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Volume 25 No. 6

 

REFLECTIONS Ed Chenevey

We will try again to show the pictures that we couldn't last month. I also have a copy of the documentary of Eric Lindberg's flight.

Dick and Bill are carrying on and should be in Thailand while I'm writing this. So far they have had problems with an oil leak in Arizona, paperwork in California, a failed HF radio requiring return to California, a gas leak in the auxiliary cabin tank in the Marshall Islands, a left window blow out leading to an unscheduled landing at Truk, and a lack of gas in Brunei forcing a backtrack to Malaysia. Follow the adventure on flightaroundthe world.com.

Some rules we may have forgotten

far summary part 91 draft 3/3/01b, currency

Day VFR-passengers: 3 takeoff and landings last 90 days (61.57)

Night passengers: 3 takeoff and landing last 90 days 1 hr after sunset and 1 hr before sunrise.

IFR: 6 approach + holding and tracking in preceding 6 months.

Test and check requirements:

Medical: preceding 24 calendar months

IFR Proficiency check: Required if over 6 months since IFR current.

VOR Check and Log: Last 30 days. VOT +/- 4 degree max

Airport designated check spot (better 20 nm+) +/- 6 degree max.

Cross check between two units 4 deg. max difference. (91.171)

Transponder and Static check: preceding 24 cal. months (91.411)

Fuel required: (91.151&91.167)

VFR Day: dest. + 30 minutes

VFR Night: dest. + 45 min.

IFR: dest + alt (if reqd) + 45 minutes

IFR Alternates: (91.167) When required: not reqd if dest has published approach and +/- 1 hr. ETA forecast ceiling 2000 ft. AGL min. and 3 miles minimum

What required at alternate:. Forecast ceiling and vis. at ETA as follows As published if published

Precision: 600 ft. + 2 miles

Non precision: 800 ft. + 2 miles

No approach: from MEA to airport in VFR conditions.

Cygnet Chatter

I will miss mondays meeting to attend Steven’s H.S. graduation. His summer vacation will be all of 1 day, after which he is on his way to the Air Force Academy and a summer of physical conditioning and basic training. Funny, he has never wanted the keys to the Cygnet.