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"Plan B"...Niagara Falls or Toronto?

Still Foggy over the Hudson!

This will be an event! Let's go in force. So far everyone signed up has a seat...thanks to owner-members! This is how the route currently looks. The restaurant at KPOU called back and can't accommodate us because of a birthday and communion. We want to go Northeast so Tom Weber can join us from Boston.

10am depart Ithaca and head to KHPN. Hang a right at the Hudson, stay 2500 feet (in the Bravo with flight following) down around the lady and back north...up the coast to KDXR. Park at the north side at Business Aircraft Center...short walk to the mall and lunch at Brio Tuscan Grill. Lunch menu looks reasonable...Back home to KITH by three...slowest plane gets the bill at the bar!

**Hudson This Saturday...Over the Lady, Lunch KDXR (Danbury, CT)**
	Eighteen intrepid aviators in five planes from East Hill down the Hudson River Corridor on January 17th, over Manhattan and up to Poughkeepsie for lunch! What an amazing day, both for the unusually cooperative weather and the way it all just worked out so beautifully. Here is an assembly of different viewpoints in all the collected media people donated. Our last NYC flight in 2002 is still available here.


With the Stratus portable ADS-B receiver, pilots can get in-flight weather via ForeFlight Mobile on our iPads. Weather products available include national and regional NEXRAD radar, METARs, TAFs, winds aloft, AIRMETS, SIGMETS, PIREPS, TFRs, and SUA information. Stratus is a wire-free, high-performance ADS-B weather receiver that was designed to work hand in glove with ForeFlight Mobile.	New Stratus ADS-B Receiver Tweet This tweet popped up that claims the box "paid for itself on one flight"

**Stratus: Beautifully Presented Weather Info (Now on EHFC iPads!) YouTube Demonstration**

The Stratus box is beautifully designed. It needs no wires and integrates a WAAS GPS and ADS-B antenna that sends data to the iPad on a built in Wi-Fi signal (find it in iPad "settings" like a hot spot) The integration with ForeFlight is beautiful...looks native. This will work with anyone's iPad. We got a very good signal at pattern altitude and this weather requires NO SUBSCIPTION.

**Thomas Bachlechner's Recent City Tour: More On EHFC Member Blog**

Thanks to Thomas for sharing his pictures; this is just a highlight, see more pictures on the East Hill member blog. If you flew somewhere, share your photos!

←Welcome New Member Effie Wang

Effie is at the Cornell Johnson School getting her MBA. She is trying to fit flying into her busy schedule!

Doug Cross took IC film crew flying→

Member Julie Schaeffer is part of a film project at Ithaca College. Doug donated his time to fly this project on Friday (before it got windy!)

New pilot at East Hill! Congratulations Daniel Lee

Congratulations Daniel Lee; New Pilot!

Daniel Lee is a Ph.D. student at Cornell in the Nanophotonics Group. He has gone full speed ahead earning his private pilot certificate, starting at the end of last summer. He was another person introduced to East Hill by member Mike Thompson!

Daniel is now eager to check out in the Cessna 172s and take a few fun trips as the weather improves.

**Great BBQ and Seminar; Cool Planes...Thanks**!

Thanks to everyone that pitched in today to make our seminar and BBQ a fun event. We are especially grateful to the owner members who volunteered their planes for everyone to appreciate. Kathy Simons is our new head grill master...assisted by chef Tim Fallon; thanks guys! Onward down the Hudson!


Bill Kreuser and Greg Sharp sweeping up the hangar.	Brent washing up his beautiful Waco Bi-Plane for the BBQ	Mike Shay with his newly restored SeaBee	Come see Larry and Mike's beautiful Aerostar

New East Hill Blog Post:

Expand Your Personal Flight Envelope Fly For Fun!

Try some new locations this spring for fun flying and increased proficiency. See our Fly for Fun page

**Many Discovery Flights and Helio at East Hill this week!**


Jessica is writing an article on East Hill and invited her two friends from IC for a Discovery Flight. The monitor is now in the front room now for showing DVDs	Reina is a flight attendant and is determined to earn her pilot certificates and work on the other side of the cabin door as a pilot!	Tony flew in to take his instrument knowledge test in his Helio Courier on amphibious floats. This is the only 700 model on amphibs in the world!

⇐ CFI Rob Shapiro Visits

It was quite a surprise to see Rob. He taught at East Hill in the mid-1980s! He had a hand in teaching me to fly instruments (back when we really did use NDBs in the clouds) He lives in Burlington and flew in with a "Super Commander" with a beautiful "highway in the sky" Chelton system.

Elson Shields: Our Drone Wizard ⇒

Elson is a civilian drone pilot who has developed amazingly complex systems to collect insects for entomology studies. These planes are amazing.

Great CFI returns to his home field for a visit!

Look at all the hardware on this wing, all running with RC servos, to collect bugs, spores, pollen!

Register for our Safety Stand Down, Saturday, April 14th HERE
(Crash Fire Rescue burn demo and BBQ also!) **MORE**

**iPad OS5 and Now Weather **in the Cockpit** (Appareo)!**

New iOS5 connects with iCloud and geolocates our iPads	It's hard to get lost VFR or IFR with an iPad!	New Appareo hardware on order for weather in the cockpit....finally! Wx is free (your tax dollars!)
Larry Baum's posted an article on pre-flight diligence (91.103) on the member blog; please add your comments: Advanced Preflight

Congratulations Richard!

Richard Hennig had his first solo on Tuesday! It is hard to make progress with the windy winter season and working. Congratuations Richard.

Mooney Engine at KPEO

Thanks for all the "truck volunteers" we delivered our Mooney engine to Penn Yan Aero and started the rebuild process.

**Mooney Teardown and Rebuild Decision: Overhaul at Penn Yan Aero**

Our mechanic Adam Coombs inspecting the engine with board member Mike Meador and Don McAnn	We had two planes of members visit Finger Lakes Flying Service on Thursday to inspect the engine and ask questions. Final verdict; the NEW camshaft from Lycoming totally destroyed itself (and our engine) in 100 hours of operation. Metal propagated throughout the engine scoring the cylinders. This part is covered by warranty! We will have to haggle about the damage.	These are called "cam followers" and ride directly on the cam shaft. These were perfect after the recent IRAN. Compare these two: the one on the right looks like it has been in service for thousands of hours!

Cirrus Video From EHFC Fly Out

Our new member Nick Evertsen made it clear he was crazy about the Cirrus designs and he somehow found a seat in Brent's SR-22 on the way to breakfast in Oswego last Sunday! Here is a great little video he shot on the way up there.

**Carpet Installed: Wow, what an improvement! Thanks to all that helped!**

Thanks for your patience, the new carpet is all installed! Thanks especially to Mike for breaking out the brushes and painting the whole front room. Mario Tomei was always there to help also...keeping TSA happy by guarding the facility today. We had a good day "flight training in exhile" and now can enjoy a remodeled facility.

**Our Mooney Repair...and New Mooney for Mike Carman** Flying Mag Article

The bad actor on our Mooney seems to be the #2 cylinder (specifically piston rings) They still need to perform some tests so we know when this plane will be back in service. This proves the value of oil monitoring. Ironically, member Mike Carman just took delivery of a nice Mooney MSE (we tried to steal it!) Congratulations Mike! Flying Magazine published a great article on the Mooney 201 model this month.

**Fun Morning Trip: Breakfast at Puddle Jumpers (KFZY)**

We had three planes and 10 brave souls for our early morning fly-out to Oswego County. Giff Foley got to bring his wife Katie who was visiting from the city and new member Nick Evertsen got a ride in Brent's Cirrus. Nile Gossa is back too! Easy flight and good food!

**Several Recent Trips: Lake Placid and Boston/Nantucket**

Glenn Cobb flew the Mooney to Lake Placid	Jean-Baptiste with 100th passenger at Hanscomb	Jean-Baptiste in Nantucket later on same trip east

Ode to Joyous Flight (Sky Fighters/Les Chevaliers du Ciel)

Beautiful flight footage of jet aerobatics (Mario's world) This has both low level rat racing and high altitude rare air footage.

Mechanic At East Hill: Welcome Adam!

For people in aviation around upstate New York, Adam Coombs is well known as a careful, meticulous mechanic having worked at Cortland, Tri-Cities and most recently at Taughannock Aviation. We are lucky to have Adam on board at East Hill fixing our daily problems promptly and performing our scheduled maintenance as well. The old Airquest (most recently IDI) hangar is being refitted as his home base with common parts like tires and lights as well as an office.Welcome aboard Adam.

Here is a clever seat adjuster that Adam fabricated for N25028.

**Bill solos (13 hours) Glenn Rocks! Citabria Repair**

Bill Kreuser soloed with only 13 hours!	Glenn Cobb, "Mr. Magic Mud" is our rennovation specialist!	Our poor Citabria with the wing removed for repair.

**We Need a Full-Time CFI...Please Tell Your Friends!**

So what is hard about finding a CFI? The real problem is when you want a good person that relates well to people, has good piloting skills AND knows how to teach. We get applications from many college and academy grads that unfortunately are a bit unskilled AND handicapped by a large attitude (I'm only suffering here for awhile, then I fly a big, shiny jet) We can train anyone (with the right attitude) Please ask around?

**Ryan Earns Commercial--Four New Members--Floor Crew Rocks!**

Congratulations Ryan Quigley; new commercial pilot!	Welcome two new members and two potentials from today's "Second Saturday Seminar"! Thanks to Eric for helping out.	The "B Team" cleans up the entire back room floor! Great job guys!

**"This Old Flying Club" or "Caution Pilots With Power Tools?"**

As you can see the plans for remodeling are underway. Mario, Doug and Glenn Cobb (photographer) removed the wall in the front room to make more space. The next step is ripping up the carpet and degunking the floors in preparation for the carpet tile.

**Improving Our Fleet! Amazing Mooney Upgrades in 2011!**

The view on the left is the current Mooney interior with the Aspen EFD and leather wrapped yoke. Notice also the newly upholstered seats and side panels as well as chromed yoke shafts. We have invested over $40K into the fleet in 2011! The autopilot has been a long protracted battle but the last refurbished parts should be shipped back from Oklahoma this week.

**Joe and Karen Brand Flight to Florida in N53045: Fun in the Sun!**

Joe and Karen Brand in Fort Myers Florida	Joe with Karen's dad @ Page...no snow!	Joe used a route he planned at our X-C seminar: KITH-KORF-KFLO-KSAV-KFMY: Three easy days and nice flying!

**Congratulations on Solo Bill...PCATD flies even in the snow!**

Congratulations William Craig solo in N66230	PCATD with GNS 430 is wonderful for IFR currency or learning procedures	We know where you are even if YOU might be lost!

Listen: Mooney Out of Fuel Over the Clouds!

When a Mooney pilot got into trouble last December, stuck above the clouds and running out of fuel, controllers at the Seattle tracon helped him to a safe landing (finally deae stick through the clouds). This amazing flight assist won the controllers the national Archie Award this week from NATCA. Good communications...fast action!

All these audio clips are great listening...it's comforting to know there are professionals ready to help in emergency situations like these.

**Mooney Adventure: Jim Smith Flies to Vermont!**

Jim Smith recently checked out in our Mooney and taking our new "go places" initiative to heart, flew up to Burlington, Vt for the weekend. This was only 1 hour and 14 minutes enroute and beautiful scenery!

Thanks Dale! Great Show on Building a Sonex!

Dale Anderson gave us a great presentation on how he built his Sonex. We even had the president of Cortland University attend! This was built from sheet aluminum; its not the pre-assembled version. Dale even built the engine that powers his plane (a VW 80HP engine) We should see this flying soon (once he gets his pilot's license!)

EAA Banquet Feb 25th (You Are Invited!)

Our local EAA Chapter 811 is holding it's banquet at the Varna Community Center on Saturday Feb. 25th. They serve an amazing dinner for $20 and Mike Brown will present the show on his flight to Colorado in N46493 (former club plane). Contact Art Muka with your intentions (aam6@cornell.edu) to join the party!

**Great Seminar! Our New "Flight Advisors" Program**


Chris Camadella	Larry Baum	Brent Chidsey	Dave Parkins
We had a great show with lots of participation...thank-you all who made it there. This was the launch of a new initiative at East Hill intended to "share the wisdom" of more experienced pilots in the club with those just starting out with cross-country flying. If you are going somewhere, I guarantee we have a member who has been there, already knows the route, the problems (even the best restaurants) and can provide some guidance. These four guys have received mentor training. We will build this program as the demand expands. If you have "been there, done that" and want to help mentor new pilots like this, please get in touch. Hopefully, more pilots will fly X-C and have a better, safer first experience with their "dream trip."

Safety Stand Down this weekend in Syracuse!

FAA Safety Stand Down in Syracuse!

Don't miss the annual Safety Stand Down in Syracuse this Saturday! This conveys 5 CREDITS IN THE WINGs PROGRAM! Featuring new presenters on a variety of important safety topics including checklist discipline, looking beyond the POH, new thoughts on approaches, landings and aircraft limitations & a medical update.

Sign-up on-line (and at EHFC on ride list) We will meet at the club at 6:30 to carpool up to the show. Rumors of lunch at the Dinosaur BBQ have been heard!

**FAA Wings Seminar Thursday: How to Fly FUN Cross-Country [Register]**

Thursday is our FAA WIngs Seminar on cross-country. Fly places and have fun! This talk Thursday will give you the tools to go places with less stress and have more fun flying. Meet our new (but well-known) "Flight Advisors" who will be assisting and your questions and stories are VERY welcome: register and come join us!

**Mooney Back in Service...Congratulations Jim Smith; Mooney solo!**
	Who would have thought replacing a mixture cable would be so complicated and time-consuming? Calling the factory in Texas led to a "yes" then a sudden "no" once they checked the physical inventory. After we searched all the Mooney dealers that might have one, Allen had to have it fabricated by a company with parts manufacturing authority. Once it arrived (red label) this complicated little bugger had to be routed through and around the engine and into the throttle consol of the plane, adjusted and tested. It's flying great now and Jim Smith was signed off and soloed it Friday; congratulations! Now CItabria wings...

**Congratulations New Pilot; Gabe Day! Busy Sunday...Fly on Skis!**

Gabriel Day is a Private Pilot; Great job! Gabe is off to Rochester for college.	A busy Sunday at East Hill (even BEFORE the pizza!) 15 hours logged in one day!	How to beat the winter doldrums: fly on skis! This is at Rick Reynolds Field (the photographer!)

Flight at 17,500

This was a test flight and required to be up high so oxygen was required. You know the FAA rules but the real story is you start to go to sleep up high so wearing oxygen is a matter of life and death. To verify it's working we borrowed an "oximeter" (thanks Mike Thompson) which reads oxygen saturation in the blood through the color of your fingernail...cyanosis. We stayed conscious for several hours up there and enjoyed the sunshine!

The complicated system of hoses and wires for humans up high!

**Busy With Seminars at East Hill!**

Tower Manager Doug Lewis leads a discussion on tower procedures and the importance of clear communication during our tour. We had 10 for this event and everyone came away with a new perspective on airport operations!	Jack Henion's Alaska Show was well attended! Jack's cousin Tom Henion was along on the trip and drove down from Brockport to help. Tom is a Boeing "triple seven" captain for American Airlines and shared his unique perspective.

**Success Stories: Keven Kremer CFI, Nate Spiro Air Force C-130 Pilot**

Kevin Kremer and Nate Spiero were part of our original TC3 college program. Kevin visited recently and is a CFI at Merrill Field in Anchorage, Alaska. Nate is in the U.S. Air Force currently completing survival training and slated to fly an MC-130H (we are waiting for a current photo). Our proven record of success is important for developing our new aviation college program with Jamestown Community College.

**Thanks Shane, Great Show! "Military Risk Management"**
	Our member Shane Hesse is an instructor pilot in the US Army currently stationed in Germany. He spent an evening with us discussing his training and the military mission planning and risk management. Contrary to what many may imagine this process is detailed and comprehensive to assure safety and cover every known contingency. Shane played several video clips from his training that show how demanding the flights can be with combat considerations. Shane received his single-engine civilian certificate last summer and flew with us while on leave at the end of the summer. He is a native of Syracuse and currently active duty with the U.S. Army.
This talk will be broadcast live on the East Hill streaming channel starting at 7PM. Watch video on the web here