April, 2007

Text Box: After 3 years at the Flight Center, Dusty Enge will be leaving us and advancing his career. As of June 1st, Dusty will be taking over Jim Kremsreiter’s position flying as a full time 402 Captain for Freighrunners Express Company. He will start training for this position for a week and a half starting in the beginning of April. Dusty started here as an on call flight instructor in 2004. In September of 2005, he became our full

Text Box: time instructor. He has taught many students with a 97% success rate of students that pass their check ride the first time. Dusty still plans on being a part time flight instructor here if he has time available. Everyone at the Flight Center is very excited for this new opportunity for Dusty. We wish him luck and congratulations on the next step to his career goals. Make sure you stop in the FBO and wish him well!

Text Box: Many months have gone by, and the commission has made no decisions about allowing specialized flights run out of this airport, and people are not happy about it. Because of these delays, the Pilots Association have

Text Box: formally filed a complaint to the Bureau of Aeronautics. The grievance listed 5 complaints including tabling the helicopter issue for more than 7 months causing unnecessary delays and lack of preparation, and wanting to alter the minimum

Text Box: standards to discriminate against helicopters. The Bureau of Aeronautics will be investigating and making a decision if the commission is in violation. Federal Grants could be revoked if no changes are made.

Happy Spring!

Congratulations

Dusty!

Aircraft Terms—Can you figure it out?

1. What is a “buttock line”?

A. A row of locking gimbals

B. The location at which cockpit seats are located

C. An imaginary vertical line that separates the right and left side of an aircraft

D. Alignment of landing gear wheels installed on an aircraft

2. What is a nut that is tightened down against another nut called?

A. Control Horn

B. Center Cone

C. Ceconite

D. Check Nut

3. A 'schrader valve' allows servicing of what to an aircraft system?

A. Fuel

B. Purified Water for Injection

C. Air/Nitrogen

D. Liquid Oxygen

4. What is a micron filter?

A. A filter which protects passengers from radar emissions

B. A device used to cancel static and feedback in a pilot's microphone

C. A pump which automatically cleans loose rubber from aircraft tires after landing

D. A component which finely filters contaminants from a system

After 8 months of many hours of studying and practicing, Spencer received his private license on March 5th! Spencer is from Baraboo and is a postal employee at the Lake Delton Post Office. He is married with 3 small children. For many years, Spencer has thought of getting his pilot’s license, and after taking a discovery flight in July, he finally decided to do it. He thought he would never actually get the ticket so he made a bet with us here at the FBO. We told him WHEN he got his license, he would have to shave his beard and hair off his head. He got his ticket and he got cleanly shaven!! Congratulations to Spencer and his new look!

After many years, Bill finally received his instrument rating! Make sure you congratulate him when you see him!

Scott MacBurnie soloed on Friday, March 23rd

Text Box: V – VOR check – every 30 days if flying IFR 1 – 100 hour inspection – only if the airplane is being operated for hire A – Airworthiness directives T – Transponder check – every 24 calendar months E – ELT check – every 12 calendar months S – Static check – every 24 calendar months if flying IFR Next, the pilot has to give the airplane a preflight inspection to make sure it is in overall safe condition and some specific required equipment is operational. Required equipment for day VFR night, as per 14 CFR 91.205, is TOMATO FLAMES. T – Tachomenter O – Oil Pressure gauge M – Manifold pressure gauge for each altitude engine A – Altimeter T – Temperature gauge for each liquid cooled engine O – Oil temperature gauge F – Fuel gauges L – Landing gear position indicator A – Airspeed indicator M – Magnetic compass

Text Box: 14 CFR 91.7 tells us that the pilot in command is responsible for determining if the airplane he or she is about to fly is in an airworthy condition. Here are a few acronyms to help determine an aircraft’s airworthiness. First you should make sure that the required certificates are onboard the airplane. The acronym for the required certificates is ARROW. A – Airworthiness Certificate – valid as long as you don’t significantly modify the airplane. i.e. put floats on it R – Registration – State and Federal. State registration expiration varies by state and federal registration doesn’t expire until the aircraft changes owners R – Radio Operator’s License – not needed within the United States O – Operating Limitations – Includes pilots operating handbook and placards in the airplane W – Weight and Balance sheet If all of these documents are present the PIC must then ensure that all of the required inspections have been performed. This acronym is AV1ATES. A – Annual inspection

Text Box: E – ELT S – Seat belts Night flight adds FLAPS to the list F – Fuses – one spare set or 3 or each L – Landing light – if being operated for hire A – Anti-collision lights P – Position lights S – Source of electrical energy Instrument flight adds GRAB CARD to the VFR day list G – generator (or alternator) R – Rate of turn indicator A – Altimeter – must be adjustable to current altimeter setting B – Ball (turn coordinator) C – Clock A – Artificial horizon R – Rate of turn indicator D – Directional gyro If your airplane passes all of these tests, it is legal to fly.

After many years, Bill finally received his instrument rating! Make sure you congratulate him when you see him!