CPS Newsletter : 

November 2020 Issue

"East is odd, and West is even odder".... 

My first CFI resorted to the above in an effort to reach into his students' brains to teach basic altitudes for direction of flight.   With all the power of a 1/2 amp fuse, the inrush of current turned on the first of a series of dim bulbs, and that's how we slowly build our foundation of aviation knowledge.

We learn as we 'stick with it'.  Those early days of drinking from a fire hose slowly seem lesser intimidating as we assimilate the lingo, and gently ease into the realization that this is a journey that may in fact take a lifetime.  A few years later, we celebrate the wisdom of that early decision to stick with it.   If we are fortunate, we learn enough so that we're not the overt danger to ourselves and our neighbors as was that novice trying to grasp the nuances of odd/even flight directions in those early days when he/she was so overtasked that had they been asked for a stick of gum in steady stable cruise, their head would have exploded.

With time and a lot of effort, somehow we are no longer the completely empty vessels we once were.  We may not know a great deal, but we know enough so that we might be of some help to the next student of the craft.   It's one thing to sign up for a Type Club that has the word 'Society' on the banner, and another to take a moment to be a Participating Active Member.  To be a part of a Society.

Just a word of thanks and a compliment to those that helped others along and still do to this day.   Aviation has a wonderful tradition of passing along what we know, so that the next guy need not make every mistake.  Watch one, do one, teach one....

---editor

Discussions on our Forums:

John Efinger Stars in a Cool Aviation YOUTUBE Video (discussion)

This Link goes directly to the YouTube Video

Welcome Adam Kite! (New owner of Dave P's former ride: T210)

Evel Kenievel, you've got nothing on me....

Doug from NC jumps canyon on motorcycle... 'Missed it by this much'... (get better soon Doug!)

172

172 Hawk XP vs 172 w/ MT Prop

182

Hole Above Door

LED Tail Beacon Replacement

Fuel Leak!

210

Swap a New 520 for a 550?

Bendix S1200 or Slick 6310 Overhaul?

Is this Indicitive of an Induction Leak?

Pilot Skill:

IFR Holds App

IFR Flight Planning - Dan Valle's POV

Didn't Fly for Three Months, and then what?.

Please Remember to Cancel your Clearance

How NOT to Taxi a 172 (video link available in thread discussion)

Maintenance

Painting Question

New Coiled Cord Ribbon Cable

Wet Wing Fuel Leak

Plastic Lens Restoration

Salvaging a Lift Detector?

Electronic Ignitions

Weather Planning

A/P Signoff to Replace Side Windows?

Buying an Airplane:

PreBuy Video (There apparently IS a sucker born every minute)

Avionics:

VOR Antenna Block

G5 Compass Issues

Lynx Not Connecting to ForeFlight

Dedicated Traffic Display

Never Again:

210 Down on Approach to LLB (video link within discussion)

Destinations:

Block Island Walkabout / CPS Gathering

General Topics:

Two Year Anniversary

Great USAF Thunderbird Photo

That's it for this issue.  We always welcome your stories, your counsel, your pictures, and the way in which you support your fellow CPS Members.  

Have something special you'ld like to see included in this Newsletter?  Email or PM any of the Forum Board w/ your submission!

 

And the look on her face as she opened the door
Was like an old joke told by a friend
It'd taken ten more years but she'd found her smile
And I watched the corners start to bend
And she said, "How are you Harry?
Haven't we played this scene before?"
I said "It's so good to see you, Sue
Had to play it out just once more"

-----Harry Chapin : 'Sequel'

Your CPS Forum Board:  Jeffrey Chipetine, Eric Finley, John Matthews, Greg Wright, Mark Zimmerman.