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St. Louis Flying Club Newsletter - 29 February 2016

From The President - By Charley

Dear Members:

Thanks to everyone for your input to the proposed by-law changes regarding scheduling rules for extended trips and special use dates (currently only Oshkosh). I will have an email vote out to members shortly. A motion to propose the changes will have already been submitted, I will send out the language and if there is no discussion we will then need a 2/3 vote to pass the proposal and change to the by-laws.

Please also be thinking about agenda items you would like to see added to our upcoming spring meeting. Officers will be meeting in early April to consider proposals and set an Agenda for our May meeting, it is always helpful to have input in advance of that meeting to prepare a list of items to present to members.

As we transition out of the really cold weather, just a quick reminder about engine heaters. When you arrive to fly, please press the button on the Iris outlet to turn the power to the engine heaters off. If this button is not pressed, the heater will remain on after the engine heat is plugged back in and may remain on unintentionally.

A huge thanks to Tim Volk and John Heilmann who organized a group session to review standby vacuum systems and landing gear operation this month. Those types of sessions are always very helpful as an education and also provide an opportunity to socialize. If you missed the session on standby vacuum or gear operation, the presentations have been loaded to the Arrow and Cessna Manual Section of the Website under Aircraft System Overview Presentations or I'm sure John or Tim would be willing to fill you in on what was covered. Thanks again guys!

Safe skies,

Charley

Treasurer's Report - by PIC

Members,

The drop in fuel continues and is now at $5.40 making the hourly costs: $59, $73, $97. Monthly dues stay at $119. Our largest bill, insurance, was paid this month, $11,745. John has started making a point of ordering extra of some commonly used parts to minimize downtime on the planes, especially on parts used on multiple aircraft. I attached the current list of spare parts below and have added their value as an asset for our share value calculation. The current share value is $10.698.

  1. 6:00 x 6, 6 ply tire for Arrow (qty 1) $77.00
  2. 6:00 x 6, 4 ply tire for Cessna or Citabria (qty 1) $77.00
  3. 6:00 x 6 tube for Cessna, Arrow or Citabria (qty 1) $50.00
  4. 5:00 x 5 nose wheel tire for Cessna (qty 1) $68.00
  5. 5:00 x 5 nose wheel tube for Cessna, Arrow (qty 1) $60.00
  6. 280 x 250 4 ply tail wheel tire for Citabria (qty 1) $48.00
  7. 280 x 250 tail wheel tube (qty 1) $22.00
  8. R15VOL voltage Regulator (for Arrow or Citabria) (qty 1) $350.00
  9. UREM37BY spark Plugs (Cessna, Arrow or Citabria (qty 8) $195.60
  10. Slick 4370 Magneto (LH for Cessna, Arrow or Citabria (qty 1) $400.00
  11. JPI CHT Probe (qty 1) $103.00
  12. JPI EGT Probe (qty 1) $103.00
  13. Rief oil sump heater pad (cessna, Arrow or Citabria) (qty 1) $110.00
  14. Rapco 215CC Vacuum Pump (all aircraft) (qty 1) $335.00

Total Value: $1,998.60

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   Maintenance - by John

N8746V Citabria 7ECA

  • The Citabria is flying well with no maintenance issues this month.

N20843 Cessna 172M

  • The Cessna is also flying well with no Maintenance issues to report this month.

N2242N Piper Arrow IV

  • With the intermittent electrical issues resolved last month, the Arrow has been flying well with no maintenance issues this month.


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