St. Louis Flying Club Newsletter - 27 September 2011

From The President - By Todd Michal

Dear Members,

Fall is here, and that means it's time for our annual club meeting. The meeting will likely be delayed until November this year. We are working on a proposal for reincorporation of the club and want to have it ready for discussion before the meeting. Look for a notice from Mike W. in the next few weeks to organize the meeting date.

Keep sending in your reviews and photos of fly-in destinations. We have new reports this month from Pic's trip to Dexter MO. on the fly in destination page and Shiv's trip to Mt Rushmore and Yellowstone Park below. When bad weather to the east cancelled Shiv's planned trip to New York City, he went to plan B and flew west with his dad and two daughters where the weather was good. After a stop at Council Bluffs, Iowa, Shiv landed at Rapid City (KRAP), South Dakota, a total distance of 646nm. He then flew 259nm west to Yellowstone Regional (KCOD) airport and toured Yellowstone and other parks in the area. Here are a few photos from his trip.

Photos of Mt. Rushmore from the air and ground

A short hop up to 13,000 ft to cross the Big Horn Mountains between Mt. Rushmore and Yellowstone

Photos of Yellowstone park and Jackson Hole Wyoming.

Happy Takeoffs!

Todd

Treasurer's Report - by Mike McBride

Fuel prices during the month dropped by $0.10 per gallon ($6.28 per gallon retail at TACAir); flight rates for the Cessna and Arrow are $72 and $96 per hour, respectively. Cessna hours for the month were 26.26, Arrow hours were 43.51. Club treasury is in good shape at just under $1,000. All is quiet at the moment on the financial front.

Fly safely!

Mike

   Maintenance - by John

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• Nose Strut - The nose strut was serviced with Hydraulic Fluid and nitrogen.
• Placards - The temporary traffic warning, Engine monitor switch, and circuit breaker placards were replaced with new placards.
• Annunciator Panel - The existing low vacuum switch was replaced with a new Cessna SL-PSF109-1 switch per Cessna Service Kit SK172-87. I received a few questions on the annunciator panel warning lights and what they indicate. The following chart shows what they indicate and what to do.
  

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• Oil Change - The oil and filter were changed on 11 September and a pint of Camguard added. The oil analysis results are back and all the readings are shown below. All readings are in the acceptable category. The spark plugs were cleaned, gapped and rotated. The brake and hydraulic pump reservoirs were serviced with hydraulic fluid.
  

• Starter - The Arrow starter was replaced on 11 September with a new Skytec 149-12LS starter, S/N F2L-331114.
• Manifold Pressure Gage - The existing manifold pressure gage was replaced with an overhauled gage from Precision Accessories & Instruments on 21 Sept. The new gage is P/N 6331H55, S/N 182822.
• Service Bulletin 578B - Complied with SB578B requirement to inspect fuel injection line clamping arrangement and condition. Also complied with recurring AD 2008-14-07 Fuel injection line inspection.