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Blue Sky Aero
Member News
The trip planned for last month to Rantoul was
not to be…30 knot winds put a damper on the day, but we are still planning
to go! With the weather
changing by the minute this time of year, we will determine the day of the
trip sort of spur-of-the-moment. If you would like to be on the call list
for our next trip, please call or email Cindy. Some have expressed interest in
flying down the lakeshore again to include a stop at Schaumburg Airport for
a lunch at Pilot Pete’s. Again, if you are interested let me know……Brian
Drow joined Blue Sky last month, an A&P to assist Jack. He grew up in Florida,
and to get him up here I promised the weather wasn’t much different than
home….Are you looking to build some flight time, or just want to get in the
air and be able to share the cost with someone else? According to FAA
regulations, both the pilot under the hood for simulated instrument time
and the safety pilot may log PIC, as long as the safety pilot understands
he/she is equally responsible for the safety of the flight…..Pretty soon we
will be plugging in to heat the engines, and the planes will be switching
to 65W Aeroshell oil (the Arrow will remain on Phillips 20W50). Please remember to let the oil temp
warm up before attempting a run up or take-off….Some have asked if we
provide aerobatic training in the cold weather. Yes, but if the weather is
below 20 degrees aloft we do have some restrictions, such as a lower
G-limit and rapid altitude changes due to engine cooling…. A deadly virus
struck Blue Sky. My Gateway computer, the victim of a Microsoft hater,
required reformatting and some data was lost, including email address. Please
send me an email so that I may add you to the newsletter list!
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Those Darn Gas
prices!
Morris
is still one of the cheapest around as far as gas prices go, but they are
steadily on the rise. We began the
year at $2.35 and the aircraft rates did go up when the gas went to $2.55
in September. Now at $2.65 as
of mid-October, I will hold the rates constant unless there is another
increase. To help keep rental costs down, please lean in cruise and shop
for the best rate if fueling up elsewhere. We are all in this together J
Fly fun,
Fly safe……………..
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