Gateway Pilots

Jim Kramper spoke on the sources of global warming and discussed the various natural sources and human sources.  Global warming is seen best if the entire earth temperature is monitored. The smaller the area examined the greater the variation in year-to-year temperature.  For example in the St Louis area, only three of the hottest years have occurred since 1990, and one of the 10 hottest years was in 1900, while globally most of the 10 hottest years have occurred since 1990. He emphasized that the interactions between these various sources of global warming are very complex.  However, human activity is a major source of the increase in atmospheric CO2, both form the use of fossil fuels and from the destruction of rain forest and other heavily forested areas which are a sink for CO2 and the production of O2.  Human activity to reduce carbon emissions, recycle, and generally clean up our planet and the atmosphere will have positive effects on the health of the planet and may slow the process of global warming.  There was a long question and answer period after the talk in which the myths about the sources of St. Louis weather, weather balloons, how forecasts are generated, etc.  It was a really informative and lively talk and discussion.

The recent crash of US Air Airbus 320, brought down by a flock of geese, should remind us how important good training is. These pilots fly every day, and every 6 month they go through a training program of emergencies that they don’t get to see in normal flight. So wouldn’t it be a good idea for us to have a training program that fits our individual flying activities? THINK ABOUT IT. Rick  adv.av.training@sbcglobal.net