Cessna Pilots Society : October 2019 Issue
| The Newsletter of your Cessna Pilot's Society | Volume VII issue 4.0, October, 2019 |
CPS Newsletter :
October 2019 Issue
A note on the photographs in these Newsletters:
We're privileged to have the work of our fellow Members gracing the pages of our Forums. The ability of our Members to 'frame' and capture these incredible images tells a compelling story of beauty, adventure, and captures some of the essence of what attacts us to this pursuit. A quiet 'thank you' to those that take us along on their journeys with these wonderful contributions. Nicely done!
The CPS Discussion on the 2020 Gathering
James Atnip, take a bow.... James has graciously stepped forward to host this year's gathering in Cody Wyoming. August 2020. Details to fill in soon. Keep an eye on THIS THREAD
Some Terrific Discussions taking place on our Forums:
172/Skyhawk
182 Skylane
Stay with the 530w or go gnx 375
The 210/Centurion (That other sexy bird)
Gremlin w/ the 210L Gear System
Problem w/ Hydraulic Power Pack
Other Aircraft:
Pilot Skill:
Thankfully, we can learn from the good example of other pilots, sometimes those in bad situations, sometimes just having fun. Thanks to our Members for bringing these discussions to our Pilot Skill Forum.
Maintenance:
Reference Materials: Great primer on the 'misunderstood' impulse coupling. Link to Paul New's Website based article
Avionics:
uAvionics has aquired AeroVonics
Replacement for Push to Test Annunciators
Never Again:
Update on Lion Air 737 Max Crash
Destinations:
General Topics
Aviation Acronym Song (whimsy)
How much Stink is too much? (somewhat non aviation)
Op Ed:
We touched on the VOR turn-off that is an on-going part of the move to space based navigation. I'm going to miss the VORs. Nothing like riding in the slop and having those dueling needles more or less center enough so that at the end of the available (time/distance/altitude, or some combination of all), a runway awaits. If you tuned everything right, that runway is actually part of the destination airport.
GPS seemingly demands less of us, is wildly accurate and firmly what constitutes the future for instrument flight. While I never enjoyed the NDB and it's ridiculously wacky behaviour, once assimilated, the VOR needles and their movements became kind of intuitive and placed most of us old heads firmly in command (most of the time). I kind of got into the VOR groove after a while with trust coming soon afterwards. It's hard to give up that trust.
Cones of confusion, waving needles, varying sensitivities, polarization, bending and scalloping, and while not really VOR related, let's not forget the infamous false glide slopes. Loved it all.
GPS Mastery takes a different mindset which I do not have but am trying to develop. The FAA says that the plan is to leave one VOR active every 100 miles or so. My currency practice flights are going to take a lot more gas to keep up the entertainment value, for the VOR approaches are far more fun than flying the boring endless "T"s the GPS seem to always require.
Just another change. You roll with it or it eats you up.
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Fly Safely.
----Your CPS Newsletter Editor
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Degenerate the faithful
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