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News from 39N

Unicom: 122.725 Lights: 123.05 FEBRUARY 2009

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In This Issue

FROM THE RIGHT SEAT

121.5 Issue

CONGRATULATIONS

MEET N' GREET

FLIGHT SCHOOL Who's Who

ZULU SPECIAL

SAFETY SEMINAR

SAFETY CORNER

INSTRUMENT GROUND SCHOOL

PRINCETON AIRPORT FLYING TIGERS

CONGRATULATIONS

1st SOLOS:

Daniel Casaburi/
     Shannon Wea
Clark Glenn/Brian
    Konsko
Jeffrey Morris/Erik
     Lindberg

PRIVATE PILOT:

Devun Dusoruth/
Erik Lindberg

COMMERCIAL PILOT:

Cory Davids/Shannon
Wea

CHECK OUT THE HONOR ROLL

WELCOME TO 39N

Stephen Snyder & your Aero Commander.

And Air Transport has added another Navajo to its fleet.

CONGRATULATIONS

Flight Coordinator Mike Elliott & Kalli Aten on the birth of your son, Cole, who weighed in at 8lbs. 10 oz.

FEBRUARY 2009

2nd   Groundhog Day
4th    Instrument
         Ground School
7th    MEET N Greet
14th Valentines Day
15th PAFT Fly In
16th Presidents' Day
26th Safety Seminar
28th FAA Doctor
         8-noon. Call
      for  appointment.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

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609-731-4628.

GREETINGS,

The first five days of the New Year brought a private & commercial pilot with two first solos. What a great way to start the year. Then Mother Nature decided that she was boss and the Artic weather began. Cherished good weather weekends were hard to find. But the best about this newsletter is that we are in February, and Spring and Daylight Savings are not far behind.

The exemplary performance of the US Air pilot on the Hudson gave incredible respect for the roll of the pilot. Typical of the media, our first information about the landing was a call from Channel 12 requesting emergency procedures around NYC. We declined comment as soon as the airplane was identified as an A320. And Mayor Michael Bloomberg handled the event with such an incredibly calming tone. Aviation couldn't have hired a better spokesperson.

And remember, February 14 is VALENTINE's DAY.

From the Right Seat
by Pete Rafle

The successful ditching of the USAIR flight in the Hudson River prompted me to remember another ditching back in 1956. During my initial training as a new-hire at Pan American, I was told the story of Capt. Richard Ogg who ditched a Boeing 377 Stratocruiser alongside a USCG Cutter in the Pacific about 1200 miles from Hawaii. Passing the equal time point on the trip to San Francisco, the airplane climbed to 21,000 ft. Upon reaching that altitude, the No. 1 engine started to overspeed and they were unable to feather it. The oil was shut off to the engine but the prop continued to rotate, increasing fuel consumption due to increased parasite drag. The airplane was forced to slow down to 150 kts. It was descending at 1000fps. And the crew was able to maintain 5000ft. At 0245, the No. 4 began to backfire and it was feathered. Ditching was inevitable and at 0615 the airplane touched down.

All 31 people were rescued quickly, despite the tail breaking off. Anticipating the tail leaving the fuselage the captain had all the passengers aft moved forward before ditching. Three rafts were deployed and the boats form the cutter rescued the crew and passengers.

Attention Pilots
Termination of Satellite Monitoring

of 121.5 MHz ELT's

Effective February 1, 2009, 121.5 frequency will no longer be monitored by satellite, therefore no coverage. Pilots and others listening to this frequency will be the only source for protection.

The satellite will be receiving signals on 406 MHz ELTS so older ELTs are now obsolete. Although it is not required, it is required in Canada. If you have any questions or want the new ELT, contact Ken or Dick.

FOR FCC PUBLIC NOTICE READ ON

CONGRATULATIONS VIKRAM GANTI

1st SOLO on 16th BIRTHDAY

The traditional cutting of the shirt was extra special on Jan. 27 when Vikram flew solo on his birthday - FAA minimum. His father, instrument pilot Prasad and his mother watched while their son completed a long desired drea. CFII Larry West enjoys the tradition. Next goal - Private pilot's license next January.

Monthly MEET N' GREET

When: Saturday, February 7th, '09

Where: Pilots' Lounge
Time: 10:00 am - noon

WHY - WHY NOT? Join us for coffee & bagels and share your "flying experiences".
Some of you are reluctant to join in, but just remember "Pilots are plane people." Whether you have 5000 hours or 5, you can enjoy each other's stories.
Everyone is welcome. Free.

FLIGHT SCHOOL WHO's WHO &
What's What's

The following are the current staff & their availability:

Chief Pilot (CFII) Peter Rafle: Mon, Thurs & Sat
Assist. Chief Pilot (CFII) Shannon: Wed thru Mon

       Assist. Chief Pilot (CFI) Erik Lindberg - Sat thru Wed
       Larry West - One day of weekend + 2 weekdays
       Brian Konsko (CFI) Wed, Thurs, Sat, Sun
       Matthew Axelrod (CFI) - Tue
       James Gallagher (CFI) - Sat & Sun
       Srivatsa Kota CFII) - Tues, Thurs, Sat & Sun
The days are subject to change.

If you need an instructor, give us a call.

A hearty welcome to the almost 20 new student who have joined RVFS for the Private & Instrument Courses. We also welcome a student from Germany, India, and Korea. The USA is still a great place to learn to fly, and significantly cheaper.

PRIVATE GROUND SCHOOL CLASS?

We have just completed our fall/winter class. If you are interested in a winter/spring Private Ground School if we have 12 students. Sign up & let's see if we can get one started.

Wear a Better Headset

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Rather than concentrating purely on cutting decibels, our engineers looked at how pilots perceive noise at different frequencies. Their goal was to make the Zulu feel so much better than any other headset, that when someone put it on, the first words would be "Wow".

This is just one of the many outstanding reviews for this headset
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SAFETY SEMINAR

STALL/SPIN AWARENESS
Thursday, February 26th, 2009
7:00-10:00pm
CFI James Gallagher

Every pilot could use some brushing up on this subject. Come join and expand your knowledge.

Safety Corner by Pete Rafle

What would I do? Ditching a Cessna 172.

Considering what Captain Sullenberger did last week, each of us should think about what we would do in our airplane in similar circumstances.
   After engine failure, complete the Engine Failure During Flight (Restart) Checklist.
   Accepting that the engine will not restart, review the Emergency Landing Without Engine Power Checklist. Configure the airplane for Best Glide and complete all items on the checklist.
   Review the Ditching Checklist. Transmit your MAYDAY on 121.5 or, if being Flight Followed, on the assigned frequency with your position and secure or jettison all heavy objects. UNLATCH the DOORS
   The USAIR flight had flat water to land on. IF over the open water with waves and high winds, land into the wind. If the winds are light, but swells are heavy, land parallel to the swells.
   The key to surviving is to minimize rate of descent, touchdown as slow as possible WITHOUT STALLING, with wings level.
   EVACUATE through the doors, then Inflate life vests and the raft (Do you have one for overwater flights?)
Wait for rescue. If possible ditch near a boat.

Think about it...........

INSTRUMENT GROUND SCHOOL

We organized an Instrument Ground School Class which was weathered out for its first session - January 28. We have met our minimum, but there is still room if you are interested. You can still join in on February 4 at 7PM. It's a perfect time to get your IRA, so you will be ready for those summer trips and not get stuck because of weather.

Instructor: Chief Pilot Peter Rafle

Day & Time: Wednesdays - 7:00 - 10:00pm

Duration: 10 weeks

Costs:
RVFS Students - Books & Class $225.00
RVFS Students - No materials 100.00

Non-Princeton Students - No books 150.00

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News from the
PRINCETON AIRPORT

FLYING TIGERS

January is over and what a start for the new year. We had spectacular meeting with 24 members who were absolutely enthralled by the adventures of very own member, Skip Rawson. He provided an exciting recount of his military and flying experiences that kept everyone on the edge of their seats. Thanks Skip for a great meeting.

Our January fly-in took place a week later then planned after an initial cancellation for weather. Six planes and 12 members enjoyed the flight to Lancaster, PA, a great breakfast and of course great conversation. Steve Anasiewicz did such a great job that he will lead us on February 15 to Smoketown, PA and to the restaurant just off the field. Log onto www.paft-nj.org for more details and sign-up.

If you have not done so yet please send or give to Dick Nierenberg your $25 membership fee for 2009. This is also a great time to join the club if you are not already a member. Happy Flying in 2009!!

FOR MORE INFORMATION

The Brand New 7" Garmin 695 & 696 is Here! It has every feature available. Purchase one & get a free oil change or $100 credit for flight time.
See Ken Nierenberg -609-731-4628