Executive Flyers March 2004 Newsletter
Congratulations to:
Eric Teilborg for passing his instrument flight instructor check ride; Robert Pearson for passing his private pilot Person; Renee Whitton for having a daughter on Valentine’s day; and Richard Markwell and Leslie Sanders for winning the monthly drawing of an hour of instruction or a month’s dues.
Many Thanks
My thanks to all of you who came out and flew, or paid your bill in February to help improve our cash flow. It did help a lot, and we thank you for doing it. Without members like you, we'd be struggling. With the weather the way it is however, we can still use more help. If you know of someone who has expressed an interest in flying, have them come in or call and schedule a $49 intro ride in a Cessna 152, or a $64 intro ride in a Cessna 172. Our instructors will show them how much fun flying can be and we may have a new student to train. If you know a business person who drives a lot in the course of his work, tell him about flying and how it can cut his travel time by half or more. All the people that I have talked to that fly for business say that they often don't even have to rent a car, as the person they are flying to see is eager to drive out to the airport to pick them up.
Flying Companion Seminar
We'll have a flying companion (pinch hitter) course this month. The ground portion will be taught from 9:00 to noon on March 20th in the Executive Airport conference room. The flight portion can be scheduled at your convenience. If you regularly fly as a passenger, this is the course for you. We'll teach you to fly the plane, talk on the radio, navigate and land. The cost for the ground session is $50. The plane and instructor will be at the regular rates. Call the office to sign up for the course.
Aviation Career Seminar
We'll have our free semi-annual aviation career seminar on Saturday morning, April 24th at the Executive Airport conference room. During this 2-3 hour seminar, we have pilots from all stages of their career – from instructors to current airline pilots to retired pilots with 10s of thousands of hours - talk about how they got into flying and how they got to where they are in their flying profession. Some of the seminar attendees in the past have gone on to train with Executive Flyers and are now flying for the airlines. If you are interested in pursuing a career in aviation or know of someone who is, be sure to attend the seminar. We will have literature on becoming a pilot as well as information about careers to hand out. Call the office to sign up.
ASOS and AWOS Redux
After listing all the telephone numbers and frequencies for nearby ASOS and AWOS stations, I ran across a home page that tells you how to call a toll-free number (877-any-AWOS) to get the current weather all over the country. The URL is http://www.anyawos.com/. You have to listen to a short commercial (so far, they are about helping teens to stop smoking, etc.) and then you are connected to the station you have requested by using the keyboard. Very cool.
Birds and things
The birds are starting to nest and the house finches will be building theirs inside the engine compartments soon. They use a lot of flammable material for their nests, so there is a danger of a fire on the engine if the nests aren't removed. They like to build down between the cylinders, so make sure that the ignition is off and then reach inside the cowling to check. Watch out for migrating ducks and geese as well.
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last modified March 4, 2004 by Ed Callaway