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    Proud Supporters of PAMA & Canadian AME Associations

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    Volume 11/Is

    $6

    10th Anniversary Issue!

    2012Recurrent Training

    Exam

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    Departments

    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

    4 Upcoming Events

    4 Advertisers Inde

    6 STCs & New Products

    10 Industry Forum

    22 AME Association

    and PAMA News

    39 Classifed

    42 AMU Chronicles

    By Sam Longo

    Features 30

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    contributors:Mike Broderick,

    Norm Chalmers, Sam Longo,

    Stuart McAulay, Brian McNair, Gordon Walker

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    Helicopter

    AssociationInternational

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    contained within. The appropriate authorities should be

    contacted prior to commencing work on any aircraft or

    aircraft part or procedure.

    ISSN 1703-2318

    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

    Advertisers Index

    CANADA

    Alberta International Airshow

    July 21 22, 2012Lethbridge, AB

    www.albertaairshow.ca

    50th Abbotsford Airshow

    August 10 12, 2012Abbotsford Airport, BC

    www.abbotsfordairshow.com

    Atlantic Canada International Airshow

    August 25 26, 2012Summerside Airport, PEI

    www.airshowatlantic.ca

    Canadian International Airshow

    September 1 3, 2012Exhibition Park

    Toronto, ON www.cias.org

    Ontario AME Symposium

    October 17 19, 2012Delta Meadowvale Resort

    and Conference CentreMississauga, ON

    www.ame-ont.com

    UNITED STATES

    EAA Airventure Oshkosh

    July 23 29, 2012Wittman Regional Airport

    Oshkosh, WIwww.airventure.org

    56th Annual ACPC Air Carriers

    Purchasing ConferenceAugust 18 21, 2012

    Caesars Palace Hotel and CasinoLas Vegas, NVwww.acpc.com

    AOPA Aviation SummitOctober 11 13, 2012

    Palm Springs Convention CenterPalm Springs, CA

    www.aopa.org/summit

    NBAA 65th Annual Meeting

    and Conventioin

    October 30 November 1, 2012Orange County Convention Center,

    Orlando Executive AirportOrlando, FL

    http://www.nbaa.org/events/amc/2012/

    INTERNATIONAL

    Aviation Expo Europe

    June 22 24, 2012Bitburg Airport

    Germanywww.expo.aero/europe/

    Irish Business Aviation Convention

    June 27 28, 2012Shannon, Ireland

    http://www.miuevents.com/ibac

    Farnborough International Airshow

    July 9 15, 2012

    FarnboroughUKhttp://www.farnborough.com/air-

    show-2012

    Shanghai International

    General Aviation Show

    August 28 30, 2012Shanghai World Expo Exhibition and

    Conventioin CenterShanghai

    China

    www.sh-aero.com/en/

    APS Brakes / Aero Incorporated ....... ..... 9

    Aeroneuf Instruments Ltd .. ....... ...... ....... 27

    Aerosmith Heli Service .... ....... ...... ....... .. 14

    Aviall . ....... ...... ....... ....... ....... ...... ....... ...... 43

    Canadian Aero Accessories Ltd ............ 7

    Canadian Airframe Solutions Inc ........... 15

    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

    Hope Aero .............................................. 5

    MARSS ................................................. 33

    NAASCO ............................................... 13

    Okanagan Aero Engine Ltd ................... 13

    Perimeter Aviation ................................. 32

    ProAero Engines Inc. ............................ 37

    Progressive Air ...................................... 31

    Rapco Inc .............................................. 2

    SIL Industries ........................................ 19

    Schweiss Bi-fold Doors ......................... 15

    Superior Oil Coolers ............................. 16

    Thunder Bay Aviation............................ 29

    U.S. Air Tool Company ......................... 28

    Universal Aero Engines Ltd .................. 33

    Vector Aerospace ................................. 44

    Western Propeller Company Ltd .......... 14

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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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    Feature

    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.

    (Continued on page 37)

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    WESTERNAME

    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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    RIOAME

    PAMASOCAL

    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]

    or [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;

    [email protected]

    lGail Erwin, Secretary/Newsletter/Website; [email protected]

    lGlenn Beckley, Sgt. At Arms; [email protected]

    lChris Cancelosi, Meeting Coordinator;

    [email protected]

    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.

    Central Ohio PAMA

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    PAMACINCINNATI

    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-

    [email protected].

    Do you have something you would like to include in the Monthlynewsletter? E-mail me at [email protected] or Karin Hartman at

    [email protected].

    Remember: Dont be araid, volunteering can become exciting.

    PAMA Cincinnati

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    Your Contact Information

    For a prompt and accurate response to your 2012 Exam

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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-

    vide electrical power during ground operations.

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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

    will be used in a particular aircra system.

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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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    11) What is the the ideal length or an antenna?

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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.