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Red Baron PIREP
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Greetings Red Baron Pilots and Friends,
Welcome to our latest edition of the Red Baron PIREP and a great summer of flying.
We'd like to thank all who attended the FAA Seminar sponsored by Red Baron on Controlled Flight into Terrain on June 17th. Our next FAA Wings eligible seminars will be in August at the Airport Visitor Center. Preceding the seminar we will have a BBQ's at Red Baron Aviation.
We'd also like to thank those of you who have recommended Red Baron Aviation to your friends and relatives. It's working!
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Red Baron Aviation1503 B Cook Place Santa Barbara, California 93117 805-681-9200 8:00AM-5:00PM |
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Marc receives his wings
High Noon on the Ramp
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Self Serve Price as of June 30, 2010
100LL ......... $4.50
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Red Baron's New Private Pilots
June has been a good month for first solo's and checkrides. Even with marine layer hanging around one of our clients soloed and two of Red Baron Aviation's student pilots were prepared for and passed their checkrides.
 Congratulation to Arkadiuz Chworos who soloed on June 16, 2010. We'd also like to congratulate our new Private Pilots, Shelly Miller and Marc Wester. These new pilots did a fantastic job. Hats of to their flight instructors Richard Szwarc and Jon Entin! Now on to an advanced rating.   Jon Entin CFI & Marc Wester Shelly Miller |
| Runway Incursions at SBA
 There has been an increase in the number of runway incursions at SBA. ATC has labeled taxiway Charlie at runway 7/25 a hot spot. Most of the incursions have been aircraft leaving the new fuel self serve area with a ground clearance to runway 15 via Charlie. Pilots are using the old Forest Service taxi lines out of the self serve area and inadvertently crossing or clipping the hold short lines at Charlie and runways 7/25. Red Baron Aviation is working with airport officials to get these old lines removed and new ones painted.
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PIREPS
Have you ever filed one?
PIREP form (click for AOPA's PIREP)
Many pilots have never filed a PIREP. If you are one of those pilots or, have not filed one in a long time the above link is for you. PIREPS are real time information about the airspace you are flying in or going to fly into. Check out the form from AOPA and try filing a PIREP on your next flight. Your fellow pilots will appreciate it. |
| Introductory Frasca Simulator Flight
If you are instrument rated and need to get current or proficient this deal is for you. Private Pilots who would like to see what it is like to fly in the clouds, fly an ILS approach, simulate instrument failures or just challenge your skills, should fly the simulator. For the month of July only, every hour of Frasca Flight Simulator and instructor time that you purchase, you pay for the instructor only. For a limited time you fly the Frasca Flight Simulator for FREE!!
Regular price $125.00
July Special $65.00
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The Right Seat - Flight Instructors Corner
Density Altitude
It's summer, and density altitude is real.
Run the numbers, beat the heat.
High density altitude can have a significant effect on aircraft performance: inability or slow climb, longer takeoff & landing roll, and reduced net thrust. Pilots who underestimate how the heat and high altitude will affect takeoff, climb, cruise, and landing risk joining like-minded aviators in the files of the NTSB. Before you fly at high-density-altitude airports this summer, calculate the aircraft's performance carefully. Here are some things you can use to keep high density altitude from getting the best of you.
- Fly in the evening or early in the morning when temperatures are lower.
- Call a local instructor at your to discuss density altitude procedures at that airport.
- Before flying to a high-elevation airport know whether your aircraft climbs more efficiently with the first increment of flaps. Many aircraft do, but results vary and that first notch of flaps may add more drag than lift.
- Be sure the aircraft's weight is below 90 percent of maximum gross weight.
- Calculate fuel required for the flight. Fly shorter legs and make extra fuel stops.
- Be ready to ferry a passenger to an airport with a lower density altitude, then come back for the other.
- If you are unsure of conditions, fly around the pattern without passengers or baggage to test your aircraft's performance.
- Have 80 percent of your takeoff speed at the runway's halfway point, or abort. That means in a Cessna 172 having 48 knots IAS at the halfway point.
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NATA Needs Your Support Of AB 1140 To Prevent Closure Of California Flight Schools
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Rules issued by the California Bureau of Private Postsecondary Education (BPPE) threaten to harm California flight schools irreparably. Assembly Bill 1140 (AB 1140) will be amended this week by Assemblyman Roger Niello to provide a one-year delay in implantation, for flight training, of these rules. Ensuring passage of AB 1140 requires your support!
- Application Fee - $5,000 - Each additional location - $3,000 - Annual Fee per location - $1,000 - Five (5) Year Renewal Fee - $3,500 - In addition to the fees listed above, all facilities must also pay an annual fee equal to" three- quarters of 1 percent of the institution's annual revenues derived from students in California, but not exceeding a total of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) annually. Flight Instructors would have to pay $1,000 - and one half percent of their annual revenues - Flight instructors would also be requires to have 3 yrs experience to teach in California.
What to Do NATA urges all of its California members and others concerned about the outcome of this issue to contact their Assemblyman and State Senators and ask for support of AB 1140. Click the link at the bottom for a sample letter and fax or email it to the following: Senator Tony Strickland Assemblymember Pedro Nava Sample Letter
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