Saturday Morning Coffee and Wings Seminar

Saturday morning coffee: Now with Wings credit... and doughnuts
On most Saturday mornings, the Chapter 54 house at Lake Elmo Airport opens for coffee, hangar talk, and Laura Hermann's excellent weekly webinar on the big screen.  Anyone staying for at least 50 minutes of the presentation is eligible for knowledge credits under the Wings program, which can extend the time due for the next biennial flight review. 

The Chapter House opens at 8:30 a.m. and the webinar starts at 9.

The Basic Wings level of the program is designed for those pilots who want to establish a recurrent training program that will provide them a higher level of proficiency than merely preparing for a normal Flight Review as required by 14 CFR 61.56. Pilots need not accomplish the flight review requirements of 14 CFR part 61.56, if he or she has satisfactorily completed any Phase in the WINGS - Pilot Proficiency Program since the beginning of the 24th calendar month before the month in which that pilot acts as pilot in command.  Be sure to set up an account at https://www.FAASafety.gov .

Saturday 4/19 -  No open house. Pancake fly-in planning meeting at 10 a.m.

Saturday 4/26 -  My Passenger Is Turning Blue What Should I Do? Are you prepared, and would you know what to do in a medical emergency while airborne?  This presentation shows how to respond to life-threatening medical emergencies before EMS arrives.  What first aid equipment should be carried on board your aircraft. What formal first aid training should I consider 

Saturday 5/3 - High Lift Devices. Prof. Dr. Nihad Daidzic, Minnesota State University Mankato, talks with us about the basic theory, design, structural and operational limitations of various High Lift Devices (HLD).High Lift Devices use the principles of passive and/or active Boundary-Layer Control (BLC) to achieve high lift-coefficients thus reducing stalling speeds and making takeoffs and landings more manageable and safer by enabling reduced runway distances and slower liftoff and touchdown speeds.  Increase of the coefficient-of-drag with HLD deployment is favorable during approaches and landings as it allows for steeper glidepaths and/or keeping turbine engines in T-category jets spooled up.