Whiteplains Plantation SC is a premier residential aviation community. Located 20 minutes W of Columbia, Whiteplains Plantation combines a quiet rural location, friendly neighbors, and access to some of the state’s best schools. There are currently 50+ aircraft based at the airpark. Pattern Altitude 1500' Right traffic 9 - ELV 524' Left traffic 27 - ELV 491' Rwy 3000' X 35' paved Columbia CAE approach FR N 133.4 FR S 124.15 CTAF 122.9 Lighted Dusk to 11:00 pm 5 clicks
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With 149 control towers scheduled to close across the USA, the number of non-towered operations will be going up dramatically!
Watch this timely refresher on non-towered airport operations, where PilotWorkshops founder Mark Robidoux interviews safety expert Bob Martens. Martens has delivered hundreds of live seminars on this topic and these videos address the most frequently asked questions.We are providing these videos as a community service and hope that it might help you brush up on these important procedures.Note: These recommendations are specific to USA non-towered airport operations.
Air Traffic Control Facility Closures
Notice Number: NOTC4665
On February 22, 2013, Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood and Federal Aviation Administrator (FAA) Michael Huerta jointly announced the possible impacts of a budget sequestration on FAA operations. This announcement included notification of potential closure of over 100 air traffic control towers, with those impending closures beginning April 7, 2013. The FAA has subsequently released a list of 149 control towers that will be closed and the agency has made the decision to keep 24 federal contract towers open, read: Press Release – FAA Makes Tower Closing Decision.
As the probability of these tower closures and reduced operating hours nears, it is important to increase our awareness of proper operating practices and procedures at airports without an operating control tower. Although we often hear these airports called “uncontrolled”, you can help ensure continued safe and controlled operations through adherence to published practices and procedures. Of course, “non-towered airport” is the proper term to use for an airport without an operating control tower. There are many resources that provide advisory information for operations at airports without an operating control tower. These include the FAA Aeronautical Information Manual (AIM), Advisory Circular (AC) 90-66A , CFR 91.113 (Basic Right of Way Rules), CFR 91.126 and CFR 91.127(Traffic Flow Rules at Non-Towered Airports). Please also note that some aeronautical experience for pilot certification requires takeoffs and landings at a towered airport. This may increase activity at the remaining towered airports, and will necessitate diligent planning on the part of training providers, instructors and students. So, what can I do?
Press Release: http://www.faa.gov/news/press_releases/news_story.cfm?newsId=14414AIM: http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/ATPubs/AIM/aim.pdfAC 90-66A:http://rgl.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guidance_Library/rgAdvisoryCircular.nsf/0/74c9017c9457e4ab862569d800780551/$FILE/AC90-66A.pdfCFR 91.113: http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?c=ecfr&SID=ef94fb7a693bc72e1bda265cc7cf9883&rgn=div8&view=text&node=14:2.0.1.3.10.2.4.7&idno=14CFR 91.126: http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?c=ecfr&SID=ef94fb7a693bc72e1bda265cc7cf9883&rgn=div8&view=text&node=14:2.0.1.3.10.2.4.14&idno=14CFR 91.127: http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?c=ecfr&SID=ef94fb7a693bc72e1bda265cc7cf9883&rgn=div8&view=text&node=14:2.0.1.3.10.2.4.15&idno=14FAASafety.gov: http://www.faasafety.gov/ Remember, safety is every pilot’s responsibility. Have a safe and enjoyable flight!
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| Invite a fellow pilot to the next WINGS Safety Seminar in your area. |
When: Next Saturday 23 March @ 5PM Where: Fenders' Hangar 304 Whiteplains Place Gilbert SC 29054 Please join us next Saturday afternoon for a good old fashioned Oyster Roast. We will provide the Oysters, saltines, sauces, tea, soft drinks, plates and napkins etc. Please bring a covered dish, appetizer, or dessert if you'd like as well as a folding chair, an Oyster Knife and Glove, and your choice of beverage if tea and soft drinks don't suit you. The first pot of steamed Oysters will be dumped onto the shucking table at 5:15. Bring Sharp Elbows and an Oyster knife!! :) Please feel free to bring a friend along or to pass this invitation to someone that we may have missed. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE RSVP no later than this Thursday (21 March). Hope to see you all here. Bo, Susan, Thomas, and Matthew Fender
Today, March 12, 2013, the National Transportation Safety Board issued five Safety Alerts that focus on the most frequent types of general aviation accidents.“Because we investigate each of the 1,500 GA accidents that occur in the United States every year, we see the same types of accidents over and over again,” said NTSB Chairman Deborah A.P. Hersman. “What’s especially tragic is that so many of these accidents are entirely preventable.”
Each year, about 475 pilots and passengers are killed and hundreds more are seriously injured in GA accidents in the United States, which is why GA Safety is on the NTSB’s Most Wanted List. (http://go.usa.gov/28DF)
A Safety Alert is a brief information sheet that pinpoints a particular safety hazard and offers practical remedies to address the issue. Three of the Safety Alerts focus on topics related to some of the most common defining events for fatal GA accidents. These include low-altitude stalls, spatial disorientation and controlled flight into terrain, and mechanical problems. The other two Safety Alerts address risk mitigation.
The five Safety Alerts issued today are:
• Is Your Aircraft Talking to You? Listen!
• Reduced Visual References Require Vigilance
• Avoid Aerodynamic Stalls at Low Altitude
• Mechanics: Manage Risks to Ensure Safety
• Pilots: Manage Risks to Ensure Safety
The NTSB is creating five short videos – one for each Safety Alert – which will be rolled out this spring. The videos will feature regional air safety investigators sharing their experiences and observations of the many accident investigations they conducted as well as advice on how pilots and mechanics can avoid mistakes that can have such tragic consequences.
"GA is essentially an airline or maintenance operation of one, which puts the responsibility for sound decision making on one person’s shoulders," Hersman said. "We are promoting and distributing the alerts to reach pilots and mechanics who can benefit from these lifesaving messages.”
The five Safety Alerts approved today, as well as others that have been issued since 2004, are available at http://www.ntsb.gov/safety/safety_alerts.html.
The presentations investigators made to the Board today are all available at http://go.usa.gov/28bx.
| "SC Aviation Safety Fly-In" Topic: 2013 SC Aviation Safety Council Fly-In - Friday, March 22nd On Friday, March 22, 2013 at 11:30 AM Location: Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE) 2553 Airport Blvd. SC Aeronautics Commission Hangar West Columbia, SC 29170 Select Number: SO0049269 Description: Join us for a FREE lLUNCH at 11:30 AM! 12:45 - 1:45 PM - AOPA Update with Mr. Bruce Landsburg, AOPA 2:00 - 3:15 PM - Safe Practices for GA Pilots with Mr. Gere Gaige. SCAviation Safety Council 3:30 - 4:30 PM - Accident Review with CDR. Dean Grant, U.S. Navy To view further details and registration information for this seminar, click here. The sponsor for this seminar is: SC FSDO & FAASTeam The FAA Safety Team (FAASTeam) is committed to providing equal access to this meeting/event for all participants. If you need alternative formats or services because of a disability, please communicate your request as soon as possible with the person in the 'Contact Information' area of the meeting/event notice. Note that two weeks is usually required to arrange services. The following credit(s) are available for the WINGS/AMT Programs: Basic Knowledge 3 - 1 Credit Click here to view the WINGS help page | |
