From your Board of Directors ….

Winter is just about here…Amazingly flying has stayed pretty steady throughout the last two months.  In the month of October we flew 172 hours and last month we flew 134. Last November we only flew 86 hours. That is great news. Let’s hope this continues. Some more great news; the Board of Directors recently voted to install a Garmin GTN-650 GPS in the Cessna 172. That will happen sometime in the next few weeks and then it’s off to the paint shop for a new coat of paint. This plane will be a great IFR platform to learn from with a state of the art GPS. Hope to see everyone at the Christmas Party on Dec. 7^th. We hope to have a new club manager soon. The club is in the final stages of making an offer.  Let’s go fly……..

 V-1 ANR Headset…

Many club members had the opportunity to try the V-1 active noise reduction (ANR) headset during the month of November and some even liked it so much they tried it more than once. This headset is a great deal and is actually made by LightSpeed. We hope to have the opportunity in the near future for club members to be able to purchase these through the club. A promotional offer is running through the end of the month were these headsets can be purchased for a special price of $239 headset bag included. Contact Ken Davies if interested.

GTN-650 Software Issue…

We recently received a bulletin regarding the GTN-650 when flying approaches: "When flying an IFR Approach more than one time the Hold/Course Reversed at the IAF may not be properly re-inserted into flight plan on second approach and subsequent uses.

PILOT ACTION - When flying the same approach more than one time, delete approach from flight plan and reload approach from Procedure Page.  All Pilots read and sign All Pilot’s Read File (APRF) Vol. II

 Private Pilot Ground School Course…

The next private pilot ground school course is scheduled to begin on January 11. This course uses all Jepeson training materials and will save you over $900 in instructional fees. This course course will cover all the information you need to know to pass the FAA written test You need not be a Flying Club member to participate. The course will be held every week for twelve weeks from 5-8 pm. This course would make a great Christmas present for someone. Gift certificates are available at the club.

 New Private Pilot …

We have a new pilot at the club. James Belmont passed his private pilot checkride on Friday, Dec. 2^nd in the “Smurf” N55527. Please give him a pat on the back next time you see him at the club. James is a student of CFI Greg Paul.

Upcoming Meetings & Events….

Dec 7              WINFC Christmas Party, CPO Club, 5:30, Cost $10, Guest Speaker John Sessions

Jan 11             Private Pilot Gound School, 12 Weeks, 5-8pm, $175

**Safety Meeting this month will be on-line (winfc.com) and will be available on Tues. Dec 6.