Patuxent River Navy Flying Club Membership Briefing November

Patuxent River Navy Flying Club Membership Briefing November 15, 2016 John Taylor President, PRNFC Board of Directors

Overview • • Member Updates Board Member Reports Safety Presentation Priorities and Helping Out 2

Member Updates • • • New solos New aircraft check outs Introduce new members Introduce visitors and prospective members Introduce instructors Introduce mechanics 3

Board Member Reports • • • Chief Instructor – Ryan Paul Safety – Dave Kirk Maintenance – Dan Mc. Namara Operations – Jerome Samuel Financial Secretary – Dave Rose Secretary – Philip Mock VP – Ron Grimes President & IT – John Taylor Manager – Joe Dziewit 4

Safety Presentation 5

Priorities • • • Safe Operations Comply with Regulations and Instructions Provide Flyable Aircraft Maintain Pilot Currencies Balance: – Recreational flying – Student training 6

Helping Out • We are all part-time (even Joe). • We are a club, not an FBO or school with rentals. – This should reduce cost significantly. • Our maintenance glide path is probably not sustainable in the long run. – Our list of gripes has been slowly growing. • IMHO, the best course of action is to enable Joe and the maintainers to focus on the things that only they can do. – MWR financials, contracts, payments – Hiring and supervision of mechanics – Only the mechs can sign off on maintenance. • Things we can help with: – IT (computer, Sky. Manager, web site, Facebook) – Reports (monthly, annual, safety, and meeting minutes) – Facility (update posted material and pubs, organization, cleanup) – Aircraft Owner/Operator stuff (next slide) 7

Plane Captains • 2 Plane Captains/aircraft? • Possible tasks: – Know your plane’s idiosyncrasies – Keep ADB & POH current – Keep nav database updated (Arrow) – Ensure aircraft has onboard: • • Current checklists Oil, funnel or spout, rags Fuel strainers Window cleaner and cloth Life preservers Working tow bar Functional covers (cowl plugs, pitot tube, aircraft) – Weekly check of aircraft including tire pressure – Occasional cleaning, vacuuming, washing, and waxing 8

Designate PRNFC Staff • Assistant Maintenance Officer – Coordinate work of Plane Captains – Create Procedures for: • • Battery Changing and Jump Starting Aircraft De-icing Contaminated Fuel Disposal Filling Engines with Oil and Container Disposal – Help synchronize ADBs and Sky. Manager • Both for pilot entries and maintenance actions – Organize maintenance documentation – Back up Maintenance Officer, as required • Information Technology Officer – Web site, Facebook – ISP, telephone, cable 9

Volunteers? • Work together, have backups • Everyone contributes a little, then no one has to do a lot. • Possible weekend maintenance days with mechs and pilots helping out • Recognize contributions • Make it social & have fun 10