Members meeting on Wednesday

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August 16th is the membership meeting, at 18:00 at the ‘The Old Spaghetti Factory‘, 731 Sunrise Blvd, Roseville.

Menu options:
3 course: Salad, bread, entree, spumoni ice cream.
Prices include tax and tip.

  • Spaghetti with meat sauce – $16.44
  • Lasagna – $18.97
  • Chicken Piccata, with Mizithra – $16.81
  • Spaghetti with tomato sauce, $ 13.60.

Please be prepared to pay with cash or check. [ no credit cards please. ] – all drinks are separate.

Bruce Estes will present about his recent trip to this year’s Oshkosh.

Saturday 12th program

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On August 12th, we’ll have breakfast from 08:00, and then we’ll have a program presented by Scott Thompson between 09:00 and 11:00;

Basic Flight Planning with FltPlan.com and FltPlan GO
This will be a hands on opportunity to explore how your computer and your tablet can be used for basic flight planning, weather and NOTAM information, weight and balance, flight plan creation and filing, and integration in the cockpit with a tablet.

FAR 43 Preventative Maintenance by the Pilot and other information

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“FAR 43 Preventative Maintenance by the Pilot and other information”
Topic: FAR Part 43 and you the Owner/Operator/PIC……. what can you do?
On Saturday, August 12, 2017 at 10:00 Pacific Daylight Time
Location:
Quonset Hut EAA Chapter 157 Building
2955 South Street
Q-Hut
Redding, CA 96001

Select Number:
WP2577632

Description:
Mr. Paul Osterman will discuss what the FAR’s allow you to do with regards to maintenance/preventative maintenance. Mr. Osterman has built two RV aircraft and is an Advanced Ground Instructor, currently studying for his Certified Flight Instructor certificate. He has first-hand knowledge (on the topic) and has been in numerous recent discussion with a FAA Maintenance Inspector from the Sacramento FAA Flight Standards District Office.

Some other information will be provided by a couple of other guest speakers to supplement Mr. Ostermans’s presentation.

To view further details and registration information for this seminar, click here.

ASRS – Aviation Safety Reporting System/NASA

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“ASRS – Aviation Safety Reporting System/NASA”
Topic: ASRS………. NASA…. Have you used it yet?
On Saturday, August 12, 2017 at 10:00 Pacific Daylight Time
Location:
Quonset Hut EAA Chapter 157
2955 South Street
EAA building
Redding, CA 96001

Select Number:
WP2576886

Description:
Ms. Linda McConnel, the program manager will present all you wanted to know about the ASRS.

The ASRS collects, analyzes, and responds to voluntarily submitted aviation safety incident reports in order to lessen the likelihood of aviation accidents.

ASRS data are used to:

Identify deficiencies and discrepancies in the National Aviation System (NAS) so that these can be remedied by appropriate authorities.
Support policy formulation and planning for, and improvements to, the NAS.
Strengthen the foundation of aviation human factors safety research. This is particularly important since it is generally conceded that over two-thirds of all aviation accidents and incidents have their roots in human performance errors.

To view further details and registration information for this seminar, click here.

SURVEY – have you tried LED nav lights ?

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Jim is interested in hearing if anybody is using LED navigation lights, and how they are working.

He tried 2 sets of ‘low cost’ led wingtip nav lights, and all 4 lights failed within hours.

With that he’s going back to standard bulbs and the 6 amps of current load.

We’ll collect the replies and send a summary. Mail Jim with your results / comments.