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ALPINE AIR APRIL TRAINING

ALPINE AIR APRIL TRAINING. Refresh and Update. The one thing in aviation that is constant is change. We operate our aircraft in a changing environment that requires us to adapt and learn.

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ALPINE AIR APRIL TRAINING

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  1. ALPINE AIR APRIL TRAINING

  2. Refresh and Update The one thing in aviation that is constant is change. We operate our aircraft in a changing environment that requires us to adapt and learn. This month I think it is time to refresh our memories on the Federal Air Regulations and how they apply to our operations.

  3. FAR 61.15 Offenses involving alcohol or drugs. • What if you are convicted of a driving a car “while intoxicated by alcohol or a drug?” • Is grounds for: • Denial of an application for a certificate, rating or authorization issued under this part for a period of up to 1 year.” • Suspension or revocation of any certificate or rating.

  4. FAR 61.16 Refusal to submit to an alcohol test or to furnish test results • If you refuse to submit to a test it will be considered a “positive,” which will result in a denial of an application for any certificate, rating, for up to 1 year after the date of that refusal, or • Suspension or revocation of any certificate, rating.

  5. Alpine is required to notify the FAA within two days of a positive test. • Any DOT employee in a Safety-Sensitive function (Pilots-Mechanics) that tests positive on a drug or alcohol test must be removed from that Safety-Sensitive function immediately and reported to the FAA within 2 days.

  6. “We’re here to help?”

  7. FAR 91.171 VOR CHECKS FOR IFR • No person may operated under IFR using the VOR unless it has been checked within the preceding 30 days and found to be within: • Plus or minus 4 degrees on the ground • Plus or minus 6 degrees in the air. • Please record the test results in the aircraft logbook.

  8. FAR 91.175 Landing under IFR • You cannot descend below published MDA until you have the landing environment in sight and can descend at a normal rate to land in the touchdown zone. • What to you is a “normal rate?” • 100 feet per minute? No! • 1500 feet per minute? No! • A normal rate is between 500 to 1000 FPM

  9. Missed approach while circling? • If during a circling approach you loose sight of the landing runway you must execute a missed approach and turn toward the center of the airport and then pickup the published Missed Approach Procedure from there.

  10. Your at the MDA and see two approachlights (strobe) can you leave the MDA? • 91.175 (c)(3)(i) states: (Yes you can) “….at least one of the following visual references for the intended runway is distinctly visible and identifiable to the pilot:” (i) ”The approach light system, except that the pilot may not descend below 100 feet above the touchdown zone elevation.” And cannot go lower until he sees certain lights or runway markings as outlined in this paragraph.

  11. 91.185 IFR Lost Comm Procedures • If you loose your radios under IFR conditions remember three things: • Squawk 7700 then 7600 • If you encounter VFR conditions and can maintain VFR and land, do so as soon as practicable. • If you remain IFR, maintain the last assigned altitude (or MEA) until you reach an IAF on the approach and have reached, or exceeded, your ETA. You then descend down in a holding pattern to initial approach altitude and complete the approach.

  12. 135.19 Emergency Operations • “The pilot in command may deviate from the rules… to the extent required to meet that emergency.” • Don’t be afraid to declare an emergency if you have doubts. • You will need to turn in a “Captains Irregularity Report” as soon a practical to the Director of Operations or you Chief Pilot.

  13. 135.65 Reporting mechanical irregularities • “The pilot in command shall enter or have entered in the aircraft maintenance log each mechanical irregularity that come to the pilot’s attention during flight time. Before each flight, the pilot in command shall,… determine the status of each irregularity entered in the maintenance log at the end of the preceding flight.”

  14. “Please mister get me out of here!”

  15. What two things do you need to operate IFR into a uncontrolled airport? • 135.213 states you need weather from a source approved by the U.S. National Weather Service. • 135.215 states that you must have an approved instrument approach procedure.

  16. Take-off Alternate • 135.217 states that if the weather is such that if you take-off, but are unable to return, then you need to name a take-off alternate within 1 hour flying time in still air.

  17. 135.227 Icing Conditions • “No pilot may take off an aircraft that has frost, ice, or snow adhering to any rotor blades, propeller, windshield, stabilizing or control surface; to a powerplant installation; or to an airspeed, altimeter, rate of climb, flight attitude instrument system, or wing, …”

  18. Pretakeoff Contamination Check • 5 minutes before you push the power up for takeoff you must have completed a pretakeoff contamination check. • If you have visible moisture and it is below freezing and you have any doubts. Don’t go!

  19. Pre-Takeoff Contamination Check • “This check will normally be done from the cockpit of the Beech 99 and Beech 1900, making sure the representative aircraft surfaces are contamination free.” (FAR 135.227, par 3 (1) & GOM, Sec X, page 7)

  20. When is an alternate required? • Use the old “1-2-3” rule. • If the weather, at your destination, is forecasted (1 hour before to 1 hour after your scheduled arrival) to be below 2,000 feet and 3 miles, then you need to have an alternate.

  21. Staying legal! FAR 135.265 • If you have any questions or doubts ask your supervisor. • Ask yourself these questions? • Looking back 24 hours • Did I fly over 8 hours? • Did I get a 9 hour rest? • Looking back 7 days • Did I get a 24 hr rest period?

  22. New this year is FAR 135.330, which deals with the requirements of each certificate holder must develop initial and recurrent Crew Resource Management training. After March 22, 2013 no certificate holder can use a person as a flight crew member until they have completed CRM training. Crew Resource Management (CRM)

  23. “It pays to advertise!”

  24. Enough review! My head is starting to hurt. • Now lets see how much you remembered. • Please go back and take the quiz. • This presentation was prepared for the sole use of Alpine Air pilots. • Any questions or comments send to • Bob Williams Director of Safety and Training

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