Bill, Jerry and Alasdair headed out in Bill and Annies 182 this morning for Smyrna, DE to bring our new Callair tug home.
Here she is tucked into Larry’s hangar with the PW-6, almost ready to tow.
We will probably use the Pawnee this weekend while starting to work on getting tow-pilots checked out to fly the Callair.
We are all pretty excited. Come out and see her and buy some tows!
Cheers,
Alasdair, Bill & Jerry.
Today was not only a good soaring day but a good day for NESA. Our yellow 2-33 made two successful hour+ test flights today after completion of the rebuild, recover, repaint, new weight and balance and of course an annual inspection.
Bill flew the first flight and Alasdair the second. Both reported normal handling after conducting a variety of stalls, spin entries etc. Welcome back N1242S.
Thanks to all who helped with this project, now come out and fly it!
Just a little paperwork and a test flight to go. N1242S is back in its tie-down and almost back on the line. Huge thanks to Bill and all the volunteers who have helped with the rebuild, recover and refurbishment.
Lots of flying and long flights today, WQ, B9, IC, i1, and the club 1-34 and 1-26 all flew long multi-hour flights today. There was decent lift to 7K, good streeting with the occasional down cycle.
If you haven’t joined the mid-week flying email list, contact Greg Hunter and get on it!.
In between spraying the stripes on the yellow 2-33 refurbishment project, B2 provided the final tow for Jerry in i1 after he towed everyone else so that everyone could get in the air.
A good day of flying all around.
A huge thanks to Bill Batesole and a crew of NESA members including Andy K., Larry P., Paul H. and Bob I. who all showed up at 9am this morning to help. Yellow was applied to the fuselage.
Sat 5/18
Good soaring today and some more spring-check rides completed.
John Watkins and Paul Happ both completed their spring check-out’s with Jerry. Jerry also gave an intro lesson to a potential new member from West Windsor.
B9, IC, i1, VOL and the 1-34 all had nice long soaring flights today also with good streeting and lift to a 7k. Greg Hunter had another 5+ hour flight (two weekends in a row), found some weak wave close to Ascutney and got to 9,200 ft!
While we haven’t had the driest of starts to the Spring soaring season, we are getting some good flying if you can pick you days. So, if you haven’t been out to the field yet, watch the weather and come out and fly!
Sun 5/19
Perhaps not a flying but, it’s dry and Bill is out working on the 2-33 refinish, spraying silver on the tail-feathers today.
Thanks to all who showed up for the Spring Safety seminar. For those that registered for Wings you should see credit on your FAA wings profile in a week or so.
All presentations have now been posted to the Presentations and Documents section of the website and are available here: https://www.flynesa.com/resources-for-pilots/reference/nesa-presentations-documents-library/
After the seminar we had a great lunch cook-out, burgers, kielbasa, hotdogs, Veggie burgers, Mac Salad, Bean salad and more. Thanks to all who helped with that.
Of course mid-afternoon we finally got around to some flying. Lee Blair completed his flight review with Jerry and several ships had some great soaring flights in good conditions. At one point the 1-34, 1-26, i1, IC, B9, Q2, VOL and the CAP Blanik were all in the air at the same time, so some good thermal markers scattered around.
So, if it isn’t already obviously from the above, the season is off and running, come out and fly!
Our Spring Safety Seminar now qualifies for FAA Wings program credit:
If you haven’t already signed up for Wings, you can do so here through the FAA Safety website: https://www.faasafety.gov/login/reg/Register.aspx
Once registered you can sign up for the seminar here: https://www.faasafety.gov/SPANS/event_details.aspx?eid=92298&caller=/SPANS/events/EventList.aspx While there is no requirement to sign up in advance to receive credit it is encouraged.
See everyone Saturday.
It is time for the annual Spring Safety Seminar. Mark you calendars for Saturday, May 11th at 10am in the FBO Building.
Weather permitting we will plan to see if the Grills still work and cook up some burgers for lunch after the meeting.
If you haven’t already been out and taken your Spring Club check ride, then plan to do so in the afternoon or on Sunday 12th.
It’s flying season and we haven’t seen enough of you out flying. Please spread the word. See you on the 11th if not before.
With Many thanks to Bill Dietrich, Larry Perry and Walter spring check-flights are now available for qualified 1-26 and 1-34 pilots using the PW-6 (i1).
The 1-26 is on the line. Greg Hunter had a nice 3-1/2 hour flight last weekend. The 1-34 annual is finishing up and should be on the line shortly also.
So come out, get your Spring check-ride and go-fly.