Lexington Flying Club Newsletter

February 2012
Edited By Mike Proctor

Revised: 2/6/2012

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February Monthly Meeting – February 14^th - SKIPPED

Our February monthly meeting, since it falls on Valentines Day, is being cancelled. We’ll pick back up with a meeting in March on the 2^nd Tuesday, March 13th in the Tac Air conference room at 7pm. We are going to be reviewing the autopilot systems in the various planes ! C’mon out. Hope to see you there.

Club is offering an option to have your bill payment automatically deducted

For a cost of less than a stamp and a check, ($.50), you can sign up and have your bill payment automatically deducted from your checking account on the 25^th of each month. Click here to see the form to fill out. Snail-mail or e-mail that form back to us along with a voided check for the account you wish to use. The process will be automatic until you tell us otherwise.

Vote to help fund Winter Pre-heats Passes 50-2

The outgoing monies to reimburse members who hangar aircraft for early morning winter flights is exceeding what income we receive from adding $1.00 to each time log entry. The members voted to start the $1.00 charge on December 1^st (instead of January 1^st) and to extend the additions to March 31^st (instead of March 15^th). This will go a long way towards keeping the hangar reimbursement process solvent.

Additional C172 Available to fly – Leaseback Airplane

Owner Jeff Hirsch has a 1980 C172P , N766TW , that has been added to our insurance and we can fly at a rate of $120 per tach hour. That is a little steeper in price than our airplanes, but, if you have a business need or need the availability of a familiar aircraft , here’s your answer !

Click HERE for a sample copy of the C172P POH

Self Serve Gas Pump Open at KLEX

Click HERE for a diagram of the new 100LL self serve gas pump that the Airport has put in. Effective 5/4/2011, the price of avgas there is $5.66/gal. If you turn in a receipt you will receive a rebate based on what we are paying Tac Air for fuel. So, this is a way to save $$$ on your flying !

Click on the picture above to enlarge the instructions on how to use the system.

Things to Do

Statewide Do-in’s !!	http://transportation.ky.gov/Aviation/Pages/Newsletter.aspx
Saturday, Hot Dogs at Sporty’s	Saturday’s, from noon to 2pm
LFC Monthly Mtg - CANCELLED	Tuesday, Feb 14^th at Tac Air, 7pm
LFC Monthly Mtg	Tuesday, Mar 13^th at Tac Air, 7pm

Click Here to get a copy of your current LFC Bill

http://www.cs.uky.edu/~tony/lfc/lfc_bills.html

Membership News - We need 1 member

Please welcome Stephen Ellis, Brad Fenster, Hunter Faulconer, Patrick McBride, Ron McBride, and Donnie Godbey as Restricted Members.

New Restricted member Brad Fenster is also sponsoring his daughter, Amy, as an Associate Member !

Please welcome Joshua Robinson and John Witt as our latest FULL Members.

Chuck Gutenson, Daniel Lingrosso and Ken Cooper moved up from Restricted to Special Membership. Ken has since moved up from Special to Full Membership.

Brian Boothe has moved up to Full Membership from Restricted.

David Hayes has moved up to Special Membership from Restricted.

John Olsen passed his Commercial Checkride ! Chuck Gutenson, John Bell and Ken Cooper passed their Private Checkride. Mike Mosier and Aaron Renfro passed their Instrument Checkride. They get a $50 flying credit for those milestones !

Ken Cooper gets a $50 credit for getting a WINGS level under the new WINGS online program. Click here for details about the new WINGS program.

Matt Good and Dan Marlow get a $50 flying credit for recruiting Rick Babuka and Steve Southerland respectively ! Ben Trimble and Dale Carpenter get a $20 flying credit for recruiting Hunter Faulconer and Greg Walker respectively !

Dan Morgan gets a $50 flying credit for getting another level of the FAA WINGS program.

Remember, you get a $20 or $50 flying credit for recruiting a new member, so keep your recruiting hat on.

To check out the newly updated roster, use your Schedule Master id and password at http://data.lexingtonflyingclub.org/default.html

Hourly Rate Changes

Since fuel costs are a big part of the cost of operating our fleet, we are forced to react when gas prices change. Tac Air has raised its rates from $2.99 to $3.09 to $3.24 to $3.38 to $3.45 to $3.49 to $3.54 to $3..59 to $3.82 to $.3.83 to $3.98 to $4.14 to $4.19 to $3.99 to $4.14 to $4.24 to $4.34 to $4.49 to $4.35 to $4.45 to $4.56 to $4.61 to $4.76 to $4.96 to $5.36 to $5.46 to $5.51 to $5.71 to $5.96 to $5.76 to $5.51 to $5.31 to $5.11 to $4.96 to $4.66 to $4.68 to $4.886 to $4.996 to $5.196 to $5.4135 to $5.5128 to $5.6128 to $5.71 to $5.51 to $5.713 to $5.913 to $6.113 to $6.313 to $6.213 to $6.232 in the last 5 years, so we are now basing our hourly rates on Tac Air’s price of $6.232 per gallon of avgas.

Rates, effective 7/01/2011, based on tach time, are:

C152 – $74.25 was $74.25

C172 - $102.75 was $102.50

Archer 01W - $116.25 was $116.00

Diamond Star (DA-40) - $116.00 was $115.75

Good Attendance at the Fall Wash&Wax Event

The fall wash and wax event was scheduled for Sunday, September 25^th from 1pm to 4pm. You got a $50 flying credit if you attended both W&W events this year. You’ll got assessed $50 if you missed both. Many thanks to all who turned out, especially Linda Huff who cooked up hamburgers, hotdogs and chili to keep body and soul together !

Foxtrot Charlie – ATC Rookie of the Year at Sun n’ Fun

Congratulations to the LFC’s very own Air Traffic Controller, Faron Collins , for getting “ Rookie of the Year “ ATC honors at Sun n’ Fun this year.

Click here to read this article

Take a Survey from the Control Tower

The Air Traffic Control Tower Manager, Kris Tucker wants to know how you feel about the service they provide at KLEX.

Click here to see the survey.

When you are finished you can print it out and fax it to her at 233-2774

Club Minutes Available Online

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Our 2011 end-year financial summary information is available as an excel file. In addition, earlier summaries are available. Click on these links to review the information.

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New Badge System at KLEX carries $150 penalty for the club per badge holder

The new badge system being implemented at the airport comes with a hefty $150 fine for the club if a member fails to turn in a badge. In order to get a badge now, each member is being asked to pony up a $150 refundable deposit to the club. Then, if the member goes inactive or quits or is deemed financially delinquent, and the member fails to turn in their badge, they will lose their $150 deposit. Note: We have been advised that public safety officers will be sent to attempt to retrieve a badge if the member fails to heed the clubs demand for return of the badge.

Higher prices are going into effect for new member badges and for eventual renewal of badges: $50 for a new badge and $15 to renew.

Click here to see a pdf file for more details !

Another new requirement: Plan on getting your badge renewed BEFORE it expires; waiting until after it expires will force the club to demand the return of the expired badge and the airport will force you to go through the FBI fingerprint and the whole new badge process and charge you $50 instead of $15.

Club House Computer now connected via Wi-Fi

You have to click on this icon on the PC “desktop” before surfing the net

Once you are finished, please shut down the computer to be sure the wi-fi session is closed; we only have 5 Gbytes of downloadable info each month in the basic cost of the wi-fi access

Club Office Moved to 4134-C Aviator Road

We have moved the club office from the Tac Air Building over to the northern most of the big hangars that Tac Air built last winter. Park in front of the hangar with the address 4134-C.

Badge in via the pedestrian door next to the overhead door. Be sure to badge in and badge out. Do NOT use the green release button inside the hangar; Tac Air is going to put up a sign below the green button that says “Emergency Use Only. Our office is the first one on the right; look for the familiar combo box hanging on the door knob.

To get to the planes, just exit the hangar by the door in the northeast corner of the Hangar.

Keys are now in the keybox inside the LFC Office in Hangar C.

Oil is located on the landing above the offices in Hangar C. Use the bright yellow stairs.

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Motion Passes To Provide Rebates/Surcharges On Gas Purchases

The proposal to grant rebates to members who buy gas at airports cheaper than the going Tac Air rate, and conversely, to reimburse only the Tac Air rate if fuel is purchased at a price higher than the going Tac Air rate has passed by a vote of 40 to 7. Buying 10 gallons of avgas at a rate fifty cents cheaper than Tac Air’s rate would result in a $5.00 rebate to the purchaser. Buying 10 gallons of avgas at a rate fifty cents more expensive than Tac Air’s rate would result in only being reimburse the Tac Air rate. We expect that this proposal will save members over two hundred dollars annually.

Diamond Star - DA-40 N213DS is here !

Checkouts will be available from CFI’s who have been approved by the Club’s Safety Officer. Contact Steve Bird if you are a CFI or if you (as a FULL LFC member) would like to arrange for your CFI to be approved for DA-40 checkouts.

Printed copies of the Airplane Flight Manual (AFM) are available for $15 from our pilot supplies cabinet.

A thousand thanks to Larry Sward for spearheading the effort to investigate this bird and arrange to get it !

Here is a PDF file with more info about the bird we bought !

Training Click Here for a study guide for the transition to the DA-40	POH Click Here for a link to the online POH (Flight Manual)
Checklist Click Here for a link to the online DA-40 Checklist	Autopilot Click Here for a link to the online KAP140 Autopilot User Manual
Flight Director Click Here for a link to the online KCS-55A HSI User Manual	Checkout Exam Click Here for the Checkout Exam for the DA-40
Checkout Requirements Click Here to find out about DA-40 checkout requirements

IFR Guys: A little treatise on RAIM; needed for GPS IFR approaches

Click on this link to find out how the Garmin 430’s and 530’s can be used to check to see if you’ll have sufficient GPS coverage to shoot the approach at your destination!

CFI’s working with LFC members

Ryan Miller, Danny Stockdale, Mark Anders, Matt Gabbard, Pat Brookins, Mark Beauchamp, Kevin Moberly, David Leddy, and Linda Huff are very actively working with folks in the Club. They join Mike Proctor as active instructors working with Club members. Schedulemaster has been updated to allow you to reserve a block of their time at the same time as your lesson. Check out the instructors page on the website and in the roster. http://www.lexingtonflyingclub.org/instruct.html

Archer 01W has a new Garmin 430 WAAS-enabled GPS/Nav/Comm unit

The local radio boys offered us a $700 discount on Garmin 430W hardware; we also noticed that 01W was not booked for a two week period, so we jumped at the chance to get a timely and frugal installation of a Garmin 430W in our Archer now! Here is a link to find out more about the Garmin 430W ! From here you can also find manuals, simulators and other free stuff.

https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?cID=194&pID=301

Garmin WAAS Enabled 430 Installed in N75903

N75903 is now available with a new audio panel and a Garmin 430W GPS/Comm/Nav unit installed.

Here is a link to find out more about it ! From here you can also find manuals, simulators and other free stuff.

https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?cID=194&pID=301

Buy Gas away from LEX and try to save the Club some $$$!

When "out and about" stop in one of the outlying FBOs and see what they offer. Click HERE to see the latest gas prices in the area.

Here is a quick reminder / tutorial on a unique savings opportunity that the club offers to you

As those hourly rates continue to skyrocket, here is a link that we have on our website, reminding potential members about the savings that result because we charge on the tach NOT the hobbs. Click Here

AWOS at Richmond-Madison (I39)

Richmond KY (Madison) [I39]: October NOTAM #254 issued by Louisville KY [LOU]

Automatic weather observing/reporting station (AWOS) - 3 Frequency: 119.625

Phone Access 859 - 985 - 5969 commissioned

Second C172 – N75903 - News to Use

Since it is the same make and model as our current C172, no additional checkouts are needed. The altitude hold auto pilot might take some getting used to. Here is a link to download a copy of the S-Tec 50 Altitude Hold Auto Pilot

Note: There is a quirk that you need to understand in order to get the S-Tec 50 autopilot to come on … Click Here for the Helpful Hints !!!

Phone Numbers and Frequencies to Use:

LFC Club House 433-5950

Flight Service 800-WX-BRIEF

LEX automated weather: 281-5700
TAC Air call for fuel on 129.875 ; Regular phone 255-7724; Airport Extension 4265
Schedulemaster Reservation Service 800-414-6114
Schedulemaster Reservation Service Internet access: http://www.schedulemaster.com/smlogin.htm

FAA Wings Update – A Glimpse at the New Program

The FAA has published on the www.faasafety.gov website a glimpse at the updated version of the WINGS program.

The FAA has also published a multi-media tutorial. Click on this link: http://www.faasafety.gov/files/articulate/wings/default.htm

Sign up for notices about Safety meetings

The FAA has set up a great website where you can register to have them send you emails about safety seminars in your area. There are also many online safety features to review. I’d like to see 100% participation in this program by our members !! The address is

http://www.faasafety.gov

(Except for over-night reservations) - Wait 30 minutes and the bird is yours

If you are standing on the ramp on a sunny afternoon and a bird is just sitting there begging to be flown, be aware that the bird can be yours IF the current reservation is 30 minutes old. The Schedule Master computer will let you schedule over the top of a reservation once 30 minutes from the start of that reservation has elapsed. DO NOT take the bird without scheduling it however. The phone system works just fine to make this kind of "over schedule."

If YOU are the one who booked the original reservation and you are simply running late, be sure to get on SM before the 30 minutes has elapsed and cancel and re-book the plane from the current time to the end of the original reservation period.

EXCEPTION: The SM computer will NOT allow scheduling over the top of overnight reservations; if you suspect a problem there, it will take an officer to make a decision. If someone has not cancelled an overnight reservation, he/she will be liable for a hour of flying (2 hours on Saturday or Sunday).

Copy of the new digital clock in the C172 “ How-to “ instructions

Click Here to see the “how-to” pamphlet that came with the new digital clock in the C172

Track the last flight (that flew on an FAA flight plan) for the birds of our fleet !

N89652 N6203F N213DS N75903 N3001W

Find out why a bird is down for Maintenance

Click on this link for a quick tutorial on how to use Schedulemaster to find out information about why an airplane has been taken out of service for Maintenance. Each Maintenance Officer creates a short message explaining why the airplane is unavailable. You can read this message on Schedule Master !

Here is a great treatise on the difference between Pipers and Cessnas

Must reading for folks transitioning to the Archers from the Cessnas. Click here.

Club Aviation Video Tape and DVD Library

We are maintaining a large library of aviation videos and DVD's. For a $6 donation (per volume), billable through the CLUB, you have two day access to the Private or Instrument Courses. We’ll keep those under lock and key, but the remaining items will be available for viewing at the club house! If you have a DVD or video that you like to donate, please contact Mike Proctor

Click here to view the complete list of Library Items that we have at the club house :

Pilot Operating Handbooks, Checklists, and Aviation Books Available

Thanks to Bill Ford and PDQ we now have a lot of pilot supplies available at the club house. Call Mike Proctor for access, 338-4040 or email PDQ at pdq@lexingtonflyingclub.org for (three kinds of) checklists and the POH's for the airplanes. Also available are GPS reference guides for our units, plus all the study guides and miscellaneous pilot supplies you need. 150 Manuals are $33 -- 172 Manuals are $33 -- Archer Manuals are $30; Gleim Books, Practical Test Standards, Written Test Prep guides; Oral Guides; BFR Guides; FAR/AIM; and FAA publications (Instrument Flying Handbook, Pilots Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge, Flight Instructor's Handbook, Aviation Weather, Aviation Weather Services) also available.

Click here for a complete list

Tired of paying dues each month?

If you would like a hiatus from paying dues each month, consider loaning the club the amount needed to pay a 5% dividend on your investment. You can get your money back on 2 day’s notice. In the meantime, enjoy a dues free environment! Restricted members need to loan the sum of $9,960.00 and Full or Special members need to loan $13,920.00 Save the club some money and earn 5% at the same time. Contact Mike Proctor for details. Terry Flora and Sean Peffer have taken us up on the offer, thanks, guys !!

DVD's added to our club library

We've updated our list of library video's to include Sporty's DVD's. Check 'em out below at the bottom of the newsletter …..

New Look to our oil bottles - Exxon Elite 20w50

Based on information from our mechanics, we are changing to the Exxon Elite 20w50 oil in the gold quart bottle.

Look for it in the club oil locker.

Never too bad to fly -- Now Available -- Access to an ATC 610J Flight Training Device ( "Simulator" )

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Need an hour of instrument time for your WINGS level? Mike Proctor has purchased a totally refurbished ATC 610J desktop flight training device. The unit covers an area from Lexington, west to E-town and as far northwest as Louisville and Frankfort. It was programmed just prior to delivery so it has the latest approaches. Its flight characteristics (flaps, throttle, prop, mixture) mimic the Piper Arrow. ILS or localizer approaches are available for LEX, FFT, SDF, and LOU. VOR approaches are available for all these airports plus BRY and EKX. ADF practice is also a feature.

In addition to WINGS instrument time, the unit can be used for up to 20 hours of training towards the instrument rating and can be used for all six instrument approaches, holds, and navigation required to stay in IFR currency. Cost will be $40 per hour including CFII signoff of the time. If you choose to use another CFII, the unit will rent for $20 per hour. For the time being, Mike will be setting up the unit at home in Richmond. The FAA requires logging of time in flight simulators (see 61.51 g 4) to be used under instructor supervision only; not solo.

Keep your personal information up to date on the Scheduling System

The Internet Interface to the Reservation System has been modified to allow you to document vital statistics on your flying activities and status. Once you are in the system and are looking at the schedule page, you can click on USER and then click on CLICK HERE TO EDIT YOUR OWN INFO. There you can update your BFR and Medical and Insurance Expiration dates. You can indicate your participation in the Wings program and document the dates when you go out of currency for the 90 day requirement and IFR. You can also document your total hours, hours in complex birds, and hours in the last 90 days. The system will post a warning when you get close to those expiration dates as a reminder. Sort of a glorified alarm clock !

The Safety Officer is going to be monitoring this information and will be contacting members who have not been keeping this information up to date. Eventually, we may have to make this information mandatory to satisfy an insurance underwriter.

GPS Advanced Simulator CD-ROM available for our GPS Units

In addition to the quick reference guides and entire printed manual and the videotape on the GPS units; I also got a copy of the revised GPS CD-ROM. This version depicts the rings of Class B, C, and D airspace correctly. You can change heading and speed and actually fly instrument approaches with this version. Contact Mike Proctor

Radio Communications Trainer CD-ROMs available

We have both the VFR and IFR versions of the radio trainer CD-ROMs that will help you sound like a pro on the radio. Contact Mike Proctor.

Anyone interested in headsets?

Bill Ford has David Clark and Flightcom headsets for a price under retail and no shipping costs. Check with Bill at. 254-3519 or email him at pdq@lexingtonflyingclub.org

FAA 2011-2012 Chart Prices – Small Increase

Pick up sectionals or Terminal Area Charts at PDQ. Save money by getting a subscription and having them dropped off at the club house for you. Contact Bill Ford or Mike Proctor for details. Here is an email address to use: pdq@lexingtonflyingclub.org

IFR Charts

Subscription, billed to your CLUB account:

Lo Alt Enroutes - $4.75 (Suggested Retail Price: $5.25)
Approach Plates - $5.25 (Suggested Retail Price: $5.95)

AFD’s - $4.80 (Suggested Retail Price: $5.30)

VFR Charts

Subscription, billed to your CLUB account:

Charts delivered to the club house

VFR Sectionals - $8.25 (Suggested Retail Price: $9.00)

VFR Terminal Area Charts – $5.50 (Suggested Retail Price: $6.20)

Or, pick 'em up at one at a time for the cash and carry list price:

VFR Sectionals - $9.00