SAIB Issued for Kidde Fire Extinguishers

Last week the FAA issued a Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin (SAIB CE-18-05) for certain recalled Kidde fire extinguishers with plastic handles. These extinguishers, which may be found in GA aircraft, can become clogged or require excessive force to operate and can fail to operate during an emergency. The plastic handle fire extinguishers involve 134 models manufactured between January 1, 1973, and August 15, 2017. The FAA recommends you check your aircraft for any of the recalled Kidde extinguishers and replace it with one that is airworthy and not affected by the recall. For more details and a list of all Kidde models that are affected, go to https://go.usa.gov/xn8ZK.

Hangar P-11 for sale

The owner of P-11 is looking to sell his T-hangar. This the 2nd row in from gate #4. We don’t know the price, but if anyone is interested or knows someone who may be, please contact the owner’s representative, Raymond Wyatt, on 530-391-9824.

EAA 1541 Xmas Party is on December 13th at the Old Spaghetti Factory

Our Christmas Party / December Member meeting is from 18:00 on Wednesday, December 13th at the Old Spaghetti Factory, 731 Sunrise, Roseville.

Menu options:

  • Spaghetti w/ Marinara
  • Fettuccini Alfredo
  • Chicken Marsala
  • Baked Lasagna

Music by Danny Hull and friends, also the silent auction as we had last year (items are still needed, contact Bill Wootton).

# tickets [ $25 ], are available from any Board Member. Please purchase them before the party!

Proposed ADs for Piper/Textron Aviation

The FAA last week issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that addresses reports of main wing spar corrosion found in certain Piper PA-28 and PA-32 Cherokee series airplanes. This proposed AD would require installing an inspection access panel in the lower wing skin near the left and the right main wing spars if not already there, inspecting the left and the right main wing spars for corrosion, and taking all necessary corrective actions. The FAA estimates the AD would affect 11,476 airplanes of U.S. Registry. For more details and for instructions on how to submit comments before the December 22 deadline, go to www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2017-11-07/pdf/2017-24083.pdf.

The FAA also revised an NPRM originally designed for Textron Aviation A36TC and B36TC Bonanza models to include all Textron Aviation Models S35, V35, V35A, and V35B airplanes that have the optional turbocharger engine installed. The proposed AD aims to prevent

failure of the exhaust tailpipe v-band coupling (clamp) that may lead to detachment of the exhaust tailpipe from the turbocharger and allow high-temperature exhaust gases to enter the engine compartment. The comment period for the NPRM has been reopened until December 26, 2017. For more, go to www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2017-11-08/pdf/2017-24065.pdf.

New Board of Directors

The new Board of Directors was voted for at the November 15th member meeting.

The new Board is to be installed at the December 13th Member meeting.

There’ll be a Board of Directors meeting on December 6th.

– President – Scott Thompson
– Vice President – Tom Leib
– Secretary / Treasurer – Jim Hughes

Board members:
Bruce Robinson
Bill Wootton
Bob Miller
Randy Sharp
John House
Rubin Wallin
Erika Wallin
Cherish Bruce

Membership meeting is at Cattlemens on Wednesday 15th

On Wednesday 15th, we’re at Cattlemens Restaurant, 2000 Taylor Road, Roseville again.

Randy Sharp will be talking about flying the Reach helicopter during the recent fire TFRs.

We also need to vote for the officers and Board of Directors for the next 2 years, as terms are up and several are stepping down to allow new people with new views.

At the moment the ballot stands at:

Officers

  • President – Scott Thompson
  • Vice President – Tom Leib
  • Sec/ Treas – Jim Hughes

Board members

  • Bruce Robinson
  • Bill Wootton
  • Bob Miller
  • Randy Sharp
  • John House
  • Ron Wright
  • Rubin Wallin
  • Erika Wallin
  • Cherish Bruce

Remember that the Xmas party is on December 13th, and (current) board members will have tickets for sale at $25 each.

2018 membership dues are… due. Give Jim cash or a cheque, mail it to the PO Box (PO Box 1126, Lincoln, CA 95648) or use Paypal.

Missing Nunno Tenant Information

The city are trying to find contact information that they don’t currently have for the hangars in the Nunno Lease Transition Area. Their goal is to get everyone under a new agreement by December 1, 2017.

In the event that they cannot find people, after exhausting all avenues to make contact, they’ll start allowing other folks an opportunity to rent the hangars.

Below is the list of hangars that we do not have contact information for:

N1, N1A, N2, N3, N4, N5A, N6, N8
P1, P3, P4, P10, P11, P12
Q1, Q4, Q9, Q10
R8, R13
S1, S2, S3, S7, S8, S9
T3, T4, T8, T9

They are asking all current tenants that are occupying the hangars list above to contact the City by email.

Please state in the email:

  • Your name
  • Hangar Row and Number
  • Phone Number
  • Email Address

They sincerely appreciate everyone’s assistance with the matter. If they have inadvertently overlooked your previous submittal of your contact information, they apologize. The City experienced email difficulties last week and as such, they may have missed your correspondence.

If you have any questions please contact the Public Services Administrative Division at 916-434-2450.