"St Louis Flying Club Newsletter"

John has reminded me that we need to have our annual meeting. He will be organizing one for us. If anyone has a desire to be an officer that they haven't been before, please contact me so we can discuss and I will do my best to support (that includes President).

The fuel price has jumped again, to $3.25/gallon. Starting on the next bill, this will push the hourly rate to $50/hour.

It was a busy flying month. The small payments from a slow month last month, combined with a large fuel expense this month put the Adjusted Treasury a little more in the red. If there are no unexpected expenses, we should see improvement next month with payment for all the flying that was done.

There was a small error in the Adjusted Treasury on the June statement. It was actually slightly better than shown. The June statement has been updated.

I am starting training for a Commercial license. The cost will be going on my AOPA card, which will cause me to hit the maximum rebate for this year, eliminating the club fuel rebate for the last part of this year. I encourage everyone to buy fuel when it is convenient, and get the rebate for yourself. The current price at Smartt is $2.85, give or take a few pennies.

Not much to report on maintenance activities this month. Randy adjusted the co-pilot door handle to now close flush with the arm rest. He also tightened the co-pilot arm rest which was coming loose. Other than that, everything has been operating smoothly since replacment of the alternator and starter last month.

Oil Change - The oil change is now due. We plan to change it sometime this week.

The insurance bill of $2,518.00 was paid to Avemco. This is $90 less than last year. The insurance link button has been updated to show the new coverage and costs.

Planes, Trains and the American West

The St. Louis region is steeped in transportation history. From the golden age of steamboating and railroading to the jet age, St. Louis has served as an important center of transportation in America. Explore this fascinating history of transportation and how it relates to where you live in this new program offered by The Center for Transportation Studies at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. The program kicks off this fall with a course on the history and impact of aviation in America. The two subsequent courses will explore the pivotal role St. Louis played as the gateway to the North American West and the way railroads have shaped American life.

Each course may be taken for noncredit, undergraduate, or graduate credit.

Credit students will be encouraged to conduct research in the extensive transportation history collections of the St. Louis Mercantile Library. The library houses acclaimed collections in railroad and waterway transportation history, St. Louis history, and archives from TransWorld Airlines.

This program is offered by the Center for Transportation Studies in collaboration with the UM-St. Louis Department of History and the St. Louis Mercantile Library at UM-St. Louis.

Fall 2004 & Winter 2005
Aviation in American Life
HIST 3010/5010
Mondays, September 13-December 6, 5:30-8:45 p.m.
Instructor: Daniel L. Rust, Ph.D.

Examine the history of flight from balloons to the Wright brothers to the terrorist attacks of September 2001 with emphasis on how aviation and aviators have influenced American society and culture. Themes include:

the evolution of aviation technology;
the growth of the commercial, military aviation, and aerospace industries;
issues of race and gender in aviation;
the development of America's commercial airlines;
the significance of space exploration;
the role of aerial weapons of war; and
aviation's influence upon American art, films, advertising, and literature.

About the Instructor

Daniel L. Rust, assistant director of the Center for Transportation Studies, earned his doctorate in American History from the University of Idaho. While his interests span all modes of transportation, Dr. Rust specializes in the history of commercial air travel in the United States. Current projects include writing about the 1929 round-trip, nonstop, transcontinental flight of the Spokane Sun God.

Fee:

$160 noncredit (includes parking)
$764.95 undergraduate credit ($54 parking optional)
$900.25 graduate credit ($54 parking optional)

For more details on course content, please contact Daniel Rust at 314-516-7273. For registration information, please contact Nichelle Hardy at 314-516-5974

Connie Jeffries
Manager, Continuing Education Programs
College of Arts & Sciences
University of Missouri-St. Louis
314-516-5045
314-516-5910 (Fax)

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