distance from clouds that is less, than that prescribed for the corresponding altitude and class of airspace in the following table:
Flight
Airspace visibility Distance from clouds

Class A Not Applicable Not Applicable.
Class B 3 statute miles Clear of Clouds.
Class C 3 statute miles 500 feet below.
1,000 feet above.
2,000 feet horizontal.
Class D 3 statute miles 500 feet below.
1,000 feet above.
2,000 feet horizontal.
Class E:
Less than 10,000 feet MSL 3 statute miles 500 feet below.
1,000 feet above.
2,000 feet horizontal
At or above 10,000 feet MSL 5 statute miles 1,000 feet below.
1,000 feet above.
1 statute mile horizontal.
Class G:
1,200 feet or less above the surface (regardless of MSL altitude)
Day, except as provided in Sec. 91.155(b)
1 statute mile Clear of clouds.
Night, except as provided in Sec. 91.155(b)
3 statute miles 500 feet below.
1,000 feet above.
2,000 feet horizontal.
More than 1,200 feet above the surface but less than 10,000 feet MSL
Day 1 statute mile 500 feet below.
1,000 feet above.
2,000 feet horizontal.
Night 3 statute miles 500 feet below.
1,000 feet above.
2,000 feet horizontal.
More than 1,200 feet above the surface and at or above 10,000 feet MSL
5 statute miles 1,000 feet below.
1,000 feet above.
1 statute mile horizontal.


October 1998 Aviation Safety Seminars...Module 9:
Air Traffic Control, Controlled Airspace and You

Review your airspace knowledge. Put your questions to a real FAA ATC tower supervisor.

October 1

Bakersfield Muni
(L45)

Kern Charter Service
410 E Planz Rd.
Emergency Maneuver Training
(EMTO)
with Rich Stowell
CFI
7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

October 8

Bakersfield (BFL)
Mercury Flight Center
Air Traffic Control,
Controlled Airspace
and You
7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
 October 15

Atwater
(MER)
Bld 411 Old Castle AFB
Air Traffic Control,
Controlled Airspace
and You
7 p.m. to 9 p.m
October 22

Fresno
(FCH)
Chandler Admin. Bld.
Air Traffic Control,
Controlled Airspace
and You
7 p.m. to 9 p.m

 WINGS AWARDS

 Pilot  Wings Phase Awarded  Month, 1998
Mr.Dale D. Anderson I  May, 1998
Mr. Harold D. Bush VIII  May, 1998
Mr. Dennis Cummins IV July, 1998
Ms. Patricia S DeWees I June, 1998
Mr. Norm Salisbury I  June, 1998
Mr. Kurt E. Sickles II June, 1998

Mr. Larry Sliger

II

May, 1998

Mr. Robert W. Zylstra

I

 July, 1998



Seminars are FREE

All seminars begin at 7:00 p.m. ending at 9:00 p.m. All venues are Fly-In/Drive-In.
Restaurants at Porterville, Bakersfield, Fresno and Visalia. No reservations required.

Your attendance at this seminar fulfills one of the requirements of the pilot proficiency award program (Wings Program). Completion of the requirements of the Wings Program, as outlined in AC 61-91H, will qualify you to receive a Wings lapel pin, ("Wings pins supplied by AVEMCO Insurance Company"),and a wall certificate. Registration details available at the seminar. For updates, contact the Fresno FSDO or INTERNET: http://www.pilotage.com/events/or E-mail: JAMES.A.HENRY@FAA.DOT.GOV

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