Mark your calendars for the MANG Holiday Party on Dec. 5th!
In this issue:
Sat. Sep. 11, 9:00 - Plane Wash & Barbecue
Tues. Sep. 21, 6:30 - General Membership Meeting at Plymouth Library (*)
Tues. Oct 12, 7:00 - Board Meeting at the Hangar
Tues. Nov. 9, 7:00 - Board Meeting at the Hangar
Sun. Dec. 5, 5:30 (dinner at 6:30) - Holiday Party at Atlantis (Ann
Arbor Road, East of I-275)
(Times and locations are subject to change.)
* The Plymouth District Library is located in downtown Plymouth, one block North of Ann Arbor Trail, at
223 South Main Street
Plymouth, Michigan 48170
(734) 453-0750
We will be meeting in the meeting room that is on your left on the main floor just as you come in from the East entrance.
Carl Sweeney is out of the Club. Glenn Harper has returned to the Club. Membership is now full, and there is no waiting list at this time.
MANG Aero welcomes new member Paul Fortino, who says this about himself:
I went for my first airplane ride in 1983 and knew I had to learn to fly. That summer I earned my Pilot’s license. Then I purchased a Cessna 150 with my instructor and he gave lessons for a year in it. This led to owning a Cessna 140 when my instructor became a freight pilot. I flew the 140 for a year then we traded for a Cherokee 140. After a few years of this (the aircraft and I were VFR only) our interest went down, along with the hours of use. It became more efficient to rent so we sold the Cherokee and I didn’t fly for 5 years. In 1989 I entered Western Michigan University and became an A & P. I also flew a little while there. In 2000 I became an IA. In 2002 I started working at the Michigan Institute of Aeronautics and found that I could get a discount on flying. I started working on the instrument rating that I’d always wanted. I got the rating in 2004 and am looking forward to using it in the club planes.
In addition, Paul has agreed to take on the office of Chief Maintenance Officer starting next year. Thank you, Paul!
MANG Aero also welcomes new member Jessica Ann Patuano, who has this to say:
My flight training started in the summer of 2001 after celebrating the New Year in Florida. A friend of mine took me up in a Cessna 172 over Tampa Bay and I was hooked. I did my private and instrument training out of Plymouth-Canton Mettetal and got the ratings in 2002 and 2003. My goal is to complete my commercial rating by the end of this year, when I finish my Master’s degree (time and money permitting). I have had a few fun experiences flying the Boeing 737-300 full motion simulator at Continental Airlines training center in Houston, Texas. I also recently had my first taildragger experience in an Aeronca Champ. I have several family members who are either pilots or aviation enthusiasts. My uncle lives on a grass strip near Napoleon with his 152 in a hangar in his backyard. Other family members work for Ford Flight Dept. and for American Airlines. In the future, I hope that my Bachelor of Science degree in Aviation Management and my Master’s in Risk Management and Emergency Response will help me get a job in an aviation field as well. I decided to join MANG after seeing how well the club was organized and doing the math to see that it would be very cost effective. I have already had the pleasure of meeting some of the members, and look forward to meeting, flying, and talking with more of you in the future.
Access Badges Issued Starting End of September
Dion Zammit reports that Willow Run will begin issuing access badges some time near the end of September. These will be required for entry at Willow Run. A badge reader will be installed at the gate and will be used instead of the keys or remote gate opener. There is no word on whether there will be any refund of the opener fee (if you bought one). You may have to view an instructional video on airport security procedures and pass a multiple-choice test on the content before you can get your badge. At least that's the way it was when we were at Metro, and that was before 9/11!
Be advised that the issuance of an access badge will be accompanied by a background check, possibly involving fingerprinting. If you have any outstanding warrants, even old parking tickets, better get them cleared up before getting your background check. Also, Dino Dinatale advises us that if you report that you are self-employed, they will want to see several years of your income tax returns. If possible, simply report that you work for a corporation.
As a courtesy to your fellow Club members, PLEASE cancel all unused scheduled flight time. Consider this as a post flight procedure much like the procedure for canceling a flight plan. A plane that is sitting in the hangar does not produce revenue for the club.
If you schedule a plane for all day and then fly only in the morning without canceling the remaining time, then no one can fly that plane in the afternoon. Sometimes members make last-minute plans if a plane is available, especially in these prime summer flying days. If you can't get to a computer, cancel by phone. If you haven't ever used the telephone interface to Schedule Master, give it a try. It is well set up to do common things like canceling a reservation.
Here are the flying hours for July:
|
(Total HOURS) |
54115 |
43755 |
33149 |
All Aircraft |
|
July: |
49.4 |
50.4 |
19.7 |
119.5 |