Vo l u m e 1 4 , I s s u e 7 July 2014 Ohio State and the U.S. Army Partner on New Drop Zone In March 2013, The Ohio State University and the United States Army entered into a partnership to allow the Army’s 412th Civil Affairs Battalion to conduct airborne training operations at the airport. The Army approached the university because of a signiﬁcant loss of training sites across the state due to on-airport development. The loss in sites resulted in the battalion having to travel out-of-state to conduct training exercises, creating logistical issues and impacting the effectiveness of their training. KOSU Drop Zone 1 After a year of planning, the unit’s ﬁrst training exercise at the airport took place on June 13, 2014. In a spectacular display before their families and dignitaries, the huge C-130 rumbled through the evening sky, making six passes over the airﬁeld and dropping nearly 60 reservists without incident. Notes From Around The Airport 2 Meet The Staff 3 EAA Chapter 9 4 Aviation Explorers 5 The Immaculate Touch Ad 6 The unit is planning for more drills to take place yet this year, and would eventually like to conduct one drill per month at the airport. As these operations require complete closure of the KOSU airspace, they will be planned to minimize disruption of normal operations, and adequate notice will be given to all tenants. The Ohio State University is proud to partner with the United States Army on this important endeavor to help ensure the preparedness of our service men and women. Inside This Issue: NOTES FROM AROUND THE AIRPORT  Visit us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Ohio-State-UniversityAirport/293559052467  The Airport is looking for a well-maintained used sedan and minivan for use as crew vehicles. Anyone interested in donating or selling a vehicle to the airport should call Doug Hammon at 614-292-5460, ext. 5.  The university has signed an agreement with Car2Go, in which the airport will be an official Car2Go “home area.” This service can be used both by students traveling to/from campus and other airport customers needing quick, inexpensive local travel. For more information on Car2Go in Columbus or for a membership, visit their website at https://www.car2go.com/en/columbus/ Congratulations to the following students on their recent accomplishments: June 2014 Private Ryan Zahora Michael Newhard Jie Li OSU AIRPORT NEWS Commercial Daniel Applebaum PAGE 2 VOLUME 14 ISSUE 7 MEET THE STAFF Kim Cave OSU Airport Business Manager Years at OSU Airport: Started in March 2014 Years at Ohio State University: Ten Education: Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and Operations Management from Fisher College of Business at Ohio State. Kim studied Spanish in Mexico while she was a student at Ohio State, and says that it was the experience of a lifetime. She would love to live in a European country someday. Hometown: Upper Arlington, Ohio Hobbies/Interests: Volleyball, camping, traveling, crocheting, Cleveland Browns, Ohio State football, and Benny, a yorkie who is 3 years old. Family: Kim has an eventful summer ahead, as she plans to marry Ed Riddlebaugh on August 16 and join his family, consisting of two daughters. She also has an older brother who is in the Air Force, and an older sister. She has two nephews and one niece, and a nephew due to be born in July. A memorable moment at work: Kim used to work at the Ohio State Veterinary Hospital. Once a tiger from the circus came in for an x-ray and it was captivating to be that close to it. OSU AIRPORT NEWS PAGE 3 VOLUME 14 ISSUE 7 EAA - CHAPTER 9 I want to start off by thanking OSU for allowing us to host the B17 there over the Memorial Holiday. They were gracious as always. We enjoyed the atmosphere at the airport again. The B17 tour-stop was a success due to the beautiful weather that we had. People came out to ﬂy, tour and watch the plane. She was a little late coming in due to the damage that was sustained in Champaign, IL. The staff from Weeks Hangar in Oshkosh went and repaired her. We thank them and all the others for their hard work to get it ﬁxed and on the way to Columbus, OH. For our June meeting we also hosted Tom Lusch who worked as an air traffic controller with the FAA for 29 years. Tom began his career at Cleveland Center, serving there for 11 years, then transferred to Port Columbus where he worked for another 18 years. Tom is a past member of EAA & EAA9. Although inactive from piloting since 2001, Tom logged nearly 1,200 hours of ﬂight time in single-engine and glider aircraft. Tom helped inspire youngsters by ﬂying 82 Young Eagles during the early years of the Young Eagle program. This evening, Tom will share with you a recent ﬁnding of his, that relates directly to a concern he expressed long ago about inadequacies in ATC radar data processing. On June 8 we held a Young Eagle Rally at OSU and ﬂew 92 youth. Then on June 21 we held a Young Eagle Rally at Madison County Airport, ﬂying 51 youth. Weather did not cooperate with us on that one and we didn’t get started until 11 AM. Our next Young Eagle Rally will be held on August 9 at Bolton Field. We invite any pilot who is a member of EAA National to come out and ﬂy these youth. It is important to give them the experience of ﬂight and to make it enjoyable for them. While at Madison waiting for the weather to cooperate we had Greg Casagrande with the Channel 10 helicopter there to talk about the helicopter. Everyone enjoyed watching him land and take off. The kids also did some artwork with sidewalk chalk while waiting. Some very good drawings. If you have any questions about EAA National or Chapter 9 or any of our events please feel free to email me. Thank you and safe ﬂying. Darlene Ford, President EAA Chapter 9 [email protected] OSU AIRPORT NEWS PAGE 4 VOLUME 14 ISSUE 7 AVIATION EXPLORERS Aviation Career Exploration Program Honors Top High School Students Carlos Muller, who will be attending The Ohio State University in the fall, won a $3,000 scholarship for his achievements in OSU Airport’s Aviation Explorer Post. Carlos started participating in Aviation Explorers his sophomore year at Worthington Kilbourne High School and just completed his third year in Explorers. He credits the program for having shown him how many different career opportunities are available in the aviation industry. The Ohio State University's award-winning Aviation Explorer Post program helps youth gain insight into a variety of programs that offer hands-on career activities. It exposes young men and women ages 14 to 20 to ﬂying and offers aviation experiences as a possible career or simply for recreational enjoyment. Students tour aviation facilities, learn subjects required for a private pilot license, get acquainted with aircraft maintenance, participate in orientation ﬂights, and enjoy opportunities to interact with aviation professionals. In order to gain the career achievement award, students must have completed 50 hours of community service, displayed knowledge in several areas related to aviation, and completed a series of tasks, such as recruiting speakers and assisting in the reassembly of plane equipment. The following nine local high school students were recently honored with Career Achievement Awards at the Aviation Explorer Post’s annual banquet held at The Ohio State University Airport: Matthew Mancuso, Siddesh Kamat, Owen Kubalak, Carlos Muller, Noah Spahr, Natalia Welton-Torres, Christian Morales, Dominic “Jake” Workman, and John Horner. Explorers’ advisor Jonathan Denison along with Career Achievement Awards winners at the annual banquet. OSU AIRPORT NEWS PAGE 5 Jonathan Denison congratulates scholarship winner Carlos Muller. VOLUME 14 ISSUE 7 TOWER TALK Runway Exiting The primary goal of every controller at OSU Tower is to keep pilots safe. Since information is a powerful tool, I wish to pass along the following guidance on exiting a runway after landing. As a pilot, I know how easy it is to feel like the ﬂight is over once the wheels hit the ground. However, this phase can become the most vulnerable part of the entire trip at some control-towered airports. The trend we have seen lately is the temptation for pilots to turn off the landing runway onto another runway. This is not only against federal regulations, but it is also a dangerous thing to do. The runway may not be advertised as an active, in use runway, but there are many good reasons why this action is prohibited. The runway can go active without notice. Tower may be aware of an unauthorized aircraft attempting to use it or perhaps an aircraft suddenly needed it in an emergency situation. Perhaps vehicles are on the runway along with maintenance personnel performing painting, crack sealing or mowing. These are just a few reasons why a pilot should never self-initiate turning onto any runway for any reason. Always get permission before doing so. The Aeronautical Information Manual offers this guidance in paragraph 4-3-20: The following procedures must be followed after landing and reaching taxi speed. a. Exit the runway without delay at the ﬁrst available taxiway or on a taxiway as instructed by ATC. Pilots must not exit the landing runway onto another runway unless authorized by ATC. At airports with an operating control tower, pilots should not stop or reverse course on the runway without ﬁrst obtaining ATC approval. b. Taxi clear of the runway unless otherwise directed by ATC. An aircraft is considered clear of the runway when all parts of the aircraft are past the runway edge and there are no restrictions to its continued movement beyond the runway holding position markings. In the absence of ATC instructions, the pilot is expected to taxi clear of the landing runway by taxiing beyond the runway holding position markings associated with the landing runway, even if that requires the aircraft to protrude into or cross another taxiway or ramp area. Once all parts of the aircraft have crossed the runway holding position markings, the pilot must hold unless further instructions have been issued by ATC. NOTE− 1. The tower will issue the pilot instructions which will permit the aircraft to enter another taxiway, runway, or ramp area when required. 2. Guidance contained in subparagraphs a and b above is considered an integral part of the landing clearance and satisﬁes the requirement of 14 CFR Section 91.129. c. Immediately change to ground control frequency when advised by the tower and obtain a taxi clearance. NOTE− 1. The tower will issue instructions required to resolve any potential conﬂictions with other ground traffic prior to advising the pilot to contact ground control. 2. Ground control will issue taxi clearance to parking. That clearance does not authorize the aircraft to “enter” or “cross” any runways. Pilots not familiar with the taxi route should request speciﬁc taxi instructions from ATC. Want a FREE copy of the Aeronautical Information Manual? You can download a free electronic copy— including all current changes. Go to www.faa.gov, select the air traffic section and click on publications. See you in the pattern! OSU AIRPORT NEWS PAGE 6 VOLUME 14 ISSUE 7 ADVERTISING OSU AIRPORT NEWS PAGE 7 VOLUME 14 ISSUE 7 ADVERTISING Airport Director Doug Hammon - 614.292.5460 Customer Service Manager Amanda Kleinhenz - 614.292.5580 Flight Training Manager Ann Hamilton - 614.292.5473 Assistant Director - Services FBO General Manager Mike Eppley - 614.292.5592 Line Service Manager Greg Jones - 614.292.5146 Chief Flight Instructor Candi Roby - 614.292.5286 Aircraft Maintenance Manager Roger Tucker - 614.292.5653 614.292.5135 (Avionics) 614.292.5738 (Parts) Airport Business Manager Kim Cave - 614.688-3596 Assistant Director - Facilities Dale Gelter - 614.292.5617 OSU AIRPORT NEWS PAGE 8 VOLUME 14 ISSUE 7