This document is a newsletter from Showalter Flying Service called "The Fly Paper" dated November 2012. It thanks customers and employees for their support during the recent NBAA convention. It also announces an upcoming aviation safety seminar called "Breakfast with Diego" to be held at Flight Training Professionals on November 10th. Finally, it includes an article focusing on the importance of fundamentals in aviation to prevent accidents caused by pilot error.

1. THE FLY PAPER
NOVEMBER 2012
SHOWALTER FLYING SERVICE
The Orlando Executive Airport (KORL)
400 Herndon Avenue
Orlando, FL 32803
NBAA 2012 is Officially Over!
THANK YOU!!!
Showalter is grateful to
our customers and
friends for their pa-
Special points tience and support
of interest: before, during, and
after the NBAA Con-
NBAA 2012
Breakfast with vention.
Diego
We also want to thank
our hard working and
dedicated employees
for rising to the occasion once
again! NBAA exhibitors and
attendees love having the
Inside this issue: show at Showalter because of
the safe, efficient and out-
Focus on Funda- 2 standing experience Team Showalter provides.
mentals
Way to go!!!
Lodi’s Lowdown 2
“Breakfast with Diego” at Flight Training Professionals
“Breakfast With Diego” is a Free Aviation Seminar focused on enhancing safety,
making flying more enjoyable and promoting a sense of camaraderie in the aviation
community.
Diego Alfonso is an experienced flight instructor, a FAA Designated Pilot Examiner,
formerly an FAA Operations Inspector and probably the best aviation speaker in the
business today. He is the most popular presenter on the Aviation Safety Seminar
circuit in Florida because he keeps the participants entertained and engaged in the
Contact us: program.
Diego has agreed to help us develop and present a series of seminars for the avia-
Phone: 407-894-7331
tion community. These events will be held at FTP on the second Saturday of every
Fax: 407-894-5094
month at 9:00 AM. Seating is limited because we would like this to be a small, inti-
E-mail:
jenny@showalter.com mate environment that will allow everyone in attendance to interact with Diego and
Web: get the full benefit of his experience. We will also be providing a continental break-
www.showalter.com
fast for our guests attending the seminars.
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We will be kicking off the program on Saturday November 10, 2012 with “Psych
Yourself Up, Not Out: Preparing for an FAA Practical Test”. The seminar will start
promptly at 9:00 AM. Seating is limited so please register at www.FTPros.com.

2. The Fly Paper Page 2
Focus on Fundamentals– By Austin S. Collins, Flight Express
In 2009, a Bombardier DHC8-402 Q400 crashed into a house in Clarence Center,
Lodi’s Lowdown New York following a stall, killing all 49 people on board, along with one on the
Lodi’s Lowdown took a break for ground. The crew had allowed the airspeed to decay on approach.
the month of October. This
month we are back with more In 2006, a Bombardier CRJ-100ER ran off the end of runway 26 at Blue Grass
aviation trivia! Airport in Fayette County, Kentucky, killing 49 of the 50 people on board.
The crew had been cleared to take off on runway 22 and were attempting to use
The question for November is:
a runway that was far too short for their aircraft.
How many NBAA Con- In 2001, an Airbus A300 crashed into the Belle Harbor neighborhood of Queens
ventions have been (a borough of New York City) shortly after takeoff, killing all 260 people on
hosted by Showalter board, along with five people on the ground. The jet's vertical stabilizer and rud-
Flying Service and der had separated in flight when the crew made an excessive rudder input in
KORL? response to wake turbulence.
In 1997 a Boeing 747-300 struck Nimitz Hill about 3 nautical miles southwest of
Please email your answers to
the Guam International Airport, killing 228 of the 254 people on board. The
jenny@showalter.com.
crew had been cleared for a localizer-only approach and were trying to follow an
unusable glideslope signal.
In 1977, two Boeing 747s (a 747-121 and a 747-206B) collided on runway 30 at
Los Rodeos Airport (now known as Tenerife North Airport) on the Spanish island
of Tenerife, one of the Canary Islands, killing all 248 aboard one airplane and
335 of the 396 aboard the other -- the deadliest accident in aviation history. The
crew of one of the airplanes had misunderstood an ATC clearance, initiating a
takeoff roll when they had been instructed to hold in position on the runway in
low visibility.
What do these accidents have in common? They were all caused partly by the
single most frequent primary factor in airplane crashes: pilot error. In all five
accidents above -- and many thousands more -- simple, elementary mistakes
lead to fatal outcomes.
Every pilot, from the pre-solo student to the 30,000-hour professional, should
focus on the fundamentals on every leg of every flight. Good judgment, good
aeronautical decision making, standard operating procedures, best practices,
consistency, practical systems knowledge, workload management, situational
awareness, mental navigation, risk mitigation, higher order thinking, effective
communications and solid all-around airmanship save lives.
I have been a full-time flight instructor in one form or another for 15 years.
When aspiring pilots ask me where they should put their focus, I tell them my honest opinion: FUNDAMENTALS. Can
you perform a consistent crosswind landing? Can you make special requests with ATC when needed without annoying
or confusing the controller? Can you understand and comply with complex instructions? Can you fly partial-panel? Can
you use your magnetic compass, your VOR receiver and a timer to figure out where you are? Can you refer to raw
weather charts and make intelligent routing decisions? Many pilots are extremely eager to play with advanced technol-
ogy (especially when it's FAST advanced technology) and may get a little bit bored and impatient with practicing basic
maneuvers over and over and over again to the point of rock-solid proficiency. But as we can easily see when we look at
the statistics -- including the accidents above -- all the best technology in the world cannot save a pilot with weak proce-
dures, poor cockpit discipline or a shaky platform of fundamental knowledge and skills.
Advanced cockpit technology is like a wrench in the hands of a mechanic -- when properly used, it helps you do the job
easier, faster and better. When incompetently used, however, the best tool is no better than the worst.

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