In this issue:
Tues. Oct 11, 7:00 - Board Meeting at the Hangar or Birdcage Lounge
Tues. Nov. 8, 7:00 - Board Meeting at the Hangar or Birdcage Lounge
Sun. Dec. 4, 5:30 - Holiday Party at Atlantis in Livonia
The four elected offices, President, Vice-President, Secretary, and Treasurer, are up for election for 2006. The vote will be cast at the holiday party on December 4th. From now until then, nominations are open. You can nominate yourself, or you can nominate someone else. Contact any Board member if you would like to submit a nomination.
Several knobs are missing on the Archer and the overhead vent control knob may not work.
The trim on the Archer is stiff because of new cabling. It is expected to become less stiff with time.
John Solo estimates that the recovery company caused $12k to $14k of unnecessary damage to the Archer. The re-assembly bill now stands at $16k. Our insurance company specified this recovery company, but they refuse to pay for the additional damage.
At the General Membership Meeting, Steve Thornburg thanked Paul Fortino and Larry Millen for all their hard work in facilitating the return of the Archer to service
The September General Membership Meeting was held at the Plymouth Library. After the business portion of the meeting, Dr. Robert Gordon gave an interesting presentation on the ins and outs of getting and keeping an Aviation Medical Certificate.
The plans for the Holiday Party on Dec. 4th have been finalized. We will be returning to Atlantis in Livonia for a dinner, so mark your calendar.
You have probably seen this is one form or another on the Internet, but here it is again for your enjoyment. It is supposed to be a record of squawks submitted by pilots together with the maintenance engineers' responses.
Left inside main tire almost needs replacement.
Almost replaced left inside main tire.
Something loose in cockpit.
Something tightened in cockpit.
Dead bugs on windshield.
Live bugs on back-order.
Autopilot in altitude-hold mode produces a 200 feet per minute descent.
Cannot reproduce problem on ground.
Evidence of leak on right main landing gear.
Evidence removed.
Friction locks cause throttle levers to stick.
That's what they're for.
Number 3 engine missing.
Engine found on right wing after brief search.
Aircraft handles funny.
Aircraft warned to straighten up, fly right, and be serious.
Target radar hums.
Reprogrammed target radar with lyrics.
Mouse in cockpit.
Cat installed.
Noise coming from under instrument panel. Sounds like a midget
pounding on something with a hammer.
Took hammer away from midget.
Here are the statistics for August 2005:
|
(Total HOURS) |
54115 |
43755 |
33149 |
All Aircraft |
|
August 2005: |
29.3 |
0.7 |
33.1 |
63.1 |