Vol. 43 No.01 January 2017

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Unique Schweiss glass bifold doors open new Kings stadium
entrance - Think what they could do for you!
The $507 million Golden 1 the Schweiss door factory
Center is a multi-purpose to get a better handle on
indoor arena also known how Schweiss designs and
as the Sacramento Kings builds its doors and went
Stadium, in downtown over preliminary door details
Sacramento, Calif. After and the scope of the project
a lengthy design and with the Schweiss team.
construction process, it was Convincing enough they
officially opened during a liked what they saw and
ribbon-cutting ceremony returned back to California
Sept. 30th that was attended and reported what they
by the teams owners, various learned from their field visit
political figures, current and at Schweiss Doors to their
former Kings players and team of at least five AECOM
former NBA Commissioner architects and draftsmen
David Stern. who spent even more time
The 17,500-seat arena will with the door project before
host concerts, conventions making a final decision on
and other sporting and the doors needed. Rothblatt
entertainment events. It will The new Sacramento Kings Golden 1 Center seats 17,500 in its modern arena. was ecstatic with the
have more luxury suites Schweiss Doors engineered and built five bifold, strap latch main entrance doors outcome and elaborated on
and a capacity that can be made of a combination of steel and aluminum frames. Three of the doors measured some of the challenges they
expandable to about 19,000 29' x 41.5' and the other two are 29.4' x 41.5' each with respective clear openings of were faced with.
seats. 32' and 28.8'. ©Paul Crosby Architectural Photography Regarding the bifold
Schweiss Doors engineered doors, Rothblatt said: “We
and built five one of a kind challenged Schweiss to do
bifold strap latch doors the liftstraps are 6" width, power to raise the doors, unwanted reflections. The things they had never done
to be used at the stadium compared to the usual 3" quickly, quietly and safely. doors can also be controlled before. One, they are canted
entrance. Three of these width. The doors, with glass, The doors are glazed with by an iPhone app. on a 15-degree angle- they
doors measured 29' x 41'5" weigh in at about 28,000 lbs. low-E safety-laminated How it all started are not battered. They are
and the other two were 29'4" each. glass. Three of the doors Design Principal Architect, not the same length, two of
x 41' 5". Each door is lifted Three motors, housed in the face down at a 10-degree Rob Rothblatt, from the doors are angled and
by three 5 h.p. motors and ceiling require 480V, three- angle to make them partly AECOM Architecture, and Continued on page 9
phase, 50-amp. electrical self-shading and to prevent a draftsman came out to
p l a n e a n d p i l o t n e w s . c o m
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Aviation Law
“Because, I Say So”
Editorial Column by Beverly Hartong By William (Bill) Hayes
Rules or
2017 is Here!
Consequences,
Unbelievable! What hap- Why don't we follow
pened to 2016? It truly through? Easy, we usually
seems like just yesterday we make them hard to attain Medical Reform 2017
all welcomed in 2016. While or we don't make a plan to
it doesn't seem possible, succeed. For example, if Bill Hayes
2017 has arrived! we want to lose weight, we On July 15, 2016, President driver’s License and have
lose the power to regulate
We all like to make resolu- need to not only say we are
Barack Obama signed the had a medical within the
this portion of medical
tions, but unfortunately we going to eat better but need
third class medical reform last 10 years and meet other
certification.
rarely follow through with to do meal planning, proper
into law as part of an FAA requirements.
them. What is a resolution? shopping lists and adjust our So what do they have to
authorization extension bill, 2. The Administrator must
Well here is the definition in habits to include food prep- do? By January 12, 2017
passed by the House and develop a checklist for an
our use of the word: aration so that eating poorly (Remember congress said
Senate days earlier. This individual to complete and
res·o·lu·tion - noun is less likely. We also need to 180 days, and you don’t
1. a firm decision to do or came just hours before the provide to the physician count the first day) the
Continued on page 11
not to do something. FAA’s authorization was set performing a comprehensive FAA must issue proposed
to expire. medical examination based
regulations to effectuate the
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Playing to type
club. to own an airplane to be for their aircraft. Many join in other community-
Type clubs have in-depth part of a type club. In fact, I type clubs also have building events, like the
knowledge about the aircraft recommend connecting with newsletters, magazines, AOPA Fly-Ins.
they represent, and through the type club for any aircraft or other publications I’ve made great friends
the years I’ve belonged you fly regularly. Type clubs where they provide safety and obtained potentially life-
I hope you’re already an to many such clubs and know and understand their information and updates. saving information through
AOPA member. I believe visited even more. In just airplanes like no one else, And some, like the American every type club I’ve ever
AOPA is a critical partner the past couple of years and they’re more than willing Bonanza Society and been part of. Often, those
for any pilot no matter what I’ve spent time with The to share that knowledge with the Cirrus Owners and ties are so strong that I stay
or why you fly. With safety International 180/185 Club, the rest of us. Pilots Association, offer involved with a type club
programs, advocacy, news, The Lake Amphibian Club, And when it comes to type-specific proficiency even after I’m no longer
flight planning, insurance, American Bonanza Society, the quirks, challenges, or programs. flying that particular airplane.
financing, and so much Cirrus Owners and Pilots design oddities of a specific They’re also great places If you own an airplane, are
more, there’s no place you’ll Association, Cessna 150- airplane, type clubs know the to meet like-minded pilots thinking about buying one,
find more tools to help you 152 Club, North American challenges and often have and build your own aviation or just fly a given make and
manage and enjoy your Trainer Association, Citation the solutions. They even community. Many type clubs model regularly, check out
flying. But for me, there’s one Jet Pilots, TBM Owners work closely with the FAA to hold social and educational the type club. It’s one more
more group that should be and Pilots Association, and ensure the continuing safety gatherings, whether that’s a way to get the most out of
part of any aircraft owner’s Pilatus Owners and Pilots of the fleet and often play a monthly seminar, quarterly your flying.
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and well, and that’s the type You don’t necessarily have of airworthiness directives convention. And lots of them
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for necessary aviation as the first Buckeye to orbit my friend, John H. Glenn
Fractured
reforms via his columns in the Earth in a crude un- was a hero. As we close the
several well known papers automated Mercury space chapter on 2016, let us look
Flying and magazines. We’ll miss capsule named “Friendship to praise the positive while
his voice. 7”. It was little more than searching for new records
Tales For me, the most recent a primeval crossover from to attain and new heights to
death is one of the hardest airplane to spaceship littered ascend to.
by Steve Bill Hanshew to deal with. As a kid growing with glass steam gauges Happy New Year!
up with the space program, and packed tighter than
I knew the name of every the proverbial mouse’s ear.
The Year that was
Mercury astronaut and most What is more noteworthy,
of the Gemini and Apollo John went back. In 1998, Amanda Aviation
As another year draws to a left planet Earth, delivered a ones. High school teachers (while still a sitting Senator)
close, its instinctual to look satellite to space, and then would wheel a mammoth John Glenn made history as
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back over the previous year successfully landed back TV (as big as a refrigerator) the oldest astronaut to ever
– to reflect. Robert Burns, on Earth in a conventional into the classroom on a venture into space on the
Amanda Airport (OH61)
the great Scot poet, wrote touchdown and not a cart. All studies stopped as Shuttle Discovery. He was
the poem “Auld Lang Syne” splashdown, proving that we avidly watched every 77.
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based upon an ancient the 1960s’ Outer Limits launch, knowing that what Hero has become a
phrase predating even his show was prescient. we were seeing would one nebulous term in our current
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prose; a phrase meant to Some nut named Luke day become future history culture, ascribed to people
reflect upon things long Aikins jumped out of a we would pass on to our who are less heroic and more
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past or more pointedly, for perfectly good airplane from kids. So it is with sadness, notorious. Make no mistake
the ‘sake of old times’. It is 25,000 feet and after a two that we say goodbye to one
this need for remembrance minute freefall landed safely of the best-of-the-best –
that causes us to pause and in Simi Valley. Did I tell you John Glenn.
ponder. The spirit of Auld he didn’t have a parachute? Ohio is known as the State
Lang Syne is a moment of You have got to love that. of Presidents having birthed
reflection not only for the The Solar Impulse made 8 of the 44, but it can also
year past but for those souls history when it completed an boast 25 astronauts; fitting
departed during that year. around the world 26,000 mile for the title “Birthplace of
As for aviation, we have flight not on fossil fumes but Aviation”. Besides Neil
much to remember and rays, solar rays to be exact. Armstrong, Jim Lovell,
much to eulogize. 2016, Not to be outdone Facebook Charlie Bassett, and Judy
saw an unprecedented, and launched a 110 ft wingspan Resnik, Glenn stands out
for me, unbelievable rise in solar drone, designed to
remote or drone technology. orbit Africa for months at
Who would have thought 60,000 feet, providing 4G
that in one short year what network coverage for Africa
had once been viewed as and most of the Middle
a recreational fad, would East sans cell towers. Now
become a commercial everyone can like you on
venture worthy of an FAA Facebook.
certificate. The fact that UAS As the old year dies we
enrollment in the college tend to remember those we
I teach in, easily outstrips have lost and in aviation, a
private pilot program few greats have gone west.
enrollment, still boggles my Legendary RAF test pilot
mind. Eric “Winkle” Brown died at
2016, was the year that age 97 having flown more
heralded the final stages types of aircraft than any
for implementation of other pilot – 487 to be exact,
one of the largest public and also having performed
service projects of our more aircraft carrier “traps”
times – Next Generation (that’s an arrested landing)
Air Transportation System than any other naval aviator
– that will eventually ditch in history.
microphones for scratch Speaking of test pilots, how
pads and make pilots what can we forget R.A. “Bob”
else – texters – OMG. The Hoover – the pilot’s pilot?
unfortunate fact is you won’t I met him at the Airborne
be able to unfriend the FAA Express company airshow
– LOL. back in the 90s’ and a true
Since 1970 the original gentleman and legendary
Jumbo jet, the B747, has stick there never was. No
been a feature of the airline pilot to this day tops the
industry. 2016, saw the last Shrike act.
orders for what had once Although not a test or
been the most successful airshow pilot, journalist pilot
of haulers of the modern jet Charles Spence was an
age. As the Boeing whale unflagging advocate for GA
faded from view, Space X having lobbied Washington
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E3 = PDC ACARS L = Mode S, ID, Alt,
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For years now the FAA Again, most of it is the same. available on the ICAO flight
G = GNSS Surv
has been moving towards The speed adds “N” for plans in the Flight Service
H = HF RTF P = Mode S, Alt no ID
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years ago ICAO Flight Plans indicating these are airports both fields are also provided J2 = CPDLC FANS 1/A B1 = ADS-B, Dedicated
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As of the end of January and alternate airports must data – these are entirely Mode 2 U2 = ADS-B, UAT Out and
2017, ALL flight plans will use the K to identify them optional for domestic flights. J5 = CPDLC FANS 1/A SAT In
be required to use the ICAO as U.S. airports. Smaller The only other thing to know COM (INMARSAT) V1 = ADS-B, VDL Mode
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F ’ A
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Jim Opalka
Catch 22 (the movie),
Airline Repos, Third
and First World
JIM OPALKA
International Serious
Major.
Flights or WHAT TO You are only allowed to US Airways Airbus A330-3
wait in Major Major’s office
to see him if he isn’t there, or WWII 37mm flare gun to me, flying career. He’s at home
NAME THIS ARTICLE?
something like that. It does not unlike the one you might with his parents in Detroit
get confusing. Anyhow, if find on Free Fast and Ready, and the phone rings. It’s
considered to be one of the you realize he isn’t there for the nose art on one of the Paramount Pictures. The
There is a certain irony in this
greatest literary works of sure you can go right in. All Catch-22 B-25s used in the conversation revolves
brief article. In other words
the twentieth century. You of the above having been movie. around an offer for Jim. It
there is a catch-22, which is
can really appreciate this said about the movie, Catch So it was a sort of innocent probably went something
a sort of vicious circle. Or, if
statement after viewing the 22 comes into play at this and less serious irony for me like this: “Would you like to
you’re referring to the 1970
bizarre movie. point. Stick with me. that I started out wanting fly co-pilot in a B-25 for the
Paramount Pictures film
Here’s an example of a Jim Harjer (Capt. US to do an article this month movie Catch-22.”
Catch 22 starring Alan Arkin,
Catch-22 and in this case Airways A-330, retired) is on Jim’s homebuilt. The Jim’s answer went
there is still a catch-22.
it just so happens to take working on an F-1 Rocket, a catch was that instead of something like this: “Yes!”
The film is based on a
place in the military. People homebuild kit. That’s how I the Rocket, you’re getting The movie budget
novel by Joseph Heller. If
are being killed in this war came to be aware of him at a catch-22, a brief story accommodated 17 flyable
you have not seen the movie
so Captain Yossarian has my home field at Pittsburgh of Jim’s aviation life. His B-25s and an additional
and then watch it and then
figured a way out. You can – Butler Regional (BTP). I life certainly was not a non-flyable hulk acquired in
read what I’m about to say,
get out if you’re crazy. So, figure I’d do an article on Catch-22, rather it was the Mexico, where much of the
you are going to believe
here’s a quote from Heller the Rocket he is about to very opposite. picture was filmed. Curious
that I am ill-informed and/or
explaining the Captain’s complete and fly. But then For example, here’s one that of the 1,500 hours the
crazy.
reasoning: “An airman would something happened. We of Jim’s stories. His day 25s flew; only 12 minutes
And here’s what I’m saying.
be crazy to fly more missions talked. Jim and I spoke. starts out normally back
This satirical novel (some Continued on page 14
and sane if he didn't, but if His life in aviation lit up like a in the very early part of his
would say irreverent) a sort
he was sane he'd have to fly
of dark and foreboding tale,
them. If he flew them he was
is about a Mitchell B-25 crew
crazy and didn't have to;
during WW II. In particular
but if he didn't, he was sane
it’s about the bombardier of
and had to." So what’s an
the 25, Captain Yossarian
airman to do to get the hell
(Alan Arkin). This sounds
out?
serious. I mean it is a war.
And one more. Some
But the characters are
people name their child
beyond strange. They are
Major like Major Garrett
out there where the busses
on the 7 o’clock news. An
don’t run. And here’s my
officer in the movie was
point. This crazy story with
promoted to Major. His
its irrational and outrageous
first name was Major. So
characters by many (we’re
naturally he became Major
talking scholars here) is
Extra 300 at work
PLANE & PILOT NEWS January 2017 Page 9
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Continued on page 14
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Catch 22 (the movie), Airline Repos, Third and First World International Serious
Flights or WHAT TO NAME THIS ARTICLE?
Continued from page 8 Back to Jim. For 14 years Airlines went out of
were used in the movie. he’s getting calls to move business. Curious that it
Talk about wasted fuel. But aircraft all over the world, took three years for them to
what fun. So Jim does this large aircraft like the Airbus actually declare bankruptcy.
job for about 4 months in A330, 320 then the Embraer Anyhow, Jim has finally
the front office of B-25s until 170/190 series. This beats retired from all forms of the
the movie moguls no longer going to Wal-Mart on heavy metal flying and is
need him or the other pilots. Saturday mornings. concentrating on the F-1
So Jim continues his Added to this he did some Rocket. More about that in
commercial flying career instructing for US Air’s another article.
after leaving the set, or Contract Training Program. There are no Catch-22s in
should I say the airport? And then back to the flying. Continued on page 23
F1 Rocket from Wikimedia Commons
There’s mail carrying from Destinations ranged from
9PM to 2AM then back to the Dublin, Ireland to Mojave,
day flying job after catching California to Toulouse,
a few winks. Finally he France, and Barcelona and
gets on with PSA (Pacific China with some acceptance
Southwest Airlines), which flights to Brazil and many
was eventually bought by more countries – some of
US Airways. But here’s which I have never heard of.
the thing. He retires from Interspersed with the
that job after 33 cumulative above were periodic aircraft
years. repossession assignments. Membership Positions
However, shortly after the Jim explained that, “It’s not Available
A flying Club based at
retirement he started on a like you see on TV. There are KAKR and in existence
new flying career. That one rules and safety precautions for over 70 years.
Our purpose is to provide: safe
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