Executive Flyers March 2001 Newsletter
Congratulations to:
Billy Joe Lara for passing his CFI check ride and becoming Executive Flyer's newest CFI;
Denise Smiley for passing her commercial pilot check ride;
Gary Rafferty for passing his multi engine check ride;
Peter Grant for passing his instrument rating check ride;
Dave Ackerson, Clinton Gordon and Jeff Grussing for passing their private pilot check rides,
Andrew White 
for soloing and Mike Cann and Scott Peruch for winning the drawing for an hour's instruction or a month's dues.
Retractable for sale
We have two people who are interested in this aircraft and we'd like to get a third. Please contact Ed if you would like information on a lease back agreement. 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
Fuel and Oil
Please keep the oil level in the planes at one quart below full. This gives adequate cooling to the engine in all conditions. Please use the pumps for fuel if you can. The cost is 30 cents per gallon less than from the truck.
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? ANSWER: No. The fuel is close to the center of gravity, so as it burns down, it does not move the center of gravity out of the safe envelope. (2) Is it possible to load a Cessna 172 forward of the safe envelope? ANSWER: Possibly. If so, how? By having two very large people in the front seats and no one in the rear. Even with two 250 pound people in the front, the 172 is in the envelope. (3) What are the dangers of loading an aircraft (a) forward ANSWER: longer takeoff roll, possibly unable to flare in the landing and landing on the nose wheel. (b) Aft ANSWER: inability to keep nose down in the takeoff climb, resulting in a stall and uncontrollable spin. Worst case. or (c) above the envelope? ANSWER: Longer takeoff roll, higher stall speed and possible structural damage in turbulence. If you have any subjects that you'd like covered in the instructor's corner, let us know.
After the flight
Please turn off all switches, install the control lock, chock the wheels and clean up the inside of the aircraft after your flight. Leave it the way you'd like to find it.
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 April 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.
Welcome
To Dan Folk, a new instructor with Executive Flyers. Dan is a CFI and CFI-I, so contact him for help with visual or instrument flying.
Return to Executive Flyers Home Page
last modified March 1, 2001 by
callaway@execflyers.com