Autopilot Tips, Tricks and Traps – April 2019
Autopilot tips, tricks and traps
Misc Docs
This is for misc club documents (help, tips, etc). It’s up to the member to determine if the document should be public or private.
…in a Fix
Ever been planning a route or actually out flying and encounter a fix that makes you wonder, or makes you smile, or makes you admire someone or something? As far as I know, there are only three rules about fix naming: 1. It’s got to have five letters – no more, no less. 2. It’s …
Membership Survey Results – December 2018
Here are the results of the membership survey, taken in December 2018. Thank you for participating. Blue Sky Members Survey Results – Dec. 2018
Wrong Surface Landings
In September 1995 a Northwest Airlines flight departed Detroit, destination Frankfurt. They landed at the wrong airport – Brussels. How is this possible? Like almost all aviation incidents, there was a series of cascading events. This was an “antique” by today’s standards – a DC-10 with no GPS and no magenta line or “moving map”, …
Learn to Turn
Simple question: “What is the primary control surface you use when turning an airplane?” Ailerons, Rudder, or Elevator… If you answered anything other than Elevator, then this is worth the read (and don’t feel bad – 86% of pilots do). Credit goes to Ron Joffe for suggesting this article. He read an article in “AOPA …
BasicMed Presentation – May 2017
Click the link below to view the presentation. BasicMed
Pre-Heating in Winter Weather
Blue Sky policy on cold weather ops is to pre-heat the engine any time the temperature has been 32F or below within the two hours prior to flight (unless it has flown and is already warmed up). Pre-heating is very important to the life of the engine; please protect your asset. The Pre-Heater lives in the …
Use of the Electric Tug to Move 3DS
Here’s a brief video on the use of the new battery-powered tug to move the DA-40. Similar to the pre-heater, the tug will live in the shed and its battery will remain charging with a small solar panel. The tug has a front end (the fork) and a rear end (the wheel frame, battery, and …
Website Tips
The following Website Tips document, was written to help our members understand the basics of content publishing on our new website. Click the following to download http://blueskyaa.com/docs/bsaa-website-tips.pdf