April meeting Minutes

The regular meeting of EAA Chapter 704 was held as a safety seminar put on by Michigan Department of Transportation Aeronautics Division. It was led by Tom Krashen and Jerry Hough, and air traffic controller from the Grand rapids tower. There were between 55-60 in attendance
They spent a couple of hours or so in discussing, first of all, the various types of airspace and spoke of the pilots responsibilities in regard the these various areas.
This was followed by some advice on communicating with the tower in a number of situations from clearance deliveries and take off procedures to in-flight checking and approach procedures.
There were a number of questions to be answered which were fielded nicely by one or the other of these gentlemen and, since there was considerable variety in the level of training amongst the attending pilots, a lot discussion ensued.
It was Emphasized that pilots are invited to visit the tower and get to understand what is going on inside the “box” they are talking to when talking to these people from the cockpit.
There was no formal meeting or business conducted at this time.
Jay Dean Sec/Treas EAA Chapter 704