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Our 10th Anniversary Issue 10
Clarifying More Regs 12By Norm Chalmers
The Mighty Martin Mars, Part 3 18By Mike Broderick
2012 Recurrent Training Eam Pull-Out SectionTurbine Engine Parts: Cleaning Deep 26By Rob Kornfeld
Microwave Landing Systems Eplained 30By Gordon Walker
Maing the Connection 34By Stuart McAulay
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Yep, were survivors, and we are cel-
ebrating our 10th birthday. Ive writ-ten more about this momentous
occasion on page 10. Tis is also our annual
recurrent training exam issue. Youll nd the
exam inserted in this magazine. Canadianreaders complete it, send it back to our oce
or marking, and i you pass, (theres no rea-
son not to; its an open book exam) you willbe credited with time toward your recurrent
training requirement.
Tis is also the beginning o the busysummer season or many in the aviation in-
dustry. It can mean long hours o work, crazy
shis, and sleep decit. Tis can be a recipe
or mistakes so keep your wits about you,slow down or a minute and have a second
look, and remember all you have learned
about human actors connected with this.Meanwhile, lets take this opportunity to
pat ourselves on the back once again. oo
seldom in this industry are maintenance
people given their due and we are oenviewed as a necessary evil. As I write the rst
dra o this while sitting on a park bench
overlooking Vancouver Harbour, a deHavil-land Beaver has splashed down in ront
o me. Tese things are going all day every
day between here and Vancouver Island and
many o them are 60 years old and have beenoperating in a hostile saltwater environment
or decades with rarely a hiccup. ry to tell
me that maintenance technicians dont workmiracles.
Now theres a helicopter approaching
on its scheduled ight rom Victoria. Once
again this goes on all day every day and nevermakes the news. Tese uneventul crossings
are made possible by competent mainte-
nance proessionals doing their, sometimesdicult, jobs well.
Whenever there is an incident involving
an aircra, any sort o incident at all, it is allover the media. Yet we seldom hear aboutincidents because they seldom happen. How
unlikely is it that we can speed through the
sky at all, never mind saely, yet we, as teamso proessionals, have pulled this of. Con-
gratulations to all concerned!
Ian Cook, Editor
AMU is Ten
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Upcoming Events
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Alberta International Airshow
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50th Abbotsford Airshow
August 10 12, 2012Abbotsford Airport, BC
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Atlantic Canada International Airshow
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Canadian International Airshow
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Ontario AME Symposium
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AOPA Aviation SummitOctober 11 13, 2012
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NBAA 65th Annual Meeting
and Conventioin
October 30 November 1, 2012Orange County Convention Center,
Orlando Executive AirportOrlando, FL
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INTERNATIONAL
Aviation Expo Europe
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Irish Business Aviation Convention
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Farnborough International Airshow
July 9 15, 2012
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Canadian Propeller Ltd .......................... 27
Casp Aerospace Inc .............................. 36
Concorde Battery .................................. 35
Condor Aircraft Accessories ................. 16
Eagle Fuel Cells Inc ................................ 8
Gregorash Aviation ............................... 17
Hartwig Aircraft Fuel Cell Repair ........... 32
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NAASCO ............................................... 13
Okanagan Aero Engine Ltd ................... 13
Perimeter Aviation ................................. 32
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Progressive Air ...................................... 31
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SIL Industries ........................................ 19
Schweiss Bi-fold Doors ......................... 15
Superior Oil Coolers ............................. 16
Thunder Bay Aviation............................ 29
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Vector Aerospace ................................. 44
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Enstrom 480B Agricultural Spray Systemcertied in China
STCs & new products
Enstrom Helicopter
Corporation and Isolair Inc.
recently received Chinese
certication for the Innovator
II 3900-480 spray system.
The lightweight system ts
all Enstrom 480 and 480B
models, and can be quickly
installed or removed for
ease of use. The launch
customer in China for the
Isolair spray system waslong time Enstrom customer Wuhan Helicopters, who recently purchased a new
480B helicopter specically for agricultural spraying.
For more information visit www.enstromhelicopter.com
Larson announces UpdatedExplosion-Proof Fluorescent Light Cart
Larson Electronics Magnalight.com has
announced the release of an updated
version of their popular wheeled cart-
mounted explosion-proof uorescent
paint spray booth light.
The EPLCD-48-2L-100 paint spray
booth cart light is designed to provide a
full-powered yet mobile light source that
can be easily maneuvered about the
work area. Larson Electronics has up-
dated this uorescent paint booth light
with a new cart design that adds evenbetter mobility and protection as well as
increased functionality.
For more information visit www.magnalight.com
To announce your STC or new product, email a JPG photo and a product description to
[email protected] or [email protected]
DART Helicopter Services has
announced FAA approval of its newly
improved auxiliary fuel tank for the
AS350 series of aircraft and the EC
130 B4. This tank provides additionalfuel capacity that can be transferred
to the main tank in order to extend
the aircrafts operational range. After
initial installation, the tank is easily
removed and re-installed. Additional
provisions kits may be installed in other aircraft to allow the tank to be quickly
transferred. Additionally, access panels have been added for improved ease
of maintenance. For more information visit www.darthelicopterservices.com
DART announces Auxiliary Fuel Tankfor AS350 and EC 130
FAA Grants Vision 1000 STCfor AgustaWestland Helicopters
MSP Aero has announced that the
FAA has granted a Supplemental
Type Certicate for the Appareo
Vision 1000 Flight Data Monitoring
(FDM) device on AgustaWestlandAW109/119 series rotorcraft. The Vision
1000 is a part of Appareo Systems
ALERTS family of FDM products.
ALERTS - Aircraft Logging and Event
Recording for Training and Safety - is a
comprehensive FDM system designed
for light and legacy aircraft. For more information visit www.mspaero.com
AeroLEDs receives PMA Certicationfor Landing Light
AeroLEDs Sunspot 36HX landing light
has received PMA certication. Powered
by new LED technology, the Sunspot
will last 50,000 hours, allowing pilots
to y with the light on at all times for
enhanced visibility. The light also comes
with wig-wag or pulsing capability and
is so bright that it can be seen at great
distances in daylight when the aircraft
is not visible. Sunspot landing lights have been used for years in experimental
and LSA aircraft and tower personnel have reported that their wig-wagging
can be seen much further away than with incandescent bulbs.
For more information visit www.AeroLEDs.com
Concorde announces Augusta AW139 as areplacement for Nickel Cadmium batteries
Concorde Battery is pleased to announce
AW139 FAA, Transport Canada, andBrazil ANAC approval to replace standard
nickel cadmium batteries with Concordes
sealed lead acid recombinant gas (RG),
absorbed glass mat (AGM) batteries. The
27AH nickel cadmium auxiliary battery is
replaced with a 27AH sealed lead acid
battery, and the option to convert the
44AH nickel cadmium starting battery with Concordes RG-380E/44L or the
higher capacity RG-380E/60L. The higher capacity RG-380E/60L is constructed
with additional plates and is designed to increase cranking power, faster starts,
and less engine wear. For more information visit www.concordebattery.com
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Industry Forum
ROLLS-ROYCE ACHIEVES NEWTRENT 1000 MILESTONE
MONTREAL QC, May 8, 2012
Rolls-Royce, the global power systems
company, has successully completed therst run o an upgraded version o therent 1000 that will be the launch engine
or the latest member o the Boeing 787
Dreamliner amily, the 787-9.Te rent 1000 Package C program
will provide 74,000 lbs. o thrust or the787-9 Dreamliner aircra, which is due
to enter service with Air New Zealand in2014. rent 1000 Package C engines will
also begin powering 787-8 aircra that
enter service in 2014. Te engine beganrunning on a test bed in Derby in April
and completed an extensive test pro-gram over a period o eight weeks.
wo rent 1000 Package C engines arenow being built or initial ight testing
on the Rolls-Royce 747-200 ying testbed, with a three-month program sched-
uled to begin in the summer, which will
optimize a new advanced turbine case
cooling system to improve eciency.Rolls-Royce will deliver production
standard rent 1000 Package C enginesto Boeing rom 2013 to support its 787-9
ight test program.rent 1000 Package C has been op-
timized to deliver a uel burn improve-ment o one percent over the Package B
engine standard. Te rent 1000 pow-
ered the Boeing 787 Dreamliners entryinto service with All Nippon Airways in
October 2011 and has now completedmore than 7,000 ying hours with a 99.9
percent dispatch reliability a record ora widebody engine. For more inorma-
tion visit www.Rolls-Royce.com.
STANDARDAERO SIGNSAGREEMENT WITH SkYTRANS
TEMPE, AZ, May 21, 2012 S Stan-
dardAero announced today that it hassigned an exclusive long-term service
agreement with Skytrans, a proes-
sional Australian airline and air charterbusiness based in Cairns, Queensland
StandardAero was selected to maintainthe engines on their eet o Bombar-
dier Q300 DHC-8s. Te work will be
perormed at StandardAeros WinnipegCanada and ilburg, Te Netherlands
turboprop engine acilities.For more inormation visit www
standardaero.com.
PEERLESS ANNOUNCES SIxNEW VERTICAL MARkETECOMMERCE STORES
BETHPAGE, NY, March 27, 2012 Peerless Electronics, Inc., a major ac-
tory authorized, stocking distributoro electromechanical and interconnect
products or aerospace and avionics
has launched its new online eCommerceVertical Market. Peerless customers will
save time, view at-a-glance status andnd it easier to shop online rom prod-
uct catalogs tailored to their specic
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provide the best service and quality
spares or the business aviation community. For more inormation visit www
crsjetspares.com.
SENECA SIGNS AGREEMENTOVER JAzz CADET PROGRAM
TORONTO ON, April 18, 2012 Tird-year Seneca Bachelor o Aviation
echnology students will be eligible or
the Jazz cadet program that includes direct entry into the airlines hiring pool
All qualied third-year students wil
be ofered an interview with Jazz, andsuccessul candidates will become Jazz
Seneca cadets in their ourth year. A
they maintain the required academic
and ight line achievement throughoutheir ourth year, upon graduation and
successul completion o Jazz Aviation
LPs tests and evaluations, they will beentered into the Jazz hiring pool.
Senecas Bachelor o Aviation ech
nology program is unique in Canada
providing a curriculum and the application o theory to aviation. Find out more
at www.senecacollege.ca. n
CRS JET SPARES CELEBRATES
30TH ANNIVERSARY
FORT LAUDERDALE FL, April 25,
2012 CRS Jet Spares, a leading busi-ness aviation aermarket parts supplier,
is celebrating their 30th year in the busi-
ness aviation industry. Started in 1982 by
ounder and C.E.O. Armando Leighton,Jr., the company quickly grew rom its
beginnings in the Leightons garage to a
43,000 square oot acility in Ft. Lauder-dale, FL. oday CRS stands as one o the
leading aer-market spare parts support
acilities in the world and has earnedits reputation by giving corporate ight
departments, both large and small, a
high level o personalized service, reli-
able products and by ofering over $60million o ully traceable new and over-
hauled components.
As a leader in the industry in theUnited States and Canada, CRS over
the past ew years has begun an aggres-
sive global expansion initiative that has
included increased support o Europe,Asia and South America. As CRS grows
in age and scope, their goal remains to
industry rom Peerless large inventory
o electro-mechanical and interconnect
components.Each online product includes specs,
technical descriptions, manuacturer
hyperlinks, photos (many with zoom-in
capabilities) and drawings/PDFs to as-sist customers in selecting the right parts
or their application.Peerless stores ofer widely soughtand hard to nd products such as
switches, relays, circuit breakers, con-
tactors, connectors, terminal blocks,
splices, heat shrink tubing and indica-tor lights and uses. Teir lines include
Honeywell Sensing and Control, Sensata
echnologies, and Dialight. o see theonline store, go to www.peerlesselec-
tronics.com
GALMENA AND ExECUJETMIDDLE EAST SIGN SERVICEAGREEMENT
GENEVA, May 15, 2012 GALMENAWLL, a joint venture ormed between
GAL Aviation Inc., a member o the
GAL Group o companies in Canada,and MENA Aerospace Enterprises WLL
o the Kingdom o Bahrain, has signed
a new service agreement with ExecuJet
Middle East, an authorized service acili-ty or our major business aircra manu-
acturers. Te two companies will deliv-
er an all-inclusive cabin interiors serviceto major OEMs and their existing client
bases. GALMENA and ExecuJet Middle
East will market work packages or in-
teriors and major components throughthe reurbishment center in Bahrain and
will conduct on-eld activity at Execu-
Jets acilities at Dubai airport.Specically, GALMENA will develop
and administer an aviation interior ab-
rication and reurbishment centre or
business and VIP aircra interiors inthe Kingdom o Bahrain, and will op-
erate a reurbishment and installation
workshop or business and VIP aircrainteriors in Dubai, United Arab Emir-
ates. ExecuJet Middle East will provide
workshop space in its hangar at Dubai
International Airport or a regional sat-ellite centre or the GALMENAs prod-
ucts & services.
For more inormation visit www.ga-laviation.ca or www.mena.aero
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Feature
AMU is 10 Years Old !
Deciding which issue should be our 10th anniversary was a bit
arbitrary, as the very rst issue o AirMaintenance Update
Volume 1, Issue 1 was published in March 2002. Publication
was a bit sporadic in the early days as we attracted writers
and advertisers, and our general direction had not yet ully
been established. Te reason we chose the June/July issue,
though, will be explained soon.
Now, on the cover o Volume 1, Issue 1 is a collage o avia-
tion-related photographs. In a square at the very centre o this
collage, though, are the words, Inorm, Communicate, Edu-
cate. Although weve gone through a number o changes, these
things still represent the basic mandate o this magazine. Our
primary role is still, through our expert contributors, to help
inorm and educate those in the aviation maintenance eld
And i along the way we do a bit o entertaining, well, thats a
bonus, but not our primary purpose.
An important aspect o the magazine, right rom th
beginning, was to publish an annual exam based on th
articles rom the previous year and to have this exam ap
proved or recurrent training. Te rst o these exam
was in the March/April 2003 issue. We were on our way
It wasnt until a year later, though, that publishing AMU
bi-monthly became ully established, and also that th
exam became an established part o the June/July issue
Tis is the reason weve called this June/July issue our 10th
anniversary one. It also means that the exam is in this issue
Thats right. Were celebrating our 10th birthday with this issue
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The Contributors
O course a magazine could not ex-
ist without contributors. Someone has
to create the material that makes up its
pages. I could take up this whole col-
umn listing the people who have shared
their knowledge and expertise over the
years, so I wont do that. All our con-tributors over the years are very much
appreciated. I will mention some o our
long-term, regular providers o edito-
rial material though. Sam Longo began
his AMU Chronicles column in the
June/July 2003 issue and has been with
us ever since. Sam draws on his many
years o experience to create a last page
column to entertain us. Mike Broderick
rst appeared in the February/March is-
sue o 2004 and has been in pretty much
every copy since then. Mikes ability toturn potentially dry material into hu-
morous easy reading while keeping it
educational is much appreciated. Stuart
McAulays diverse experience has al-
lowed him to provide numerous articles
on a wide variety o subjects, and Gord
Walkers easy-going approach to his ea-
tures on aircra systems is always a great
addition to the magazine. A recent and
very popular addition to the magazine
is Norm Chalmers. Norms many years
o experience in the eld, ollowed by a
career with ransport Canada, has given
him an overview o the operator-regula-
tor relationship second to none.
The Advertisers
Te advertisers make it all possible.
Without them the unds would not be
available or anything else. As this is a
publication by and or aviation mainte-
nance proessionals, advertisers know
the ocus o it and can direct the adver-
tising to these people. O course, this
also means, or the reader, that ads are
an appropriate venue to promote your
business, and businesses can connect
with each other by seeing what other
companies provide in terms o products
ands services.
The Readers (last but not least)
It would all be pointless i no one read
the magazine. Your interest in ollowing
the industry as presented on these pages
keeps you up to date on aspects o the
aircra maintenance eld, which keeps
you coming back to read more, i all goes
according to plan.
Where are We Going?
Well, as ar as providing relevant, up-to-date, educational material, we are
staying the course. But wed like to do
more, particularly in the area o provid-
ing a orum or the exchange o ideas
and inormation. For example, in Norm
Chalmers article in this issue, he speaks
o the disconnect between the ransport
Canada headquarters in Ottawa and the
regions, and also about the nebulous
nature o some regulations. Tey are
open to interpretation by individual in-
spectors. Now, most ransport Canadainspectors are simply doing a job that
must be done. Te general public would
accept nothing less. However, the vague
nature o some regulations leaves room
or bullies to interpret them as they see
t and simply harass operators ove
things that were perectly acceptable a
short time ago. Wed like to hear abou
these instances. Let me know about spe
cics, and we can put it in print. I other
are having the same sorts o problems
they may not eel so alone. With any luckwe can get a dialogue going that include
ransport Canada or the FAA i Ameri
can readers choose to take part in this.
Once again, we are a journal or and
by the aviation maintenance proession
al and i, in our journalistic capacity, we
can dig into some o these issues, well
wed love to. Tere is now a place where
you can air your issues and maybe, jus
maybe, we can help make some changes
So, thank you again or your suppor
o this publication, whether by readingit, advertising in it, or contributing to it
Heres to the next 10 years!
Ian Cook, Editor
AIRMAINTENANCEUPDATE 1
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Although this is contrary to national policy, it means that you
do whatever makes C happy and gets your MPM approvedAirworthiness Notice AN C012 states C reviews AMO pol-
icy to ensure that each aircra type or aeronautical productbeing maintained is supported by a program that addresses
both initial and up-date technical training. Unortunatelythis does not recognize that C actually approves your MPMs
and herein lies the hook.
Te ransport Canada pre-approved Small OperatorMaintenance Control Manual (MCM) species a minimum o
12 hours update training or each three-year period. Tat timeis evenly divided into three areas: Operators Procedures with
our hours, CARs with our hours, and Each Aircra ypewith our hours. Tis MCM is only or commercial operators
with three or ewer small piston-engined aircra, but the 12-hour requirement might be extrapolated to reach reasonable
amounts or larger operators. For AMOs, this is not any help.In the ransport Canada Pacic Region, many MPMs
have been approved prescribing that AMEs receive a mini-
mum o 24 hours o recurrent training every year. Using thethree-year period prescribed in CAR 573.06(5), that would be
72 hours in a three-year period. An accepted method o meet-ing this is through an in-house sel-study approach using vari-
ous authoritative and applicable aviation publications. Goodsources or this include regulatory stuf such as changes to the
CARs and the voluminous update and advisory materials pro-
duced by various aviation regulatory authorities.Other sources include manuacturers maintenance pub-
lications, such as manual revisions and service bulletins. Stillmore sources that must be mentioned in this are the general
technical publications epitomized by Air Maintenance Update(AMU) which has been accepted by ransport Canada as ll-
ing a niche.
Tat 24 hours per year works out to two hours per monthor about six minutes per day. Many aviation maintenance
proessionals already exceed this. o rally this potential as apositive contribution to your training program records, rst
you must select the source documents that are relevant. akeeach document morsel and attach a paper signature sheet to it
identiying the subject document and the amount o accredit-ed time that will be recorded as being recurrent/update train-
ing. Tis means that management needs to read the materialrst to arrive at an appropriate time credit. Each employee
then signs this record as having read and comprehended the
subject content. o urther benet rom this, you can organize
it by having everybody read the document at the same time,then discuss it until everybody is clear on the subject materialTis can ull the regulatory requirement and the need to be
aware o current and uture changes in our industry.Harald gave me a list o other topics that I will hold onto
and address in the uture i I live long enough, given the vol-ume and extent o his list.
Te next topic is regarding the various responsibilities
that managers in C approved organizations take. I address
my comments primarily to accountable executives but
other managers and employees ought to be aware of these
weighty responsibilities.
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During the last couple o decades o the
20th century, management responsibil-ity came to the ront as an issue due to
investigations into accidents in variousindustries. Te petro-chemical industry
had some major accidents causing hugedamage. Tere were numerous leaks,
explosions, and well blowouts that re-
sulted in deaths, injuries, and massiveenvironmental and economic problems.
Tose disasters led to extensive govern-mental investigations into the causes.
Oen, the chain o contributing actorsled to a CEO. Te study o organizations
and human actors in industrial settingsbecame the topic o choice o numerous
expert reductionists around the world.Tis dissection and reduction o ev-
ery acet o those management systems
resulted in numerous theories as to thecauses o accidents as well as protable
careers or numerous degreed theoreti-cal reductionists. It has also resulted in
the emergence o Saety ManagementSystems. A signicant part o SMS is the
concept o the accountable executive
at the top o a management system to beresponsible or the compliant unction-
ing o the system. As the title suggests,this person can be held accountable or
the actions o the organization.In aviation, ICAO became enam-
oured with SMS and implemented rec-
ommendations that every nation enactSMS requirements. In 2005, ransport
Canada plunged into this with a signi-cant expenditure o energy that put most
other C programs into limbo-land. In2005, CAR 1 Subpart 6 (106) was en-
acted. Until then the only people to holdresponsible were those identied in the
approval or portions o the organiza-tion, such as the Operations Manager,
Chie Pilot and Person Responsible or
Maintenance (PRM). Tis made it di-
cult i not impossible to hold an indi-vidual responsible or the lack o admin-istrative and nancial support to those
subservient identied persons. TeCerticate Holder is oen mentioned
in the CARs, but oen that turned out tobe a corporate entity and not a person.
CAR 106.02, implemented in May
2005, requires the Certicate Holderto appoint an individual as account-
able executive to be responsible or op-erations or activities authorized under
the certicate and accountable on their
behal or meeting the requirements othese regulations. Te regulation goes
on to require that No person shall beappointed . . . unless they have control
o the nancial and human resourcesthat are necessary or the activities and
operations authorized under the certi-
cate. Tat means that the accountableexecutive is responsible or everything,
including the responsibilities o the cer-ticate holder.
As one o my clients succinctly putit, the accountable executive is the one
who goes to jail. Although this has notbeen put to the test o a justice system
to my knowledge, it does paint a graphicpicture o the possibilities.
Under both CAR 573.03 and CAR
706.03, the holder o the certicate(meaning the accountable executive)
must perorm a series o tasks: appointa PRM, ensure that this person perorms
all o the PRMs required duties, providethe nancial and human resources nec-
essary to meet requirements, ensure that
audit ndings are corrected and reviewthe SMS program.
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BY MIKE BRODERICK, Helicopter Engine Repair Overhaul Services
The XPB2M-1/-1Rthe Martin Mars
Part 3
aka
up again. So, whadaya say we continue our discus-
sion on the Mighty Martin Mars, OK? OK.oday we are going to nd out what lie in the
21st century has been or our two 20th-century air-
planes, highlighting some major changes to them,which began in 2007. Tis is when Forest Industries
Flying ankers Ltd. (later called imber West),
decided to leave the reghting business and put
the two ladies on the market. Te Coulson Groupo Companies was the successul bidder and be-
came the new owner. With their bid, they kept the
two remaining Mars rom heading to a museumwhich is what the other 24 prospective buyers had
intended. Coulson knew that these aircra were no
only unique, but that they also had lots o lie leas eective aerial assault re ghters. We will see
how Coulson has proven that this twin sister act is
not just a pair o energetic senior citizens graspingor media attention. By way o calculated modica-
tions to the aircras avionics instituted by Coulson
Hawaii and Philippine are perorming, even four
ishing at the highest level (no pun intended) in theiraltered proession as airborne re ghters. We wil
Welcome back. I appreciate you showin
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learn that Coulson didnt stop with improvements to the air-
cra; they studied and applied the science o aerial applicationo re retardants. And in taking this course o action, Coulson
has proven with empirical data a act they always knew: that
the Martin Mars can handle a orest re like a mother handles
a recalcitrant child with strong discipline delivered with a
temperate yet powerul approach.
So go ll the coee cup and we will begin Part 3, which
concerns the infuence that Coulson Flying ankers has hadon the lives o the Sisters Mars Hawaii and Philippine.And, what better way to begin our discussion than with
some cocktail knowledge (CK)? Now, unless you were a part
o the British Columbia lumber industry or the Canadian
aerial re-ghting community, it was not well known that the
Mars sisters were more than a couple o World War II aircra
struggling to stay in the game. Nothing could be urther rom
the truth. In their 50-year history o ghting res or the BCorest industry, they had fown over 4,000 missions. In over
2,400 o these missions they extinguished the re on the rst
day. In over 800 fights, it took them two days to do the job.
Based on historical data, each plane can make a drop every 15minutes. Working in tandem, this equates to 7,200 US gallons
(27,276 liters) every seven minutes, and each drop can cover
an area o up to 4 acres (1.6 hectares). Te aircra can also
carry up to 600 US gallons (2,270 liters) o oam concentrate.Not bad or a couple o World War II converted cargo air cra
struggling to stay relevant.
How They Do It
Te most requently asked question regarding the Mars is
How do they pick up their water? Well, remember we saw
last time that the abricated scoops located on the bottom o
the uselage are mechanically articulated by the captain rom
their retracted position within the uselage down into the
water. But what takes place in the cockpit to make sure theyget the scoops into the water to maximize their prociency at
picking up the water is perhaps the most demanding task in
terms o teamwork among the crew. Te captain executes a
normal landing, keeps the aircra on the step, and allows the
speed to decrease to 70 knots. He then passes engine power
to the fight engineer and selects the scoops to the down posi-
tion. Te ram pressure or injecting the water into the tanks
is such that the aircra is taking on water at a rate in excess oa ton per second. o account or this added weight, the fight
engineer must advance the throttles to maintain a skimmingspeed o 60-70 knots to ensure the aircra remains on the
step. Pick-up time is, on average, 25 seconds. When the tanks
are ull, the captain will raise the scoops, call or takeo power
rom the fight engineer and carry out a normal loaded take-
o. Once airborne, the oam concentrate is injected into the
water load (normally, 30 US gallons o concentrate into the7,200 US gallon water load) where it is dispersed and remains
inert until the load is dropped. Once dropped, the tumbling
action o the escaping oam causes expansion, which converts
the water load into a oam load.
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ATLANTIC
AME
Presidents Message
Rod Fisher
President 2012
First let me introduce mysel to those o you who dont know me. I
started my aviation career in Sioux Lookout in 1971 and ollowed the
norm o moving and dragging my amily along to various provinces.
However, most o the time was spent in La Ronge, and I am presently
employed at Air indi a division o Discovery Air in Yellowknie.
I will be taking over rom Peter Jenkins as president, to whom we all
owe a proound thanks and also to his previous executive or their
diligent and hard volunteer hours in the past. Te new board that was
elected to term at the AGM in Edmonton in conjunction with the sym-
posium and we had our rst meeting on May 10, 2012. Te minutes
are posted on the WAMEA web site.A number o topics were discussed and the enthusiasm o the
new board o directors showed. Tere seemed to be a general eeling
that we could be more eective by joining orces with the other re-
gional associations to orm a national association with representatives
rom all provinces. Tis would give more power to lobby government
and advise on industry regulatory requirements.
Opinions were expressed as to how we can attract more interest
in young people to choose aviation as a career, how we can rebuild
membership, as well as how we can continue to make our website
more user riendly. Tere was also discussion on how to provide more
services to the AME and better ways to keep membership updated on
changes in regulations and events going on in our region.
We are already working on Maintenance Symposium 2013 and will
strive to make it successul and inormative. Any positive suggestions
as to what you eel would be benecial to next years symposium, or
what we may have overlooked are always appreciated.Te association is also working on getting the air maintenance
technician recognized as a Red Seal program recognized by the
provinces, as well as possibly recognizing parts persons and ight co-
ordinators as part o the aircra maintenance eld o associated pro-
essionals. Tese two entities, while seeming unrelated to maintenance
in general, are closely integrated and have a large impact on how eec-
tive we are as maintenance proessionals.
Summer oat season is ast approaching, which brings many ad-
ditional challenges where maintenance is concerned. Under the um-
brella o aviation saety being implemented by the saety management
systems o our companies, it is sometimes dicult to realize that the
same rules imposed in the hanger apply on the docks and in the eld.Regulations are imposed or our, and the ying publics saety, but
perhaps need some tweaking to make them workable. Regulations are
not going away and we need to be o the mindset that they can work i
properly tuned to individual circumstance.
I look orward to serving the industry over the next term and
look orward to helping promote the needs o the air maintenance en-
gineer. Tis is your association and we would like you to use it to its
ull potential. I would like to encourage all members to sur our web-
site, nd a director you eel you can contact with your concerns, and
to try to persuade ellow engineers to realize that there are benets to
belonging to this ne organization.
Create a sae day.
Presidents Notesby Ben McCarty
Te 34th ARAMC was a huge success with a record number o dis-
players and delegates. I you missed this conerence you missed an
excellent event. Even the weather was cooperating at 27 degrees all
during the conerence. Te organizing committee was co-chaired by
Anneke Urquhart and Jim Power who worked with Jason Crowell,
Natalie Duschenes, Brenda Huber, Gerald Mallon, Butch McKay and
Pat Smith. Tey are all to be congratulated on preparing and delivering
a perect show rom start to nish. Te opening o the conerence had
a new addition o Product Promotion where several displayers were
given ve minutes to promote their products and services. Tis was
very well received and gave the exhibitors and the delegates network-
ing opportunities. Also new this year was a Silent Auction that con-
tinued through the conerence until the closing on Friday aernoon.
Te echnical Program included the ollowing: Aircra Battery Main-
tenance, Propeller Familiarization, CAR 521 and SDR Reporting, Vi-
bration Analysis, Root Cause Analysis and Corrective Action, Engine
Ignition Systems, Te Basis o Oil Analysis.
Awards Banquet
Always a big attraction, the awards banquet was very well attended,
with 250 people who enjoyed a great meal and good entertainment
by Bill Reid. Allen Chaulk acted as master o ceremonies during
the awards presentation in his even inimitable way. Te winner o
the Aviall Canada award or outstanding AME was presented to Pat
Greene o Plaza Corp. in Fredericton. Pat has had a very impressive
career in aviation maintenance and is well respected by his employees
and his peers.Te Roger Richard Memorial Award, which is given to
a retired AME who has had a distinguished career, was awarded to
Western AME Association
Atlantic AME Association
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Bob Careseld recently retired rom NS Lands Forests. Bob had a long
and eventul career and is very deserving o this award.
Te Nd Govt Air Services Memorial Award is given to an indi-
vidual or corporation who has shown outstanding support to the avia-
tion industry and the AME Association. Everyone was very pleased to
see Anneke Urquhart be presented with this prestigious award. Her
career has been devoted to aviation with PAL and Sobeys Ltd., not to
mention the wonderul contributions she has made to the AME Asso-
ciation over the years. Her leadership and attention to detail has beenrecognized by all o her peers and the members and director o the
AME Association (Atlantic).Our sincere congratulations go to each o
the 2012 award recipients, and also a sincere thank you to Bob Pardy
who was the Award & Chairperson this year.
Each year the AME association presents a $1,000 bursary to a
student in the maintenance program at a regional college who has
demonstrated excellence during his or her last year. Tis year the
bursary was awarded to Eric Arnold o the College o the North
Atlantic. Congratulations, Eric, and good luck.
HPIAM
On the Wednesday prior to the conerence, the AME association pre-
sented a one-day HPIAM reresher course prepared by Norbert Bel-
liveau and delivered by Lorne Amos in Gander; 23 students attended
the course. Lorne and Norbert plan on presenting ithe course again in
Moncton in 2013 just prior to the 2013 ARAMC.
2012 Membership
Tere was a modest increase in membership this year rom 93 to over
100. We expect a ew more renewals still to come.
TC/AME Association MeetingOn March 22nd the AME Association Board o Directors met with
Keith Whalen, Associate Director Operations Atlantic Region, and
Dave Alston and Charlie Warren, echnical eam Leaders rom rans-
port Canada. Te meeting was arranged to discuss the apparent lack
o communications between C and the aviation industry in recent
months. An agreement was reached to try to improve communication
and to hold inormation sessions and/or meetings to establish a bet-
ter working relationship between the two parties. Tis would include
collectively inorming industry o Cs expectations, the PVI System
o auditing and the CAP process and ollow-up. Te RASC (Regional
Aviation Saety Council) meetings could be used as a orum or main-
tenance meetings between industry and C.C indicated that they will use a risk-based surveillance program
to determine requency o PVIs. Tey also indicated that typical nd-
ings in the regions were related mainly to QA activities, maintenance
schedules not being current, and indenite processes and records. C
does not see any urther SMS activity until at least 2015.
AGM
Minutes o the AGM have been sent to the members by email. Tere
was some disappointment in the number o attendees at the AGM, so
in the uture, we may arrange a meeting time that will better accom-
modate members and increase attendance.
A new set o ocers was elected by acclimation or 2012-2013;
Vice President: Eli Huber, reasurer: Jason Crowell, Director: Bob
Parody, Director: Dave Hall. Te Second team 2013 are: President:
Ben McCarty, Secretary: Dan Lacombe, Director: Mel Crewe, Direc-
tor: Jacques Richard
Te 2012 ARAMC Committee would like to thank the ollowing sup-
porters o the 2012 Aircra Maintenance Conerence: 3-Points Avia-tion GasOPS, Action Aero Inc., Hope Aero, Aerotee Engines Ltd.,
I.M.P. Aerospace, Air Dynamics Co. Ltd. Interast Inc., Atlantic Avi-
onics Inc., Jazz Aviation LP, Atlantic Hardchrome, Kadex Aero Sup-
ply, Aviall Canada Ltd., Leggat Aviation, Aviation Solutions Inc., Ly-
coming Engines, Aviation Unlimited Inc., Mint urbines LLC, Avec
Aero, ND Products Ltd, Maintenance Peck Aero, Barry Controls/
Permanon Aircra, Hutchinson Aerospace Supershine, Boomer ech-
nical PPG, Aerospace Resources Ltd., Precision Aero Components,
Canadian Institute or Precision Design, NDE (CINDE) Engineering
Solutions, CanJet Quality NDE Ltd., CASP Aerospace Inc., Rideout
ool & Champion Aerospace Machine Inc, Concorde Battery, Corp
Satair USA Inc., DSS Aviation Ltd., Sobeys Aviation, Emergency Parts,
rikon echnologies, Logistics ronair Inc., Execaire Division, ulmar
Saety Systems o IMP Group, Universal Helicopters, Exploits Valley
Air Vector Aerospace, Services Ltd., Western AvionicsAvmax, Fine
Line Silkscreening Group Inc. Ltd., Wright Instruments.
RASC
Regional Aviation Saety Council meetings are held twice a year in
St. Johns and Haliax in the spring and all. We have asked C to
include a number o aircra maintenance subjects on the agenda; this
will open an avenue or a better dialogue on maintenance concerns
between industry and C. I encourage you to attend these meetings
and to participate, and to contact us with proposed agenda items.
2013 ARAMC
Te 2013 ARAMC will be held at the Beausejour Hotel in Moncton,
N.B., on Tursday and Friday, April 18th and 19th. Jacques Richard
will chair or co-chair the conerence. He is very interested in hearing
rom anyone who would like to volunteer to work on his 2013 Orga-
nizing Committee. Good luck, Jacques, and we look orward to seeing
everyone in Moncton in 2013.
C Paperless DistributionRegister on line at www.tc.gc.ca/e-news to get the ollowing by e-mail:
News releases, Aviation Saety Publications, Feedback, Canadian ADs,
AIM P14371, Aviation Saety Letter P185, Advisory Circulars
2012 Gol ournament
Te 18th Annual AME Association (Atlantic) Gol ournament will
be held at the Magnetic Hill Gol Club on August 20th at 1 p.m. Te
registration orum is in the online newsletter. All green ees and cart
rentals are to be paid when registering. Note: Tis is a two-person
team best ball tournament.
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License Combining
Te AME Association o Ontario would like to thank the member-ship or their eedback regarding the combining o the M1/M2 AME
license. Te premise or replacing the M1 and M2 categories with a
single M license is to give the AME a broader scope o qualications
and to permit greater transportability during his/her career. Keep in
mind that the AME would still have to demonstrate the training and
knowledge requirements beore exercising the appropriate privileges
o the license. Tere would be no loss in privileges or current AME li-
cense holders. Tis topic is still only in the discussion stage as there has
been no ormalized agreement to proceed urther at this point. I this
is a topic that you would like to comment upon then please orward
your thoughts or concerns with the association.
Gol Tournament
Te Northwestern Ontario Aircra Maintenance Engineers Commit-
tee will be hosting its 12th annual gol tournament at the Dragon Hills
gol club in Tunder Bay on July 13, 2012, and everyone is welcome to
attend. Te trade show in Tunder Bay will be held November 15 and
16, 2012. For more inormation, please contact your Northern Direc-
tor, Marty Gibson at [email protected] or 1-807-474-4559.
Bravatech
Te AME Association o Ontario has engagerd the services o Bravat-
ech Ltd. or the maintenance o our website (ame-ont.com). Our goal
is to provide timely and current inormation as well as member blogs,
communication with the associations Board o Directors, etc. Please
let us know what you would like to see on our website, and check us
out once in a while or our progress.
Dear Members:
Heres just an example o whats in store or us in 2012:
Industry Canada issued new corporate governance rules or notor prot organizations. Tat means well have to do a gap analysis
o our current bylaws so that we can be in compliance or the 2014
deadline. Luckily weve been doing our homework and this will not be
such a daunting task.
Te Canadian Federation o AME Associations is moving or-
ward with the concept o one national AME association across Cana-
da. Teir annual general meeting will be held in oronto in October.
Now thats an opportunity to get involved.
Teres talk o combining the current M1 and M2 licences into
one category. Te jungle drums tell us a lot o debate is taking place on
this topic. I you have an opinion, do let us know.
And even with all the change thats going on, we had accomplish-ments rom 2011 to be proud o:
1. the 37th annual Ontario AME Symposium and Workshop in Octo-
ber. Tis years is looking to be even better
2. Te Northwestern Ontario AME Workshop held in Tunder Bay
3. 3 human actors courses. Most notably with Air Georgian
4. Ryan Gomes won the bronze metal in aircra maintenance at the
World Skills Competition held in London, England. Ryan is a requent
volunteer or the association
5. John Longo won the Gordon Rayner award. Wilson Boynton was
honoured with the Robert McCombie award. And Je Runciman went
home with the Clare Leavens award
We invite you to become actively involved. And be part o positive
change.
Sincerely
Board o Directors
March 2012 Meeting Wrap
Tank you Brian Omahen
Few were spared rom sharing the spotlight with dinner host and
technical presenter Mr. Brian Omahen, EVP o HRD Aero Systems
at the March 13th SoCal Chapter meeting at the 94th Aero Squad-
ron Restaurant in Van Nuys. Brian kept the audience thoroughly on
their toes and entertained with product demo participation and cool
prizes or pop quizzes on the Use, Management, and Maintenance o
Saety Survival Equipment. Brian reviewed, in part: re extinguisher
data tag inormation and proper installation and shipping (remem-
ber to shunt the caps); oxygen bottles including how to don and ship
assorted types o masks, cap leak periods and squibs, new AA ship-
ping requirements and overhaul procedures; saety brieng cards
(make sure they are specic to the aircra); lie vest types, color cod-
ing and donning including a live ination demo. Brian ran through
some great tips or liesaving carry-on items and travel attire, situ-
ational awareness o cabin surroundings, and sobering acts on im-
proving survivability in the event o ditching. Brians presentation
was warmly received, and he invited all to visit HRDS website and to
contact HRD directly with questions or to set up demonstrations and
training at their Valencia acility. Many thanks to Brian and all at HRD
or the time and expense put orth or a great dinner, presentation and
scholarship rafe prize donations. Visit www.hrdaerosystems.com
AME Association of Ontario2283 Anson Drive, Mississauga, Ontario L5S 1G6
tel: 1-905-673-5681 ax: 1-905-673-6328
email: [email protected] website: www.ame-ont.com
PAMA SoCal Chapter
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Chapter President Greg Potter presided over the general meeting,
covering news, events, guest introductions, the 2012 scholarship
applications posting, and the 2012 Chapter Board o Directors elec-
tions. Many thanks to Board Assistant Luisa Benin or coordinating all
ticket sales or the evenings scholarship rafe drawing.
$265 or the March 2012 SoCal PAMA Scholarship Fund
Rafe Drawing
Tank you chapter supporters: AeroNasch/Jet Brella, Aviall Van
Nuys, Business Aerotech, Consolidated Aircra, Corporate Air, Gul-
stream, HRD Aero, Kansas Aviation, SoCal Jets, Rotorcra Support,
riumph Instruments. All proceeds rom rafe ticket sales benet the
SoCal PAMA Scholarship Awards Program.
Looking For Tat Special alent?
Send postings to [email protected]. Include company name,
logo, position title, location o position, and contact inormation Te
SoCal chapter oers employment and educational opportunity post-
ings ree o charge to the aviation maintenance community worldwide.
Website
Advertise your company and support SoCal PAMA: $50 or 12 months.
Contact Gail Erwin or Nikki King via email: [email protected]
Industry Events 2012
lALEA Convention: July 1114, Reno, NV; ALEA.org
lALEA W. Regional Conerence: Sept. 46, San Diego, CA;
ALEA.net
lAEA W. Regional Conerence: Sept. 1113, Reno, NV AEA.net
lReno Air Races: Sept. 1216, Reno, NV; Airrace.org
lAOPA Aviation Summit: Oct. 1113, Palm Springs, CA; AOPA.org
l IA raining Rotorcra Support: BA, Burbank, CA; 8189977667
lNBAA Annual Convention: Oct. 30Nov. 1, Orlando, FL; NBAA.org
lWestern Museum o Flight: Monthly, orrance, CA; WMOF.com
SoCal PAMA Board o Directors
lGreg Potter, President; [email protected]
lBill Johnston, Vice President; [email protected]
lDan Ramos, reasurer/Website/Broadcasts;
lGail Erwin, Secretary/Newsletter/Website; [email protected]
lGlenn Beckley, Sgt. At Arms; [email protected]
lChris Cancelosi, Meeting Coordinator;
lWarren Horton, Meeting Coordinator; [email protected]
Welcome Board Assistants:
Sgt. At Arms ina Campos, Clay Lacy Aviation; Rafe icket Sales
Luisa Benin, Clay Lacy Aviation; Website Admin/SoCal PAMA News:
Nikki King, ExtraordNAir; Phil Samuelian, Samco
PAMA Mission Statement:
o promote continuous improvement in proessionalism and recog-
nition o the Aviation Maintenance echnician through communica-
tion, education, representation and support.
Ohio Aviation Association Featured at May Meeting
Our May meeting was held at Lane Aviation and eatured a presenta-
tion by Alan Harding about the Ohio Aviation Association. Founded
in 1965 as the Ohio Airport Managers Association, the OAA is a non-
prot corporation committed to airport development and saety in
Ohio. Tey support Ohios aviation community through education,communication, advocacy and partnerships.
We also had a special guest, Author Richard Barrett, who has just
published the book Aviation in Columbus. Richard signed copies o
his book that were available or purchase at the meeting.
Te social gathering started at 5:30 p.m. with dinner at 6 p.m.
and Alans presentation began immediately aer. We want to thank
Alan (who is rom Central Ohio and has long been an advocate or our
aviation community) or his presentation and the organizations eorts
promoting aviation in Ohio.
Tis was the last meeting beore our summer break. Our next
event will be the Central Ohio Aviation Gol Outing, September 7th,
and our next regular meeting will be October 9th. Were looking or
sponsors and/or presenters or our October and November meetings.
I youre interested, send us an email to [email protected]. Check back
or the start o registration or COAGO 2012! Hope to see you there.
PAMA Climbs Higher Afer 40 YearsPAMA unveiled its new 40 Years and Climbing logo which celebrates
the organizations our decades o representing aviation maintenance
technicians. COPAMA joins in the celebration as we complete our rst
decade o operation this all. Stay strong, AMs, and keep climbing.
April Meeting Featured Tim Sokol FAASTeam
Our April meeting eatured im Sokol, our FAASeam Program
Manager, as the che o some ne barbequed brisket. Te dinner was
topped o with a special cake to commemorate Cli Kelling receiving
the Charles aylor Award at last months symposium.
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Te evenings events started with the social gathering at 5:30 p.m. and
dinner at 6 p.m. Gene Sprang started the meeting aer dinner and re-
viewed the symposium and upcoming events, which include the 70th
Anniversary Gathering o the Doolittle Raiders and Alan Harding
who will be next months speaker on the Ohio Aviation Association.
im started his program by giving Cli the more than 30 letters
o recommendation and a Blue Ribbon copy o all this FAA historical
records. Aer Cli received a round o applause rom the meeting at-
tendees, im continued with his presentation, Aviation Maintenance:Past, Present and Future. He gave examples o the challenges that tech-
nology presents in aviation maintenance, rom the early experiments
o the Wright Brothers to the composite structures and electronic con-
trols o today. We want to thank im or his huge personal contribu-
tion to the evenings events, both by his presentation and the ood.
Tose who signed up will receive a certicate good or one hour or
Wings Program or IA renewal credit. Our prize rafe brought the
meeting to a close.
Please check our website as more inormation is received or posting.Photos are available to view at the Photo Gallery page.
Important Miscellaneous
Cincinnati States Ed Weichold brought out his class. Way to go, Ed.
Tanks or bringing them and letting us get to know and meet them.
Your class couldnt have been introduced to a ner group o people.
Ideas are needed or the October IA Seminar, or maybe you
have wishes on inormation you would like to get. Weve had a riveting
hands-on experience in 2010 with rivets, and a ascinating experience
handling asteners in 2011. What type o experience would you like
to see this year? Where do you eel you are lacking knowledge or a re-
minder/reresher? Dont orget the heated talk about hot air balloons.
Web
OAS is once again back up and running on the web. Te address is
https://oatsline.com. Tanks to Don Streitenberger and James Daw-
son. Way to go, gentlemen. Tanks or your hard work.
Hey, check out the Maintenance Skills Competition pictures. Tis
competition took place in Las Vegas (no, it was a maintenance compe-
tition). I you dont believe me just look at the pictures.
Prize Winners
Februarys prize? Well, or the door prize o a Kroger gi certicate,
Garry Meyer can now purchase his groceries or the week. Jim Riecewas our Mysterious Prize winner. Not only was the sweet tradition
continued with marshmallow eggs (I think they had chocolate all over
them) but he also got a screwdriver and a measuring tape to measure
his satisaction. (you didnt expect me to let that go did you?) Con-
gratulations gentlemen.
Membership Dues
Membership dues or 2012 are $10 or Regular Membership, $5 or
Student Membership and are payable at this months meeting. Don
will be more than happy to take your money and mark your name o
the list. Also remember the $3 or supper, and a couple bucks or the
mystery prize and or 50/50.
Company Members
We appreciate the support rom our company members:
Aero Battery, Inc; J.R. Ries & Associates; Aviall; Te Kroger Company;
Cintas Omnicare Inc.; Chemed/Jet Resources; Proctor & Gamble Co;
Executive Jet Management ool esting Lab, Inc; Great American
Insurance.
Contact Inormation
I you need to contact the OAS ocers, email Gary Goodpaster at
[email protected], Don Streitenberger at don.streitenberg-
Do you have something you would like to include in the Monthlynewsletter? E-mail me at [email protected] or Karin Hartman at
Remember: Dont be araid, volunteering can become exciting.
PAMA Cincinnati
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June July 2011 (Volume 10/Issue 1)
Te Dog Days of Summer
1) Name ve signs o heat-associated problems a person
might see/eel.
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AIRMAINTENANCEUPDATE
Te APU Explained
2) What are auxiliary power units?
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3) When are APUs most extensively?
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4) I an APU equipped aircra has sel-contained airstairs is
ground support required or its operation?
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5) Is a constant speed drive required on an APU to maintain
a steady 400 Hz electrical output?
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6) Name two disadvantages to using a main engine to pro-
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7) Why, in some cases, can an APU be used to power an
aircras entire electrical system on the ground but only a
portion o it in ight?
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Aug. Sept. 2011 (Volume 10/Issue 2)
Got a Good Line?
1) Name two types o aircra lines.
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2) Name three things that determine the type o line that
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3) Name two materials that hard lines may be made o.
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4) Are exible lines lie limited?
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5) Why do exible lines require a more detailed inspection
than rigid lines?
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6) Who determines line lie limits?
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7) Name ve maintenance procedures that are critical to
ensuring reliability and durability o hose assemblies.
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8) Name two sources o maintenance data or hoses i the
manuacturers data cannot be ound.
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9) Name 11 inspection points or a exible hose.
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10) I the manuacturers recommendations are not available,
how oen must ammable uid carrying hoses in and
engine compartment be replaced?
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11) How oen must the above hoses be replaced i they are
installed in an airrame?
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Cockpit Flight Instruments Explained
12) What is used to measure the air pressures outside o an
aircra?
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13) What term is used or the pressure o the still, ambient
pressure outside an aircra?
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14) What term is used or the dynamic, ram air pressure?
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15) What two basic instruments use only static pressure?
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16) Which basic instrument uses both pitot and static
pressure?
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17) Which mechanical instrument is used as a stable source
o heading indication?
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18) Te addition o what device turns a compass system into
a slaved compass system?
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19) What type o gyro is used in an attitude indicator?
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20) What type o gyro does a turn and bank instrument use?
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21) I the ILS needles are deviated UP and to the LEF, where
is the aircra?
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Te Dope on Fabric
22) State the advantages o Ceconite abric over earlier cotton
and linen abrics.
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23) What is the typical lie o cotton aircra covering?
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24) What is used to shrink Ceconite abric?
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25) When covering an older aircra with a newer synthetic
abric, what legal document is required?
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Dec. Jan. 2012 (Volume 10/Issue 4)
Clarifying Some Regs
1) What is ransport Canadas normal approach to oreign
ADs?
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2) What ADs must be complied with on aircra and other
products that are rom Canada?
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3) How does the above situation change i the Canadian air-
cra has an SC or PMA part that is subject to an AD
issued by the FAA?
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4) I a French airrame is coupled with an US engine, which
countrys ADs must be complied with?
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Superheterodyne Receivers Explained
5) What does the term modulate mean?
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6) Name three common types o modulation used when
dealing with radio transmissions.
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7) Which type o modulation is used by the superhetero-
dyne receiver?
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8) What is the rst stage o any radio receiver?
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9) Is a bigger antenna necessarily better?
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10) What is the length o a receivers antenna closely tied to?
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6) Aircra damage can occur when the aircra is tricked
into ight mode but what can this also pose risk to?
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7) I an aircra with y-by-wire technology is tricked into
ight mode while the engines are running, what might
happen?
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April May 2012 (Volume 10/Issue 6)
Te Importance of Accurate Record-keeping
1) Will ransport Canada ever consider a job to be done i it
is not recorded in an aircra logbook?
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Gyroscopic Applications Explained
2) What, bascially, is a gyro?
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3) What type o gyro is an articial horizon?
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4) Te rotor o a gyro is mounted on pivoting rings.