2008 PROPOSED SEMINARS
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FREE MONTHLY Aviation Seminar
Series WHEN: 2nd Saturday of each month TIME:
8:30am Continental Breakfast 9:00-10:30am seminar, questions, hangar talk WHERE: Mid
Island Air Service, Inc. LI MacArthur
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WAAS – Want to WAAS a little
bit? ·
Wide Area Augmentation System A
system for augmenting the accuracy and integrity of GPS signals ·
What it’s all about ·
WAAS approaches, and . . . . . Andy Figora –
CFI, CFII, CR-22 Pilot, FAASteam Member FEB
9, 2008 Winter Flying – What you
need to know ·
Winter
Preflight checkup ·
Winter
Equipment & Weather briefings ·
Cold
starts & Preheating ·
Icing
& GA aircraft ·
Touch
& go’s – shock cooling Helen Bachman,
Mid The Airplane – Annuals
& Owner Maintenance ·
Do
you know what it looks like under the cowling? ·
Owner
maintenance - there are 32 maintenance tasks an owner-pilot can do ·
What
training is required - And more . . . . . Bill King,
A&P Mechanic - Mid APR
12, 2008 Airport Accidents,
Incursions and Go-Arounds ·
Accidents/incursions
and cockpit management ·
In-cockpit
video clips of runway overshoot and go-around ·
Go-Arounds
– what not to do and more…. Wayne Johnson,
ATC ISP MAY
10, 2008 Tail & Cross
Wind Landings Workshop ·
Ground
incursions & Emergency procedures with video ·
Landings
with tail winds and cross wind techniques ·
Flying
workshop to practice techniques if weather and tower permit Joe Foresto,
FAASTeam Manager Eastern Region Flight Standards USCG Aux – Flying,
Observing and Reporting ·
Search & Rescue missions and the role
of the GA Pilot ·
Flying Missions sound intriguing? It’s really easy to get involved ·
Time, resources and rewards of a Mission
Pilot or Observer ·
Renters and owners and Mid Island’s role as
a CG facility Peter
Stauffer, USCG Aux, Flotilla 01-06 Operations Officer JUL
12, 2008 CANCELED Light Sport
Aircraft – Comparison of the most popular LSAs & Rotax Operating Tips §
Characteristics of the 7 most popular
Light Sports compared to the Cessna 172 §
What we have learned about the
advantages and disadvantages each plane offers §
High compression Rotax engine
characteristics and what you need to know §
Flying experiences, useful loads and
flying safely §
Winds – learn the affects on these
new, light, fun and advanced planes §
Discussion on Pilot Checkouts and
Sport Pilot Certificates §
Free demo rides can be pre-scheduled –
weather and time permitting Lou
Mancuso, Jr. President – Mid Island
Air Service, Inc. [Summer Break] SEP
13, 2008 Accident
Investigations – What you didn’t know §
A review of five fatal accidents in
the NE region §
What happened, why it happened, what
the investigators found §
On scene documentation and
investigator’s viewpoint §
A review of each accident’s factors –
man, machine and the environment §
Pick out the clues with the
investigators and learn how this can help us fly safer §
What can we learn from this? Naji
Malek, Vice President – USAIG OCT
11, 2008 AIRSPACE – Back to
the Future §
Airspace – A brief history §
Why the changes? – What changed
and how it affects pilots §
Types of Airspace – controlled to
special use §
VFR minimum requirements §
Chart depiction §
What can we learn from this? Alex
Zamparini, Mid Island CFI/AGI NOV
08, 2008 AVIATION MEDICAL SERIES
– Medical Certification: Back to
Basics §
Historical development §
The AME’s role §
Aeromedical Conditions: Those we have – those we cause – those we
fix §
How online resources can save you
time and anxiety Bruce
Gilbert, MD, PhD DEC
13, 2008 WINTER FLYING – What
you need to know §
Winter PreFlight checkup §
Winter Equipment & Weather
briefings §
Cold starts & Preheating – Icing
& GA Aircraft §
Touch & Go’s – shock cooling Helen
Bachman, Mid Island CFI <<<Winter/Spring 2009 Proposed
Schedule. What Seminars would you like
to see?>>> Light
Sport Aircraft – Comparison of the most
popular LSAs & Rotax Operating
Tips ….cancelled from July 2008; Lou Mancuso, Jr. President, Mid Island Air
Service, Inc. The
Airplane – Annuals & Owner Maintenance ….Annual Workshop – Bring your questions; Bill King, A&P Mechanic, Mid Island Air Tail
& Cross Wind Landings – Slips
& Crabs ….Continuation from May 2008 seminar; Wayne Johnson,
ATC ISP Aviation
Insurance – It’s a good thing ….When is $1,000,000 only worth $100,000?; Eric Saliba, VP Northeast Aviation &
Marine Spins
– Why are some spins better than others? ….Mike Bellenir, CFI, CFII, Acrobatic Pilot; Mid Island
Air Service, Inc. |
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