Next meeting February 20, 2008 - Speaker: Mark "Lefty" Arlinghous, Lt. Col. USAF (Ret.) currently a first officer with Southwest Airlines. Col. Arlinghous' subject is: "Careers in Aviation Translated to General Aviation Safety." 

Register at http://www.faasafety.gov/

Billing

Billing questions, call Gerry Parker 713-826-6663, or e-mail Gerry at gparker@pmkc.com

Maintenance

Maintenance issues, call  Bob Downing at 713-805-2058. If unable to reach Bob, call Gerry Parker at 713-826-6663.

CLUB NEWS:

N1541W - Now 530W equipped

The Club Bonanza now is equipped with Wide Area Augmentation System, or WAAS.  That means that every RNAV(GPS) straight in approach will have a glideslope that will couple the with the Autopilot. 

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GPS altitude requires a 3D position solution - four satellites.  GPS altitude is not affected by barometric condition and non standard altitudes - it is indeed height MSL.  All towers as well as ground are painted red if 100 feet or less below your altitude and yellow if between 1000 feet and 100 feet.  If you are above 1000 feet the color is black.  Terrain alerts will be shown if an obstacle or ground is in your path. 

We are pleased to be able to offer this state of the art safety system in our Club planes.

Please do not leave the landing lights on during flight.  Bulb life is a nominal 25 hours, and we replace each of them at least once a month.  Landing lights should be used at night for landing and during the day in high traffic areas only.  If left on continuously they will not be available when you need them.

The Skylane N7608S has a Garmin GNS 430 GPS with terrain warnig and a GTX 330 Mode S Transponder as well as a new KX 155 NAV COM with Glide slope. 

Remember the Bonanza N1541W has a Garmin 530W and GTX 330 transponder.

 You can download Pilot Operating Instructions from http://www.garmin.com/ .

AOPA has excellent course material available (free) from: 

http://www.aopa.org/asf/online_courses/gps/

The transponders enable the Garmin 430 and 530 (GPS/NAV/COMM)  to display TIS - the FAA Traffic Information System in busy airspace areas around the country (including Houston).  See the Garmin website for availability maps.  Diamonds are presented on the display screens of the 430 and 530 showing altitude of the threat aircraft below or above you.  In addition there is a projection of the future path of the threat.  In the event a collision may be in your future the diamond turns yellow and a voice commands your attention.

The Transponder is also capable of flight time, count up and count down timers, and altitude alerters - use the function button.  As typical for Garmin products it is very intuitive.  Transponder displays GND until the GPS sees 30 knots, then the transponder switches to Altitude.  Upon landing it reverts to GND.

Being Mode S the transponder identifies you as your N number whether you have been given a squawk or not.  Be extra vigilant for airspace violations...

The new Bonanza has begun the installation of its new interior.  So far the front two seats and rear two seats are now Gray Leather, and brand new.  Remaining two middle seats will be re done as the upholstery shop gets time and our maintenance schedule permits.

Give yourself a treat and get checked out in this new plane!

Your Doorway to the Aviation Community

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We are a great group of individuals who share a passion that has captured the imagination of people all over the world. Everyone in the club shares this passion. You will find advanced aircraft (Bonanza A36), fun aircraft (Tiger AA5B) as well as utility aircraft (Cessnas182, 172).

Our aircraft are clean, well maintained, and several are equipped with modern Garmin moving map avionics. We try to make flying what it should be:

Safe and convenient, with a wide variety to choose from, we have the latest technology, both online and offline, to make sure whatever you need from us, we can deliver. 

Experience the Excitement of Flying!

Call Bob Downing at 713-805-2058.

Monthly Club Sponsored FAA Safety Meeting - Note NEW location - New Terminal at the airport.

Call any of our instructors to arrange for training in club aircraft. Instructors are listed on the instructor page.

The club currently does not offer multi-engine training.