The 2008 WINGS Seminar & Safety Presentation Schedule is as follows:

JANUARY 30   1-hr WINGS Seminar     TOPIC: Ramp Check! The real story.
FEBRUARY 27   Safety Seminar     TOPIC: Taming the Tail Dragger
MARCH 26   1-hr WINGS Seminar     TOPIC: VFR into IMC? Not me!
APRIL 30   Presentation     TOPIC: Light Sport Airplanes
MAY   No meeting or Seminar.   Watsonville Air Show and Fly-In
JUNE 25   1-hr WINGS Seminar     TOPIC: Fuel Management … a challenge?
JULY 30   Presentation     TOPIC: National Weather Service
AUGUST 27   1-hr WINGS Seminar     TOPIC: Landings, the good, the bad and the ugly!
SEPTEMBER 24   Presentation     TOPIC: Wild Card session
OCTOBER 29   1-hr WINGS Seminar     MRY & SNS Tower Controller Q&A
NOVEMBER   No Meeting or Seminar.     Fly Safe, Enjoy the Holdidays.
DECEMBER 10   No Meeting or Seminar.     Annual dinner meeting!

The 2008 WINGS Seminar & Safety Presentation Schedule is made possible by WPA member Rayvon Williams, Master CFII who may be reached at www.straight-and-level.com.

The 2007 WINGS Seminar & Safety Presentation Schedule is as follows:

JANUARY   1-hr WINGS Seminar     TOPIC: Icing Effect on Aircraft
FEBRUARY   Safety Presentation     TOPIC: G1000 in your future?
MARCH   1-hr WINGS Seminar     TOPIC: National Weather Service
APRIL   Safety Presentation     TOPIC: Propeller Safety
MAY   No meeting or Seminar.   Watsonville Air Show and Fly-In
JUNE   1-hr WINGS Seminar     TOPIC: Spatial Disorientation
JULY   Safety Presentation     TOPIC: Using Internet Weather
AUGUST   NO Seminar or Presentation
SEPTEMBER   1-hr WINGS Seminar     TOPIC: Emergency Procedures
OCTOBER   1-hr WINGS Seminar     MRY & SNS Tower Controller Q&A
NOVEMBER   No Meeting or Seminar.     Fly Safely.
DECEMBER   No Meeting or Seminar.     Fly Safely.

The 2007 WINGS Seminar & Safety Presentation Schedule is made possible by WPA member Rayvon Williams, CFII who may be reached at www.straight-and-level.com.

The 2006 WINGS Seminar & Safety Presentation Schedule is as follows:

JANUARY 25th   1-hr WINGS Seminar     TOPIC: Tail Dragger Safety
FEBRUARY 22nd   Safety Presentation     Jeopardy! ™ -Regulation Review
MARCH   NO Seminar or Presentation
APRIL 26th   1-hr WINGS Seminar     TOPIC: Survival after the forced landing
MAY   No meeting or Seminar.   Watsonville Air Show and Fly-In
JUNE 28th   Safety Presentation      National Weather Service -CANCELLED
JULY 26th   1-hr WINGS Seminar     TOPIC: The Approach, Missed and Hold
AUGUST   NO Seminar or Presentation
SEPTEMBER 27th   Safety Presentation     MRY & SNS Tower Controller Q&A
OCTOBER 25th   1-hr WINGS Seminar     TOPIC: In-Flight Emergencies
NOVEMBER   No Meeting or Seminar.     Fly Safely.
DECEMBER   No Meeting or Seminar.     Fly Safely.

The 2006 WINGS Seminar & Safety Presentation Schedule is made possible by WPA member Rayvon Williams, CFII who may be reached at www.straight-and-level.com.

The 2005 WINGS Seminar & Safety Presentation Schedule is as follows:

JANUARY   1-hr WINGS Seminar     TOPIC: Ice? Not Nice!
FEBRUARY   Formation Flying with Bonanza pilots Larry Gaines, Jim Posner and Mark Merrill
MARCH   1-hr WINGS Seminar     TOPIC: Maneuvering Flight
APRIL   Safety Presentation     Survival First-Aid for GA Pilots
MAY   No meeting.   Watsonville Air Show and Fly-In
JUNE   1-hr WINGS Seminar     TOPIC: Runway Incursions
JULY   Safety Presentation     Final Jeaopardy! ™
AUGUST   1-hr WINGS Seminar     TOPIC: Single Pilot IFR
SEPTEMBER   Safety Presentation     Guest Speaker!
OCTOBER   1-hr WINGS Seminar     TOPIC: WPA Wildcard!
NOVEMBER   No Meeting or Seminar.     Fly Safely.
DECEMBER   No Meeting or Seminar.     Fly Safely.

The 2005 WINGS Seminar & Safety Presentation Schedule was made possible by WPA member Rayvon Williams, CFII who may be reached at www.straight-and-level.com.

JULY 28, 2004, WPA's regular Wednesday night meeting begins at 7 PM with the safety seminar starting around 7:30 PM. The semi-final round of FAR Parts 61 and 91 "Jeopardy"® will be conducted by CFII Rayvon Williams. Everyone present will vie for the title of FAR Champion. Fun for all. This is a valuable FAR refresher for all pilots. Regular meeting place: the WAEC Building, 60 Aviation Way, Watsonville Airport. All visitors and guests are welcome. Refreshments will be served.

JUNE 30, 2004, At WPA's regular Wednesday night meeting the FAA "WINGS" seminar "Electrical Failure! Now What?" was presented by CFII Rayvon Williams. This seminar covered in-flight electrical failure and pilot decision-making. This was a full one hour "WINGS" presentation good towards your next set of "WINGS".

JANUARY 28, 2004, At WPA's regular Wednesday night meeting the FAA WINGS topic "Icing and Winter Operations" was presented by member Jayme Rivard, commercial airline pilot with Skywest, and CFI.
     1. What are the 3 types if icing? Rime, clear and mixed.
     2. What else can adhere to wings in the winter? Frost or snow (when in flight if the snow is wet, or if the snow is dry it can still accumulate and stick on a stationary plane.)
     3. What is the appropriate action if freezing rain is encountered in flight? Climbing 180-degree turn. Keep climbing if possible - warm air must be above you if you are in freezing rain.
     4. Why is it possible to get carburetor icing when the temperature is above freezing? The carburetor cools because of the low pressure inside of it. Fuel is evaporating in the air in the carburetor, further cooling the air. Water vapor carried in the air can remain vaporized only if the temperature of the air is warm enough. Otherwise it will freeze on contact with a surface that is below freezing.

EARN WINGS ONLINE~ TFR's... ADIZ's... SFAR's... Pilots flying these days face a range of new airspace restrictions. We can't afford to bust them, but who can keep them all straight?
AOPA has help for us called "Know Before You Go". This is an AOPA member item and it was designed to take the mystery out of it all---to help you navigate today's changing airspace restrictions without incident. You can earn WINGS credit for viewing this program, if you complete all required sections. Many thanks to member Ricky Li Fo Sjoe for bringing this item to our attention.

OCTOBER 29, 2003, at WPA's regular Wednesday night meeting the FAA WINGS topic "Weight and Balance Effects on Performance" was presented by member Jayme Rivard, ATP,CFI.
     1. What is the benefit of having an aft CG? Less tail down force required, which means the wing has to produce less lift. Therefore, the aircraft flies at a lower angle of attack, and there is less induced drag. The result is the aircraft can fly faster and farther on a tank of gas.
     2. Why would you need to know what the density altitude is on a given day? You really don't. Most performance charts ask for pressure altitude (actual altitude corrected for the day's barometric pressure), and temperature. Those are the 2 factors that determine density altitude. If you know temperature, pressure, field elevation, and takeoff weight, you can determine any aspect of aircraft performance directly from the chart without calculating density altitude.
     3. Do you legally have to calculate weight and balance and performance every time you fly? FAR 91.103 states that you must be familiar with all information that affects your flight. One piece of information that the reg specifies is runway lengths and required takeoff and landing distances. Therefore, you MUST calculate your weight, because you need that to calculate takeoff and landing distances.
     4. Which V-speeds are affected by weight? Vspeeds are published for max takeoff weight. If we are light, some of those speeds decrease. Vs - Vx - Vy - Va - Best Glide Speed - Vno

SEPTEMBER 24, 2003 WPA's regular Wednesday night meeting was well attended. Four new members signed up at the meeting: David Goldman, Ernie Winsor, John Stonich and Donald Wollesen. Welcome aboard!! The FAA WINGS topic "TFR's --- Procedures and Consequences" was presented by member Rayvon Williams, CFI, of www.straight-and-level.com.
     1. What are the characteristics of a TFR? Usually 2 concentric rings (inner 5-10 NM, outer 10-40 NM in diameter up to FL180) in the vicinity of disaster/hazard areas, large fires, aerial demonstrations, assemblies of more than 30,000 people, Presidential visits, space flight operations or abnormally high barometric pressure (31.00+)
     2. How can you determine when a TFR is in your flight path? By contacting the local FSS at 1-800-WX BRIEF, connecting to DUATS or contacting ATC en route (here's where Flight Following could really pay off). Graphical TFR's are also showing up on select web sites. When en route, if an F-18 or Blackhawk helicopter pulls up alongside, you are probably INSIDE a TFR and have some "splainin" to do.
     3. How does a TFR differ from a Restricted Area? A Prohibited Area? TFR's do not show up on sectionals, are temporary and they can crop up in a matter of hours whereas Restricted and Prohibited areas are shown on sectionals and are in force continually (as noted on the sectional).
     4. What comm frequency should you monitor if intercepted by a military aircraft? What squawk code should you use? Monitor 121.5 on comm and squawk 7600 on your transponder. If there is any confusion in communications, "follow the guy with the guns"!

AUGUST 27, 2003 WPA's regular Wednesday night meeting was nearly a packed house. We had three guests and picked up two new members, Art Templeman and Rick Browning (both student pilots). WINGS co-coordinator Ricky Li Fo Sjoe (pronounced Lee Fo Shoe) tested our knowledge of "Emergency Procedures" posed by WINGS coordinator Jayme Rivard.
     1. What would you do if a circuit breaker for the number 2 nav popped in flight? Leave it alone. (If NAV 2 is critical to flight, you may try to reset the breaker once.)
     2. What is the number one priority when an engine fails in flight? Go to best glide speed. What's number two? Find a suitable landing spot and go to it.
     3. How can you identify an electrical fire in flight versus an engine fire in flight? Electrical fires have a plastic odor with light gray smoke vs. engine fires that usually give off dark gray or black smoke.
     4. Why is a pilot supposed to reduce power to idle in the event of a spin? So as not to accelerate and exaggerate the spin.
     5. Which instrument can tell you which direction you are spinning if you were in clouds? The turn coordinator. Use opposite rudder or "step" on the "high wing" to recover.