Board Meeting:
January 9, 7:00pm at the T-Craft Hangar

General Membership Meeting:
January 30, 7:00pm at the EAA/CAP Hangar
Agenda: Annual Meeting and Elections

Board Meeting:
February 13, 7:00pm at the T-Craft Hangar

General Membership Meeting:
February 27, 7:00pm at the EAA/CAP Hangar

WE HAVE BEGUN WORK ON THE NEW MAP WALL AND ARE IN NEED OF VOLUNTEERS! WE WILL BE PAINTING AND HANGING WAC MAPS, PLEASE LET A BOARD MEMBER KNOW IF YOU CAN HELP IN ANY STAGE OF THIS PROCESS.

WE ARE ALSO IN NEED OF A NEW WEBMASTER, IF YOU HAVE EXPERIENCE IN THIS FIELD, AND HAVE THE TIME, PLEASE CONTACT JAMES FERDINAND IMMEDIATELY.

FUEL RE-IMBURSEMENT PRICE FOR DECEMBER: $3.70
Members who have purchased fuel "out of pocket" can deduct this price per gallon from bill, or the billing director can credit the amount on next statement. Please include copy of receipt either way.

DO YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE CLUB? POLICES? OR GETTING A NEW MEMBER APPLICATION? WE HAVE THE ANSWER! CLICK HERE TO FIND OUT!

First Solo:
Steve Claus 12/11/06, Congratulations!
I hear he is still smiling!

NEW MEMBERS:
Dave Martineau & Shawn Overall
  If you see these new members around the hangar, introduce yourself and make them feel welcome to our club!

Winter Flying is here, Jim Eyre has posted a great article on the web site everyone should read. Cold Weather Operations

Heaters are on the planes again, so it is time to take a few extra minutes to make sure the heaters are hooked up properly, and blankets are back over the cowling. PLEASE DO NOT ADJUST ANY DIAL ON THE HEATERS, Jim Eyre has them set correctly. Watch out for the extension cords on the hangar floor.

We are interested in stories and/or pictures of trips from the membership! Please remit to james@t-craft.org or call James Ferdinand @ 724-3309.

Winter Flying Hours are in effect December, January and February. You may fly all three of your use it or lose it hours in one month, or any combination of these three months.

PLEASE REMEMBER TO CANCEL YOUR FLIGHT IN SCHEDULE MASTER IF YOU CAN'T FLY. THE BOARD CAN CHARGE ONE HOUR PER DAY AT THE SCHEDULED AIRCRAFT RATE ACCORDING TO CLUB POLICY #15.

The EPA is cracking down on pilots dumping "sumped" fuel on the ramp. It is a very steep fine if you are caught. We have purchased devices to filter the fuel back into the aircraft. It is a little cumbersome the first time you use it, but it is necessary. Remove the top (strainer) section of the fuel tester, drain fuel, and place fuel strainer on top of tester. Open top of strainer and carefully replace fuel back into fuel tank.

It is always a good idea to check with FSS before every flight. There could be new TFR's posted in the area you are about to fly, or numerous other items you wouldn't otherwise be aware of.

You can order Apparel from Bulldog Shirt Shop in Nampa on 12th Ave. They have our logo and will put it on any item in their catalog. Click on their name for the map and phone number.

All members need to remember to UNplug when going flying. Be extra careful when placing ducting into cowling as the ducting is very thin and tears quite easily. Please do not turn knobs to whatever you feel like. They all have been set where need be.

Aircraft Door Locks work best if you Press In on latch while using key (even 686 can be locked/unlocked).

375:  Nothing to Report.

686:  Squawk about not being able to latch door. Will be installing the #2 Radio soon.

64L:  Annual due in January, 2007.

91X:  Nothing to Report.

29Q:  Nothing to Report.

0YD:  Nothing to Report.

93S:  Nothing to Report.

USE TACH TIME  FOR SQUAWKS PLEASE. This helps the maintenance team tremendously!  The sign-out sheets have not changed. Continue to use HOBBS time for sign out sheets. This will continue to be the way you are billed.

Please check Schedule Master and squawk sheets for new squawks on the aircraft you are about to fly. Also, please call the next pilot scheduled to fly if you squawk the aircraft. DON'T FORGET TO LIST YOUR NAME AND PHONE NUMBER!

by Jeff Beers

I hope everyone has a wonderful holiday season and gets a chance to do some flying. I would like to thank everyone who helped with the ground classes during the past year. I hope the members enjoyed the classes and found them interesting and informative. If anyone has any ideas for a ground class for next year please let me know.

There is no winner of the "Santa's Flight Plan" Contest, as there were no entries.

Please let Jeff Beers  know when you earn new wings levels, or pass other milestones like first solo, new ratings, etc.

The Advertisement for 29Q is now available to the members wishing to print and post at other airports. Click on this link, 2629Q FOR SALE, print, and post at any bulletin board you know of. This will help a great deal in selling 29Q.

The Board has decided to allow any member wishing to post classified ads in the newsletter for aviation items only. 
Please email your ads to James Ferdinand.

ANY MEMBER CAN REQUEST THE MINUTES FROM ANY MEETING. Any member that would like a copy of any meeting minutes can contact James Ferdinand by email. Any member of the board can provide the minutes as well.

Please keep your contact information (phone numbers, email addresses, postal address) updated in Schedule Master. To check or update your contact information, login to Schedule Master, click the "User" tab at the top, then click the link that says "Click here to edit your user info" which appears just above the list of users.

THE 2005 ANNUAL REPORT IS AVAILABLE
TO MEMBERS ONLINE BY REQUEST.
Please send request to james@t-craft.org