WAA Runway Report - November 2021

Runway Report

November 2021

Photo Courtesy of David Montiverdi

GA Aircraft Ownership Zoom Series

Our GA Aircraft Ownership Zoom Series covers a range of topics useful to pilots who own a Light GA Aircraft or are contemplating a purchase. We have all heard that it is a great time to buy and sell an airplane. We've put together a comprehensive program to provide information to help the process go as smoothly as possible because what could go wrong? Plenty!

Session 2: OWNERSHIP STRUCTURES was held November 2 and attendees were treated to an in-depth discussion by Sal Lagonia, Aviation Attorney. There are many decisions to be made during the pre-purchase, at aircraft closing and throughout the ownership and operation phase. On the agenda were maintenance issues, title issues, previous liens and lawsuits, aircraft condition and delivery, what structures exist for ownership and the liability each one brings. Sal also stressed the importance of a Pre-Purchase Inspection and a professionally drafted Aircraft Purchase Agreement because

each transaction is unique and online templates do not cover all scenarios. AD compliance, damage history and aircraft delivery should also be carefully considered. Once you've closed and are ready to start flying, it's a good idea to brush up on what is deemed illegal charter and the answer might surprise you.

If you missed the live Zoom Event, WAA Members can watch the Session 2 Video Recording by clicking the image below and logging into your account.

Airport Operations Update

A VIP TFR at Nantucket Memorial Airport ACK will be in effect Tuesday Nov 23 through Sunday Nov 28. All non-commercial flights desiring to fly into and out of ACK must be registered at least one day in advance and must be screened before commencing their flight to or from ACK. At HPN, the screening site will be Taxiway Charlie. Screening services will be provided from 0800-1700 hours on Wednesday Nov 24 to Saturday Nov 27 from 0800 to 1700. On Sunday Nov 28, screening services will be conducted from 0800 until VIP Departure.

View the ACK TFR Gateway Screening Ops PowerPoint

Photo Courtesy of David Montiverdi

This is a reminder to all pilots and airport employees to properly display Airport IDs above the waist and on the outermost garment. All Airport ID holders share the responsibility to make sure those who access air operations areas possess and display a valid Airport ID.

Opportunity for FREE flying hours, courtesy of the US Air Force!

The Air Force Recruiting Service is currently advertising the AIM HIGH Flight Academy (AHFA), a flight training program for high school students and Air Force cadets aged 16-23 years old. It is hosted during the summer in Milton, Florida.

This is a free flight opportunity to get 15 hours of FREE instruction in an airplane. Student lodging, travel, and food is 100% paid for by the US Air Force during your summer session. Watch a Video

Application instructions and details about the Flight Academy are posted on the Website and the window closes December 10. If you have questions about the program, email AFRS.Det1.Flight@us.af.mil or use the “Contact Us” function on the website.

Summer 2022 AHFA Dates:

May 28 – June 18
June 25 – July 16
July 23 – August 13

Long Angel Flight for Afghan Vet

by Scott Dyer

In mid-October, I was fortunate to resume my Angel Flights post-pandemic by taking an Afghanistan veteran and her mother to visit the vet’s son in Fayetteville, North Carolina. This was what we call a “compassion” flight, one principally for family unity for a deserving passenger, rather than for medical treatment.

I’ve been doing Angel Flights since sometime in the mid-1990s when WAA Member Andy Alson asked me to fly right seat with him on a wintertime Angel Flight from Rochester to New Haven. We had a Baron that evening and Rochester was a true winter wonderland

with poor taxiing sightlines due to piles of snow. But it was a good trip and I was hooked.

Since that first Rochester trip I’ve done hundreds of these flights in my Cessna 210, and almost every one was very rewarding as a way to use my aviation skills to help people in difficult times. I’ve flown in 2001 a 9/11 first responder NYC firefighter so he could have a short vacation with his family in Peoria, Illinois where they were temporarily relocated; repeated trips with a little girl and her family so she could be treated in Pittsburgh (she sadly succumbed, ultimately); a middle of the night trip for another little girl from Farmingdale to Allegheny County Airport so she could receive a liver transplant (landing just behind the aircraft carrying her new organ at 1:00 AM); and many trips with a disabled Marine who was shuttling weekly from NYC to his home in Maine as he went through an HVAC apprentice program on Liberty Tower.

Scene on the Ramp

by Michelle Judice

Photos Courtesy of David Montiverdi

HPN Snow Removal Team is Ready for Winter!

Winter is right around the corner although it may feel like it's been delivered to our doorstep early this year. The 2021-2022 Westchester County Airport Snow Removal Team is pictured above and we can thank them for keeping our runways and taxiways clear and in a safe operating condition. They also monitor runway conditions and report when safe aircraft operations may be affected in the form of Runway Condition Codes (RwyCC).

The Pilot's Runway Condition Assessment Matrix (RCAM) assists pilots to interpret reported runway conditions and can be found Here. NBAA has an excellent page devoted to Takeoff and Landing Performance Assessment (TALPA) which include a series of videos and references on how to use the RCAM and Pilot Braking Reports as decision-making tools.

Thank you to our GA Aircraft Ownership Zoom Series Sponsor!