Executive Flyers February 2001 Newsletter
Congratulations to:
Doug King for getting his multi engine instructor's license;
Dan Folk for passing his instrument instructor's checkride;
Eric Orzalli and James White for passing their multi engine checkrides;
Billy Joe Lara for passing his commercial checkride;
Wally Vue for soloing and
James Parker and Curtis Stout for winning the drawing of an hour's instruction or a month's dues.
Retractable for sale
A friend of mine wants to sell the Piper Arrow III that he has had for about 18 years. It is a retractable airplane, with about 350 hours on a factory remanufactured ("0" time logbook) engine. It is fully IFR equipped and has been hangared for the time he has owned it. He is asking $95,000 for the plane. It would be an ideal trainer and if two or three people bought it as a group, the price would be reasonable for each owner. I will put the plane on line if I can find one or several people to purchase it. If you are interested or have questions about a lease back arrangement, please call or e-mail Ed.
Shut down and tie down
Please remember to follow the shut down checklist so that you don't miss anything. Make sure that the master switch is off, control lock installed and the chocks in place and tie-downs fastened securely, not just draped from the wings to the ground. Please clean up the cockpit.
Instructors Corner
Some questions about weight and balance as a refresher. (1) Is it possible, if loaded within the envelope on takeoff, for a Cessna 172 or 152 to have the center of gravity move out of the safe envelope just due to a decrease in the fuel weight? (2) Is it possible to load a Cessna 172 forward of the safe envelope? If so, how? (3) What are the dangers of loading an aircraft (a) forward, (b) aft or (c) above the envelope? Which would be the most dangerous situation on takeoff? Answers next month. If you have any subjects that you'd like covered in the instructor's corner, let us know.
Aviation Career Seminar
We'll have our next semi-annual career seminar in April. If you are interested in a career in aviation, or know someone who might be, watch the March newsletter for the date and time. During these seminars we have pilots at all stages of their flying career come in to talk about how they got into aviation and offer suggestions to aspiring pilots on how to best accomplish their goals. Several people who first attended these seminars are now flying for the airlines. The seminars are free and usually held on a Saturday morning in the conference room at Executive Airport. If you are a professional pilot who would be interested in talking for 10-15 minutes on your experiences in aviation, please contact Ed to take part in the next seminar.
Where do you like to go?
When you fly for fun, where do you go? Have you a favorite spot that other members might like to know about? Good places to sleep and eat while you're there? If you know of some fun places to fly, please email or write us about them and we'll include them in the newsletter. As a starter, one of the places we've flown to often is Columbia airport in the Sierra foothills. It's about an hour or less from Sacramento and there is a footpath from the airport to the town. There are lots of restaurants and stores in the restored town and it's an enjoyable way to spend a day. The hotel has had brunch on Sundays in the past that was prepared by the students at a local cooking school and was delicious. The runway lies behind a hill as you approach from the west, so you might want to overfly the area at altitude to see where it is before entering the pattern.
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