ACCIDENTS
& SAFETY
Attorney Richard
Gottesman
We offer free consultations to families of persons injured or
killed in aviation related accidents. 1-800-991-3247. Nationwide.
http://www.attorneys-aviation.com
John M. Likakis, the editor of Light Plane
Maintenance Magazine, and previously Aviation Safety Magazine,
has been troubleshooting engine and airframe troubles by phone,
fax, letter and in person for five years. He graduated Embry Riddle
in 1983 and completed USC's Aircraft Accident Investigation course
in 1987 and was formerly the Executive Editor of The Aviation
Consumer
lpmeditor@aol.com
Mike Reddin is a certified Aviation Safety
Counselor (ASC) and is currently Chief Part-141 Ground Instructor
at Alpha-1 Flight School. Mike also holds ratings as Advanced
Ground Instructor (AGI) and Instrument Ground Instructor (IGI).
He specializes in Meteorology, Part 141 Training Course Design
and Implementation. Mike is Acting President of Plymouth Aeroclub
and during 1987/1988 was Weather Observer at Plymouth Airport
(Certificate # 18097 by National Weather Service).
wxman@m3.pcix.com
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AEROBATICS
Michael Church operates Sunrise
Aviation, a 141 flight school and aerobatic flight school
as well as rental center in Southern California. He has been teaching
flying and aerobatics since the 1960's and has given more than
10,000 hours of flight instruction-5000 of them aerobatics. He
is a Contributing Editor at Private Pilot Magazine and is available
to answer questions that fit into his areas of experience.
mc@sunrise-aviation.com
Matt Farina works for the NAA - National
Aeronautic Association representing their interests at many airshows
across the country. He is also an avid aerobatic and ultralight
pilot. As Matt is on the road a great deal so his responses may
be delayed - but he is sure to respond!
naa@ids2.idsonline.com
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AIR
AMBULANCE / AIR MEDICAL
Ray Dauphinais, ATP, CTO. 7500 hrs. 22 years
helicopter aviation, including military, special ops, offshore
(Gulf of Mexico, Calif, and Alaska), firefighting, over 6 years
hopital based EMS. A/C include; BHT-206, 205, 212, 412, AS-355,
BO-105, UH-60. Current President-Elect National EMS Pilots Association
(NEMSPA), On Board of Directors for both the Air Medical Journal
and AirMed magazines. System Operator NEMSPA On-Line! BBS, (417)
782-6909. Ray.Dauphinais@nemspa.org
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AIR
TRAFFIC CONTROL
Dean W. Charron is an air traffic controller
with the Federal Aviation Administration at Bradley Approach Control
(TRACON) in Windsor Locks, Connecticut. Dean started with the
FAA in 1981 and previously worked at the Burbank Control Tower
and TRACON in Burbank, California. Dean has been a licensed pilot
since 1971 and currently flies a 1968 Cessna Cardinal. He is a
certified legal assistant and has participated in several aviation
accident investigations.
charroncom@aol.com
Doug Snow is a licensed part 121 dispatcher
and has worked as such for a major cargo airline. As a Flight
Follower he posesses a great deal of experience with flight planning,
flight following, fuel burns, ATC routings and commercial flight
operations plus international flight operations, NOPAC operations,
ETOPS
FAA Aircraft Dispatcher's License PP-ASEL-IR (450 TT/275 IT/320
PIC) doug216@rivercity.email.net
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AIRCRAFT
PURCHASING
Bill Hemmel, owner of Aeroprice
Software, has been active in aircraft sales for over 10 years.
He holds a multi-engine ATP rating, as well as Commercial single
engine and helicopter ratings. Having flown 39 different aircraft
in his 6,000+ hours, he has a wide knowledge of piston planes.
Bill has participated in hundreds of aircraft transactions, and
is the author of the Aircraft Buyer's Handbook". He has also
built and flown his own Long-EZ.
Aeroprice1@aol.com
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AVIONICS
Jim Weir holds certification for CFI,
CGI, Commercial, Instrument, Airplane & Glider (all ratings)
plus A&P, and BS-Physics, MSEE to High school / college teaching
credential (Physics, Math, Industrial Technology, Aviation). Founder
& VP Engineering of RST Engineering (manufactures kit-built aircraft
electronics). Significant projects: Voyager (complete antenna
package, engine instrumentation, fuel tank timing). Apollo (landing
radar). Surveyor (component reliability). Viking Mars (programmable
RF indicators). Since 1972 , Jim has shared his knowledge at Oshkosh
forums on avionics and has authored over 100 articles in national
magazines on various aspects of homebuilt avionics.
rst-engr@oro.net
Harry H. Forstner has approx. 13 years experience
on B727, B737, A300, A310 as an Avionics Inspector on flightline
and in the avionics shop. For the past 4 years he has run his
own business based in Celle, Germany as a consultant for German
aviation firms and taken advantage of technology by providing
his own BBS "Take-Off, the aviation net. BBS 49-5141-95013-2
V.34"
h.forstner@forstner-amc.ce.uunet.de
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BALLOONING
Tom Hamilton is a commerical pilot with
ratings in helicopters and hot air balloons. Hamilton has been
flying since 1970, organized fourteen hot air balloon safety seminars
since 1983 and been a featured speaker at many more. In 1985 he
founded Balloon Life Magazine, the leading source for information
about ballooning in the United States covering the sport of ballooning
in-depth. Each issue contains techincal/educational articles and
there is an Annual Balloon Buyer's Guide of all U.S. certificated
balloon manufacturers.
blnlife@earthlink.net
Gary Rominger has been chasing balloons
since first attending the Reno Balloon Race in 1984. A BFA certified
Crew Chief with well over 100 documented chases, Gary initiated
and has written the Crew Quarters column for Balloon Life Magazine,
where he is currently Managing Editor. He has extensive crew experience
in sport and competitive flying of hot air balloons, and will
soon be certified as a hot air balloon pilot.
iflyhotair@aol.com
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COMMERCIAL
FLYING
J. Bruce Rickli has been flying a Beech King
Air C90 for the U.S. Silica Company of Berkeley Springs, WV as
a Corporate Pilot since 1991, . U.S. Silica has been a long standing
member of the NBAA (National Business Aircraft Association) and
for the last two years Bruce has been an active member of the
Operations Committee, which has given him a broad understanding
of many issues facing corporate aviation. His certification includes
ATP multiengine airplane, Commerical Instrument single engine,
CFI and CFII and he has accumulated just over 3500 total hours,
1100 hours of which are in turbin powered aircraft. Member AOPA
Jbrickli@aol.com
Tom Loebach is currently senior pilot
for Desert Skydiving Center in Buckeye, AZ with instrument and
multiengine ratings. He has 1175TT with 850 flying jumpers in
Queen Air, C206, C205 and C182. Tom also holds a C license with
440+ skydives and a jumpmaster rating in skydiving.
tomair@aol.com
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FBO
MANAGEMENT & OPERATIONS
Ann Elsbach has been the General Manager/CEO
of West Valley Flying Club of Palo Alto, CA for 10.5 years during
which time it has trippled in size. She has been a CFI for 20
years with approx. 10,000 hrs. of flight time, 7,00 hrs. of which
are tailwheel. She is also an FAA Accident Prevention Counselor
and has participated in the rebuild of a couple of aircraft
Associations: AOPA, 99's Antiquers, EAA
flyae@ix.netcom.com
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FLIGHT
INSTRUCTION
Bruce Conway has a commercial license w/CFII rating, flying since 1978, about 1200 hrs total time
(probably 3/4 of that in his own airplane, a Piper Warrior.) He
has a Ph. D. in Aeronautics & Astronautics from Stanford (1980)
and has been teaching at U of Illinois at Urbana since then. Bruce
teaches mostly courses related to spaceflight but occasionally
teaches a course on basics of control theory incl. an introduction
to airplane stability and control.
bconway@uiuc.edu
Ann Elsbach has been the General Manager/CEO
of West Valley Flying Club of Palo Alto, CA for 10.5 years during
which time it has trippled in size. She has been a CFI for 20
years with approx. 10,000 hrs. of flight time, 7,00 hrs. of which
are tailwheel. She is also an FAA Accident Prevention Counselor
and has participated in the rebuild of a couple of aircraft
Associations: AOPA, 99's Antiquers, EAA
flyae@ix.netcom.com
Jeffrey Holliday is an Instrument Flight Examiner
plus UH-60 and UH-1H/V Instructor Pilot for the Army National
Guard. He has 4000+ hrs of rotary wing experience under day, night,
IMC and NVD conditions.
Hollidude@hotmail.com
Clifford Miller holds ATP, CFI, CFII, MEI,
DPE and SES (single engine sea) ratings. He has flown for the
past 13 yrs. including Part 135 charter for various operators
in and around the Detroit area. Clifford has served as both line
pilot and Chief pilot, and most recently as check airman. Currently
a Designated Pilot Examiner authorized to give recreational, private,
commercial, instrument, CFI initial, CFI instrument, CFI renewal
and reinstatement check rides, his total hours calculate approx.
8000.
cem@garnet.msen.com
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FLOATPLANES
Clifford Miller holds ATP, CFI, CFII, MEI,
DPE and SES (single engine sea) ratings. He has flown for the
past 13 yrs. including Part 135 charter for various operators
in and around the Detroit area. Clifford has served as both line
pilot and Chief pilot, and most recently as check airman. Currently
a Designated Pilot Examiner authorized to give recreational, private,
commercial, instrument, CFI initial, CFI instrument, CFI renewal
and reinstatement check rides, his total hours calculate approx.
8000.
cem@mail.msen.com
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GLIDING,
SAILPLANES & SOARING
Rob Hildebrand is a commercial CFI for Gliders
with approx. 2000 hrs total time over the past 20 years. He is
quite active in cross country and competition (DD) events.
rhildebrand@summit.tminet.com
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HANG
GLIDING
Bob Mackey started flying hanggliders
in 1982 and got serious in 1986. Since then he has flown about
1500 hours in a wide range of conditions. His longest flight was
in 1990 in the Owens Valley: 195 miles in 8.5 hours. The same
year, he won the Chelan XC Classic, and took second at the Colorado
Regionals. Bob has flown in the Nationals twice, placing middle
of the pack both times. For the last six years, he has been participating
in the hang gliding discussion group on the Internet, and edited
the most recent version of the FAQ. Presently he is trying to
complete my Ph.D. in Materials Science.
bmackey@ucsd.edu
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HELICOPTERS
Jeffrey Holliday is an Instrument Flight Examiner
plus UH-60 and UH-1H/V Instructor Pilot for the Army National
Guard. He has 4000+ hrs of rotary wing experience under day, night,
IMC and NVD conditions.
Hollidude@hotmail.com
Guy Smith holds an Airline Transport
Pilot Licence (Helicopter) of 14 years, 5000 hours on S76, B206,
Westland Seaking, Gazelle. Currently Operations Officer and Training
Captain at IFR helicopter airline. Areas of expertise include
IFR helicopter operations, VFR helicopter operations, basic helicopter
theory, helicopter special operations such as slinging, long-lining
etc.
Guy_Smith@mindlink.bc.ca
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LEGAL
ISSUES
Tom Cairns of J.T. Cairns & Associates
in Los Angeles has been a California attorney for over 20 years
and a licensed pilot for over 30 years. A long time member of
the AOPA Legal Services Panel, Tom Cairns represents pilots, flying
clubs, FBOs, corporate flight departments and Part 135 operators
in a variety of legal matters including FAA certificate actions,
NTSB appeals, regulatory compliance, organizational matters, and
aircraft purchasing/leasing.
Tom Cairns
J.T. Cairns & Associates
200 North Larchmont Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90004
(213) 962-5588
jtcairns@earthlink.net
John Dollemore is a British Professional
Pilot and CFI with over ten years of experience in aviation. He
also instructs Meteorology and Navigation part time and has been
an Authorised Civil Aviation Authority Test Pilot for the past
6 years. He can respond to U.K. Aviation Law and U.K. Licensing
inquiries, having access to law manuals relating to UK and European
Union aviation. John also has some involvement within the Commercial
Airline industry where he enjoys a wide number of contacts and
friends, always being able to keep abreast of the latest news,
trends, and developments.
jdlmore@ibm.net
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MECHANICS
/ ENGINEERING
Mitch Kaplan, the principal of our firm,
Willis & Kaplan, is a consulting
DER for airframes (structures), engines, and powerplants. Additionally,
he has the authority to approve designs and analyses in the areas
of fatigue and damage tolerance (fracture mechanics) for the FAA.
Mitch has over 30 years experience in the areas and has worked
for aerospace companies, the US Air Force, and the FAA in the
areas of structural design, testing analysis, and certification.
mk@wilkap.com.
John M. Likakis, the editor of Light Plane
Maintenance Magazine, and previously Aviation Safety Magazine,
has been troubleshooting engine and airframe troubles by phone,
fax, letter and in person for five years. He graduated Embry Riddle
in 1983 and completed USC's Aircraft Accident Investigation course
in 1987 and was formerly the Executive Editor of The Aviation
Consumer
lpmeditor@aol.com
Henry Trammel is an A&P Mechanic, trained
at Spartan School of Aeronautics. Currently employed with Florida
Gulf Airlines (Jacksonville, FL) dba USAir Express. He flies Beech
1900D (19 pax) and Embraer 120 "Brasillia" (30 pax).
Previous experience is in General Aviation, light singles through
cabin class twins. He and his company also built / modified aerobatic
aircraft, Extra 300 and Extra 300S (incl. Patty Wagstaff's airplane)
Other aerobatic & show aircraft work includes Pitts Special, Citabria,
Christen Eagle, Siai Marchetti, Lazer, Skybolt, & numerous homebuilts.
airtime@ix.netcom.com
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MEDICAL
CERTIFICATES
Doug Pleatman has been an FAA Aviation Medical
Examiner since 1989 and private pilot since 1992 with sign offs
in tail wheel and high performance, single engine land instrument
since 1994 plus is a USUA ultralight pilot. He also holds USPA
D license D-13656, PRO rating (professional exhibition), jumpmaster
(static line), member of Air America airshow team, 900+ jumps,
experienced in formation and canopy formation skydiving. He is
also engaged in team competition with over 1200 jumps.
docdoug@jps.net
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MILITARY
/ CARRIER AVIATION
Joseph Gregor holds an ATP (1990), Commercial
MEL (1983), LR-JET type rating (1987). He entered the Air Force
via ROTC in 1983 and received pilot training at Columbus AFB,
MS with first assingment to Langley AFB, VA. Joseph made Aircraft
Commander in C-21's and went on to 552 AWACW at Tinker AFB, OK
in 1987. Thereafter he trained as Aircraft Commander and assigned
to 964 AWACS. Currently off active duty flying a desk at the Pentagon
(Air Force Reserves), working on PhD research at the Naval Research
Laboratory, and (very) occasionally flying hang gliders.
gregor@nrlfs1.nrl.navy.mil
Jeffrey Holliday is an Instrument Flight Examiner
plus UH-60 and UH-1H/V Instructor Pilot for the Army National
Guard. He has 4000+ hrs of rotary wing experience under day, night,
IMC and NVD conditions.
hollidude@aol.com
Randal Marbury recently retired after twenty
years in the USAF, the first 2/3 operational flying (Special Operations
and Rescue) and the last 1/2 (somewhat overlapped) in the acquisition
community, primarily production/engineering oversight and test
and evaluation (including test pilot). 5000 hours, primarily in
C-130/L382 varients. He currently runs an aerospace consulting
firm in Texas, AeroSpace Technical Research Associates (ASTRA),
and is working on a book concerning a 1940-vintage Navy aircraft
project.
randal1049@aol.com
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NAVIGATION
John Dollemore is a British Professional
Pilot and CFI with over ten years of experience in aviation. He
also instructs Meteorology and Navigation part time and has been
an Authorised Civil Aviation Authority Test Pilot for the past
6 years. He can respond to U.K. Aviation Law and U.K. Licensing
inquiries, having access to law manuals relating to UK and European
Union aviation. John also has some involvement within the Commercial
Airline industry where he enjoys a wide number of contacts and
friends, always being able to keep abreast of the latest news,
trends, and developments.
jdlmore@ibm.net
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SKYDIVING
& RIGGING
Tom Loebach is currently senior pilot
for Desert Skydiving Center in Buckeye, AZ with instrument and
multiengine ratings. He has 1175TT with 850 flying jumpers in
Queen Air, C206, C205 and C182. Tom also holds a C license with
440+ skydives and a jumpmaster rating in skydiving.
tomair@aol.com
Barry Chase holds certification for and
instructs Accelerated Freefall, Tandem and Static Line all around
Florida plus is Pro rated for exhibitions and videography/still
shots. As a member of the USPA since 1981 he has spent 1700+ skydives
and 25+ hours in the air exiting everything from DC-3's and Russian
Antanov Bi-Planes, to Beech-99 commuters. Accomplishments include
awards through Diamond Badge (24hr Freefall), 4- Stack and Nite
4-Stack, Double Eagle (4 point freefall formation w/ 8 ppl) ,Double
Falcon (8 point freefall formation w/ 4 ppl) and Silver Falcon
(Participating in a 36 or larger person formation). USPA D-9545
barry@gate.net
Tom Kirwin is a seasoned skydiver, FAA
Senior Rigger and Instructor in New Zealand with certification
in both the USA and New Zealand. First Jump was accomplished in
1978 and Tom has accumulated upward of 2960 jumps and 48+ freefall
hours to date. Some of his significant accomplishments are: World
Record Participant: 120-formation (1986), 144-formation (1988),
200-formation & current World Record (1993). US National Competition
Medals: 10-Way 1990 & 1991
USA D-6375, AFF-I, TM (V&S), S/L-I, NCCS-52, NNFB-130
New Zealand D-345, JM-268, I-100, TM-70, AFF-26
tlkirwin@iprolink.co.nz
Doug Pleatman has been an FAA Aviation Medical
Examiner since 1989 and private pilot since 1992 with sign offs
in tail wheel and high performance, single engine land instrument
since 1994 plus is a USUA ultralight pilot. He also holds USPA
D license D-13656, PRO rating (professional exhibition), jumpmaster
(static line), member of Air America airshow team, 900+ jumps,
experienced in formation and canopy formation skydiving. He also
is engaged in team competition with over 1200 jumps.
docdoug@jps.net
Dan Poynter has served as president of
the Parachute Industry Association, chairman of the board of the
US Parachute Association and president of the International Hang
Gliding Commission. He has logged 1200 jumps / 12 hours of freefall
time and is a master parachute rigger and licensed pilot. In 1994
he even jumped onto the North Pole! Dan Poynter is a frequent
speaker, successful publisher, renowned consultant and media contact,
and the leading authority on skydiving, having written more books,
reports, CDs and magazine articles on parachutes and skydiving
than any other author since 1962. USPA D-454,I/E, SCR-271, SCS-63,
etc. Information products on non-fiction book promotion and parachutes/skydiving.
http://www.ParaPublishing.com/books/para/250
P.O. Box 8206-250, Santa Barbera, CA 93118-8206 USA. Tel: (805)
968-7277 * Fax: (805) 968-1379 Fax-on-demand: (805) 968-8947 *
Cellular (805) 448-9009
DanPoynter@ParaPublishing.com
Henry Trammel Jumpmaster (Static Line),
RW Coach, 1500 Jumps--1 reserve ride. Aircraft exited...Casa 212,
Cessna 170 through 210--Beech, D-18, Bonanza, King Air, Queen
Air--Douglas DC-3--DeHavilland, Otter, Caribou, Beaver--C-130
Hercules-- Bell 47 Helicopter--Waco Bi-Plane-- several others
I'm sure, can never remember them all :-) USPA License D-12064
airtime@ix.netcom.com
Bill Von Novak is a skydiving instructor
in San Diego, with Instructor ratings for Tandem, Accelerated
Freefall (AFF) and Static Line. He has been jumping for four years,
has 700+ jumps and has trained upwards of 200 students. He also
holds a pilot's license with both land and sea ratings, and has
250 hours flight time.
billvon@qualcomm
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TEST
PILOTING
John Dollemore is a British Professional
Pilot and CFI with over ten years of experience in aviation. He
also instructs Meteorology and Navigation part time and has been
an Authorised Civil Aviation Authority Test Pilot for the past
6 years. He can respond to U.K. Aviation Law and U.K. Licensing
inquiries, having access to law manuals relating to UK and European
Union aviation. John also has some involvement within the Commercial
Airline industry where he enjoys a wide number of contacts and
friends, always being able to keep abreast of the latest news,
trends, and developments.
jdlmore@ibm.net
Rob Erdos is an experimental test pilot
and graduate of the US Naval Test Piloting School. He has a degree
in Mechanical Engineering, and holds both fixed-wing and helicopter
Air Transport Licences. He recieved his wings in the Canadian
Air Force, and flew operationally as a Search and Rescue Pilot,
followed by a tour as an engineer test pilot with the Aerospace
Engineering Test Establishment, in Cold Lake, Alberta. He is now
with the Flight Research Laboratory of the National Research Council
of Canada, and is engaged in research flight testing in handling
qualities, performance and airborne systems. He is interested
in homebuilt and sport aircraft.
erdos@shells1.intranet.ca
Randal Marbury recently retired after twenty
years in the USAF, the first 2/3 operational flying (Special Operations
and Rescue) and the last 1/2 (somewhat overlapped) in the acquisition
community, primarily production/engineering oversight and test
and evaluation (including test pilot). 5000 hours, primarily in
C-130/L382 varients. He currently runs an aerospace consulting
firm in Texas, AeroSpace Technical Research Associates (ASTRA),
and is working on a book concerning a 1940-vintage Navy aircraft
project.
randal1049@aol.com
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ULTRALIGHTS
Matt Farina works for the NAA - National
Aeronautic Association representing their interests at many airshows
across the country. He is also an avid aerobatic and ultralight
pilot. As Matt is on the road a great deal so his responses may
be delayed - but he is sure to respond!
naa@ids2.idsonline.com
Doug Pleatman has been an FAA Aviation Medical
Examiner since 1989 and private pilot since 1992 with sign offs
in tail wheel and high performance, single engine land instrument
since 1994 plus is a USUA ultralight pilot. He also holds USPA
D license D-13656, PRO rating (professional exhibition), jumpmaster
(static line), member of Air America airshow team, 900+ jumps,
experienced in formation and canopy formation skydiving.
docdoug@spider.lloyd.com
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