St. Charles Flying Service

Archive for September, 2007

Oil: The Lifeblood of Your Airplane’s Engine

Tuesday, September 25th, 2007

Did you know that the oil in your airplane’s engine does more than lubricate? It also cools and cleans the engine. Change the oil often (we recommend every 50 hours) and keep the crankcase filled as specified in the POH to maximize the life of your engine.

Fall Means Night Landings

Monday, September 24th, 2007

The coming of fall means the coming of earlier sunsets. Are your night landings current? Remember that you need three takes-offs and landings (each to a full stop) within the preceding 90 days.

Elite PI-135 BATD Instrument Simulator

Sunday, September 23rd, 2007

 We now have a brand new Elite Simulator set up for your use in instrument training. It will be approved for Instrument Training to accomodate up to 10 hours of training toward your instrument rating under our 141 curriculim.

This unit is available for only $72 per hour dual and can be used for the instrument rating, the instrument portion of the private pilot license and instrument recurrency.