Bloomsburg Municipal Airport NEWSLETTER September 2018 1 BJ Teichman, Airport Coordinator - TOB Dave Ruckle, Pilot [email protected][email protected]Accomplishments: WELL DONE ! Congratulations! Matt B. – Bloomsburg Flying Club Member Earns Private Pilot Certificate on 20 March! Matt is the fourth Flying Club member to earn his pilot certificate since September 2017. In the past 15 months a total of five student pilots have earned their private pilot certificate, four are members of the flying club and one individual who is based at N13 but not a flying club member. Special Thanks to the following Businesses: “On behalf of the Town of Bloomsburg and Bloomsburg Municipal Airport, we wish to thank the following companies and individuals for supporting our local Municipal Airport by hosting meetings in our lovely conference room. Our sincerest thanks for your support.” - Respectfully, BJ Teichman, Airport Coordinator • Diversified Technology • Furmano Foods • Press Enterprise • Sekisui • Legacy 360 FWM • Central Susquehanna Community Foundation /Non-Profit Leaders Series
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Accomplishments: WELL DONE! Congratulations! Matt B...Hey, let’s have some fun…. or frustration. Let’s see how many of the 20 abbreviations or acronyms listed below you can identify.
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7-Aug – National Night Out – Sponsored by Bloomsburg Police Dept.
PA STATE POLICE Helicopter Arrives AT N13
Below Children and Parents gather round to ask pilots questions about the helicopter
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In addition to the State Police Ground and Helicopter Units below are some of the many organizations who also participated in National Night Out. We thank you for your participation!
Above: Columbia County Family Center Representatives
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Below Rt. National Night Out Organizer Tracy K. greets parents and children and distributes BackPacks sponsored by Jansport.
Above Red Cross Representative On Right: Charles Fritz, Recycling
Thank you to all participants who made National Night Out such a wonderful event! This is a fantastic opportunity to educate and introduce our youth to first responders in a positive, fun, relaxed environment! Thank you to the many sponsors who also participated!
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Thank you, Bloomsburg Police Dept.
Above foreground Officer Auchter, Ctr. Chief Van Loan, with wife Laurie.
(Lft.) Bloom PD Sgt. Carl reaches for a frisbee to
give to children.
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Thank you, Bloomsburg Fire Dept., and all local community first responders who participated. We greatly appreciate your volunteer service! I heard the hot dogs were fabulous!
Above Lft to Rt. Charles, Brad, Nancy, (Scott’s wife), and, Scott McBride, Bloomsburg Fire Chief. Below; Representatives from United Recovery.
Above Left: Pennsylvania Board of Probation. The “Role of Parole” Above (Rt.) United Recovery
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Recently Completed Event: Helicopter Safety In and Around them. 25 Aug - 2018 John Sibole, Program Manager, FSDO, HBG, facilitated our 5th FAASTeam Safety Seminar on Sat. 25 Aug. Sixteen pilots participated in the program. Than you John!
This month in Aviation History…..
September 24, 1929......Lt. James H. Doolittle makes first blind, all-instrument flight at Mitchell
Field flying in a Consolidated NY-2 (Husky). He later received the Harmon Trophy for conducting
the experiments.
September 10, 1932…..Major James H. Doolittle sets new world speed record averaging 294 mph
over a 3 km course in an event named the Shell Speed Dash.
September 27, 1993…..James “Jimmy” Doolittle died at the age of 96 and is buried in Arlington
National Cemetery next to his wife “Jo” Josephine Doolittle who passed away five years before
her husband.
To learn about the incredible life and times of one of the most fascinating aviators in history,
Jimmy Doolittle, get a copy of the book “Calculated Risk”, written by his granddaughter, Jonna
Doolittle Hoppes.
Flying with the Alphabet
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If you’re like most folks, you probably wondered many times throughout your early school
years…”When am I ever going to need to know this stuff?” You know, stuff like algebra,
trigonometry, calculus…and if you were lucky…advanced calc!!! Some of you may have even had
those same thoughts long before high school when the teacher would lead the class in reciting
the ABC’s. But if you are a pilot you learned very early in your training why they are so important
for just about everything and anything that has to do with flying has an abbreviation or acronym
associated with it. So, aren’t you glad you paid attention and learned your ABC’s? Think about
it, airspace designation is the best example. You’ve got Class A, Class B, Class C, Class D and Class
E. Oh, and let’s not forget the all-important phonetic alphabet, you know A – Alpha to Z – Zulu.
Here’s one that trips up a lot of pilots: Q.
By far, aviation has more shortcuts to identify “stuff” than anything else you can probably think
of. Stuff like navigation, communication, weather, maneuvers, aircraft, airports, ratings, where
you can fly and where you can’t…well, you know or should know all about such “stuff” by now.
The real problem is trying to remember all of them. It’s like trying to remember all the important
dates in history. Unless you use them on a regular basis, it’s easy to forget or confuse some of
them. Here, try these for example, MB and mb or how about FA and FD. Do you know what
these abbreviations mean? Did you ever? No…well, look them up!
Hey, let’s have some fun…. or frustration. Let’s see how many of the 20 abbreviations or
acronyms listed below you can identify. Simply match the number to the correct letter. And
give yourself a pat on the back if you also know their meaning.
Look for the answers on page _16_.......NO PEEKING!!!
Submitted by Dave Ruckle
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1. AOE a. Accelerate north, decelerate south
2. IR b. Transcribed Weather Broadcast
3. FA c. Military Training Route
4. NFCT d. Coordinated Universal Time
5. RB e. Speed for best angle of climb
6. DT f. Nonfederal Control Tower
7. Vx g. Direct User Access Terminal
8. PCL h. Visual Route
9. VR i. Daylight Time
10. DUATS j. Airport of Entry
11. VOT k. Maximum Structural Cruise Speed
12. ANDS l. Automated Terminal Information Service
13. Vno m. Wind Correction Angle
14. MOA n. VOR Test Facility
15. MTR o. Automated Radar Terminal System
16. UTC p. Pilot Controlled Lighting
17. ARTS q. Area Forecast
18. ATIS r. Military Operation Area
19. WCA s. Instrument Route
20. TWEB t. Relative Bearing
Submitted by: Dave Ruckle
Hangar News N13: All hangars are full. – If you wish to be placed on the waiting list, contact:
2011 Arion Lightning LS-1 Light Sport Aircraft. 262 hrs.
TTAE. 120 hp Jabiru 3300. 120 kt
cruise at 5.5 gph, or slow it down to
90 and burn 3.5. GRT Sport 8.4’ EFIS,
EIS 6000 Engine Monitor, Garmin SL40
radio and GTX327 transponder.
PM10001 ll intercom and TruTrak
Digiflight ll autopilot.
Contact: Rich Radel-Bloomsburg, PA:
Cell: 570-204-2257
Home: 570-784-4862
Nice, crisp handling, and flies great fast or slow!
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Thank you, Elise – For all the wonderful photos Answers to the Alphabet Flying Quiz:
1….j 11….n
2….s 12….a
3….q 13….k
4….f 14….r
5….t 15….c
6….i 16….d
7….e 17….o
8….p 18….l
9….h 19….m
10...g 20….b
Awww…come on now…aren’t you glad you learned your ABC’s ? Submitted by Dave Ruckle ************************************************************************************
In Conjunction with Community Day on Saturday, 15 Sept. Bloomsburg Municipal Airport is hosting a blood drive. We need a minimum of 35 blood donors to host this blood drive. Please make an appointment by going to: Go to: CLICK HERE to schedule an appointment.
Then select the Bloomsburg Airport Location. Thank you. Blood saves lives!