Saturday, October 23, 2010
B25J to enter Pumpkin Drop Competition!!!!
Sunday, October 10, 2010
2nd Annual Pumpkin Drop Competition & BBQ - Saturday, Oct. 30th
SCFS now at KSET
Monday, May 10, 2010
Learn to Fly Day - Saturday, May 15th
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Accuracy Landing League Starts TODAY!!!!
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Visit the SCFS "Hall of Fame"
Private Pilot Ground School - Wednesday, March 10th
*Contingent upon minimum enrollment.
Monday, February 22, 2010
Accuracy Landing League Begins Sunday, February 28th!!!
If you have any questions or need information, please call us at 636-946-6066, e-mail Nick directly: nick-loftus@hotmail.com or contact Dave Pressy: dave@stcharlesflyingservice.com.
See you there!!!!
Friday, February 12, 2010
Accuracy Landing League
Saturday, February 6, 2010
The snow has moved on (for now) and the sun is out once again! Plus a little breeze adds to the challenge. Practiced your crosswind landings lately? Have you ever flown with snow on the ground? Winter affords us many opportunities to add new skills and experiences, but many of us hang up our headset until spring. Why not grab your coat and get up in the air!? You can always take an instructor with you to help you increase those personal minimums and build confidence.
Want to focus on something specific with you winter flying? SCFS offers mini-courses on Night Flying, Towered Airports & IFR for VFR Pilots. Taking advantage of these affordable, informative courses during the winter months keeps you current & confident for the spring flying season...
See you up there!!!
Saturday, January 30, 2010
Well, it's about time. After an agonizingly long stretch of poor flying weather, we finally have blue skies and favorable conditions. I encourage everyone who's been wanting to stretch their wings to come on out and take advantage of the great weather. Sure, it's a little on the chilly side, but the airplane's performance is better and with a few extra layers and a few extra minutes to get things warmed up, you can enjoy the miracle of flight!
A note on cold weather flying: remember to review and FOLLOW the cold weather starting procedures in the aircraft POH. If you've never read them, take the time to do so. Also, modify your normal checklist procedures with "common sense" items related to the low temps: don't check lights and flaps during preflight when on battery power. This will severely reduce the available charge for starting, which can even ruin a perfectly good battery. Use enough prime and throttle on start and don't continue cranking the starter if the engine doesn't fire on the first few blades. This can run down the battery and "frost" the plugs. If you're unsure or uncomfortable with cold weather starting, ask one of our knowledgeable Flight Instructors for assistance. No charge! (Pardon the pun ;)
Enjoy the nice weather and Fly Safe!
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Congratulations Dennis Bampton & Matt Becker
Thanks for coming out to the MACTS/Learn To Fly Event!
A special thanks to everyone who stopped by the SCFS MACTS Booth on Saturday and especially to those who stopped by and/or helped out with the 1st Annual "Stop Looking Up There and Get Up There: Learn to Fly!" Event. Several people came out to find out about learning to fly and what this whole aviation thing is all about. It was nice to chat with new people and have some fun flying the simulator on the "big screen". I think we intorduced some folks to that thing we all love to do: FLY!!!!
But let's not stop there: if you know anyone who has ever thought about learning to fly, send them out to the airport! Let's keep the pilot population growing . . .