Dispatch 188 - July 2010

Dispatch 188

Aerospace Education Newsletter

Civil Air Patrol

Amelia Earhart Squadron 188

 July 2010

 In the News

 We have a new website!

http://www.squadron188.org

Take a look if you haven't already. It's really great!!

 New AE Email

ae@squadron188.org

Please note that AEsquadron188CAP@gmail.com will no longer be used as the Squadron Aerospace  Education Email.

A new email has been established along with the new website. Please update your inboxes with this information.

 Mission Observer and Mission Scanner Ratings:

Capt Demetrius Wren – Mission Observer (Pending Wing Approval)

2d Lt Mike Cao – Mission Observer

1st Lt Luis Rivas – Mission Scanner

2d Lt Doug Perreira – Mission Scanner

Congrats Guys!

 

53E is Back!

For those of you that are CAP pilots and are checked out in the 182 please to fly. For the rest of you can you respond with your interest level to earn you CAP pilot wings in the next month?  Jeff would like to get an idea how many pilots we have that are committed to completing a CAPF 5 in 53E in the next month.

Contact the Commander at: jeffrey.ironfield@squadron188.org

Summer Events

(Don't forget to RSVP!)

USS Hornet

Alameda, CA

Apollo 11th Anniversary – a “Living Ship” Event

July 24th, 10.30am

$10.00 per person (don't forget to bring a brown bag lunch!)
Please RSVP by July 10'th
Entrance fee due at time of RSVP

Coast Guard Air Station Visit and SAR Demonstration

Alameda, CA

July 29th, at 10.00am

Free
Please RSVP by July

Chabot Space and Science Center

Oakland, CA

Saturday, August 17th at 4.30pm

Explore the Universe and Dine Under the Stars

Admission includes IMAX, Planetarium, private tour and option to stay for evening activities and telescope viewing. Make it a family event!

$12.95 per adult, $8.95 per child
RSVP by 02 August
Entrance fee due at time of RSVP

Yeager Sessions 2010

Text:  AEROSPACE, The Journey of Flight https://www.capnhq.gov/CAP.AEDownloads.Web/AEDownloads.aspx

Chapter                                      Date                                         Leader                         Email

The Rich History of Air Power

1, 2	27 Jul	Paul	paul_groff@comcast.net
3,4	10 Aug	Cynthia	c.sperberg.hart@gmail.com
5, 6	31 Aug	Cynthia	c.sperberg.hart@gmail.com

Principles of Flight & Navigation

7,8,9	14 Sep	Jeff The Aerospace Community	jeffrey_ironfield@adp.com
10,11,12,13 14,15,16,17	21 Sep 28 Sep	(TBD)  Lutz? Dee	l.heinrich@meditec.zeiss.com Demetrius.Wren@gmail.com
		Air Environment
18,19	12 Oct	(TBD) Phil?/Mike?	philip_blank@yahoo.com
20	19 Oct	Richard	richbrzl@gmail.com

Rockets

21,22,23                                 26 Oct                        Noel                                         nluneau@psinapse.com

Space

24,25	9 Nov	To be determined
26,27	16 Nov	Roger Glenn	RGlenn1054@aol.com

Review

1-27                                         23 Nov                          Cynthia                                     c.sperberg.hart@gmail.com

Test

1-27                                                       30 Nov                                     Cynthia and Pat                                    c.sperberg.hart@gmail.com

Local Resources Around Oakland

Hiller Aviation Museum San Carlos, CA                               (650) 654-0200

Emphasis on local aviation history, rotorcraft.  Open 7 days, 10-5.

Wings of History Museum

San Martin, CA

(408) 683-2290

Emphasis on antique aircraft and sailplanes.  Open Tu & Thu 11-3, Sa & Su 11-4.

Oakland Aviation Museum

Oakland, CA www.oaklandaviationmuseum.org   

510-638-7100

Emphasis on preserving and presenting the East Bay's history of flight. 10am to 4pm Wed – Sun

Nike Missile Site

Marin Headlands, CA

(415) 331-1453

Working restoration of a Cold-War Era missile site, open house 1st Saturday of each month,

12:30-3:30.

Moffett Field Historical Society

Mountain View, CA

(650) 964-4024

Museum about Moffett, dirigibles. Open W-Sa 10-2.

Chabot Space  and Science Museum

Oakland, CA

(510) 336-7300

Planetarium at DeAnza College

Cupertino, CA

(408) 864-8814

NASA Exploration Center

Mountain View, CA

Alameda Naval Air Museum

Alameda, CA

Estrella Warbirds Association

Paso Robles, CA

San Francisco Airport Commission Aviation Library & Louis A. Turpen Aviation Museum

San Francisco Int’l Airport, SFO, CA

Travis Air Museum

Travis Air Force Base, Fairfield, CA

USS Hornet

Alameda, CA                                  

(510) 521-8448

Things To Look Forward To

Speakers (All Hands Meetings):

July 6th,  Andy Popenoe, on USS Hornet

August 4th, Roger Glenn, on International Space Station

Date TBA, Spacebridge

Brain Teaser

What's wrong with this statement?

“After his engine died, the pilot glided to a landing on the frozen lake and taxied his plane to shore.”

(answer at bottom of page)

Random Pick from “The Private Pilot's Dictionary and

Handbook”

“Burble”

An increase in the angle of attack of an aircraft beyond the stalling angle (approx. 20 degrees) when air is no longer flowing properly over the wing surface. It creates a turbulent condition in the air above the upper surface of the wing, called a burble. When this  breaking away (burbling) of the air occurs, the plane will shudder and shake and then lose lift immediately.

(this could be an antiquated word by now – but I like it!)

Answer to Brain Teaser:

How can a pilot taxi an airplane with a dead engine.