In our previous issues we have been telling you about the plans for N67730. We have com-pleted the first step for this aircraft, which was a re-paint of the aircraft to our flight school color scheme of white, blue and gray. Future plans for N67730 include a GPS/Com and a new interior. This air-craft has been a staple here at Chester County Aviation since it was pur-

chased in 1978. It holds a spe-cial place in my logbook, as I earned my Private Pilot Certifi-cate in ‘730, a “few” years ago. Elsewhere in this issue, you will find a note

about our CFI, Mike Floriani, earning his Flight Instructor – In-

strument Airplane (CFII) rating. Congratulations Mike! Additionally, both Mike and Chris Bolendz have added their Instru-ment Ground Instructor (IGI) to their pile of cer-tificates and ratings. Never one to sit back and relax while on vaca-tion, kudos to Chris Bo-lendz for adding his Seaplane Rating while on vacation in Alaska.

Safe Flying!

Steve Fortin Chief Flight Instructor

Volume 1, Issue 5 Editor: Frank H Deal

N67730 – Lookin’ Pretty & Ready to Fly!

July, 2006

Points Of Interest:

• Continued Fleet Improvements

• Airport News

• CFI Profile—Chris Bolendz

• Website Changes

• Aerobatics with In- structor Len Razzi

• CFI Tip—The Most Important Minute

CFI Flight Profile 2

Recent Solos and Graduates 2

CFI Tips by Dick Shaw 3

Staff News 4

Aero Terms 4

Flight School News 4

Inside this issue:

The Monthly Newslet ter From Chester County Aviat ion F l ight School

Congratulations to Martin Lessem (top) and Gene Bruschke (bot.) on first solos!

N67730 is back from the paint shop and bears the Flight School colors.

News from Around the Field What’s happening at the Chester County Airport?

Gary Hudson, Airport Manager for the Chester County Area Air-port Authority re-ports that the gate codes have changed for the East and West Gates. If

you do not know the codes, and you are a T-

hangar cus-tomer or have other business on the field, see Gary as soon as possi-ble.

The runway was closed briefly last

month for some repairs, and some patches of the main roadway were repaved.

You may have noticed that preliminary work has begun on the PAPI that will be installed for Runway 29. It is ex-pected to be installed sometime in August.

The aircraft are beginning to look like a professional fleet.

RECENT CCA SOLOS Joe Shrum, April 2006

Alex Valentine, April 2006

Joe Plourde, May 2006

Jeff Johnson, May 2006

Pat Leroux, June 2006

Tim Baldwin, June 2006

Martin Lessem, June 2006

Gene Bruschke, July 2006

Congrats to Pat Leroux on his first solo flight!

Chris grew up in Monmouth County New Jersey; it was beautiful horse country; much like here in Chester County. As a young boy, he thought about horses … and air-planes – as he would look up and watch the continual flow of jets into the New York Class Bravo air-space. It wasn’t until his mid-30’s that Chris realized that he could learn to fly, because the only pilots Chris knew were ex-military. That changed in the summer of 1998. During June 1998, after a trade convention in Southern California the West Coast sales rep for Chris’ company invited Chris to play golf or take a plane ride. Well – back then playing golf was a weekly event for Chris, so he opted for the plane ride.

Chris’s introduction to flight was in the rep’s Cessna 210 Turbo Re-tractable for a lunch trip to Catalina Island, off the California Coast. The approach to the island airport was breathtaking. After lunch Chris was allowed to perform the take-off, no easy task in a heavy 210, but “the straight and level part was great”. They spoke to SoCal approach and were cleared for the ILS approach to runway 30 in Wilmington, CA. Chris flew until short final – “What a Blast it was!!” Chris did the take-off out of Wilmington and flew through the VFR corridor over LAX. Need-less to say, Chris was hooked. The day after returning to Philly, Chris was on his way to Chester County Aviation for flight lessons. Eight years and almost one thou-

sand hours later, Chris is flying and instructing almost everyday of the week (weather permitting). He earned all of his licenses and ratings, from Private thru CFII, here at Ches-ter County Aviation. “I’ve flown with many great pilots and instructors here at Chester County”, he said. Midway through his instrument train-ing Chris purchased a 2001 Cessna 182, based here at Chester County Airport. You have probably seen N762CB perform some maximum performance departures with a climb out that only a 182 with half tanks of fuel can perform – 2000 fpm going up. Not content to own only one airplane, Chris purchased two 172’s in 2002. At the time Chester County Aviation

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Or, change your bookmark to www.chestercountyaviation.com

All this has come as a result of the expansion of JetDi-rect Aviation from its roots as Chester County Aviation, Inc., purchased in 2001, to the recent acquisitions of Summit Jet on Long Island, NY,

You may have noticed, if you have bookmarked www.jetdirect.net, that it no longer brings you to the flight school site. Due to changes in the structure of JetDirect Aviation, we now have separate websites. While we are in this transition, you can select the FBO page from JetDirect.net, then link to the 40N selection to reach the flight school.

and Jet Corp at Spirit of St. Louis Airport. Jet Corp. is a full-service FBO offering Line Service & Main-tenance as well as Charter service and Summit Jet is a major charter

operator in the New York City area. These ac-quisitions bring the charter to fleet to

over 25 aircraft. Available aircraft range from the Lear 31 to the Gulf-stream IV.

Chris Bolendz, Instructor and Angel

Company Growth Prompts Web Change

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RECENT CCA GRADUATES Private Pilot Tom Myles, April 2006 Jeff Schaefer, May 2006

Flight Instructor Instrument Chris Bolendz, April 2006 Mike Floriani, June 2006

Instrument Ground Instructor

Chris Bolendz, June 2006 Mike Floriani, July 2006

Expand Your Flight Envelope with an Aerobatic Discovery Flight, or Unusual Attitude

Recovery and Spin training. This training and more is now available at the Chester County Airport through our affiliation with Rough Riders Aerobatics.

Fly the Cessna 150 Aerobat with Len Razzi, an experienced aero-batic pilot and flight instructor. Len can be contacted at 610-321-0523.

CCA Instructor— Flight Profile

Tim Baldwin after his first solo flight and the last time we see the old ‘730!

CFI Tip: Your Most Important Minute

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tern altitude might be different than the wind at runway level. Trees, buildings or topography can have a significant effect also.

Are you landing at an unfamiliar air-port? While on your downwind leg, choose a decision point on the run-way by which, if you are not firmly on the ground, you will initiate a go around. By making that decision now, while you are on downwind, you will avoid any last moment haz-ardous hesitation – should I go around – or not?

And, there’s still more to do. This is a busy minute! While on your downwind leg, check to the side away from the runway for another aircraft flying a wider downwind. Communications in the pattern get garbled or lost, and not all aircraft have radios, so take a good look!

One last place to look. This has happened to me. Anyone letting down just above you? Lean for-ward and take a good look. There’s

nothing quite as threatening as see-ing the underbelly of an aircraft just above you.

Think you’ve done it all by now? What is your plan to deal with the aircraft that called a straight-in final 6 miles out? You do have a plan for this, don’t you? Your plan will be based on the type of aircraft and its speed. Will you extend your down-wind? Do a 360 in place? Or will you turn now for a short final?

Of course while doing all of the above tasks, you are continuing to fly your aircraft and perform all of your pre-landing checks, right?

It was a busy minute, wasn’t it? And some very good reasons to en-ter downwind at the departure end of the runway. Intercepting down-wind at midfield just does not give you enough time to do it all. And, all of it needs to be done to assure your safe arrival.

By Dick Shaw, CFI

My downwind is really THAT impor-tant? Come on now, it’s just a downwind, isn’t it?

Hold on my friends – please listen to an old survivor of a few thousand downwinds.

For starters . . . some obvious points. Are you are paying atten-tion to what the wind is doing to you while on downwind? How is your ground track? Are you maintaining your spacing from the runway? Do you have to crab to keep your track? Are you thinking ahead to what that crab will do to you when you turn base? Now is the time to plan for the effects of the wind on your approach – not after you’ve turned base and surprise! You’re going much faster (or slower) that you planned.

Also – did you take a good look at that windsock while you were on downwind? Local AWOS or ATIS reports can be misleading. And the wind at your 800’ or 1000’ AGL pat-

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had sufficient aircraft, so the planes were leased to other airports. Ear-lier this year one of the 172’s was sold and it is now on leaseback to Chester County Aviation. This air-craft, N292ED, is known fondly as “Mr. Ed”. Despite his love of instruction, some of his most memorable flights are when he has flown as an Angel Flight East Pilot. Angel Flight East is a non-profit volunteer pilot organi-zation. They provide a variety of services to the tri-State Community, but mostly they arrange free air transportation by private aircraft to distant medical facilities when com-mercial service is not available, im-practical, or simply not affordable. Angel Flight Pilots utilize their own aircraft and donate their time and expenses. This is a purely charita-ble gift provided by Angel Flight pi-lots for those less fortunate. Chris’s first Angel Flight was the

most memorable. About four years ago, with the assistance of his first flight instructor, Chris spent his birthday flying a father and his daughter to Morgantown, West Vir-ginia (KMGW) for an experimental cancer treatment she was to re-ceive at a local medical center. During the five-hour layover at the airport, his instructor mentioned to some of the FBO employees how Chris was spending his birthday. Before long, they were throwing a pizza party for him as their way of saying “Thanks”. That is one trip he’ll never forget. Chris strongly recommends that if you are not aware of this organization, learn more about it and get involved.

http://www.angelflighteast.org. As a flight instructor, the most memorable days are those when a student pilot first flies solo. Some instructors remember when their students earn their private pilot li-cense, but for him, watching the

faces of his students as they emerge from the aircraft after their first solo flight has meant the most to Chris. Advancing his own skills, Chris is currently involved with multi-engine training. As I write this, Chris re-ports that he has earned his Single Engine Seaplane Rating in Alaska and is flying a three day course on Advanced Bush Piloting in the Alas-kan outback. Chris is always willing to take a fel-low pilot or a person who has not experienced the joy of flying for a flight in his plane. He has taken many of his students into Philadel-phia International so that they can experience the Bravo airspace. So, if you see Chris walking out to his plane by himself, give him a holler and see if he’ll take you along. Ask him to do his “special” takeoff out of 40N. You won’t forget it. By Frank Deal

CFI Profile—Chris Bolendz

So you want to learn to fly... Or add a rating?Chester County Aviation is proud to be recognized as one of the top training facilities in the area. We are very pleased to provide our students with the latest state-of-the-art training programs for:

● Private Pilot Certificate ● Instrument Rating

● Commercial Certificate ● Multi-Engine Rating

● Flight Instructor, including Instrument and Multi-Engine Instructor

With our updated and well-maintained Rental Fleet, on premise Testing capabilities, On-Line scheduling of aircraft and instruc-tors and our computer based instruction, Chester County Avia-tion stands ready to service your every flight instruction need. Speak with any of our instructors for more information.

1 Earhart Drive, Suite 1 Coatesville, PA 19320 Phone: 610-384-9000 Fax: 610-384-7083

On the web at:

www.chestercountyaviation.com

Email: Flightschool@chestercountyaviation.com

THE MONTHLY NEWSLETTER FROM CHESTER COUNTY AVIATION FLIGHT SCHOOL

CCA Staff:

Steve Fortin CFI, CFII, IGI, Gold Seal Flight Instructor, Chief Flight Instructor

John Goetz CFI, CFII, MEI, Assistant Chief Flight Instructor

Chris Bolendz CFI, CFII, AGI, IGI

Ray Copp CFI, CFII, MEI, ATP

Frank Deal CFI, AGI, IGI

Anthony DiMaio CFI, CFII

Don Eicher CFI, AGI

Mike Floriani CFI, CFII, AGI, IGI

Justin Plourde CFI, CFII

Dick Shaw CFI

Alexander Wagner CFI, CFII, MEI

FSS’s take weather observations, issue airport advisories, and advise Customs and Immigration of trans-border flights.

CCA – Staff News:

Mike Floriani has earned another set of wings. In June, 2006 Mike received his Flight Instructor Instru-ment rating. Congratulations to Mike! Now, the majority of our flight instructors are both CFI and CFII, making your transition from Private Pilot to Instrument Pilot easier than ever!

Did You Know? You can save 10% on charts with a subscription at CCA. Just place a standing order for Sectionals, IFR Low-enroute charts, Terminal Pro-cedures (Approach plates), AFD’s or whatever you need. One chart or a full set, you still save 10%. See Steve Fortin to place an order.

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Aero-Terms! FSS

Flight Service Station -- Air traffic facilities which provide pilot weather briefings, en route com-munications and VFR search and rescue services, assist lost aircraft and aircraft in emergency situa-tions, relay ATC clearances, origi-nate Notices to Airmen, broadcast aviation weather and National Air-space System information, receive and process VFR and IFR flight plans, and monitor NAVAID’s. In addition, at selected locations,

Hey! It’s Summertime!

Why aren’t you here? Congrats to Mike Floriani on his CFII!