Chester Harris, Editor

Join the DPC Trip to Cleveland's Burke Lakefront May 15

By Suzanne Harris

 Planning this trip is a new experience.  Who would have thought that space available would be sent to me in pounds?  Anyway, up to a ton of capacity is open as I write this, so let me know (657-1345) if you would like to make the trip and the pilots will have to do another weight and balance- this time with the planes full.

Lunch is planned at Hornblowers Barge and Grill for everyone including those who take advantage of a Friday evening departure from MGY.  Afternoon entertainment options are many with the USS COD, a WWII submarine, docked beside the restaurant, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Great Lakes Science Center nearby, and all of Cleveland's other attractions easy to reach.   

Clem found a great day for a plane wash.  Members gave the plane interiors, hangers, and hangers door tracks some attention  (no you didn’t get stronger, the doors roll now), as well as washing and waxing the planes exteriors.  In addition to the pictures on this page, you will find other pictures scattered throughout the newsletter.  I resisted the urge to put captions on them.  For example, How many pilots does it take to …. 

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Private:  You load up 4506W for your first real  weekend trip to visit family at Christmas.  You’ve been on a diet so you and your wife together weigh 300 pounds.   Your kid and back seat toys weigh a little less than 100 pounds.  With all the gifts you are near the luggage limit of 200 pounds but still under the overall weight limit.  What very undesirable flight characteristic might you discover on your trip?

Instrument:  Your route on this late Thursday afternoon brings you  from clear weather southeast of Cincinnati into IMC as you meet the front that is moving through Dayton.  As forecasted, no significant turbulence  but no way to get above or below the clouds.   As you get close, the MGY ASOS reports variable ceilings between 500 and 800.  Never heard Dayton Approach sound so busy.  “This will be vectors LOC 20 at MGY” as if you didn't already know.  You’ve logged  this specific approach more times than any other.   VOR1 to 109.5.   At TALAC you perform your frequently-traveled decent from 2400 ft.  down to 1320 ft. only to find that you are in-and-out but still can’t really see ahead to MGY.  Oh yeah, the missed approach point is at D2.1 not D0.9 anymore.  Question:  What’s the missed approach procedure and what would be a useful frequency to already have set in VOR2?

Answers on Page 2