June 2004

2099 Smithtown Avenue, Ronkonkoma, NY 11776

Volume 7 Number 6

 

 

 

 

President

Alan Klug

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Vice Pres.

Rob Terano

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Secretary

Rich Raine

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Treasurer

Joe Leonard

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Administration

Doug Weston

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Membership

Mark Goodman

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Operations

John Blosser

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Training

John Vahey

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At Large

Mark Hervan

First Plane Wash

The dirt and grime that had been deposited on our aircraft over the winter gave way to the efforts of our members that came out to the first plane wash of the year.

As has now become our tradition, a barbecue was held afterwards.  Judging from the turnout described below by our president, the event was well attended.  

This event has become an opportunity for members to do something that really helps the club, while at the same time gives the opportunity to meet each other and share aviation adventures.  The next plane wash is scheduled for June 21st from 5-7 PM with a barbecue afterwards.  We hope to see you all there.

The Left Seat                                  Alan Klug

At the May board meeting, we accepted David Lundquist as a member. I’m sure you will all make David feel welcome when you see him around the airport.

We held our 1st plane wash of the year on Monday, May 17th. The following people attended and helped clean and maintain the fleet. Mike Alberico, Tony Monaco, Charlie Raymond, Rusty McKenna, John Blosser, John Koch, Jeff McArthur, Ed Santiago, Donna Boylan & T.K., Don Hayn, Dan Bednartz, Heinz Gerber, Joe, Nick, and Michael Turecamo, Doug Weston, James, Justin and Drew Weisberg, Karl Krage, David Lundquist, Al Zadow, Sonny Borowski and myself. After the work was done, we enjoyed a barbecue and plenty of good conversation. Special thanks to Donna Boylan for the cleaning she did in the office before the plane wash even began, to Jeff McArthur for making sure we always have clean rags and also to Doug Weston for doing the cooking in Chef Mark’s absence.  The board decided to try a 50/50 raffle to help defray the plane wash/barbecue expenses. Due to the generosity of the members attending, it was a great success. Our expenses were met and the lucky winner (T.K.) walked off with $55. 

Last month, we were expecting a long down time for 6PN. Cessna gave us a waiting time of up to 60 days or perhaps longer to fabricate the part. After Bob Shellburg spoke with them on the phone, we had the new part in less than 1 week. Bob & Ron installed the new parts, completed the annual inspection and the Skylane has been back on line for a few weeks now. I flew it as soon as it was ready and everything was great. Bob & Ron, thanks for getting us back on line as quickly as you did.

Congratulations to Dan Bednartz upon completion of his CFI training and the recent passing of his CFI check ride with the FAA.  I look forward to seeing Dan’s name added to our list of club instructors.  (Dan is on the right with his instructor Bob VanSise.)

 

 

 

 

Instructors

 

Sonny Borowski

(631) 793-6980

John Brook

(631) 368-1901

Rich Clinton

(631) 368-1901

Bernie Davidson

(516 931-7699

Dave Ferrara

(631)874-8492

Frank Hayes

(516) 767-0391

Roy Mathews

(631) 968-0154

Jeff McArthur

(631) 288-6276

Bill Rudock

(631) 874-6155

Rob Terano

(631) 467-4159

John Vahey

(631) 835-6106

Bob VanSise

(516) 799-8684

James Weisberg

(631) 689-1636

 

GACE Flying Cub

2099 Smithtown Ave.

Ronkonkoma, NY 11779

Phone:

(631) 737-6879

 

Secretary’s Corner                        Rich Raine

Missing any email?  I recently came across this problem.  I have my mail from the club repeated to my cell phone so I can be immediately aware of someone releasing one the aircraft in the event I’m waiting for it.  I started to receive the headers for messages on my cell phone that never showed up in my mailbox.  Why was this happening?  My mail provider, Verizon utilizes software to prevent spam.  This software was catching the mail from the aircraft club scheduler due to the nonstandard mail format. (from Rich Raine and your club scheduler at http://www.AircraftClubs.com/). 

The Verizon software would delete this email leaving no trace that the message was sent.  You can check if this is happening to you by sending yourself an email from the Aircraft Clubs email site.  You should get it back at your computer almost immediately.  If you don’t get it, this is happening to you.  I had to change email providers to get this working again.

Tips from TK

Tom Klemenko went to a meeting where engine performance was discussed.  He pointed out a tip from the government publication All About Fuel published the FAA.  In this pamphlet they have a heading called Spark Plug Fouling and How to Avoid It.  The following is noted.

  “After flight or ground operations, before shutdown, advance the throttle to about 1800 RPM for 15 to 20 seconds to clear the plugs and combustion chambers, retard the throttle to about 1200 RPM and shut the engine off immediately with the mixture control.  You should not have plug fouling or misfiring on your next startup.” 

Thanks to Tom for bringing this to the club’s attention.  Let’s try to shut down using this procedure in the future.

Meetings

Board of Directors meetings are held on the second Monday of the month at 7:00PM.  All members are welcome; however, please check with the President first in order to get on the agenda.

General Membership meetings are the fourth Monday of the month at 7:00PM

This month’s Meeting is on Monday, June 28th. 

Jeff McArthur will speak at the June meeting. Subjects to be covered will include Runway Incursions, Aborted Takeoffs and Jeff will also discuss the new Practical Test Standards for the instrument rating and recommendations for BFR’s. It should be an interesting evening, plan on attending.