Volume 4, Issue 8, August 2007
Board Meeting:
September 11, 2007, 7:00 p.m.
LOCATION TO BE ANNOUNCED
Ground Class:
Sept. 20, 2007, 7:00 p.m., T-Craft Hangar, "Understanding
Coordinated Flight"
General Membership Meeting:
September 25, 2007, 7:00 p.m.
FUEL RE-IMBURSEMENT PRICE FOR June: $4.01
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!
Reggie Sellers earns his Private Pilot License. Great work!
Bill Zerfas (Mr. Persistence) earns his IFR! Hallelujah!
PHOTO: Jim Hudson assisting the Idaho Department of Aeronautics Aviation Career Exploration (ACE) Program, July 2007. In his fifth year, Jim is going broke paying his able students to smile for the camera.
We are interested in stories and/or pictures of trips from the membership! Please remit to secretary@t-craft.org or call Jeff Vanhoozer (ph: 861-3972).
Insurance forms were due by April 10, 2007. Members without forms on file by April 26, 2007, have been suspended from Flight Status on Schedule Master. Click here for a copy of the form.
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 T-CRAFT 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.
Fires are burning throughout the West.
Make time in your flight planning to call Flight Service. The
Service will alert you concerning TFR's posted in the area you are about
to fly, or numerous other items of which you might not be aware.
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 there catalog. Click on their name for the map and
phone number.
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.
Gift Certificates are now available. Contact the Board of Directors for more information.
To post Classified Ads (aviation items only, please), please e-mail your ads to Jeff Vanhoozer.
Aircraft doors and locks are VERY SENSITIVE. Insert keys and gently turn. Slamming doors and forcing keys to operate seriously harms latches and security devices.
Monitor 121.5 after landing, and before shutdown, to be sure the ELT in your aircraft hasn't been activated.
375: Final costs being reviewed for the reupholstering work.
686: Monitoring squawks concerning oil temp. and pressure readings, as well as Mode C transmission.
64L: Magnetos cleaned and repaired.
91X: Nothing to report.
0YD: Starter replaced.
93S: Work performed on auto pilot to correct heading errors.
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.
by Jeff Beers
Emergency Procedures
When was the last time you actually thought of an
emergency approach
and landing? You know? The one you did for your
check ride? Maybe the next time you go out flying try one. The first
rule is to read the POH for that aircraft. Remember your instructor
saying "aviate, navigate, communicate." First pitch for best glide
speed, then look for a place to land and head for it, then go through
the different systems trying to determine what is wrong with the
engine. If you can't restart the engine start shutting the fuel off,
then communicate, squawk 7700 and prepare for an off field landing. Try
doing it at 4500msl and get everything checked in as little loss of
altitude as possible.
On a similar note, Rod Machado has a saying I've always liked; "If
you touch something and something bad happens, un-touch it." I was
recently with a student in a Cherokee and he switched tanks.
Within
a few minutes the engine started running rough. I reached over, put
the fuel pump on, and switched tanks. The engine started running
fine. He must not have completely switched the tanks in the first
place. One of the first things to check on his emergency check list was
the fuel.
Emergency procedures, like maneuvers should be practiced from time to
time. The last place you want to be is in an actual emergency trying to
remember what to do.
Fly Safe
Please let Jeff
Beers know when you earn new wings levels, or pass other
milestones like first solo, new ratings, etc.
ANY MEMBER CAN REQUEST THE MINUTES FROM ANY
MEETING. Any member that would like a copy of any meeting minutes can
contact Jeff Vanhoozer by email.
Any member of the board can provide the minutes as well.
THE 2006 ANNUAL REPORT IS AVAILABLE TO
MEMBERS ONLINE BY REQUEST.
Please send request to James Ferdinand at
president@t-craft.org