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SEPTEMBER 2011 NEWSLETTER

 

Congratulations SFS First Solo Students

 Jason Moore

Jason Moore & Nick Heilbrunn (CFII)

  

Congratulations SFS Graduates 
  Michail Wilson ~ Private Helicopter

Seth Charlson ~ Commercial Helicopter

Roger Kammerer ~ Private Airplane

Azucena Infante ~ Private Airplane 

Lu-Liang Zhang~ Private Airplane 

Jon Ney ~ Private Airplane 

James King~ Private Airplane 

 Max Seifert ~ Private Airplane


SFS New Enrollees

Corey Wendel ~ Private Helicopter

Brian Rosell ~ Private Helicopter  

Jen Stollwerck ~ Commercial Helicopter 

 

Welcome New Harvey Field Tenants 

 
Spot Landing Contest Results

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1st Place - Adin MacDonald

 

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 2nd Place - Ian Hsu

 

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Most Amusing Landing - Greg Hunter

   

Female Pilot Flies The B-25 For Fun
Nancy Lemke Robertson

Former Snohomish Flying Service Professional Pilot graduate and Skydive Jump Pilot Nancy Robertson  is one of three women in the world to fly the B-25.  Here she is pictured following her first solo flight as a student pilot with instructor Lance Robertson.  Read her success story here...

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20110901/SCBJ07/709019842/1005/BIZ 

 

Arnold Ebneter receives the "Louis Bl�riot Medal"
Arnold Ebneter

Arnold Ebneter of Harvey Field receives another prestigious aviation award,  This time he has been awarded the Louis Bl�riot Medal by the Federation Aeronautique International (FAI) for his World Record Flight from Everett, Washington to Fredericksburg, Virginia in 2010. This Medal was established in 1936 in memory of Louis Bleriot, the Great Aviation pioneer and former Vice-President of the FAI. Three Medals are awarded each year to the respective holders of the highest records for speed, altitude and distance in a straight line established in the previous year by light aircraft.

 

Each year FAI Awards are presented at the Opening Ceremony of the FAI General Conference. This will take place this year in Belgrade (Serbia), on Thursday, 13 October 2011, in the late afternoon. Arnold received the notification regarding his award from Jonathan Gaffney, President and CEO of the National Aeronautic Association ~ "The Aero Club of the United States" located in Hangar 7, Suite 202 on Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Washington, D.C..

 

Congratulations Arnold for this great honor! 

SFS September 2011 Special

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Arnold Ebneter
FAA Designated Pilot Examiner
 

Arnold Ebneter

Why Do We Have "Carburetor Heat On Our Airplanes?


The float-type carburetors used on many of our aircraft engines such as the small Continentals, Lycomings, and older radials are vulnerable to the formation of ice inside the carburetor when operating in cool, damp atmospheres. The vaporization of the fuel within the carburetor causes a reduction in the temperature of the incoming air as it is being mixed with the fuel - this drop in temperature may be enough to cause the moisture in the air to precipitate out and, if it is cold enough, to form ice in the throttle area and the intake manifolds of the engine. Usually the ice accretes slowly and the engine behaves as though the throttle were slowly being closed. Eventually the engine will quit if the ice is not removed. The obvious solution to the problem is to pre-heat the air going into the carburetor - hence, carburetor heat. Where do we get the heat? Well, the designer put a shroud around the exhaust manifold to pass the air through it on its way to the carburetor. He also put in an air -source selector valve so that the pilot can have either heated or unheated air going to the carburetor as conditions require. Hence, "Carburetor Heat"....


How do we use "Carburetor Heat"? We could fly with it "ON" all the time (the old Aeronca C-3 did just that) but the heated air enriches the mixture slightly resulting in a slight loss of power and increase in fuel consumption, so we normally want to fly with it off, conditions permitting.  As previously noted, the engine usually reacts to carburetor icing as if the throttle were slowly being closed. If carburetor heat is then applied, the engine will usually "stumble" or run rough for a short period and then rpm or manifold pressure will return to their previous settings. The momentary roughness was caused by the ice melting and the water entering the intake manifold. If at maximum power the carburetor heat can then be turned off, but it may have to be used again if the icing is persistent, as it may well be. If necessary the carburetor heat can be left on continuously. If the aircraft is equipped with a carburetor temperature gauge, the heat control should be adjusted to the desired temperature; if not, leave full on.  If we are in cruise, we can lean the mixture and restore power settings as necessary. There should then be little or no loss of range or increase in fuel consumption. As a matter of interest, Max Conrad, who set many long-distance records in the sixties using Piper Comanches with Lycoming engines, did just that. Except for take-off and climb, he flew with carburetor heat "on" .  Operating with the heat "on" improved the fuel vaporization at best range power settings and gave him a considerable boost in range. 

 

We can also use carburetor heat in a precautionary manner. Before taking off we can apply it to verify that it working by noting a 50 to 100 rpm drop when applied. We then may want to leave it "on" until taking the active for take-off. Turning it off just before starting take-off roll will insure the availability of maximum power  for lift-off and climb. 

 

We also normally apply carburetor heat as we enter the traffic pattern for landing or begin our descent when flying on instruments.


On cool damp days, a cold engine, when first started, will often run 30 to 60 seconds and then quit. This is usually caused by carburetor ice and can be prevented by applying carburetor heat immediately after start. Do not apply before start as a backfire may damage the induction system.


One last observation:  if flying on instruments and airframe icing is encountered, it may be necessary to use carburetor heat. In the event of a missed approach, be very cautious when turning off the carburetor heat as the intake screen may be iced over and the engine may quit as soon as the carburetor heat is turned off.

 

Have Fun ~ Blues skies and favorable tail winds....
Arnold Ebneter
FAA Designated Pilot Examiner
Chief Instructor RW ~ Snohomish Flying
A & P Mechanic  

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The Harvey Field weather station is accessible from the Snohomish Flying, Harvey Field and Skydive Snohomish websites. On the Web Cam page a link is provided below the webcam picture to the weather station page. For those of you that wish to visit the weather station in person, it is located in the airport office.  Please note that that the information presented on the weather station page is not FAA approved and therefore not to be used for flight planning purposes.

 

A new Web Cam was installed at Harvey Field during the month of August by staff network guys Vlad Ursachii and Tony Green.  The location of the camera was changed to provide broader coverage and the quality of the image is greatly improved.  Please feel free to comment and provide feedback on the new installation. 

 

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Of the approximately 22,000 procedures and 15,000 Charts that AeroNav Products produces and maintains for the US Terminal Procedures Publication, just shy of 3400 of them were updated on the 25th! That is 20% of the NAS - Likewise, 2200 chart changes to the IFR Enroute High and Low Altitude Charts changed effective in the August 25, 2011 edition, including Caribbean and Planning Charts....

 

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