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April 2005	2099 Smithtown Avenue, Ronkonkoma, NY 11776-7324	Volume 8 Number 4
President Alan Klug --- Vice Pres. Sonny Borowski --- Secretary Rich Raine --- Treasurer Joe Leonard --- Administration Doug Weston --- Membership Mark Goodman --- Operations John Blosser --- Training John Vahey --- At Large Chuck Calabrese	The Left Seat Alan Klug I was out in Wyoming last month when the (hopefully) final two winter storms of the season hit the northeast. Tony Monaco was with me and he received word that it took eight hours for his son to get to work in New York City from out here. While that was more of an ice event, I heard that the other storm dropped a bit of snow in the area. I also received word that TK & Kevin Doolittle shoveled out the airplanes after the storm ended. Thanks TK & Kevin. Your efforts are greatly appreciated. At the last meeting, March 28^th we accepted another new member. I hope you all will welcome Robin Araujo when you see her around the airport. Robin is a 600 hour private pilot with instrument rating. Also at the last meeting, Al Zadow presented the club with a loose-leaf book containing all of the Tower Enroute Control routes for the northeast United States. The print is larger than that in the Jeps or NOAA binders and is much easier to read. Al said he will keep the book updated for us. This is a great tool for instrument students as well as rated pilots. Thanks Al. Also, last month I forgot to mention that Joseph Turecamo gave us a set of charts that are the same as those used at NY center. They are in the office and available for our use. They are also larger and easier to read than the ones we carry in our flight bags. These are more tools that are great for us all to use. Thanks Joe. Last month I reported having flown around New York City and we printed a photo of Lady Liberty. Continuing up the Hudson, we passed the Aircraft Carrier Intrepid. I’m sure you all remember several months back, there was a lot of hoopla about a Concord having been placed on a barge to be towed from JFK around to the Intrepid to be placed on permanent display. I’ll bet that most of you thought, as I did, that had been completed. Here is one more photo, showing that in fact, it is still on the barge, just a little north of the Intrepid. As I write this, we have just had 2 days of perfect spring weather. When to hold our first plane wash is a difficult decision. For now, I believe that it would be best to hold off until May. Tentatively, the first plane wash of the year will be May 15^th. I also hope we will be having more flyouts in the near future. April Meeting Guest Speaker Jeff McArthur This month’s meeting will have a guest speaker, Vinnie Nasta of www.northeastairpark.com. He will be speaking on a 3 day short package syllabus for actual unusual attitude training and a possible discounted rate for the tail dragger endorsement. Vinnie also advised me that 7 May at 7:00PM, Northeast Airpark School, Brookhaven Airport, there will be another siminar on both topics. On 12 May at 7:00PM, same location, there will be a Brookhaven users meeting, so if you use Brookhaven Airport often, you may want to attend. This years GACE annuals, I've been putting special attention on Emergency Procedures and actual off field setups, so that a pilot does not overshoot his/her intended key point. I'll see if Al Klug will give me just 5 or 6 minutes too pass on some valuable information I just picked up from two other club instructors. Hope to see you all at the meeting. The Right Seat John Vahey Al Klug’s flight up the Hudson River with his grandkids, described in our last newsletter, got me thinking about the changes we have experienced in general aviation since the terrorist attacks of September 11^th, 2001. After 9/11, I really thought that our privilege to transit the Hudson River would be gone forever. In fact, airspace in the New York area has returned almost without exception to its pre- 9/11 status. Not so the Washington, DC area. Recently, I decided to visit our nation’s capital for the first time since 9/11. Of course, I had to do it by airplane. In the past, I had enjoyed flying to the College Park airport in Maryland, the oldest airport in the country and a 5 minute walk to the College Park Metro station. Unfortunately, College Park is now one of the “DC-3” general aviation airports, restricted to use by based pilots, or, more recently, usable by other pilots after an onerous security clearance procedure. So I whipped out the Washington Sectional and a DC Metro map and started looking for an alternative. I came up with Suburban Airport (W18) in Laurel, MD. Suburban has self-service fuel, but you need to be there during business hours to have the pump turned on. It’s about a 2 hour flight ISP. It’s about a 20 minute (and $20) cab ride to New Carrolton, a terminus of the Metro’s Orange Line. We used Maryland People Movers (301-776-7300) for taxi service, and stayed at the Courtyard Marriott in New Carrolton, at $130/night versus over $300 a night for downtown DC hotels.
Instructors John Blosser (631) 912-0290 Sonny Borowski (631) 793-6980 John Brook (631) 368-1901 Rich Clinton (631) 368-1901 Bernie Davidson (516 931-7699 Dave Ferrara (631)874-8492 Frank Hayes (516) 767-0391 Roy Mathews (631) 968-0154 Jeff McArthur (631) 288-6276 Bill Rudock (631) 874-6155 Rob Terano (631) 467-4159 John Vahey (631) 835-6106 Bob VanSise (516) 695-9001 GACE Flying Cub 2099 Smithtown Ave. Ronkonkoma, NY 11779 Phone: (631) 737-6879 Published by Rich Raine	AOPA has a great presentation and resources on procedures for the DC ADIZ. I flew the trip IFR, which simplifies the inbound procedures since you’re already covered with a flight plan, squawk code, and ATC communications. Just remember to keep your squawk until you’re on the ground. Outbound IFR, file your flight plan AND pick up your clearance ON THE GROUND, or you’ll be flying formation with an F-15. For VFR and IFR pilots, I’ve outlined the procedure below and noted links to AOPA’s information. http://www.aopa.org/adiz/host.html Remember to check NOTAMS before every flight. ADIZ overlays, but does not replace, existing airspace, and entry into the ADIZ is NOT a Class B clearance. The ADIZ roughly follows the outlines of the DC Class B airspace, with an extension to the South. The area within15 nm of the DCA VOR is Washington DC SFRA, which is basically off limits to General Aviation. Entering the ADIZ http://www.aopa.org/adiz/entry.pdf File and activate a flight plan with FSS, advise that it is for ADIZ penetration. NO DUATS filing! Before entering ADIZ, contact Potomac Approach, advise your N#, location have an ADIZ flight plan on file. Request a squawk. Your radio call should go something like this: “Potomac Approach, Piper 2112K at 3, 500 over Easton airport, with ADIZ flight plan on file to XYZ airport. Requesting a discrete transponder code for ADIZ penetration.” Entry procedure and Potomac Approach frequencies: http://www.aopa.org/adiz/entry.pdf Remain clear of the ADIZ until you have a discrete transponder code. Once within the ADIZ, maintain your filed route, squawk the discrete code, and maintain ATC communications. If landing at an airport within the ADIZ, Potomac will authorize a change to CTAF or Tower frequency. Keep squawking your assigned code until you are on the ground. If transiting the ADIZ, ATC will release you when you are outside the ADIZ. Don’t forget to close your flight plan with FSS or the tower at a controlled field. Departing the ADIZ. The link below has specific departure information for each DC-area airport: http://www.aopa.org/adiz/departure.pdf While still on the ground, o o file and activate a flight plan with FSS (NO DUATS filing). o o obtain your discrete transponder code from FSS, or ATC via Clearance Delivery or Landline. o o begin squawking your discrete transponder code. On departure, use CTAF or Tower frequency. As soon as it is safe to do so (out of the airport area), contact Potomac Approach on the appropriate frequency, and advise your N#, location, and that you have an ADIZ flight plan on file. Maintain 2-way communications with ATC and continue on your assigned squawk until landing or until outside the ADIZ. There are special, streamlined departure procedures for immediate egress from “fringe” airports on the edges of the DC ADIZ. Check this link for details: http://www.aopa.org/adiz/departure.pdf The National Cherry Blossom Festival runs from March 26^th until April 10^th. http://www.nationalcherryblossomfestival.org/ Take the time to become familiar with the procedures. If you’re planning a flight and have any questions. You can email me at [email protected] or call at 631-835-6106. Stay Safe! Secretary’s Corner Rich Raine Does anyone remember our former GACE member Fred Wolf? He retired to Boulder, Colorado. He has continued to pursue his love of flying. One of the things we, as pilots, sometimes wish for is the ownership of an aircraft. This was one of Fred’s secret goals. In Boulder, he spent much of his time attempting to form a partnership, by bringing together approximately 5 or 6 pilots to form a group to purchase a new Cirrus SR‑22. In the final hour after having one guy after the other bail out on the idea, he went ahead and entered an order for new Cirrus, N825FW. Got it? 825 (his birthday) FW (Fred Wolf) Sooner or later Fred will have his new aircraft in the New York area as he normally spends his summers in Vermont. With a hot speedy airplane like the Cirrus, I hope it will not be hard to talk him into coming down to Long Island to show off his new possession. It will be fun to talk with Fred about all the exotic electronics his airplane incorporates. Meetings Board of Directors meetings are held on the second Monday of the month at 7:00PM. All members are welcome; however, please check with the President first in order to get on the agenda. General Membership meetings are the fourth Monday of the month at 7:00PM. There are no meetings for the summer months of July and August. The next member’s meeting will be on Monday, April 25^th.