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Flight Training Handbook Page 38 Langley Flying School, Inc. assignments. ETIQUETTE FOR THE PILOT 1. Do not start your engine before being assured your propeller is clear. 2. Do not start your engine with the aeroplane tail pointing toward an open hangar, open window, or closely parked aeroplanes. 3. Do not start your engine while people are standing in front of or behind your aeroplane. 4. Do not blast your engine while taxiing in close proximity to parked aeroplanes. 5. Do not conduct a long pre-flight run-up while in the vicinity of offices or occupied buildings. 6. Always obtain a briefing from FSS regarding weather and NOTAMs prior to departure. 7. Avoid filing a flight plan by radio right after takeoff if you could have done it by telephone before departure. 8. Always shut off your engine before loading or debarking passengers. 9. Always warn passengers to keep away from the propeller and not to touch it for any reason. 10. Always taxi at a speed whereby you can come to an immediate stop at any time. 11. In close quarters always taxi with someone at each wing tip for guidance. 12. Always turn off your landing light when holding short of the active runway for departure. 13. Always turn on your strobe or beacon lights when taxiing on an active runway or crossing an inactive runway. 14. Always leave the controls locked after parking an aeroplane. 15. Always tie down an aeroplane for overnight parking. FLIGHT INFORMATION CENTRE PRE-FLIGHT BRIEFINGS The Kamloops Flight Information Centre (Kamloops FIC) is the local office of NavCanada agency that provides flight planning and flight information services to Canadian pilots, including aviation weather and flight-operation notifications—NOTAMS (Notices to Airman). Prior to each flight, students are required to get a “briefing” from the FIC’s Flight Service Specialists, who can be accessed on the toll-free number 1-866-WX BRIEF. When a “briefing” is requested, the Flight Service Specialist will know exactly what information will be important for you. For them to do their job, however, you must first tell them the time of your flight, the type of flight you will be doing, and the location of your flight. Simply say to them “I’m Joe Blow, a student at Langley Flying School, and I will be departing in a half-hour for a training flight within 20 nautical miles of Langley Airport . . the flight will last about an hour . . could I please have a briefing . .” The FSS Specialist will then give you all the information you need (the request for a “briefing” is the key), including NOTAMs and AIRMETs. Aviation weather data is available to students on NavCanada’s website www.flightplanning.navcanada.ca, and when possible, students should review information here prior to contacting the Flight Service Specialist. Remember too that this briefing can be done at home or in the office prior to coming to the School for a scheduled training flight. With respect to weather information, the Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) for Abbotsford Airport is the most detailed forecast information we can get for the closest location to Langley Airport—a terminal forecast for Langley Airport is not published. The next nearest TAF would be for Vancouver Airport, but owing to its coastal location, often experiences different weather from us. If your training flight takes you away from Langley Airport, you must, of course, get appropriate weather forecasts for the planned route. NOTAMs provide information related to any changes—temporary or permanent—that is not contained in existing 2012 David L. Parry
Flight Training Handbook Page 39 Langley Flying School, Inc. publications such as navigation charts or the Canadian Flight Supplement. 28 If a runway is temporarily closed, for example, this will be communicated by way of a NOTAM. AIRMETs are any last-minute amendments to the published forecast weather. PASSENGER BRIEFING Section 602.89 of the Canadian Aviation Regulations establishes that passenger briefings 29 are required before each flight, and must contain the following information: 1. The location and use of normal and emergency exits. Demonstrate how to open and close the hatch. Also, explain that in conventional light aircraft, the windows can be dislodged with kicking force. Have the passenger next to the door open and close the door so that you are sure he or she is familiar. 2. The location and use of the Emergency Locator Transmitter 30 —explain that the ELT is designed to automatically transmit a distress signal in the event of sudden deceleration, but that for confirmation purposes it must be switched on and left on as soon as possible after a crash. Some portable ELTs should be removed and placed on a high metal surface to increase transmission strength. Be sure you know if your ELT is portable. 3. The location and use of the fire extinguisher—that it is conventional in use, requiring the removal of a pin, etc. 4. The location and use of the first aid kit. 5. Point out the location of the survival equipment. 6. When life jackets or life rafts are required, describe their location and use. 7. Smoking limitations. 8. Use of seat belts—be sure passengers actually attach and detach their seat belts for familiarity. Remind them that the belts must be as secure as possible during takeoff and landing, or during an emergency (this is important for surviving a rapid g-force deceleration). 31 9. The position and securing of seat backs and chair tables. 10. The stowage of carry-on baggage. 11. Actions to be taken in the event of an emergency landing—baggage must be stored, seat backs in the upright position, seat belts must be tightened, sharp objects should be removed from pocket, dentures should be removed. The passenger sitting next to an exit must be specifically briefed that they are to open the door when asked to do so by you—just before an emergency landing. There are some additional practical considerations that you might want to make in passenger safety briefings. 28 The Canadian Flight Supplement is essentially a directory of all Canadian airports, including such things as runways and taxiways, radio frequencies, etc. A current Canadian Flight Supplement is always kept in each Langley Flying School aircraft. 29 Passengers are sometimes not aware they are receiving critical information related to safety—remember that they are nervous and anxious 99% of the time (unless you have the pleasure of flying with veteran small-aircraft passengers). When you start your briefing, get your passengers’ attention—“. . I have some very important information for you related to safety during this flight . .” or “. . there is some information you must be aware of prior to flight related to safety . .” 30 Many Instructors feel the ELT is best briefed while your passengers are still outside the aircraft—they can see where the ELT is actually located. ELT description should include how it can be identified—it is the shape of a small radio and is yellow or orange in colour, a very brief description of how the ELT is activated (it is set in the “armed” position, but should be turned to the “on” position in the event of an emergency), how the signal is picked up by satellites, and how the satellites automatically home-in on the geographic co-ordinates of the aircraft (to which Search and Rescue (SAR) are automatically dispatched—for this reason, passengers have the best chance of being found if they stay with the aircraft. 31 Tight seat belts are an important key to surviving a crash—the idea being that the human body must not be subjected to a sudden deceleration (which is deadly), but should instead be subject to deceleration over the longest period of time possible. Aviation Safety Specialist emphasize that it is critical for the pilot to avoid during an emergency landing any “fixed object” that might cause the rapid deceleration. (This was effectively communicated by one of these specialists who said that the pilot’s main job is to spread-out the aircraft wreckage as much as possible.) 2012 David L. Parry
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