January 2015 - Melbourne Area Pilots Association

The
SPACE COAST AVIATOR
January 2015
Wishing you blue skies and tailwinds for this coming year
Fly-out
New Smyrna Beach Airport (KEVB)
Saturday, January 10, ETA 11: am
Membership Renewal
Please we need your continued support
It is that time of the year again when we ask for your support. Please accept our sincere “thanks” for
your support this past year and a special “thanks” to those of you who have already renewed your
membership for this coming year. Your continued support has helped sponsor FAASTeam Safety
Seminars, the Valkaria Air Fest, TICO Warbird Airshow, Melbourne Air & Space Show and other events
and activities this year. Each month MAPA represents the GA
community at the Melbourne Airport Authority meeting and
frequently addresses Board members on GA issues. MAPA also
participates in Career Day activities at local schools.
On the fun side, we drew member’s names for tickets to the TICO
Airshow, the Melbourne Air Show and the Valkaria Air Fest and the
monthly fly-outs continue to be great fun.
FIT Aviation now offers members both maintenance and fuel discounts. Classic Aircraft Services, at
Merritt Island, offer $599 annuals. METAR, TAF, DUATS and weather radar images are available on your
phone at http://mlbpilots.org/mobile/. If you are beyond line-of-sight of KMLB, you can go to;
http://www.radioaviation.com:8000/radio1 or http://www.liveatc.net and listen to Melbourne Tower, 118.2, and
Orlando Approach Control, 132.65, on your PC, or download an app for LiveATC on your phone made
available by MAPA.
Finally, we’ve made renewal easier through Pay Pal. Go to the MAPA website and click renew/join
via Pay Pal. You do not have to belong to Pay Pal.
So please renew online or by sending your $15 check payable to “MAPA” and mail to P. O. Box 702,
Melbourne, FL 32902.
Again, thank you for your support.  http://www.mlbpilots.org
FAASTeam Safety Seminar
Meet your Air Traffic Control Management Team
On Thursday, January 8, at 7: pm the Space Coast FAASTeam will hold a free safety seminar at FIT
Aviation, Melbourne Int’l Airport. The topic is “Air Traffic Control, Central Florida and Beyond.” Charlie
Justice, and Patrick Sugrue, from the Traffic Management Unit, at Orlando
Approach Control, and Charlie Stickle, Air Traffic Manager, Melbourne Tower, will
discuss current and any planned operations in and around the central Florida
airspace, airport surface safety, and answer your questions. Do not miss this
opportunity to hear current and proposed changes and refresh your knowledge
to be a safer pilot. Online preregistration at FAASafety.gov is recommended.
Wings credit applies. MAPA is providing refreshments and door prizes.  http://www.faasafety.gov/
LiveATC.Net
KMLB Live ATC Feed
Live ATC.net is a streaming audio network resource on the internet allowing you to listen to hundreds of ATC
communications, including ARTCC, Approach Control Arrival/Departure, Towers, and Ground Control frequencies.
Apps are available for most smart phones, tablets and computers.
Hobbyists/volunteers around the globe mostly supply streaming audio feeds.
For some time, the MLB Tower (118.2) and Orlando Approach (132.65)
transmissions were captured at the residence of Ray and Jill Liles, approximately
3nm west of MLB. While this worked reasonably well, there is now a new site,
directly on the airport north side.
Recently, the crew at The Landings upgraded their internet service. Through the help of Rob Terry, and other
north side owners, the receiver and supporting hardware for the LiveATC feed was relocated to “Hangar 19.”
The new location of the receiver for MLB Tower and Orlando Approach provides significantly improved
coverage, particularly with aircraft on the ground. It is also less prone to RF interference from “leaky” TV cables
that plague my residential site. Since two frequencies are monitored, the priority is given for all MLB Tower
transmissions and will pre-empt Orlando Approach.
Please take the opportunity to “listen in” on communications when you have a chance. With all the student
activities, there is always something, which will put a smile on your face. Check out http://www.liveatc.net and
download an application on your phone. Ray Liles
Are You Ready for the Ice
A different caution needed for winter flying
Whether you want to admit it or not, winter is coming. While the season does offer opportunities for days of
“severe clear” and improved engine performance, it is also a time when icing encounters can
wreak havoc for GA flyers. If you have any questions about GA anti-icing/deicing systems, be
sure to check out page 21 of the November/December issue of FAA Safety Briefing for the “FIKI
Wiki.” The article, by James Williams, covers what kinds of systems are available for airplanes,
how they differ, and how they may not all give you the same protections. The magazine is
available online at http://www.faa.gov/news/safety_briefing/ 
http://www.faa.gov/news/safety_briefing/2014/media/NovDec2014.pdf
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Air Safety Institute Seminar
After the Crash: Surviving an Aircraft Accident
On Wednesday, February 18, starting at 7:00 pm the AOPA Air Safety Institute will hold a free safety seminar at
the Hilton Melbourne Rialto Place. At Rialto Place and Airport Road. The topic is “After the Crash: Surviving an
Aircraft Accident.”
While the odds of a crash are slim, the potential consequences are harsh-which is why
smart pilots prepare and take basic precautions. That is where this new seminar come in.
From route planning and emergency rations to signal mirrors and sat phones, our presenters
take a user-friendly, common sense approach at maximizing your chances of survival and
rescue after a crash.
Discussion will include:
 The essential ingredients of a good survival kit.
 Simple but effective ways to help searchers find you
 The first steps you should take after a crash
 Survival strategies while awaiting rescue
Be a better pilot; do not miss this informative seminar. Arrive a few minutes early and
complete the ASI form for wings credit.
Advance registration not required for this seminar. 
www.faasafety.gov www.airsafeyinstitute.org
Spring Airshow Schedule
The Thunderbirds and Blue Angels in March
The TICO Warbird Airshow featuring the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds is set for March 13 – 15, at the
Space Coast Airport, Titusville, FL. The theme this year: A Special Salute to all Vietnam Veterans.
The Florida’s Space Coast Air & Space Airshow featuring the U.S. Navy Blue Angels is set for March 21
& 22 at the Melbourne Int’l Airport.
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Moving?
Remember to change your address
This is a friendly reminder for all you airmen certificate holders of the world. Please note
that in accordance with 14 CFR 61.60, 63.21, and 65.21, the FAA requires you to update your
mailing address within 30 days of obtaining that new address. Click the following link for
information on how to update your address.
http://www.faa.gov/licenses_certificates/airmen_certification/update_address/
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“There I was”
Checklist, checklist, checklist
We have already seen how interruptions can lead to missing items on a checklist. This Beech BE36 pilot
learned what can happen when an interruption results in missing the whole checklist .
Upon reducing power over the numbers, I heard the gear warning horn. I began to apply power for a
go-around, but saw the propeller stop. At this point, I
continued the flare, focused on flying the airplane, landed
the aircraft gear-up, and quickly exited the aircraft with two
passengers. We proceeded a safe distance to the west into
the runway grass and notified Emergency Personnel.
This was the third of three takeoffs and landings for night currency. The other two landings were
uneventful. Upon turning base, I noted another aircraft nearing the vicinity. I made another radio call
announcing turning base to be certain it was not a faster aircraft on final approach for our destination.
This transmission interrupted my habit pattern and I failed to do the BCGUMP (Boost pump, Carb heat,
Gas, Undercarriage [landing gear], Mixture and Prop) landing checklist. I believed that the gear was
down and that I had three green lights until the prop stopped. ✈ http://asrs.arc.nasa.gov/ 410
Accident Report
Night Spatial Disorientation
A Cessna 172 with a flight instructor and private pilot departed on a night VFR local flight requested and cleared
by the tower controller for “left traffic” pattern work. The airplane climbed straight ahead to an altitude of about
600 feet before it began a left turn to the crosswind leg of the traffic pattern. It continued on a flight path toward
hundreds of square miles of unlit, national forest land with the moon just above the
horizon and behind the airplane. The airplane reached an altitude of about 1,000 feet as it
turned from the crosswind leg to the downwind leg, and then descended in a continuous
left arc toward the airport. The tower controller perceived the descent immediately and
transmitted the airplane's registration number over the radio. One of the pilots responded
by restating the number in business-like tone and there were no further communications
from either pilot. Examination of the trees and airplane damage along the wreckage path
was consistent with a shallow, wings-level, high-speed descent that suggested either one or both pilots nearly
recovered control of the airplane during the last several seconds of descent to ground contact. The aircraft
destroyed and both pilots were fatally injured.
A post-accident examination of the airframe and engine revealed no mechanical malfunctions or failures that
would have precluded normal operation. Federal Aviation Administration guidance indicates that spatial
disorientation can occur when there is no natural horizon or surface reference, such as a night flight in sparsely
populated areas similar to that of the accident conditions.
The NTSB determines the probable cause(s) of this accident was:
The pilots' spatial disorientation during flight in dark conditions, which resulted in an uncontrolled descent into
terrain. ✈ www.ntsb.gov ERA10FA048
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“Say Again”
The J-3 Cub is the safest airplane in the world; it can just barely kill you.
-Max Stanley, Northrop test pilot
Mystery Airplane
Can you identify this airplane?
First prize is bragging rights
Email your answer to email@mlbpilots.org
Congratulations this month go to Bill Franklin and Rob Schofield who identified the December mystery
airplane as the Curtiss C-46. Originally designated by the Curtiss-Wright Company as the CW-20 the
airplane first flew in March 1940 as a 36-seat commercial airliner.
The U.S. Army Air Corp became interested in its cargo/transport
capabilities, and ordered a militarized version, the C-46
Commando. That version had a large cargo door on the left,
stronger flooring, 40 folding seats and 2,000hp Pratt & Whitney
engines. It was the largest twin-engine aircraft in the world. It
had a much heavier load carrying capacity than the C-47. The
USAAF used it to fly military supplies from India “over-the-hump”
to China during WWII. It saw wide use in the South Pacific hauling troops and supplies from island to
island. Curtiss built more than 3,000 Commandos. Most saw service during the Korean War and in
Vietnam. Many are still in use today as freighters all over the globe. Three are in daily use at Buffalo
Airways, Hay River, Northwest Territories, Canada, featured in “Ice Pilots” an interesting reality series on
the History Channel. ✈ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtiss_C-46_Commando
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NOTAMS
A free service to members
If you have NOTAMs of interest for the members of MAPA, e-mail your items
toemail@mlbpilots.org. Please notify us when your ad is no longer required.
MEMBERSHIP DUES
Your membership dues are for the calendar year. If your dues are overdue, membership will expire on March
1 please make your check payable to "MAPA" and mail to MAPA, P.O. Box 702, Melbourne, FL 32902. DUES
REMAIN $15. You can also renew through Pay Pal. Go to the MAPA website and click renew/join via Pay Pal. You
do not have to belong to Pay Pal. If you change your mailing or email address during the year please notify the
Secretary by mail or email: email@mlbpilots.org . Thanks.
MEMBER PROFILE
Please keep your member profile up-to-date, particularly your email address. Send any change to
email@mlbpilots.org. Complete your name and any changes you need to make. We need your correct
email address and any other information you would like us to have. All information stays with us.
Guaranteed!
Sale, Trade, Swap, Good Deals, Rentals, Services, Wanted, & Freebee Stuff
FIT Aviation offers full service 100LL at $4.40 per gallon. MAPA Member/T-Hangar Customers and KMLB Badged
tenants, $4.15 per gallon. Obviously, the price will vary with wholesale costs.
FIT Aviation has a new maintenance shop rate of $70 per hour and $65 per hour for MAPA members.
Transponder static checks (91.413) are $375, but $325 for MAPA members. We also do annual inspections, line
maintenance, oil changes, and IFR re-certifications (91.411). You must show your MAPA membership card for
these discounts. Contact, Rod Kern, Chief of Maintenance, 321-674-6517. If they cannot get Rod, contact, Andy
Zigmantas 321-674-8239.
Silver Aviation Services, Serving GA for 20 years. Now located on north side of KMLB
Training: initial/recurrent, insurance approved courses for several aircraft makes
Consulting: pre-purchase, management, insurance negotiation
Contract pilot services: single/multi/piston/turboprop/business jet/land/sea/conventional gear
http://www.silveraviationservices.com/info@silveraviationservices.com 321-652-2722
Classic Aircraft Services, SPECIAL OFFER $599 ANNUALS ON YOUR AIRCRAFT!!! We want your business
and we are offering a low annual price to earn it!!! Located at Merritt Island Airport (KCOI) next to
Todd Aeromotive & Sebastian Communication! Thirty years of aircraft maintenance experience from a
former FIT Aviation supervisor Mike Brady A&P with IA. Looking for a shop for your next aircraft annual?
Perhaps you are thinking of an aircraft purchase and in need of a pre-buy or just have questions. We are
a full service aircraft maintenance & repair shop with a full time A&P/IA on site available daily from 9 am
- 5 pm. We cover most GA aircraft single & light twin engine, annuals, 100hr & Progressive Inspections,
vintage aircraft radial engine & wood/fabric repairs, painting & sheet metal work, Continental,
Lycoming, Pratt & Whitney and Jacobs engines. We will beat any annual inspection flat rate in Florida!
www.classicaircraftservices.com 321-392-4492ask for Mark or Steve
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Pilot’s Needed...
To fly our fleet of aircraft in our growing club.
We have five aircraft that can fit your needs and piloting experience.
 One annual dues covers all the aircraft you want to fly
 NO monthly dues
 NO buy-in
Professionally managed club with excellent maintenance.
Cessna C-120
Cessna C-182
Cessna C-172
Cherokee 180
Apache Geronimo
Contact: Frank Gallagher 321-626-4438/aerovalkaria@aol.com http://aerovalkaria.com
Join us and join the fun!
Taildragger training: join our club and get your tailwheel rating. Fly our C-120 with a 100 HP conversion,
a great flying aircraft! Information available at www.aerovalkaria.com or contact Frank Gallagher at 321626-4438 aerovalkaira@aol.com .
FAA Check rides available: Private through ATP, Instrument, and ASEL. Please contact Frank Gallagher,
321-626-4438 aerovalkaria@aol.com.
2001 VAN`S RV-4 50% Share for sale. Lycoming O-320-E2A 150HP TTSN = 487 hrs. - TTSN airframe =
387 hrsBendix/King KY97A radio. – II Morrow Apollo SL-70
Mode C transponderFalcon electric artificial horizon. - Zaon
MRX collision avoidance system Garmin 295 GPS.Operating
limitations include aerobatics - has G meter 5 point seat
belt harnesses front & rear. Sensenich metal prop - Casper
Labs oil filter adapter, Strobes, nav lights & cockpit lighting
for night flying RV Rocket tail wheel steering link & Doug
Bell tail wheel fork Hangared at Valkaria airport. Price =
$22,500 50% share. If interested, please contact either Dean Matlack 321-507-5250 or 321-674-9842 or bdmatlack@mm.st or
Mark Lenhart 267-992-6608 or 321-725-5585 or mlenhart@cfl.rr.com
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1964, PA-28-235 N8643W; SN: 28-10150; TT 4758 SMOH
425 NDH; Complete Logs; Annual Due: 10/14
Custom leather seats and leather side panels in 2003;
Custom split base paint 2003, retouched up in 2012
Knots-2U speed mods; Safety—3-point restraint system;
Dual brakes; Dual yoke w/ PTT; Electric trim; Upgraded
throttle quadrant; Vertical card compass; Lightweight
starter; 4-place intercom; TKM Radios; Piper Auto Control
IIIB auto pilot; Dual VOC/ILS; Garmin 197 GPS panel mount;
New Cylinders; New Tubes and Tires; New Plugs;
New ACK 406 ELT; Custom Canopy Cover and chocks; 52hrs
on prop overhaul; Hangared no corrosion; Tip Tanks- 84gal fuel; 12v accessory power plug. $47,500
Michael Melhado, 321-501-6789
1956 CESSNA 172 -Classic “STRAIGHT TAIL” N7050A Original model of 172, Serial # 29150 -Continental
O-300-A, 6-cylinder, 145 hp -Total time since new, airframe & engine 3,140 hrs. -Time since complete
top overhaul including new Millenium cylinders, pistons, new bearings, etc. 275 hrs. Lower case &
crankshaft inspected at this time & found to be in excellent condition. Complete log books – No damage
history. Fresh Annual New DuPont Imron paint & new interior installed in 2001.STC`d for Autogas.
Cleveland main wheels & brakes. -Dual Collins Nav/Coms, VIR-351/VHF-251 & Collins ADF-650 -Collins
TDR-950 Mode C transponder - Garmin 295 GPS. -Spare parts including extra radios, etc -Plane is
hangared at Valkaria Airport (X59) -Very nice affordable airplane – motivated seller -Asking $7,500 for
1/3 share Contact: Mark 321-725-5585 or 267-992-6608 or email at mlenhart@cfl.rr.com Or: Dean
321-507-5250 or 321-674-9842 or email at bdmatlack@mm.st
The Indian River Flying Club. Fly our Garmin 430 GPS equipped, MLB based C172 for IFR training or local
sightseeing. Try our C152 based in Valkaria for low cost training. Or, fly our PA-28, Archer with a Garmin
430 GPS from MLB for local or long distance flights. Nominal deposit with reasonable monthly dues.
Web www.fly-irfc.com
Used Zaon XRX in good condition. This portable collision avoidance
system works well and is easy to operate. Garmin program upgrade for
Garmin GPS 386 and GPS 496. All cables included. Contact Rob Terry at
321-726-6600 or email rterry5811@aol.com
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Retired pilot wants to sell and give away a lifetime of accumulated aviation “things.”
The headsets are in excellent condition; two items have outdated programs that are useful to aid in
situational awareness, but cannot be relied upon for actual navigation. Will take One thousand dollars
cash for all of the items listed below.
Separately
Bose headset. Cost 1,000 sell for 700.00 Firm
Clark headset. Cost 250.00 Sell for 125.00 Firm
Softcom
Cost 175.00
75.00 Firm
Telex 750
75.00 Firm
Magellan GPS Cost 500 $100.00 Old but still useful (cannot update) comes with Yoke attachment
Sporty’s E6B battery operated
25.00
The following grab bag items will go to the person who purchases all four headsets..
Fuel checkers; Hewlett Packard Travel Companion loaded with Anywhere maps (paid $1400) out of
date; Foggles; Miscellaneous items: CP-R Plotter; Pocket Position plotter; Telex E-6B Computer Model
FDF Dead Reckoning computer; 2 Knee Boards; Jeppesen Instrument Commercial Manual; Instrument
Flight Manual Kerschner; Rod Machado’s Instrument Pilot’s Survival; “Step up to
Floats”; Many other manuals, charts, publications some current some outdated, but
still useful. Contact – Mike 321-543-2145
2 GPS MAP 496 $900.00 each XM Weather antenna Charging cord (cigarette lighter)
Yolk mount Contact – CJ Modine 321.604.2438 flymodine@gmail.com
MAPA Officers
Directors
Newsletter Editor
Andy Pedersen, President
Pat Picornell, VP
Rob Terry, Treasurer
Jill Liles, Secretary
Bob Curry
Ray Liles
Russ Minton, MD
Jim Morris
Dick Peiffer
Dick Peiffer,
email@mlbpilots.org
Bob Cross Director Emeritus
Kiko Picornell AOPA ASN (V)
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