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St. Louis Flying Club Newsletter - 31 December 2022

From The President - By Steve

Dear Members,

I hope everyone was able to celebrate Christmas with their family and no one was too terribly affected by the airline meltdown.

Thanks to Brad for the work he did with our insurance quote. We are seeing a small premium increase but not what most of us were expecting. Other things concerning the club are a change to Basic Med and aircraft registration renewals. Effective 12/22/2022 the Basic Med rule was amended to allow a pilot with basic med to act as safety pilot. The aircraft registration has been changed from 3 years to 7 years.

Here's looking forward to a great 2023 for all of us.

Steve

Treasurer's Report - by T.J

BILLING STATEMENT

Comments:

  • December was a slow month; I hope everyone is happy and healthy;
  • Fuel basically held flat with a $0.01 increase; and
  • Please don't hesitate to let me know if you have any questions.

BALANCE SHEET

  • As discussed last month, Insurance is now $0. We will be making the payment for 2023 during the January 15, 2023 billing cycle and the increase over the prior year is minimal;
  • As a friendly reminder, the club approved a $1,500 assessment that will become payable in the late spring of 2023, depending on engine delivery; and
  • Don't hesitate to let me know if there are any questions.

   Maintenance - by John

N202CR RV-7A

  • Mandatory Service Bulletin No. 22112 Rev B - Complied with Garmin Service Bulletin No 22112 Rev B on December 10 by installing new G3X Touch Software version 9.13. The Pitch trim servo operates normally with this software update.
  • Oil/Filter Change and Primer line repair - The oil and filter were changed on 1/2/2023 and the lower spark plugs were cleaned gapped and rotated. A new primer line was installed to cylinder No. 4.
  • Skin crack doubler - A doubler was added near the Wing walk area on the left wing to repair a skin crack. An inspection/access door was added to the lower skin to gain access to buck the added double rivets. Please be careful when walking on the wing to stay on the gray wing walk area. Any wing area that is painted white is not strong enough to support this weight.

N20843 Cessna 172M

  • Garmin Service Bulletin 22109 Rev A Updated G5 AI and HSI Software to Version 8.0 per STC Service Bulletin No 22011 Rev A and complied with Garmin service Bulletin 22109 Rev A by disabling the GFC-500 pitch trim servo per Garmin STC Service Bulletin No. 22110. You need to follow the trim guidance on the G5 display to manually trim nose up or nose down. The Software Update to fix this issue is currently at the FAA for approval.

N2242N Piper Arrow IV

  • Garmin Service Bulletin 22109 Rev A - Complied with Garmin service Bulletin 22109 Rev A by disabling the GFC-500 pitch trim servo per Garmin STC Service Bulletin No. 22110. You need to follow the trim guidance on the G3X or G5 displays to manually trim nose up or nose down. The Software Update to fix this issue is currently at the FAA for approval.


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