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N5144L: Cessna 152
November 2, 2006 – 3:42 pm | Comments Off on N5144L: Cessna 152
N5144L: Cessna 152

Full Details Coming Soon

N8432C: Piper Cherokee PA28-140
November 2, 2006 – 5:37 am | Comments Off on N8432C: Piper Cherokee PA28-140
N8432C: Piper Cherokee PA28-140

Our Piper Cherokee is fully IFR certified and was repainted in ’08.

Checkrides: 2006
October 23, 2006 – 7:30 pm | Comments Off on Checkrides: 2006

We have had a number of checkrides this year with about 8 more pending before the end of the year. Checkout the latest passes in the gallery link in the site navigation to the right.

Emergency Procedures 101
September 1, 2006 – 7:31 pm | Comments Off on Emergency Procedures 101

1. Recognize the problem
2. Don’t go into denial / resignation mode. Use your memorized / rote learned emergency ck. list and get on with trying to FIX the problem.
3. If the problem is not fixable, …

Airport: Fall 2006
September 1, 2006 – 7:28 pm | Comments Off on Airport: Fall 2006

Much has been done with painting hangers this fall. Runway has filled in nicely with the rain this summer and the grass is 95% covering the 3200′ X 75′ strip. Runway lighting comes on now …

Aircraft Fall: 2006
September 1, 2006 – 7:25 pm | Comments Off on Aircraft Fall: 2006

I have been told that our other 152 N5144L is not far from being back in the air again. It was landed hard last November by a 350 hr. instrument rated pilot and is near …