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News Page Last Updated: 04/24/10
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N739UL GOES TO PETALUMA FOR ANNUAL - 4/2/10 By Judy Barron
On one of the rare blue sky days we had last week Ben and Judy delivered 9UL to Petaluma for an Annual exam.
Due to cell phone communication Will was not far behind and we all met at the Piper Magnon Shop . Ron gave 9UL a walk around as a couple of other guys removed the seats. Once they were loaded into Wills' van we started the journey to San Jose where the seats will be redone.
Picking the color combinations was fun......... I think.
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The color chart shows the Gray material and that was matched to the Dove vinyl color. The red is showing what is the present color of the carpet and how the colors go well together. Door panels will be done at another time after 9UL earns further upgrades. The seats are now done but it will be another week before 9UL will be ready to return home.  |
New Piper! 2009 - By Liz Sommers
N8312H
1982 Piper Cherokee, P28A
180 HP @ 2700 RPM
Total Fuel Capacity 50 gallons, useable 48 gallons
Basic Empty Weight 1529.7
Airplane Useful load (Normal category) 917.3 lbs
Max Ramp Weight: 2447
Max Takeoff Weight: 2440
Max Landing Weight: 2440
Max Baggage Weight: 200 |
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Speeds:
Vne 160 KIAS
Vno 126
Va at 2400 lbs 111
Va at 1531 lbs 88
Vfe 103
Vs 50
Vso 44
Demonstrated x-wind capability 17
Vx 63
Vy 79
Normal landing full flaps 63  |
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New Private Pilot for 2009 - By Drew Kemp
Early on a Summer morning Sean Gies got up at an ungodly hour and met with Designated Pilot Examiner Terry Campbell. He proceeded to dazzle her with his mastery of the subject matter and his skill with the airplane, thus earning his Private Pilot ASEL Certificate.
Summer 2009 AAC BBQ a Success - By Michael Hickox
Thanks to all those who showed up at the BBQ and enjoyed the dogs and beverages. If you met Stan you probably didn‘t get his whole story. First off he is a Master Mechanic and enjoys helping out when he can. He even drove out to the Business Jet Center when N6605D wouldn‘t start last week at 10:00PM and hand propped it. “Don‘t ever try hand propping on your own unless you have been trained on the procedure since it could cause serious injury,“ Stan says.
Stan Scolnick worked for Pam Am for 30 years and was an inspector as his last position. He enjoys working on aircraft and doesn‘t mind a hand or two to help out. I‘ve personally helped out on a couple of projects and there‘s nothing like taking off the cowling to see how it all works. I have a better appreciation of the aircraft after this and Ben can attest to this as well.
I asked Stan what to look out for anyone flying the aircraft.“Make sure the oil pressure indicates pressure when starting and make sure all the gauges are indicating the systems are working, then the brakes, and just be observant after that,“ Stan says. Stan is from New York and has the accent and was in the Air force where he first started learning about aircraft.