BEN HOBEN SAFETY SEMINAR

Date:     Saturday January 28, 2012
Time:     9 am - 1 pm

Topic:    Mountain Flying:  Managing Risk

The Ben Hoben Safety Seminar has been awarded the 2001 Back & Bevington Safety Award for British Columbia to pay tribute to the establishment of this seminar by Ben’s family. The seminar was established by Ben’s family and Pacific Flying Club. Ben was a fifteen year old student pilot who died tragically November 20, 1999 in a mid-air collision in Surrey, British Columbia. He had completed his Recreational Pilot Permit flight test and was looking forward to being licenced as an RPP on his 16th birthday. He was an enthusiastic pilot whose loss is felt profoundly by all who knew him.

The yearly safety seminar will be Ben’s legacy to aviation. The seminar will remind all pilots that they must continually strive to improve both their own piloting skills and situational awareness.

The 12th Annual Ben Hoben Safety Seminar will be held at Pacific Flying Club on Saturday January 28, 2012 from 9 am - 1 pm. There is no charge for this important day. Space is limited and preregistration is required by contacting Pat Kennedy to confirm attendance.

It is the wish of Ben’s family that this yearly seminar be accorded the importance and stature it demands so that Ben’s legacy is one of improving safety and pilots’ skill sets and situational awareness training.

Sponsors include Transport Canada, Pacific Flying Club, Nav Canada and Gerry Binemma.  2012 speakers include Damien Lawson and Vince Crooks of the Transportation Safety Board and George Miller of Langley Airport.

The following are regular seminars that are offered throughout year at Pacific Flying Club. Seminars on other topics are offered on a less regular basis. They are typically 2-3 hours in duration and offered on weekends and some evenings.

Advanced Airmanship Seminar

Date:     TBA
Time:     10 am to 12 noon

This seminar is the ground portion of the Advanced Airmanship program. It covers the background and theory of flight of various maneuvers. The intent of this program is to allow pilots to develop their skills beyond those of the PPL and even the CPL. Topics covered in this seminar are;

• Precision Speed Changes
• Rolling on a fixed heading
• Slipping on a fixed heading
• 30, 45, and 60 degree banked turns
• Full envelope level flight
• Uncoordinated climbing turning stall
• Precision forced approach
• Spins to a desired heading
• Precautionary Landings

The Seminar will give you a much greater understanding of what an airplane does during various flight maneuvers, and how to make the airplane do what "you" want it to. The follow-on to this seminar is the Air Exercises segment where participants are assigned to specially selected instructors, and you proceed through the air exercises at your own pace.

Mountain Flying Seminar

Date:    Held Monthly
Time:    10 am to 12 noon

Flight safety in the mountains is not an elusive or difficult concept, but it does require an awareness and understanding of the hazards associated with mountain flight to reduce the risk and bring about an enjoyable experience. These seminars are intended for those who are about to obtain the PFC Mountain Check ride, and for those who have already done the check ride and are interested in improving their skills. Topics covered in the seminar include weather considerations, mountain wave phenomenon, turbulence, ridge crossing, course reversal procedures, canyons, aircraft performance considerations, survival considerations, precautionary landings, and much more.

US Procedures Seminar

Date:    TBA
Time:    10 am to 12 noon

Flights to the US are not that difficult as long as you know the electronic Advance Passenger Information System (eAPIS) procedures and regulations, and the differences that apply to civil aviation in the US and Canada. Information on the procedures for entering the US and also flying back into Canada are presented. Differences between Canada and the US as they relate to you as a pilot will be presented. Some of the topics to be covered are eAPIS procedures, points of entry and departure, CANPASS procedures for returning to Canada, Flight Following, Flight Watch, US Flight Plans, special use airspace, TFR’s, required weather briefings, differences between Canadian and US Charts, places to fly in the US, runway markings, etc. We also discuss how to obtain a US Airman’s Certificate based on your Canadian Pilots Licence.

The seminar is intended for those who are about to obtain the US Cross Border Check Ride, or for those who have already done the Check Ride and are interested in brushing up your skills and/or learning more about US procedures.

Underwater Egress and Sea Survival

Date:    TBA
Time:    All Day

This one-day training program is designed to give students the skills and knowledge to deal with an actual aircraft ditching, underwater egress and sea survival situation. The aim of the training is to provide participants with the skill, knowledge and confidence to survive a real underwater escape situation. The one-day training session starts with classroom presentation, including ditching procedures, aircraft egress, passenger safety, and sea survival techniques. During the afternoon session in the pool, practical instruction is given on life vests and life rafts (righting from inverted position, boarding, equipment and use). This is followed by practicing several different scenarios in the underwater egress trainer and finishing off with a debriefing and presentation of certificates and training records. The training is conducted by Pro Aviation Safety Training.

Airframe and Power Plant Seminar

Date:     TBA
Time:     10 am to 12 noon

This seminar covers the details of an aircraft fuselage and an aircraft engine system. The instructors for this seminar are the Aircraft Maintenance Engineers (AME’s) at PFC, the people within PFC that maintain our fleet of aircraft. It is held in the PFC hangar where participants are given a chance to see the insides of an aircraft with inspection panels removed, and all of the elements of a typical aircraft engine.  This is a rare chance to actually get your hands dirty and oily if you wish, see what keeps these machines in the air, and what the AME’s do to keep them flying.

Night Flying Seminar

Date:     TBA
Time:     10 am to 12 noon

This seminar covers the ground portion of the training associated with obtaining a Night endorsement, or simply as a refresher for those already holding this endorsement. Topics covered in the seminar include regulations, weather, optical illusions, safety considerations, etc.