Please join me in congratulating friend of FlyC and newly-minted Instrument Pilot Ryan F., who earned his blindfold with DPE Ken Earl on Monday in his beautiful Mooney M20.
Way to Go, Ryan!
Blue skies, clean foggles.
- Mike
Wednesday, July 02, 2008
A belated congrats...
Pilots,
Please join me in congratulating friend of FlyC and newly-minted Instrument Pilot Ryan F., who earned his blindfold with DPE Ken Earl on Monday in his beautiful Mooney M20.
Way to Go, Ryan!
Blue skies, clean foggles.
- Mike
Please join me in congratulating friend of FlyC and newly-minted Instrument Pilot Ryan F., who earned his blindfold with DPE Ken Earl on Monday in his beautiful Mooney M20.
Way to Go, Ryan!
Blue skies, clean foggles.
- Mike
Monday, June 30, 2008
Summer Dreams
Pilots,
Cooler temps -- but for how long? It's nice out lately.
Some maintenance updates:
Cessna 630 is back from a tour of Seattle; however, when her renter is done, she will be going down for 100hr.
Cessna 68U is running strong.
Cessna 20U should wrap her 100hr this week.
Cessna 04H has a new starter, new starter cabling, and is currently down for a nose strut overhaul.
Cessna 1ES is chugging along fine.
Cessna 17J will be down for a failed vacuum pump.
Cessna 25R is running great.
We expect Piper 85Y's engine to wrap up this week.
The new LA Sectional and TAC charts are in (finally!) -- a few days early, but grab em while they're hot!
==
We have expanded our lending library significantly. For those who do not know, the long bookcase packed with books has all manner of aviation-related books which you are free to borrow!
Our system is as follows: borrow a book, and we will deduct its value from your account. When you return it, we will credit the value back. Simple! Keep it as long as you like, or forever if it's a great book! And there are some very good ones on the shelf, take a peruse next time you're in the office.
The Chevron gods are forecasting lower avgas prices in the next 3 months. Let's hope.
Blue skies, summer in full swing! Grab some sky!
- Mike
Cooler temps -- but for how long? It's nice out lately.
Some maintenance updates:
Cessna 630 is back from a tour of Seattle; however, when her renter is done, she will be going down for 100hr.
Cessna 68U is running strong.
Cessna 20U should wrap her 100hr this week.
Cessna 04H has a new starter, new starter cabling, and is currently down for a nose strut overhaul.
Cessna 1ES is chugging along fine.
Cessna 17J will be down for a failed vacuum pump.
Cessna 25R is running great.
We expect Piper 85Y's engine to wrap up this week.
The new LA Sectional and TAC charts are in (finally!) -- a few days early, but grab em while they're hot!
==
We have expanded our lending library significantly. For those who do not know, the long bookcase packed with books has all manner of aviation-related books which you are free to borrow!
Our system is as follows: borrow a book, and we will deduct its value from your account. When you return it, we will credit the value back. Simple! Keep it as long as you like, or forever if it's a great book! And there are some very good ones on the shelf, take a peruse next time you're in the office.
The Chevron gods are forecasting lower avgas prices in the next 3 months. Let's hope.
Blue skies, summer in full swing! Grab some sky!
- Mike
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Flying Warm
Pilots!
Warmer weather is here, which means we all need to focus on staying cool, flying safe, and enjoying our flying without undue hazard to health and mood.
We have cool water in the office fridge. Please take a bottle up with you. Flying is not only work, it can be dehydrating!
We will be unpacking the misty mates soon. They're dorky, but they work. Inquire with the office if you'd like one of these. Fill them from the cooler for bonus coldness.
A belated congrats to our friend Michael Booth, who passed his Commercial checkride in Cessna 25R with DPE Ken Earl on Monday.
Nice work, Michael!
Now for a "what would you do?" moment. This one is a little more advanced, sorry early fliers.
Imagine you have departed Hawthorne (KHHR) and are on flight following with SoCal Approach at 3000 MSL, heading to Chino (KCNO). You have been cleared to operate in the Bravo airspace, and you have a squawk code. You have cleared Fullerton airspace to the east, and after you inquire, you are told to contact SoCal Approach on 121.3, which you do. You are over the Chino hills, at 3000 MSL when 121.3 says "Aircraft calling SoCal, I don't know who you are, say position and intentions?"
Clearly someone forgot to hand you off. Hey, it happens. Now you need to deal with it.
You are in Ontario Charlie airspace.
You are over Chino's Delta airspace.
What would you do? Are you "busted" ?
(this happened to me today. I know what I did, I'm curious what you'd do -- there does not appear to be a correct answer :)
Hmm...!
==
We have one seat left for the run to Osh Kosh this year. The arrangements are figured out, and are as follows:
We are departing AJO on Saturday morning, July 26th, and expect to arrive at OSH on Sunday the 27th.
We have rented a home which is 2 blocks from the show.
We plan to depart on Thursday the 31st, and be back at AJO by Friday August 1st.
The house rental is for 5 nights, and will be $500 per person.
The fuel bill will be pro-rata and is calculated to be appx $600 per person.
This is in a Bonanza S35, and we will all be taking turns as PIC.
Please drop me a note via email or in the office if you're interested.
==
Blue Skies,
- Mike
Warmer weather is here, which means we all need to focus on staying cool, flying safe, and enjoying our flying without undue hazard to health and mood.
We have cool water in the office fridge. Please take a bottle up with you. Flying is not only work, it can be dehydrating!
We will be unpacking the misty mates soon. They're dorky, but they work. Inquire with the office if you'd like one of these. Fill them from the cooler for bonus coldness.
A belated congrats to our friend Michael Booth, who passed his Commercial checkride in Cessna 25R with DPE Ken Earl on Monday.
Nice work, Michael!
Now for a "what would you do?" moment. This one is a little more advanced, sorry early fliers.
Imagine you have departed Hawthorne (KHHR) and are on flight following with SoCal Approach at 3000 MSL, heading to Chino (KCNO). You have been cleared to operate in the Bravo airspace, and you have a squawk code. You have cleared Fullerton airspace to the east, and after you inquire, you are told to contact SoCal Approach on 121.3, which you do. You are over the Chino hills, at 3000 MSL when 121.3 says "Aircraft calling SoCal, I don't know who you are, say position and intentions?"
Clearly someone forgot to hand you off. Hey, it happens. Now you need to deal with it.
You are in Ontario Charlie airspace.
You are over Chino's Delta airspace.
What would you do? Are you "busted" ?
(this happened to me today. I know what I did, I'm curious what you'd do -- there does not appear to be a correct answer :)
Hmm...!
==
We have one seat left for the run to Osh Kosh this year. The arrangements are figured out, and are as follows:
We are departing AJO on Saturday morning, July 26th, and expect to arrive at OSH on Sunday the 27th.
We have rented a home which is 2 blocks from the show.
We plan to depart on Thursday the 31st, and be back at AJO by Friday August 1st.
The house rental is for 5 nights, and will be $500 per person.
The fuel bill will be pro-rata and is calculated to be appx $600 per person.
This is in a Bonanza S35, and we will all be taking turns as PIC.
Please drop me a note via email or in the office if you're interested.
==
Blue Skies,
- Mike
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