Congratulations to member, and now private pilot Cole Dillon. Everyone remembers their private pilot check ride.

Watch December weather, it can change quickly. Particularly dangerous is clear icing from freezing rain. Lake effect clouds can go above freezing and precipitate and the rain can freeze fast to cold aircraft surfaces. Clear icing is one of the most dangerous icing conditions.

Start plugging in the engine heaters, especially if you think your flight is the last one of the day. Keep in mind the engine heaters are literally just heating pads glued to the oil pan. Before flight, be sure to rotate the prop (be sure the mags are off) a couple of times before start to spread the warm oil about the engine.

It is about this time of year we start to wonder about club dues. Nobody likes paying dues, but look what it gets you:

• Access to multiple aircraft.


• All aircraft are hangared.


• Access to a heated office for flight planning or post flight refreshments.


• All aircraft and club members are insured.


• Access to a phone reservation system.


• Dues include fuel access and oil.


• Dues include annual inspections and 100 hour inspections.


• Dues include all maintenance costs.

And, last but no least, you get this award winning newsletter. It has been said the newsletter alone is worth the dues (not really).

Please check your biennial flight review date and medical date. If either one of those is not current, it voids the insurance coverage for that member and aircraft.

Remember, any squawks, please call Tim Start of Jackson Aero (780-0343) and prompt actions will be taken. Also, please make a note in the squawk column of the log sheet that you have called Tim so other pilots know what is going on.

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	2014-12-01 00:00:00
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