ODS at Langley AFB's AirPower Over Hampton Roads

22 Pages·2016·2.73 MB·English

by  James P. Euverard

J une 2016
The Official Monthly Newsletter of the Old Dominion Squadron,
Commemorative Air Force
ODS at Langley AFB’s
AirPower Over Hampton Roads

◄ CAF Cols (from left)
Buck Barrett,
Tom McNamara,
Parker Livingston,
Fairchild Tom Swartzlander, Jr.
J2K-2 Forwarder and Allen Karst with
ODS’ Fairchild J2K-2
Miss Cherie II

CAF Cols (from left)
Buck Barrett and
Tom McNamara with
ODS’ Glenn L. Martin
dorsal gun turret ►
Stinson
OY-1 Sentinel
Nasty Break V
Photography:

CAF Col Karen Stout
Old Dominion Squadron ◄ CAF Cols (from left)
Buck Barrett,
Franklin Municipal Airport
Parker Livingston,
32454 John Beverly Rose Drive
Bob Collette,
Franklin, Virginia 23851
Tom McNamara,

E-Mail: Tom Swartzlander, Jr.
[email protected]
and Allen Karst

On the Web: at ODS’ PX
www.OldDominionSquadron.org
www.Facebook.com/OldDominionSquadron
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Old Dominion Squadron 2016 Operations
Inside This Issue
ODS The Old Dominion Squadron’s GLENN L.
Operations and Events initial 2016 Operations schedule FAIRCHILD STINSON MARTIN
is listed at right. Events and dates J2K-2 OY-1 DORSAL GUN TRAVELING
Old Dominion Squadron 2-3
2016 Operations are subject to change as the year 2016 EVENT LOCATION CITY/STATE FORWARDER SENTINEL TURRET PX Status
progresses. See future issues of
On the Ground and In the Air 4-5 FRI-SUN Airpower Over Langley Hampton, ● ● ● Complete
Taildragger for Operations
at Langley AFB’s Hampton Roads Air Force Base Virginia
APRIL 22-24
AirPower Over additions and updates.
Hampton Roads SAT Wings, Wheels Mecklenburg- South Hill, ● ● Complete
Squadron members who are aware and Crafts Brunswick Virginia
Old Dominion Squadron, 6 MAY 7
Regional Airport
EAA Chapter 339 of or have additional information
Cook Up Monthly about other 2016 air shows or FRI-SUN Warbirds Over Military Aviation Virginia Beach, ● ● ● Working
Pancake Breakfasts similar events within about a 150 MAY 20-22 the Beach Museum Virginia
ODS at Mecklenburg- 7 mile radius of Franklin Municipal
Brunswick Regional Airport’s Airport are encouraged to contact FRI-SUN Shaw Shaw Sumpter, ● Working
Air Expo AFB South Carolina
Wings, Wheels and Crafts MAY 20-22
ODS’ Operations Officer, CAF
ODS Col Michael Kuhnert, as soon as FRI-SUN World War II Reading Regional Reading, ● ● Working
Member News possible. CAF Col Kuhnert will JUNE 3-5 Weekend Airport Pennsylvania
and Information follow up and negotiate ODS
SAT Fly-In Crisfield-Somerset Crisfield, ● Working
aircraft, turret and PX appearances
On Safety 8-11 County Airport Maryland
JULY 2
with those events offering the most
Remembering 12
CAF Col Bob Fryer, Jr. potential for the Squadron. MON Fourth of July Yorktown, ● ● Working
Flyover Gloucester
JULY 4
ODS 13 Point, Virginia
The Old Dominion Squadron
PX Reminder;
ODS will also need several volunteers SAT Class of ‘43 Williamsburg- Williamsburg, ● Working
Gathering of WWII Jamestown Virginia
May Birthdays; to attend each 2016 event to help JULY 9
Aircraft Airport
CAF/ODS support ODS aircraft, turret, PX
May Anniversaries; setup and sales activities as well SAT-SUN New Garden New Garden Toughkenamon, ● Working
Charitable Planning; Air Show Airport Pennsylvania
as Squadron recruiting efforts. AUG 20-21
ODS
Contact CAF Col Kuhnert for
2016 Saturday Membership SAT Airport Tappahannock Tappahannock, ● Working
Meeting Schedule more information and to sign Fly-In Municipal Airport Virginia
SEPT 10
ODS 14 up for specific events of interest.
2016 Adopt A Hangar SAT-SUN NAS Oceana Naval Air Station Virginia Beach, ● ● ● Working
Air Show Oceana Virginia
Program SEPT 10-11
USAF Thunderbirds 15 THURS-SAT Let Freedom Ring Lonesome Pine Wise, ● Working
Over Hampton Roads
Air Show Airport Virginia
SEPT 15-17
ODS
SAT-SUN Wings Hummel Topping, ● ● ● ● Working
Meeting News and
and Wheels Field Virginia
SEPT 24-25
Information
ODS 16-17 WED-SAT NIFA Region X Franklin Municipal Franklin, Working
SAFECON Airport Virginia
Meeting Minutes/ SEPT 28-
May 14, 2016 OCT 1
Consolidated 18-21
SAT Airfest Culpeper Regional Culpeper, ● Working
PBY Catalina
Airport Virginia
OCT 8
ODS 21
Contact/Officer Listing SAT Virginia Festival Suffolk Municipal Suffolk, ● ● ● Working
of Flight Airport Virginia
ODS 22 OCT 8
Membership
Application CAF Col Michael Kuhnert SAT Open USCG Elizabeth City, ● ● ● Working
House Air Station North Carolina
Operations Officer OCT 29
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Old Dominion Squadron 2016 Operations
GLENN L.
FAIRCHILD STINSON MARTIN
J2K-2 OY-1 DORSAL GUN TRAVELING
2016 EVENT LOCATION CITY/STATE FORWARDER SENTINEL TURRET PX Status
FRI-SUN Airpower Over Langley Hampton, ● ● ● Complete
Hampton Roads Air Force Base Virginia
APRIL 22-24
SAT Wings, Wheels Mecklenburg- South Hill, ● ● Complete
and Crafts Brunswick Virginia
MAY 7
Regional Airport
FRI-SUN Warbirds Over Military Aviation Virginia Beach, ● ● ● Working
the Beach Museum Virginia
MAY 20-22
FRI-SUN Shaw Shaw Sumpter, ● Working
Air Expo AFB South Carolina
MAY 20-22
FRI-SUN World War II Reading Regional Reading, ● ● Working
Weekend Airport Pennsylvania
JUNE 3-5
SAT Fly-In Crisfield-Somerset Crisfield, ● Working
County Airport Maryland
JULY 2
MON Fourth of July Yorktown, ● ● Working
Flyover Gloucester
JULY 4
Point, Virginia
SAT Class of ‘43 Williamsburg- Williamsburg, ● Working
Gathering of WWII Jamestown Virginia
JULY 9
Aircraft Airport
SAT-SUN New Garden New Garden Toughkenamon, ● Working
Air Show Airport Pennsylvania
AUG 20-21
SAT Airport Tappahannock Tappahannock, ● Working
Fly-In Municipal Airport Virginia
SEPT 10
SAT-SUN NAS Oceana Naval Air Station Virginia Beach, ● ● ● Working
Air Show Oceana Virginia
SEPT 10-11
THURS-SAT Let Freedom Ring Lonesome Pine Wise, ● Working
Air Show Airport Virginia
SEPT 15-17
SAT-SUN Wings Hummel Topping, ● ● ● ● Working
and Wheels Field Virginia
SEPT 24-25
WED-SAT NIFA Region X Franklin Municipal Franklin, Working
SAFECON Airport Virginia
SEPT 28-
OCT 1
SAT Airfest Culpeper Regional Culpeper, ● Working
Airport Virginia
OCT 8
SAT Virginia Festival Suffolk Municipal Suffolk, ● ● ● Working
of Flight Airport Virginia
OCT 8
SAT Open USCG Elizabeth City, ● ● ● Working
House Air Station North Carolina
OCT 29
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On the Ground and In the Air at Langley AFB’s AirPower Over Hampton Roads
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On the Ground and In the Air at Langley AFB’s AirPower Over Hampton Roads

Photography:
CAF Col Bob Collette
CAF Col Karen Stout
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Old Dominion Squadron,
EAA Chapter 339
Cook Up Monthly Pancake Breakfasts
The Commemorative Air Force’s Old Dominion Breakfast is served from 8:30 to 10:30 AM. The cost
Squadron and EAA Chapter 339 of Chesapeake, per person is a $7.00 donation.
Virginia cook up pancake breakfasts once again in
2016 on the fourth Saturday of each month (except Pancake breakfasts are jointly prepared by the Old
December). Each pancake breakfast takes place in Dominion Squadron and EAA Chapter 339. Both
the Old Dominion Squadron’s hangar at Franklin organizations will need volunteers at the Squadron’s
Municipal Airport (FKN) in Franklin, Virginia. hangar each month to assist.

2016

May 28

June 25

July 23

August 27

September 24

October 22

November 26
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ODS at Mecklenburg-Brunswick Regional Airport’s
Wings, Wheels and Crafts

CAF Cols (below from left) Art Gould and
Tom Swartzlander, Jr. with ODS’ PX ▼

Photography:
CAF Col Parker Livingston
CAF Col Karen Stout
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On Safety
AIRCRAFT: FAIRCHILD F-24, able to get the plane rolling with
REGISTRATION: N77697 safe taxi power.

PRIVATE, AGE 46, •Always be aware of wake

NOT INSTRUMENT RATED turbulence. If you feel it is
PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP necessary request an additional

DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL 3 0 t o 4 5 s e c o nds from ATC for

PHASE OF OPERATION: wake turbulence to pass,

LANDING, ROLL especially on a calm day.
COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT
•Every takeoff and landing try to

PROBABLE CAUSE(S) stay on the centerline, any distance

PILOT IN COMMAND FAILED off cuts down on reaction time if

TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL a second factor for loss of control
CONTROL comes into play; i.e. tire blowout.
REMARKS: SHALLOW RAVINE
CAF Col Tom Swartzlander, Jr. •Anticipate effects of “P” factor,
Safety Officer Directional Control especially during take off.
The air show season is upon us, so
I’ll start with a friendly reminder Every year the FAA has loss of •Avoid misuse of aileron drag, also
to fly safe, adhere to common sense directional control during takeoff referred to as adverse yaw. Always
as well as regulations, know your and landing as one of the three correct with rudder.
limits, don’t be shy about asking leading accident producers.
if you have a question and take the Because of slow airspeeds few •Maintain crosswind skills, this
time to research your weak areas of these are fatal but do result in is usually the first skill to erode
before you hit the flight line, as personal injury and substantial without practice.
either an operating crew member damage to the aircraft.
or a flight line team mate. •Keep mentally focused and avoid
These types of accidents are distractions, such as conversations
In air show ramp areas keep your generally an accumulation of with passengers, talking on the
head on a swivel, be proactive, two or more contributing factors radio or setting nav-aids.*
watch out for your own safety and occurring simultaneously. Listed
the folks coming by your displays are a few measures that may assist PROBABLE CAUSE
safety as well. in maintaining directional 08/29/1966
control: WARRENVILLE, ILLINOIS
This month is focused on the FAIRCHILD F-24 N20628
Fairchild F-24 type the CAF’s Old •Confirm tire and struts are NONFATAL
Dominion Squadron has located properly inflated. Confirm tire NTSB IDENTIFICATION:
in Franklin, Virginia. I found only PSI in the POH. Be sure to squawk CHI67F0303
two NTSB accident reports online any nose wheel shimmy.
in the official data base. AIRCRAFT: FAIRCHILD F-24,
•Inspect tire for cuts, flat spots REGISTRATION: N20628
PROBABLE CAUSE from improper braking and for
06/24/1973 excessive wear. If you experience PRIVATE, AGE 22,
PORTAGE, WISCONSIN a blowout shut down the throttle NOT INSTRUMENT RATED
FAIRCHILD F-24 N77697 and continue normal steering DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL
NONFATAL procedures. Don’t stop completely PHASE OF OPERATION
NTSB IDENTIFICATION: until you have cleared the runway.

CHI73FEP67 Once stopped you may not be
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LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN- The duality of the magnetos is have remaining in the air. You
CIRCLING useless in this event. must have a prepared plan to use
and a checklist to make sure you
COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,
An aircraft is most likely to have follow the plan. The quickest
FENCEPOSTS
a component failure during the emergency checklist utilizes the
LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
takeoff and landing process. cross panel flow. This must be

The use of maximum power and adjusted to each cockpit and aircraft
PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
power changes seem to precipitate type. The flow of one instrument
POWERPLANT -
failures. Rapid power changes can panel will seldom work on another
MISCELLANEOUS:
cause a pre-existing component panel. The flow lets you complete
POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR
weakness to reach the point of the task flow quickly and even
UNDETERMINED REASONS
failure. more quickly confirm completion
COMPLETE POWER LOSS - by reference to the checklist.
COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/ Either can be prevented by:
FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE You will never be prepared for an
EMERGENCY •Crew will determine fuel quantity, engine failure. An engine failure
CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED type, and quality. will never occur at an appropriate
LANDING OFF AIRPORT time. It takes a minimum of four
ON LAND •Depart ramp on fullest tank or (4) seconds to become aware that
both. the engine has failed and to wish
that it hadn't happened. Don't do
Emergency Landings
•Confirm both by feel and visually anything.

any fuel selector indent setting.
Mechanical Engine Failure
•Get the checklist and use it.

•Find out what a selector does in The pilot who does not have
A rapid and total loss of engine oil
other positions on the ground. an emergency checklist
in flight is indicated by a loss of
immediately at hand often
oil pressure WITHOUT an increase
•Select new tanks only in vicinity becomes just a passenger on
in oil temperature since there will
of airports. the way to the ground.
be no oil in the vicinity of the oil
•Use chart to note places of fuel
temperature probe.
tank changes. You must know your aircraft

speeds and just to be sure have
One cause of engine failure is
Other Engine Failures them on your basic emergency
due to the failure of some engine
checklist in different colors for
component. The other three
Excessive in flight idling of the the aircraft you fly. There are
reasons involve loss of spark,
engine will cause the engine to several engine-out glide speeds.
air, or fuel. Ignition failure is
cool to the point that fuel may not The best glide speed is a lift/drag
seldom total because of
vaporize in the carburetor. This ratio for best distance. This is
duplications in the system. Lack
drastically leans the mixture and between Vx and Vy but will
of air is most common due to
can fail the engine. A sudden vary by weight. Adding 1/3 of
induction or carburetor icing.
throttle movement may make the headwind velocity to best glide
Proper fuel management most
problem worse. Precautions are speed give a penetration glide
easily avoids the most common
to make ground check of idling speed for best distance. The
cause of engine failure. Fuel
setting, avoid abrupt throttle minimum sink speed keeps you
starvation is when fuel is available
movements at all times. Keep in the air the longest.
but not getting to the engine.
the engine warm during glides by
Fuel exhaustion is when you are
frequently opening the throttle •Select a speed and trim for it.
out of fuel.
for a few seconds. Gain any altitude you can with

excess speed.
Lycoming makes engines that
The essential element of any engine
may be equipped with a single
failure is the amount of time you
drive shaft for both magnetos.
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pilot competence, type of aircraft,
extent of failure, type of failure,
altitude, and general weather/
surface conditions. Focus must be
on keeping the aircraft aloft and
under control. The more altitude the
more options you have in acquiring
assistance. Emergency checklist
is the essential safety aid to be
consulted as to what to do.

Apply carburetor heat, open
alternate air, switch tanks, turn on
•Turn to your choice of field •Prepare the cockpit and yourself fuel pump, check primer pump,
based on wind direction. If at for the inevitable. Tighten, pad, select magneto, even moderate
high altitude turn toward lower and protect as best you can. Seats vibration calls for immediate
elevations and make your choice belts and doors. shutdown.
at about 3000' AGL (above ground
level). •Use your radio. The standard emergency for engine
failure on takeoff is to land ahead
•Go through your engine restart •Make your landing crash as slow into the wind. Make no more than
procedure but first undo the last and as controlled as possible. Fly 30 degrees of heading change to
thing you did to engine operation the airplane. Deceleration impacts locate the best landing place. An
before it failed. Check fuel, increase as the square of the speed. emergency landing into a 10 kt
ignition and air to the engine. Impact forces at 60 kts are four wind at a full flap stall speed of
All three are necessary but the times those at 30 kts. The cockpit 35 kts gives you a survivable
fuel system is most likely to fail. will remain intact to 9-Gs. At 45 ground contact speed of 25 kts.
Magneto switch is the only kts only 9.4 feet of deceleration However, there is another option
ignition element available to the will bring you to a stop. Your possible if sufficient altitude has
pilot. Throttle and carburetor heat mission, should you choose to been gained before failure. (A good
are the air controls for the engine. accept it, is to keep you and yours reason to always takeoff and climb
from rattling around inside the at best rate, Vy) To determine this
Engine restart checklists begin with cage. altitude it is necessary to practice
the fuel selector, to the mixture and at altitude. At 3000' on a North
gauges. Then right to left the flow •Prevent fire by shutting off fuel heading, simulate engine failure
goes from carburetor heat to and electricity. When everything and have the student execute a right
magnetos, to primer. Practice until stops moving, get out. turn in a 30-degree bank to 240
you can hit each item with your degrees. Note the altitude loss. Do
eyes closed. Then confirm that all The vast majority of engine failures the same 240-degree turn to the left.
items have been completed. never make Eyewitness News Note the altitude loss. Now do both
because a successful emergency turns with 45 to 60 degree banks.
After you have done all the normal landing is non-news. Only one out Note altitude lost. Add 50% to the
things, start being creative. Don't of every seventeen emergency altitudes as a fudge factor for actual
expect what you do to make sense landings results in a fatality. Most use.
but if it works don't ask why until pilots will never experience such an
Sunday. Consider that a primer that emergency in their lifetime. From these turns you should decide
has worked loose can cause a rough that the steep turn loses the least
engine. A partially open primer Dealing with Engine Failure altitude. Having determined this
allows raw fuel to get into the we now can add some factors for
engine intake without atomizing as Dealing with an engine failure returning to a runway. If there is
required for proper combustion. depends on a series of factors,
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