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Lost Procedures
AOPA’S Flight Training Magazine by Jill W. Tallman
  1. Climb. A higher altitude gets you a better view of landmarks. It also helps with radio and navigation reception, as well as radar coverage. Maintain your original heading.
  2. Communicate (call for help). If you’re receiving VFR traffic advisories (flight following), ask the controller to suggest a heading. Otherwise the Pilots Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge recommends that you contact any available facility using the frequencies found on your sectional chart. You can also try a flight service station on the universal frequency 122.2 MHz. If the situation becomes threatening, use 121.6 MHz and set the airplane transponder to 7700. If your airplane has a GPS try the nearest ATO frequency feature.
  3. Confess. Tell the controller you’re lost and you need assistance. They will give you a unique transponder code in order to locate you on the radar screen.
  4. Comply. Do what you’re told. Assistance may come in the form of radar vectors or direction-finding assistance.

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On Catalina Island off the SoCal coast opposite Long Beach - the "airport in the sky". No fuel and closed at night, plus a hefty landing fee, but unlike any other place. Have a bison burger at the airport, or take a ride into Avalon. The whole island was formerly a private playground for the Wrigley (chewing gum) family. Now it is a gorgeous destination for everyone.
CHALLENGE:
In the Northern Hemisphere, the magnetic compass will normally indicate a turn toward the south when?
A.a left turn is entered from an east heading.
B. the aircraft is decelerated while on a west heading.
C.a right turn is entered from a west heading.
Last month’s newsletter CHALLENGE Question and
Answer:
QUESTION: A lighted heliport may be identified by a?
ANSWER: B. green, yellow, and white rotating beacon. / Congratulations to our new Solo Pilot
Edgar Noriega

November 24th, 2015
CFI Pete Grootendorst, Cessna 172 N3927R
We would like to congratulate you for your hard work, perseverance, and dedication.
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In Flight Loss of Control
Hope & Desperation Are Powerful Forces to Overcome.
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Keep Control As Far Into the Impact Sequence As Possible.”
-Bob Hoover!