Summer Flying in Northern Michigan??
Temporary MOA Published in AOPA ePilot: VOLUME 15, ISSUE 9 — March 1, 2013 The U.S. Air Force is requesting to establish a temporary military operations area (TMOA) in northern Michigan from Aug. 5 through 16 in support of Exercise Northern Strike, a training exercise that will include abrupt maneuvering from the AH-1/UH-1, UH-60, A-10, F-16, and B-52. The Grayling TMOA would be established between the Grayling Aerial Gunnery Range (R-4201A/B) and Pike West Military Operations Area from 5,000 feet msl up to but not including Flight Level 180. It would be active from 8:30 a.m. to 1 a.m. Central Daylight Time and other times by notam. (more…)
J. Mac McClellan
Grassroots Tour Stops at TOPS [caption id="attachment_468" align="aligncenter" width="131"] EAA Director of Publications[/caption] Tuesday night, January 29th, EAA VP of Publications Mac McClellan brought the EAA Grassroots Tour to TOPS members and other southeast Michigan pilots and aviation enthusiasts at Larson Middle School in Troy Michigan. (more…)
430W Proficient??
Need some practice on the 430W? Install a simulator on your computer and practice your button pushing on the ground, not in the air. Click here to download the simulator Click here to view the manual
Personal Minimums
Do you fly with Personal Minimums??? Check out this article from FAA Aviation News
Newest Member to the TOPS Fleet
Check out the newest member of our fleet 737LM! 1979 Cessna Turbo Skylane II [caption id="attachment_342" align="aligncenter" width="468"] N737LM - TR182[/caption] More info is available under Our Airplanes!
Updated AIM Information
Updated AIM Information Notice Number: NOTC4145 Recently a pilot informed us of changes to the Aeronautical Information Manual (AIM) concerning the use of lights and transponder while moving on the surface of an airport. This pilot learned from a Designated Pilot Examiner (DPE). Although it is your individual responsibility to stay aware of procedures in the AIM, we thought you would want to know about this particular safety initiative! The AIM, which is available at http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/atpubs/aim/Index.htm, is updated in February and July of each year, and included in the last February change was an updated description of the “Operation Lights On” pilot safety program. In section 4-3-23, Use of Aircraft Lights, paragraphs (c), (e), (f) and (g) describe the use of lights while on an airport. We invite you to…
FAA Moving Forward with DTW Class B Expansion
The FAA is moving forward with an expanded Class B airspace for DTW, and has ignored most input from the general aviation community. Comment Period Ends October 15,2012 Check out this article from AOPA See official posting in the Federal Register
HSI Basics
Has it been a while since you flew with an HSI? We now have a plane (737LM) with an HSI, so now would be a good time to brush up on this very useful instrument. THE COMPLETE NOVICES GUIDE TO THE HSI ;
PTK Receives LEED Certification
Oakland-Pontiac Airport receives LEEDS certification for new terminal. Check out the details here.