Lexington Flying Club Newsletter
October/November 2015
Edited By Mike Proctor
Revised: 10 / 27 / 2015
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Monthly
LFC Meeting – November 10th Tac Air
Our monthly meeting will be
Tuesday, November 10th in the Tac Air conference room at
7:00pm.
Breeders
Cup will bring big changes to KLEX
Runway 9/27 will be closed during
the Breeders Cup event and will be turned into a big parking lot for the 200 to
250 GA planes anticipated to want to stay for the event. Our hangar and tiedowns
will be accessible,
but we’ll have to taxi over to 4/22. In addition, check Notams
and the Airport website for special event procedures that will be in effect for
the week surrounding the event.
Click HERE for
a pdf file detailing KLEX information about the Breeders Cup Week Special
Procedures.
Questions
/ Concerns about life on the west side
We will be having conversations
with Airport Management about LFC questions and concerns about operations on
the west side. We want to get answers to
these questions in order to recommend a course of action regarding whether to
move back to the east side or not.
Take a look at the questions
and concerns we are formulating and let me know if you would like to add or
clarify any of the issues in this draft list.
The file is in pdf format: Click HERE
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 to $6.432 to $6.632 to $6.782 to $7.032 to $7.060 to $7.1612 to $6.732 in the last 8 years, so we are now basing our hourly rates on Tac Air’s price of $6.732 to $6.822 per gallon of avgas. Looking over the maintenance costs last year, the Board elected to raise rates incrementally to reflect the higher cost of maintaining the fleet but lower the rates overall due to the lower av gas rates.
Rates, effective
8/15/2015, based on tach time, are:
C152 – $84.25 was
$83.50
Older C172 -
$111.25 was $110.25
Newer C172 -
$112.75 was $111.75
Archer 01W -
$127.50 was $126.50
Diamond Star
(DA-40) -$127.00 was $126.00
Reminder: Make sure this info is on every gas receipt
that you turn in
Now that we will be making MUCH usage of the self-serve gas pumps, here
is a reminder of the 5 items you need to be sure are listed on every receipt
that you turn in… Name, Date, Tail number, # of gallons, $$ amount of the purchase
Click Here to get a copy of your current LFC Bill
http://www.cs.uky.edu/~tony/lfc/lfc_bills.html
Check
your badge – Be sure to renew on or before the expiration date !
One LFC member got hit for $50
when he went to renew his badge. Be sure
to renew on or BEFORE the expiration date to pay only $15 instead of $50.
Club is offering an option to have your bill payment automatically
deducted
For a monthly
cost of less than a stamp and a check, ($0.43), you can sign up and have your
bill payment automatically deducted from your checking account on the 25th
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.
Membership News - We need 5 members
Please welcome
Valerie Salven, Tim Michael, Eric Thoben,
Deuce Towe, and Sean Pelton as Restricted Members.
Please welcome
Jim McGuire, Robert Shanes, Robert Dubrasky, and Steve Guenther as our latest FULL Members.
Brad Pabian re-activated his Full Membership.
Brian Judd moved up
from Restricted to Special Membership.
Steven Walter passed his instrument checkride. Bennett Alston and Robert Crow passed their private checkrides. They get a $50 flying credit for those milestones !
Don Morgan gets a $50
credit for getting a WINGS level under the new WINGS online program. Click
here for details about the new WINGS program.
Don Dileretto
gets a $20 flying credit for recruiting Valerie Salven. Faron Collins gets a $20 flying credit for
recruiting John David Taylor. Dale
Schermer gets a $50 flying credit for recruiting Al Grajek.
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 and click on the MEMBER AREA tab on the club website.
Things to Do
Statewide Do-in’s !! |
|
Terrific Browsing |
Check out Club
Library link on Members Area tab of the club’s website |
Saturday, Hot Dogs at Sporty’s |
Saturday’s, from noon to 2pm |
November Monthly Meeting at Tac Air |
Tuesday, November 10th at 7pm |
December Monthly Meeting at Tac Air |
Tuesday, December 8th at 7pm |
New
Unicom Frequency for Richmond/Madison Airport I39
122.8 is no longer being used
at I39 use
122.725 effective immediately.
Check
out new online CLUB LIBRARY
In the MEMBERS AREA tab on the club website,
you will notice a new link labeled CLUB LIBRARY … Many of the items
previously located here in the newsletter have found a permanent home
there. Thanks to StevenW
for setting it up and for the many contributors for the articles therein. TONS of good stuff there !
Club
Operations Moved to 9/27 Westside Airport Complex
We have moved club operations over
to a 55x55 foot box hangar and tie-down spaces over on the 9/27 runway ! Operations started February 1st,
2015. We have an 8x12 office and
restrooms are just around the corner.
Car access is from the crash/rescue entrance off Versailles Road. That road has been named George Gumbert
Road.
Our Hangar is nearest the runway at
the far east end of the hangars designated as 4480
George Gumbert Rd. Self
Serve fuel is available (see blue box below). We have a battery powered tug to make it easy
to move birds around. Also, recently
purchased is a small air compressor and an air tank
that can be used to inflate tires.
Community restrooms (2) and a common area
are conveniently located right next door to our hangar.
Initially, all birds will be tied
down except the DA-40;
to make room for a bird to be hangared
for frosty morning departures.
Initially, all fuel purchases will
require use of your credit card; turn in your gas receipts just as if
you bought fuel elsewhere.
For a comprehensive tutorial on changes, check out this link:
http://www.lexingtonflyingclub.org/content/newsletter/LFC
New Hangar Transition Guide 20150125.pdf
( Thanks for this handy helper, John
O ! )
Due to the way the tie-down
canisters are spaced, the three tie-downs on the far right (eastern most ones)
are reserved for the C172’s
For the same reason, the tie-down
on the far left (western most one) is reserved for the Diamond DA-40
Self Serve Gas Pump Open at KLEX
Detailed instructions are available
on how to use the Self Serve Pump.
Check out Club Library link on Members Area tab
of the club’s website
Please
Re-install new pitot tube covers
Interior
Upgrades Completed On C-172 N6203F
During the annual on C172 N6203F, we replaced many of the
interior plastic pieces as well as seat covers and carpet pieces. Check it out !
Most
Recent Purchase – Cessna 172R
- N65641
If you check the schedule you
will see the newest addition to the fleet.
N65641 was purchased locally and some club members flew it when it was
on leaseback with Aerotech. Here are a
couple of links to help you get familiar with the bird. If you haven’t flown an airplane with fuel
injection, get an hour checkout with a CFI to help you get up to speed !
Since the engine is more
expensive, we set the price at $111.75
tach time.
For more information about some
useful links to Manuals, and other printed information, See Club Library
section on club website tab labeled Members
Area
The larger size fuel tanks (53 gal useable) in this bird are both a
blessing and a curse. With just one or
two on board, the
extra range is a terrific bonus. But if
you want to carry three or four folks, it is a problem. Fortunately, you can fill to the bottom of
the filler necks in the tanks and only have 35 gallons useable on board (17.5
gal useable in each tank). Now you can fill
to the “tabs” and elect to add , say, 2.5 gallons more per side for a total of 40
gallons available …. Of course you’ll
have to do this yourself or instruct/monitor the fuel guy attentively
!
Check
out our Facebook Page !
With the help of SteveW and JohnO and others, the LFC now has an
active Facebook page. One of the latest
postings shows several pictures taken at the Spring Wash/Wax event. Check it out !
Membership
Drive Underway
We sent out about 900 direct marketing flyers to pilots in
Central Kentucky inviting them to consider joining the Club. Click here
for an image of the flyer’s contents !
Marketing
Agreement Reached with NexGen Aviation - CFI Services and
Discounts on their Airplanes
The LFC membership passed with
overwhelming support a motion to accept a marketing agreement with our next
door neighbors, Nexgen Aviation.
Their staff of full time CFI’s will be able to provide checkout services
in our airplanes, giving club members
more options for timely CFI services. In
addition, LFC
members will be eligible for discounts on the rental of airplanes in the Nexgen fleet.
Caution: LFC Insurance
coverage does NOT extend to Nexgen airplanes, so check with them
on what is prudent for you and liability for flying Nexgen
birds.
http://www.flynexgenaviation.com/
LFC Featured in edition of AOPA ePilot
Check out this article in the
current edition of the Aircraft Owners and Pilot Association (AOPA) ePilot magazine
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.
When you are finished you can print it out and fax it to
her at 233-2774
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.
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
Checkouts are available from CFI’s who have been
approved by the Club’s Safety Officer.
Contact Larry Sward 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.
Here is a PDF
file with more info about the bird we bought !
** NEW ** See Club Library
section on website tab labeled Members Area
CFI’s working with LFC members
Danny Stockdale and Kevin
Moberly are very actively working with folks in the Club. They join the Nexgen
instructors 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/Instructors
Archer 01W has a 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
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.
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 FAA Safety 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
(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).
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 !
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
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"
)
ds
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.