Fort Meade Flight Activity Safety Meeting Highlights - March 6, 2019

1. Fort Meade Flight Activity, Inc. Safety Meeting March 6, 2019

2. Recent Accomplishments CONGRATULATIONS!

3. Failed Alternator Dan McCarroll 6 Mar 19

4. Agenda • Overview • Options / Decisions • Lessons Learned • Questions

5. Overview ~0929am vicinity WP BINNS The right seat passenger asks pilot “is that right?”, while pointing at the 430 that was initializing. Made a long 45 entry to the downwind for 23 at KFDK VFR KFME dep -0900am (planned for 120min) Pilot and two Passengers (their first flight) https://aeronav.faa.gov/content/aeronav/sectional_files/PDFs/Washington_105_P.pdf

6. 2 0929 determine electrical problem exists 3 0937 transponder goes out 4 1000 land KFDK 0900 depart KFME 1 https://flight-data.adsbexchange.com/map?icao=AA94C6&date=2019-02-10

7. Options / Decisions An emergency situation is one in which the safety of the aircraft or of persons on board or on the ground is endangered for any reason. An abnormal situation is one in which it is no longer possible to continue the flight using normal procedures but the safety of the aircraft or persons on board or on the ground is not in danger. - Emergency or abnormal situations may develop as a result of one or more factors within or outside an aircraft, for example: • Fire on board the aircraft; • Aircraft component failure or malfunction (e.g. engine failure, landing gear malfunction or loss of pressurization); • Shortage of fuel (or other essential consumable substance); • Flight crew uncertain of position; • Worsening weather; • Pilot incapacitation (e.g. as a result of illness); • Aircraft damage (e.g. as a result of collision, bird strike or extreme weather; • Illegal activity (e.g. bomb-threat, willful damage or hi-jacking). - Is ATC allowed to judge what is or is not an actual emergency, or must they prioritize any aircraft declaring one? If the pilot declares emergency, ATC will provide assistance and support to the flight without judging whether it is an actual emergency or not. ATC cannot know in most cases, nor are they really required to analyze the situation to come to that conclusion. Their whole responsibility is to ensure the flight receives all required information and support to either end the abnormal/emergency situation or land at a suitable airport. So in short, anything that puts the flight in danger can be considered an emergency. https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/16151/what-constitutes-an-emergency-in-flight-procedures

8. Lessons Learned • Retrospective look at the flight • Pre-flight • Scan • Indicators of electrical failure • Emergency and our response • What else could have been done So in short, anything that puts the flight in danger can be considered an emergency.

9. FAR/AIM and Pilot’s Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge The FAR/AIM states “It is virtually impossible to provide regulations and procedures applicable to all possible situations associated with two-way radio communications failure” • The Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge states what we should do at a towered airport. • First squawk 7600 then look for light gun signals. • If you do not see light gun signals then enter the pattern and look for light gun signals The most important thing is to control the plane and don't hit anything. So fly the plane and be vigilant. http://www.faraim.org/faa/far/index.html

10. Questions

11. Club Updates and Status 1. Preheaters- they are delicate instruments at this point. Gentle with them. Put rain cover on tower. • Update on the fleet • Block time is only cash or check. It is non refundable. But can sell it to other members

12. TSA Security Presentation Alexis Smollok -Supervisory Air Marshall BWI Section 1 New Security Measures or Procedures • New Gate Code • Doors stay locked • Cameras are coming

13. TSA- Section 2 Any security incidents and lessons learned Review and update on our local friend Seattle Tacoma International- Turboprop stolen Utah corp pilot stole jet and crashed into his house Insider threats- mental health, domestic issues, criminal issues

14. TSA-Section 3 Any new threats posed by, or incidents involving GA • Drones – danger to field and to aircraft Man who killed girlfriend with drone 2. Stealing of aircraft. 3.

15. TSA- Section 4 TSA guidelines or recommendations In applying Risk Based Security to the GA community: 1. Focus on people we do not know. 2. Focus on aircraft that are not secure. 3. Focus on protecting infrastructure, including the airport, the FBO, flight school, or other GA service provider.

16. TSA- Section 4 continued - Airport Watch Program • Stay with aircraft while it is being fueled • Report suspicious activity

17. Advisory Board & Staff • Sue Hall and Frank Turney - managers • Bob Carpenter- Chief Pilot • Phil Irving & Phil Sibal –Assistant Chief Pilot • Ron Roth- Operations • Alexis Smollok& John Ferrone- Safety and Security. • Ken Urban- Information Systems

18. Volunteers • We will need volunteers to assist in the activity. Still need people. Help with admin, cleaning the planes, etc.

19. Future and Updates • ADS-B compliant- Remaining aircraft • Looking at increase to rates. • Maintenance issues. • Looking to switch to electric preheat instead of propane preheaters for next winter. • Cameras in office and on flight line to be installed

20. New Assignment Weather Wise AWC Website https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5Me18yQOzk&list=PLmZXwtLoBH8xzI2DV4-cgkAiQR3xnKP4Z&index=4 Weather Wise- Gathering Info https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5Me18yQOzk&list=PLmZXwtLoBH8xzI2DV4-cgkAiQR3xnKP4Z&index=4

21. Upcoming Safety Meetings June 5 2019 Wed. Social and Meeting September 4, 2019 Social and Meeting December 4, 2019 Social and Meeting

22. Door Prize and Auction

23. Frank E. Turney & Sue Hall contact info • Sue Hall • fmfafrontdesk@gmail.com • Frank Turney • Cell 443-799-1287 • fkturney@cs.com • .