EAA IMC Club Nashua Chapter Meeting August 9th and 13th

[James Carlson]

The in-person meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, August 9th, at 1830L
(6:30PM EDT) at the Nashua Airport, 93 Perimeter Road, Nashua NH 03063:

  https://goo.gl/maps/GiC2DsYdULDLVpzU8

Please do not attend if you feel ill or have a recent (within 10 days)
positive COVID test result.

The virtual meeting will be held on Sunday, August 13th, at 6:30PM EDT
(2230Z) via Zoom:

  https://zoom.us/j/3577949883?pwd=aURNaEt6bjVoZWp1LzBFTklkQitNUT09

Without that link, it's meeting ID 357 794 9883 and passcode "5hSjnY"
(without the quotes).

Items tentatively planned for August's meeting:

  - Flight Planning Exercise
  - Pilot Workshop Scenario (Foggy Thinking)
  - (Planning supplemental materials)
  - Insert your item here (suggestions wanted)

I'll be there by 6PM to open the room, but the real meeting begins at
6:30PM with this month's scenario.  On Sunday, I'll have the Zoom
meeting open at 6PM for those who want to chat or test equipment, and
the meeting starts at 6:30PM EDT.

The "flight planning" exercise is a suggestion from one of our regular
participants.  I don't have a lot of information about how exactly this
should be done in a group setting, but we'll give it a try.  Here's the
scenario:

  We're planning a round trip from Laconia (LCI) to Northampton (7B2).
  The mission is to fly solo, drop off some equipment in Northampton,
  and return.  There are thunderstorms predicted for early afternoon, so
  if we're going by plane, we want to make an early trip.  It's about a
  45 minute flight but over 2:30 by car, so we definitely want to fly if
  we can.  We're taking a single engine piston, so assume 120-140KTS
  cruise and IFR approach-capable GPS, but nothing fancy.

  For weather, I'll provide the following.  It's late summer, and
  freezing level is about 11,000'.  Dawn in NH (sunrise at 5:35AM) has
  localized fog and IFR conditions with some improvement before noon.
  By mid-afternoon, a front will be moving northeast with an organized
  line of storms from southern Vermont down into western Connecticut.

  KLCI METAR 020854Z 14005KT 4SM BR OVC005 16/15 A2989 $
  KCON TAF 012320Z 0200/0224 18010KT 5SM OVC010
    TEMPO 0218/0219 22010G20KT 2SM -SHRA VCTS BKN020CB
    FM 0220 27005KT P6SM BKN035
  KCEF TAF 020000Z 0200/0306 00000KT P6SM OVC015 QNH1411INS
    BECMG 0210/0213 30005KT P6SM BKN010 QNH1610INS
    BECMG 0219/0220 27007KT P6SM SCT020
  KCEF METAR 020855Z VRB04KT 2SM BR BKN012 OVC035 17/15
             020955Z 19005KT 10SM BKN009 OVC030 17/16
             021055Z 20004KT 10SM BKN010 OVC029 17/16
             021155Z 28010KT 10SM BKN008 OVC025 19/18
             021255Z 29012KT 10SM OVC010 19/17
             021355Z 29008KT 10SM OVC012 19/16

  Do you make the trip?  What time?  What departure, route, and
  arrival?  What alternates did you look at?  What are the concerns?

If you wish, you can sign up for WINGS credit for the Wednesday
in-person meeting here:

  https://www.faasafety.gov/SPANS/event_details.aspx?eid=123272

And for the Sunday virtual meeting here:

  https://www.workingcode.com/imc-club/wings-signup.html

Note that SPANS no longer allows sign-up via the FAASafety web site.
For those who don't sign up in advance, there will also be a link
provided in the meeting for WINGS credit. If you use a different name in
your Zoom account, please include it with your registration or let me
know during the meeting.

Until then, fly safely!

-- 
James Carlson         42.703N 71.076W         <carlsonj at workingcode.com>