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St. Louis Flying Club Newsletter - 31 December 2025

From The President - By Steve

Dear Members,

Another year in the books for the St. Louis Flying Club. September was the 83rd anniversary for our club! It was incorporated in 1942 with 5 members flying a J-3 Cub out of Lambert Field. We finished 2025 with 24 members and 3 airplanes flying out of Spirit of St. Louis Airport.

In 2025 we saw 2 shares change hands with Cory Bristow selling his share to his son Kyler and Mike Piccirilli selling his share to Darin Drummond. The 3 airplanes flew close to 600 hrs in 2025 with the time almost equally divided. The 24 members are all checked out in the Cessna, and 17 each in the RV and the Arrow. Members continued to earn new certificates and ratings in 2025 to include Instrument, MEI, CFI, a type rating in a Citation, and most recently Kyler Bristow getting his multi-engine rating in December!

With our insurance policy due January 22, Brian Williams has submitted our pilot flight and medical information and remains in contact with our broker. Thanks to everyone that replied to Brian with their flight information.

It has been a slow month for me as I had a total knee replacement 12/1. Things are going well and I hope to be flying soon.

I hope everyone had a great Christmas and New Year's!

Steve

Treasurer's Report - by T.J

BILLING STATEMENT

Comments:

  • Thanks for the receipts.
  • Please let me know if you have any questions or comments.

BALANCE SHEET

  • The funds are still tracking nicely, and all are positive.
  • Cash is sufficient for the foreseeable future. We currently expect the January 2026 insurance payment to be approximate $30,000 and we have plenty of cash on hand to meet this.
  • We paid our Personal Property Taxes to St. Louis County. Thus, the decrease in the tax liability.
  • Thanks and please let me know of any questions or comments.

   Maintenance - by John

N202CR RV-7A

  • Tires, Brakes, and oil change - On December 27-28, we installed new LH and RH Main tires and tubes and greased the main wheel bearings. We also changed the oil and filter and added 7 qts of Phillips X/C 20W50 oil. The filter was checked and no metal particles were found. The oil sample was sent in for analysis.

N20843 Cessna 172M

  • No maintenance Actions this month

N2242N Piper Arrow IV

  • No maintenance Actions this month


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