February 2010 Newsletter
Congratulations to:
Jeff Jorissen for passing his private checkride in November. (I apologize for the late entry Jeff - had lost the email); Ross Anderson for passing his commercial pilot checkride; Eric Saylors for getting his instrument rating and Pete Beaudry and Christopher Hartman for winning the monthly drawing of a month's dues or an hour of instruction.Office safety
Please do not walk inside the display counters to get keys to the aircraft. Ask the person working behind the desk to hand them to you. This will keep the office staff aware of who has the planes and cut down congestion in the desk area. Many thanks from the staff.Aviation courses and events in the area
"How to get your CFI" will be held at the conference room at Executive airport on Wednesday, February 17 at 7:00 pm. For those of you thinking of getting your instructor's license, this will be invaluable. Click here or go to http://www.faasafety.gov/SPANS/event_details.aspx?eid=30118 to sign up for the event.The "FAASTeam CFI workshop, Module 6" will be held at the Aerospace museum at McClellan Field on Saturday, March 6 at 9:00 am. The FAASTeam CFI Workshops provide an opportunity for Flight Instructors, Designated Pilot Examiners, and Aviation Safety Inspectors to meet and collaborate for safety. Click here or go to http://www.faasafety.gov/SPANS/event_details.aspx?eid=30145 to sign up for the event.
If you'd like to see the newest light twin on the market, the Tecnam P2006T, it will be at the Sacramento Aviation hangar, 5957 Freeport Blvd. on February 23rd from 10am to 1pm. The Tecnam P2002 Sierra light sport aircraft will also be on display. Please RSVP to Jim Hogan at (916) 424-1800 or jim "at" sacramentoaviation.com ("at" is @ sign).
Two planes temporarily off line
N1920F and N44996 are both off line temporarily awaiting engine repairs. Looks like another 30 day on both of them. We'll keep you postedSpring and birds
The finches are starting to nest in the hangars, so please check you engine compartments and any other spot on your aircraft that would hold a nest before you take off. Only takes the little guys about two hours to get a lot of sticks and cloth together to make a nest.A lot of the migratory birds are moving in the delta and near some of the outlying airports, so include them in your scan and if possible go around or above them to avoid them. They tend to dive when threatened, so try not to fly close by under them.






