Kettle Moraine EAA Chapter 1158 Newsletter Vol. 6 No. 4

Upcoming Chapter Events

8/21 Wed. 7pm Gunter Voltz, WWII Veteran pilot who flew with the German Luftwaff
9/18 Wed. 7pm John Duffy, Retired Air Force pilot flew KC97s, and a Vietnam vet
10/16 Wed. 7pm Green Bay Flight Service winter flying.

A Rose is a rose …
by Paul Lupton CFII

A new flower is blooming at West Bend Airport. OK, OK, not exactly the kind you’d buy at a garden shop but nonetheless a colorful decoration to an otherwise ho-hum airport ramp. Through hours and hours of volunteer labor, hundreds of dollars of donated materials, and the skillful use of high-tech equipment, the result is not only a colorful graphic design, but also a useful geodetic calibration device. What is a compass rose? Historically the compass rose design originated as an artistic decoration to the magnetic compass card of sailing ships. The magnetic compass being the sacred instrument, artists embellished it with so many “petals” that it became know as a compass rose. The name stuck. Today even a simple set of lines painted on the ground and aligned with the earth’s magnetic field is called a compass rose. West Bend EAA Chapter 1158 compass rose is a modern version of the historic tradition. First of all it’s big. How big? The cardinal points are 100 feet and with the degree numerals, 108 feet. Is this a record? Too soon to tell. It might be but since there is no registry for compass roses, time will tell. It could, however, qualify for a first. Contained within is an accurately surveyed point with precise longitude and latitude measurements. Such publicly accessible points with visible numerals are not rare but far from common. The White House at Washington D.C., for example, has such a marker. Modern GPS use, however, brings about the need to occasionally verify the accuracy of this satellite based navigation tool. Pilots may use this tool by simply taxiing their aircraft to the center of the rose, aligning the nose with the selected heading and noting the deviation between the onboard magnetic compass and the painted one. The GPS waypoint can be similarly used. Projects like this don’t just happen. Nearly a year ago discussion started with the desire to provide for West Bend Airport a modern accessible compass rose to replace the faded small one obscurely located. Chapter members, Paul Lupton and Dick Kleinmann, explored design options and discussed with airport officials a suitable location. The chosen location was located far enough from large metal objects such as a hanger door and was in a highly visible location. Since cost was of prime concern to a non-profit organization, donors were obtained for the pavement sealing and most of the paint. The airport being city property and Dick being the city surveyor, a natural connection occurred. Paul and Dick drew on a few examples of compass roses and evolved the design to its final form. With the pavement sealing completed during warmer weather in May, the layout of the points began. Nearly fifty gallons of Sherwin Williams pavement paint were used beginning with hand edging, rolling, and concluding with spraying the stencils to create the smaller designs. Working at 6AM, and occasionally in the evening many members turned out to assist. Shown in the accompanying photos are Dale, master painter, Carlson, Tom Ruhman, Russ Kaye, Randy Finco, Jim Dricken, and many members who stopped by to give their approval and support. Mailbag from Caitlin Webb Dear Chapter 1158 members, My name is Caitlin Webb and I attended Air Camp this year. I loved it. I wanted to thank you all very very much for the experience. It was a great opportunity for me because I am interested in aviation and hopefully I will become a pilot. My dream is to join the Air Force Academy and be a fighter pilot. Air Camp has inspired me to follow this dream. Thank you once again. I hope that Air Camp continues for many years to come. Also, I want to say a special thank you to Mr. Lupton because I think he did a great job. Caitlin Webb CFI Tips by Paul Lupton CfII If you haven't heard of CRM by now someone might wonder what planet you're from. Although the buzz word/phrase has been around since at least the 1980s it still does not appear in the FAR/AIM (at least I couldn't find it). Nonetheless, searching the official FAA website resulted in over 300 listings. In the early days CRM was a spin-off from human factors research. Pilots, especially airline crews, saw it as psychologists meddling in a field better left to pilots. Today CRM is hot. Seminars can cost $150 a day, books have been written on it, and videos offer the latest findings. Cockpit resource management, as defined by John K. Lauber (1984), Psychologist member of the National Transportation Safety Board, is "the use of all available resources, information, equipment, and people, to achieve safe and efficient flight operations." (Note the date.) The term seems to have evolved a bit and today is generally referred to as Crew Resource Management. Needless to say, the human dynamics between the captain, first officer, and crew have been the major focus of airline research. For the general aviation (GA) single pilot, however, if you are the only person on board "crew" takes on a different meaning. If you have passengers, they can become your crew and if there is another pilot on board then he/she is your crew. A few months ago I had the pleasure of a trip in our C172 to Arizona. My wife and my CFII son came along. Since we filed IFR for parts of the trip, the shared workload with my "crew" made the trip safer and much more enjoyable. The advantage of another person is obvious. "Cockpit" resource management, (whether or not there are other persons aboard) unfortunately, seems to have taken a back seat. This CFI Tips is a reminder that there is much that a single pilot can do to manage the resources at his/her fingertips. Beginning with the P.O.H (Pilot's Operating Handbook), this is a precious document every pilot should be familiar with. Reading how the emergency gear extension works when a real emergency is happening is hardly good management of this resource. Read and understand your P.O.H. on the ground! The latest avionics, especially GPS units have extensive and complex features. Learn them on the ground as much as possible. When airborne, our radios are an extension of human resources on the ground. Learn to use Flight Watch, Flight Following, and Radar Services. Careful attention to traffic on Unicom can avert a near miss or worse! Passengers can locate maps, watch for traffic, or serve a snack or beverage. It seems almost silly to point out the instrument panel as a resource, yet accidents occur frequently enough, traced to such simple things as failing to monitor fuel supplies, ignoring warning lights, or misinterpreting the flight instruments themselves! And, oh, how many times have we all skimmed over a checklist because everything was OK last time? Next time: Understanding wind on take-offs and landings.
	Almost finished. Touch up of the colors and addition of the numerals to come.

	NR Asphalt donated the pavement sealing. Nice job with that spray wand guys!

	Dick and Paul. “Just a hair to the right” Dick was a stickler for accuracy.

	Dale, Mixmaster, Carlson. This was the easy part! Several buckets of paint donated by Sherwin Williams.

	Every artist signs his work. The Chapter 1158 signature goes on.

	“There’s a bright golden haze on the airport…” Rodgers and Hammerstein should have been here. Ah, those 6AM work sessions. Dick and Russ position the numerals on the cardinal points.

	What’s so special? It could be a first with this addition!

8/21 Wed. 7pm Gunter Voltz, WWII Veteran pilot who flew with the German Luftwaff
9/18 Wed. 7pm John Duffy, Retired Air Force pilot flew KC97s, and a Vietnam vet
10/16 Wed. 7pm Green Bay Flight Service winter flying.

Kettle Moraine EAA Chapter 1158 West Bend, Wisconsin, USA

Kettle Moraine EAA Chapter 1158
West Bend, Wisconsin, USA