September 2007 Newsletter

General Membership Meetings:
September 25, 2007, 7:00 p.m., and October 30, 2007, 7:00 p.m., EAA Building (Jim Eyre will present his Oshkosh Trip 9/25/07)

FUEL RE-IMBURSEMENT PRICE FOR September: $3.94 per gal.
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!

Scott Armstrong, newly licensed Private Pilot. Congratulations!

Photo: Jeff Cook completes his first solo in 13686. Awesome!

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.

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Volume 4, Issue 9, September 2007

*AOPA On-Line Safety Quizzes*
Board Meeting: October 9, 2007, 7:00 p.m., T-Craft Hangar Ground Class: To Be Announced General Membership Meetings: September 25, 2007, 7:00 p.m., and October 30, 2007, 7:00 p.m., EAA Building (Jim Eyre will present his Oshkosh Trip 9/25/07) FUEL RE-IMBURSEMENT PRICE FOR September: $3.94 per gal. 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! Scott Armstrong, newly licensed Private Pilot. Congratulations! Photo: Jeff Cook completes his first solo in 13686. Awesome! 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. *Beware TFRs and NOTAMS locally!* Make time in your flight planning to call Flight Service. The Service will alert you concerning TFR's and NOTAMS posted in the area you are about to fly, adjacent to your route of flight, or the latest airport improvement projects and closures that affect your trips. 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.		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: Carpet received; expecting upholstery soon. 686: New battery installed; Mode C tested by Avionics Master -- found operable. 64L: Replaced left main tire and left main brake pads. 91X: Deleted from Schedule Master until further notice -- prop strike. 0YD: Nothing to report. 93S: One hundred hour inspection completed; left main tire replaced. 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. AND DON'T FORGET TO LIST YOUR NAME AND PHONE NUMBER! by Jeff Beers *AOPA Safety Quizzes* AOPA has just updated its website. They have always been a tremendous source of information regarding flight training and safety and their new website has added some new features. They have always had online courses that qualify you for the wings program, which I would recommend taking even if you are not doing a wings program. Now they have a bi-weekly quiz that you can test your aeronautical knowledge. It's short and fun and most of all it gets you thinking about areas of flight training you might not have thought about in a while. The latest quiz was on weather information. Some of the questions really made me think. I have always liked the AOPA website and I like this new quiz. Check out the site and take the quiz. Like their magazine says "A good pilot is always learning". Safe flying Please let Jeff Beers know when you earn new wings levels, or pass other milestones like first solo, new ratings, etc. Minutes from our Board and General Membership Meetings are available to our Members. You can e-mail Jeff Vanhoozer, or any member of our Board of Directors. You can still get a copy of the 2006 Annual Report. Please send your request to James Ferdinand at president@t-craft.org 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. Lost and Found: Please respect fellow pilots by helping identify and return one another's property. Bill McGlynn is missing a Mountain Smith pack, with water filter and binoculars. Contact him through Schedule Master if you have any information.