Long Beach - Orange County PAMA Chapter
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MEETING MINUTES Feb 20, 2007 6:30 PM Chicken and Chips dinner was enjoyed by the members in PAMA Long Beach/Orange County Chapter
Despite the rain, we had a good turn out. The dishes thoughtfully prepared by our members were fantastic! And yes, there was plenty to eat - you had to roll me out of there and we brought in almost 500 dollars for the student scholarship fund!! Make certain to thank our sponsors next time you see them. The following made contributions for the Christmas GALA:
And thanks to everyone who came out and purchased raffle tickets. The Scholarship Fund cannot function without you. Any corrections or additions to these minutes are always welcomed.
7:20 After a delayed start, President Kent de Santis introduced Cheryl Janke, the CEO of Jet Repair Anywhere, who gave an excellent overview of the many aspects and benefits of PAMA National membership. It was a return visit to us by Cheryl, and she is always welcome to join us for the evening. The food for the evening arrived, and we wish to thank our sponsor Norm Hill and Western Jet aviation for a great Mexican buffet dinner 7:56 Kent introduced Norm Hill, VP Sales/Marketing, of Western Jet Aviation, who presented a “condensed” version of an eight hour course he offers for the Rolls Royce Tay 611-8 engine almost exclusively used in the Gulfstream IV aircraft. Norm has extensive background in the jet aircraft industry, and presented a very fascinating, interesting, and instructional look at what is one of the cornerstone components of a very highly successful segment of business aviation. There was never a dull moment as Norm presented the specifications, design features (in particular, the unique cooling systems) utilized in the Tay engines. The term “Tay” was explained as a river in England! Rolls Royce names all of their engines after an English river! That was a revelation. Oil flow diagrams, schematics, control mechanisms, safety devices, servicing techniques at the module level, and other feature were presented, giving the listener a good “feel” for the engine. A conclusion he offered in closing was that it is an “old school” workhorse, very reliable, difficult to repair on the aircraft, and will be replaced or upgraded in the future to be compliant with the noise and emissions requirements now becoming more stringent. Many thanks to Norm for making this presentation to us. Please hurry back. Kent closed the meeting with options for our annual Christmas get-together, which appears at this time to be a pot-luck affair held at our present meeting site, on our next scheduled meeting date, Dec. 18, 2007. 9:20 (nom) Meeting adjourned.. Any corrections or additions to these minutes are welcomed. Edward Cohn, Secretary, PAMA- Long Beach/Orange County MEETING MINUTES Oct 16, 2007 A fried chicken and chips snack was enjoyed by the group prior to the meeting, thanks to Ken De Santis. President Ken De Santis opened the meeting with discussion about the next meeting and the need for research for our Christmas party. He then presented the first (FAA) video which was entitled “Regulatory Environment for Replacement and Modification Parts.” The presenter was Craig Beard. It was an excellent overview of definitions, such as “prime” manufacturer, OEM manufacturer, bogus parts, the relationship between “approved” parts, and listings of the requirements to attain airworthiness, as defined by the FAA in 1958 as: · FAA approved design · In a safe condition for operation The video also discussed the use of the term “FAA-PMA” for critical parts, and the use of the form 8130-3. A short video prepared by Eglin AFB entitled “Mishap Response for Advanced Composites”-- this very graphic video with footage of actual cleanups after a crash of an aircraft constructed with composite materials revealed the facts and hazards of the hostile environment after a crash – this will affect any survivors and clean-up crews. Special masks, suits, bagging materials, and sprays are necessary to inert the environment of airborne particulates and hazardous gasses. The cleanup procedure was summarized in the “Five C’s”-- § Concentration § Control § Cordon § Communicate § Common Sense The final and brief topic on new aircraft life expectancy extension using robotics in new inspection techniques to observe degradation of safety related as part of the “Aging Aircraft Program” was presented. Meeting adjourned.. Any corrections or additions to these minutes are welcomed. Edward Cohn, Secretary, PAMA- Long Beach/Orange County MEETING MINUTES Sept 18, 2007 A light dinner of sandwiches, chips, fruit, and cookies was again provided by Ed Cohn, and was enjoyed by the group, prior to the evening activities. At approximately 7:00 pm, the meeting was opened by PAMA Secretary Ed Cohn. The only other officer present was the Sergeant at Arms, Roland Koluvek. Approximately 15 individuals, including members, prospective members, and a guest representing PAMA National were in attendance. Our guest was Ms. Cheryl Janke, who gave a presentation on the merits of belonging to PAMA National. She left material for our members to join PAMA if not already members. Ed Cohn made a Powerpoint presentation with handouts on “Aircraft A good showing of approximately 15 was encouraging, and we need to get the word out to more past and future local aircraft mechanics that they should be an active part of our organization. The meeting was adjourned at approximately 8:30. Any corrections or additions to these minutes are welcomed. Edward Cohn, Secretary PAMA Long Beach/Orange County MEETING MINUTES Aug 21, 2007 A light snack of sandwiches, chips and cookies was provided by Ed Cohn, and was enjoyed by the group, prior to the evening activities. At approximately 7:00 pm, the meeting was informally opened with the introduction and presentation by Ed Cohn of the FAA video/DVD, entitled “Damage Tolerance, an introduction.” We are indebted to member Jack De Silva for procuring this DVD. This video provided good insight into the concept of TRACKING the progress of cracks, adjusting inspection periods accordingly for the affected aircraft, and how by better design, crack damage can be limited and not as potentially hazardous. The president of our chapter, Ken de Santis, arrived during the presentation, and afterwards presented the meeting opening remarks. A small sample of a DVD concerning the manufacture of the B17 aircraft was briefly presented, but will be shown at a future meeting. A good showing of approximately 15 members was encouraging, and we need to get the word out to more past and future local aircraft mechanics that they should be an active part of our organization. 8:15 P.M. (nom) Meeting adjourned. Any corrections or additions to these minutes are welcomed. Edward Cohn, Secretary PAMA Long Beach/Orange County February 2007 Tonight’s presentation consisted of three instructional videos that Ken Desantis presented. The first video covered the popular General Electric CF6 jet engine thrust reverser operation, was a detailed tutorial for the AMT technician how the reverser system works, and how to control and stow the reverser system. The second video went into more detail into the maintenance, rigging and deactivation procedures for the CF6 engine. Ken showed the final video which focused on theory of lift, aerodynamics, and blade dynamics of the main lift rotor. The video demonstrated the “four characteristic actions of the rotor blade”-- One (older) method of helicopter stabilization was shown to be the inclusion of a “stabilizer bar” in the rotor mechanism, which uses the “gyroscopic effect” to assist in vehicle stabilization. There was no raffle this evening. 8.40(nom) Meeting adjourned.. Any corrections or additions to these minutes are welcomed. Edward Cohn, Secretary, PAMA Long Beach/Orange County Meeting Minutes - January 16, 2007 6:30 Fried Chicken dinner was enjoyed by the members and guests in attendance. 7:09 President Ken De Santis opened the meeting with requests for next month’s topic, and a reminder that elections will be held in March. He introduced our guest speaker, our own Charles May of HRD Systems, a senior specialist in fire detection and detection, oxygen and evacuation slides. The presentation was entitled: Fire Extinguishers, Oxygen Systems, Oxygen Masks, and Evacuation Slides. In tonight’s presentation, Charles May focused upon fire suppressants and detection systems, with a fascinating review of the historical development of suppressant materials, evolving from the 1A jet engine development and the Harrier program, to name a few. Characteristics of Halon suppressants such as 1301, 1211 were compared to the newer military only materials such as HFC-125 and FM-200. IR/UV sensors were discussed. The application of firex systems to the new Very Light Jets was reviewed. FAA Bulletin A/C 20-144 was mentioned as a good source for further study. PAMA extends its thanks to Charles May for his presentation, and hopes he will continue it at an early date. There was no raffle this evening. 8:45 PM (nom) Meeting adjourned.. Any corrections or additions to these minutes are welcomed.
Edward Cohn, Secretary, PAMA Long Beach
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