vnc ctaf/unicom 122.725 the january 2008 · pilot (circle one): ... private instrument commercial...

131.30 is the ARINC (Venice Jet Center) 131.30

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Venice Aviation Society, Inc. PO Box 1153 Venice, FL 34284

Calendar of Events 2007/2008 Jan 9 ------------ Airport Advisory Board; 1:30 PM Venice City Hall Jan 9 ------------ FAA Wings Program; 7:00 PM Venice City Hall Note time Jan 16 ----------- VASI Member’s Meeting: SRQ Tower Manager; 7:30 PM Venice City Hall Note time Feb 1-4 --------- The Collin’s Foundation B17 and B25 visit VNC Feb 4 ------------ Venice Annual Town Hall Meeting; 6:00 PM Venice City Hall Feb 13 ---------- Airport Advisory Board; 1:30 PM Venice City Hall Feb 20 ---------- VASI Member’s Meeting; 7:30 PM Venice City Hall

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Established 1991Established 1991 The official Newsletter of the Venice Aviation Society, Inc.The official Newsletter of the Venice Aviation Society, Inc. www.VeniceAviationSociety.comwww.VeniceAviationSociety.com

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January 2008January 2008 Volume 14, Issue 1Volume 14, Issue 1

Mission Control: The VASI *AIM* To promote, support, and encourage the continued use of the Venice Municipal Airport as a general

aviation facility. To educate concerned citizens as to the airport’s importance to the public welfare. To provide a forum whereby those concerned with utilization of the facility may voice their concerns. To advise the appropriate authorities regarding safety, security, utilization, and other concerns at the

airport. To provide a forum for the flying public regarding aviation matters. To support the city, county, state, and federal authorities in carrying out their duties regarding aviation

and the utilization of the Venice Municipal Airport in disaster, welfare, and other public service.

President’s Letter January 2008 Dear Fellow Pilots and Friends of Venice Municipal Airport, A HAPPY AND HEALTHY NEW YEAR TO ALL! With no meeting in December, this newsletter closes out the old year and welcomes in a new one. Thanksgiving, Hanuk-kah, Christmas, a great time of year; I hope all of you enjoyed the season with family and friends. Let’s “Be Great in Oh Eight!” The cookout on Saturday, Dec 1st was fun for close to 300 friends of the airport! Shiny and new, the star of the show was the Cessna Citation Mustang Jet. It had company, a T182 and a C172. Mike Long, Matt Tutton and the Air Orlando Sales crew were just terrific. Matt presented an ownership seminar and the Mustang crew provided walk around brief-ings all day. New aircraft are quiet aircraft – after the Mustang departed some complained that they did not see it take off. It

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The VASI Board President ·············· Nick Carlucci Vice President·········· Buck Settles Secretary ·············· David Ansley Treasurer ············· Paul Hollowell Directors: Nick Piscitelli, Bebe Teichman, Brett Stephens, Joseph Rand, MD, Judy Jeynes

NOTAMS VASI MEMBERS MEETING 16

JANAUARY VENICE TOWN HALL MEETING 4

FEBRUARY SPECI RENEW NOW—KEEP THE VASI

ANGLE COMING YES, WE REALLY NEED MEMBERS

TO RENEW SO THAT WE MAY CON-TINUE TO STRONGLY SUPPORT YOUR INTEREST IN THE VENICE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT



Membership information: → Individual membership rates: $20 a year. Receive the VASI

Angle plus classified advertising privileges. → Corporate membership rates: $100 a year. Covers up to 8 ad-

ditional employees at reduced rate of $10 a year each. Busi-ness Card Size Ad in Angle, classified privileges plus a banner ad on the web.

was so quiet they did not realize it was leaving! The Venice Jet Center Team went all out to sup-port the event: Susan and Joann made some super salads, Fred took care of the line activities, and Roger and Bob made it possible for us to use their ramp. Jim Slobodnik toiled behind the grill and as always did a superb job. Don and Wendy G helped set and clean up. A well de-served “Thank You” to all who helped make the cookout a terrific way to welcome back our seasonal friends. The next cookout (February?) will feature light sport aircraft. Our November meeting featured Charlie Mellot from Zephyr Engines. His overhaul shop has received rave reviews in Aviation Consumer and his engine seminar was very well received. Much of the discussion was on lean of peak operations. That is not surprising considering to-day’s fuel costs. Charlie agreed to be a last minute replacement for the Homeland Security Offi-cial that had to cancel. No good deed goes unpunished - Charlie got stuck in traffic – it took him close to two hours to travel from Clark Road to Venice. You can fly up to ZPH and visit his shop – call ahead and have a great day trip. Many organizations use the start of the year as a time to look back over what has happened. Some project events into the future. Other groups kick off membership campaigns and use this time to get reenergized. VASI does all of the above. If you are a member please renew your membership. We need you. Copies of the Angle have also been sent to airport users who are not members. If you are not a member of VASI, this was done to keep you informed of air-port activities and also show you the value of membership, please join to continue receiving your copy of the Angle. Bring your dues ($20) and a friend to our January 16th, 7:30pm City Hall meeting. The tower supervisor from SRQ will present our featured program that night. As the winter time tempo picks up so do the anti-airport activities. The next Airport Advisory Board meeting is Wednesday, Jan 9th, 1:30pm Venice City Hall. The next FAA Wings Program, featuring Charlie Danka from Winslow Life Raft on water survival is also on the 9th, 7pm, Venice City Hall. Do try to attend both events. I know the Wings program will be more fun (bring your boating friends to this one) but VNC needs public support. Please share our news-letter with other aviation enthusiasts, pilots and airport tenants who may not be members of VASI. Our meetings are always open to anyone with an interest in aviation or Venice Municipal Airport. Heads up - February 4th, 6pm Venice City Hall. That’s the date and time of the Annual Town Hall meeting – do attend, do bring others, do get there early. The airport and all things pertain-

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VASI Classified Cessna jumper cable (paid $140) Cessna 182 sheepskin seat covers (paid $360) Cessna throttle lock (paid $13) Cessna door lock “The plane lock” (paid $122) “Sospenders” life jackets - lady’s & men’s (paid $119 each) Prop Tach hand/glare shield tachometer (paid $160) Solar charger for battery (paid $37) Craftsman 6.0 hp 16 gallon shop vacuume, with attachments & spare filter (paid $130) Craftsman creeper (paid $50) Craftsman 44 inch workbench, 5 drawers and 54 inch metal top (paid $240) Portable air tank (paid $40) Gasoline powered blower (paid $90) 2 Black & Decker folding workbenches (paid $60 each) Contact Barbara Huston (941/496-9091) or Bill Shannon (941/497-3954) to see them NO REASONABLE OFFER REFUSED: ___________________________________________________________________________ Courtyard Pool Home on beautiful historic Venice Island, FL, across the street from Venice Airport and just 3 blocks to the beach with 2 Deeded Beach Easements! Reduced to $499,900! Incredi-ble value for newer home with 2097 Sq. Ft., 3 Bdrms, 3 Baths, Guest Quarters, cathedral ceilings. Stan Rolle: 1-877-306-2626, or 941-685-1624. [email protected], http://www.venicefloridaproperty.com ___________________________________________________________________________ PILOTS WANTED: Occasional ferry pilots wanted. We are looking for a few pilots (IFR/Retract/Turbo experience a plus) from time to time to help pick up and deliver Mooneys. Get a free Mooney check-out and have all expenses paid while you fly super fast, fun, well-equipped

Mooneys in your spare time. Please fax or e-mail your qualifications to Libby @ 941.485-4571 and [email protected]. ___________________________________________

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$100 Hamburger APF: We’ve been there before but this is a commentary. Last weekend I spent $4.39 per gallon (same price as in VNC) for Full Service purchase of 25 gallons or more at APF. For that price I got a ride to the passenger terminal for lunch after which I asked the waitress to call for my return ride and she did, promptly. The staff was friendly and courteous to little ol’ me, one of the few piston singles on a ramp of many multi-million dollar jets. SEF: They have the best fuel price in FL on weekends at $3.66 for Full Serve recently. The restaurant on the field is very nice but it’s closed for renovation until mid-January, I think. I went to Chateau Elan Hotel & Spa a.k.a.

Four Points by Shera-ton and the food has gone way downhill. In-expensive but no good.

Susan Cranston, Customer service rep at Venice Jet Center, is collecting any type of ink cartridges, old cell phones and box tops to benefit her daughter's school. Just drop the items off and tell the person behind the counter they are for Susan.

Check http://OvertheAirwaves.com … A great online safety newsletter.

Departures: Runways 13/31- Maintain runway heading and Vy until 500 feet AGL then- for 13 turn or side-step right over the Gulf, for 31 turn or side-step left over the Gulf – continue to climb to TPA. Why turn or side-step? Well where are you going? For example if, departing on 31 and you going North by side-stepping you still go north but avoid low level over the city. If you are departing 31 and going East by turning you can make an overhead or downwind departure and as a bonus avoid flying low level over the city. Same holds true for 13. Side-step maneuvers are common where two runways use a common instrument approach (chap5-4-19 of 2007 AIM). Touch and goes on 13/31- same idea- maintain runway heading and Vy, turn Crosswind at 500 feet AGL. One more peak into the future – Night/ Early Morning Operations (10pm-7am) avoid Touch and Go opera-tions. This updated systems approach to our Fly Friendly Program will boost out collective creditability as good neighbors and will set a benchmark for other community airports to follow. As always, safe flight operations are up to the pilot in command. Questions or comments? Please call the Airport Manger or Nick. If you have an “educational experience” you would like to share please send an e-mail to [email protected]


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Safety or Reality Bites It has been said that timing is everything. Read accident reports and you confirm how just one small error can lead to a chain of events that results in disaster. Frequently we see unsafe activities and we say nothing – why? Do not want to get involved? Do not want to be considered a busy body? Think about this: a couple of weeks ago a student was landing and bounced the plane on its first contact with the runway – the student did not add power, instead, he froze on the controls. The plane then hit nose wheel first - nose gear col-lapsed, prop struck runway, the wing contacted the runway and it went down hill from there. Pilot was not hurt, plane/engine/prop were bent but more importantly the runway was closed while the pile was moved. So, what’s to think about? Well, one day earlier the pattern was full and pilots felt rushed. Those doing touch and goes and those doing full stop landings were not waiting for the runway to clear before touching down. Now if the bouncer had bounced on that day and the pilot behind was on short final and then held his aircraft nose high for braking – well something bad could have happened because some very basic rules on spacing were ignored to save some time. Thirty seconds more or less – safe or unsafe – 30 seconds. Watch

pattern discipline and please only rush if the plane is on fire. Register at FAASAFETY.GOV Wings January 9th, 7pm, Ven-ice City Hall

ing to it will be a topic. Your voice needs to be heard at these public forums. The orchestrated anti-everything crowd will make it a point to attend. Their hyperbole and assertions over the airport need to be balanced out by your public pro airport input. The Collins Foundation’s B-17 & B-25 visit to VNC on Feb 1-4 is being supported, in part, by VASI. I hope each of you can be at the airport and be part of what I am sure will be a great visit. Just seeing (and hearing) a B-17 and B-25 fly is the type of aviation fix that puts a smile on my face. I look forward to seeing you at our meeting, the Wings program, the AAB meeting and the Town Hall meeting as well. Fly Safe, Nick E-mail [email protected] cell# 941-716-5704, h# 408-7777


Airport Improvements or the 1,000 Mile Journey VNC has received a FDOT grant for T-Hangar work and marking/striping for airport areas EXCEPT 4/22. Office spaces have been painted. The old gal is getting spruced up! In February, Venice will have owned VNC for sixty years; its time for some paint. The other quick update – expect the gang mower equipment to arrive in the February/March time frame. If you see a need for airport repair please inform Heather and if possible inform a VASI Board Member so we can follow up.

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REMINDER: Renew your membership now to keep informed about what is happen-

ing at the airport.

http://overtheairwaves.com



'Twas the night before Christmas, and out on the ramp, Not an airplane was stirring, not even a Champ. The aircraft were fastened to tiedowns with care

In hopes that come morning, they all would be there.

The fuel trucks were nestled, all snug in their spots, While peak gusts from three two zero reached 39 knots.

I sank behind the fuel desk, now finally caught up, And settled down comfortably, resting my butt.

When over the radio there arose such a clatter,

I turned up the scanner to see what was the matter. A voice clearly heard over static and snow,

Asked for clearance to land at the airport below.

He barked out his transmission so lively and quick, I could have sworn that the call sign he used was "St. Nick".

Away to the window I flew like a flash, Sure that it was only Horizon's late Dash.

Then he called his position, and there could be no denial, "This is St. Nicholas One and I'm turning on final."

When what to my wondering eyes should appear, A Rutan sleigh, with eight Rotax Reindeer.

Cleared for the ILS, down the glideslope he came,

As he passed all fixes, he called them by name: "Now Ringo! Now Tolga! Now Trini and Bacun!

On Comet! On Cupid!" What pills was he takin'?

Those last couple of fixes left the controllers confused, They called down to the office to give me the news. The message they left was both urgent and dour:

"When Santa lands, have him please call the tower?"

He landed like silk, with the sled runners sparking, Then I heard "Exit at Charlie," and "Taxi to parking."

He slowed to a taxi and exited Three-Two, As he came down the taxiway the sleighbells' jingle grew.

He stepped out of the sleigh, but before he could talk,

I had run out to him with my best set of chocks. He was dressed all in fur, which was covered with frost

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And his beard was all blackened from Rotax Reindeer exhaust.

His breath smelled like peppermint, gone slightly stale, And he puffed on a pipe, but he didn't inhale. His cheeks were all rosy and jiggled like jelly, His boots were as black as a cropduster's belly.

He was chubby and plump, a right jolly old fool,

And he kindly informed me that he needed some fuel. A wink of his eye and a twist of his toes,

Let me know he was desperate to powder his nose.

I spoke not a word, but went straight to my work, And I filled up the sleigh, but I spilled like a jerk. He came out of the restroom with a sigh of relief,

And then picked up a phone for a Flight Service brief.

And I thought as he silently scribed in his log, That with Rudolph, he could land in an eighth-mile fog.

Next, he completed his pre-flight, from the front to the rear, Then he put on his headset, and I heard him yell, "Clear!"

And laying a finger on his push-to-talk,

He called up the tower for his clearance and squawk. "After departure fly heading three two zero,"

the tower called forth, "And watch for a Luscombe inbound from the North."

Then I heard him proclaim, as he climbed thru the night,

"Merry Christmas to all! I have traffic in sight."

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131.30 ARINC (Venice Jet Center) 131.30 SAFETY & FLYING FRIENDLY The Airport Manager, in collaboration with VASI, both local flight schools, Venice Jet Center, the local EAA Chapter and the ATU, has developed revised Fly Friendly Procedures. These procedures (and a suggested pro-gram) will be submitted to the Airport Advisory Board and City Council for approval and implementation. The updated procedures are part of an overall systems approach to reduce noise impacts over neighborhoods close to VNC. The initial draft of updated procedures took more than seven months to develop. Over 20 other air-ports were visited. Best practices were studied. Lessons learned from the current program, local citizen and pi-lot input, observation of local operations, current procedures as outlined in the 2007 AIM and safety of opera-tion were all considered when developing the first working draft. All recommended procedures were flown by different type aircraft. Some procedures were tried and rejected. Once a working draft was developed, it was reviewed by the FAA Tampa FSDO Safety Team, AOPA, and the MEA-Hanson Group. Based on this exter-nal feedback, a second draft was staffed thru the airport user groups. All parties were frequently consulted and provided draft copies of the handout as well as airport signage suggestions. The final, print ready handout should be finished shortly. Developing the “simple handout” was not simple or easy; over eleven “final drafts” were corrected to finally arrive at the final “final draft”. The overall Fly Friendly Program system approach includes the Airport Facility Directory, AWOS message, websites – city, flight school, VASI etc. to publish the procedures, a colorful handout for distribution to pilots, use of the VASI ANGLE, briefings to flight instructors and students, on field signage and posters, briefing the program to neighborhood homeowner associations, monthly reporting and daily operational monitoring. Much of this work will be done by VASI members in collaboration with the Airport Staff and other tenant activities. The updated Fly Friendly Program is a safe, comprehensive practical approach for pilots to follow. Here is an advance look at some “updated procedures”; note each runway has its own unique, yet similar, procedure. Departures: Runways 4/22 – maintain runway heading and best rate of climb (Vy) until 1,000 feet AGL (TPA) then depart the pattern. The old salts will tell you the recommended way to depart a traffic pattern is 300 feet below TPA. Our current FF procedures also say 700 feet - so what’s with the 1,000 feet? Recall the FAA Wings Program on Procedures at non-towered airports held last year? The AIM has been revised and now current procedure is to depart at TPA (note 6, Figure 4-3-2 of 2007 AIM). Why 4/22? The FF Program is really an application of common courtesy by pilots to our neighbors on the ground. When departing Northbound on 22 following these simple procedures instead of yanking and banking when air-borne halfway down the runway will avoid flying over the city at low level and high power settings. Departing 4 and holding runway heading accomplishes the same thing. Touch and goes on 4/22 - same idea- maintain runway heading, climb at Vy, turn Crosswind at 700 feet AGL. Yep, 700 feet AGL; under the “old” procedures that’s the altitude you would depart the pattern (you know 300

feet below TPA) today that is the reduced noise way to fly touch and goes. Have I lost anyone – this is not stuff you develop at your kitchen table with a ruler and a yellow paid. You go out try a procedure, think about it, and try it again and again. Ask my partners how many times I’ve had them call out altitudes or mark a plane position while we were taking off or landing.


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