Local Weather Latest News | as of May 18, 2013   Spring Picnic Reserve the date: May 11, at 11am in the TFC hangar 225. It's time for the Spring picnic. Bring your family, friends, or future pilots and  hang out with other members of the club. The club will supply the  burgers and hot dogs. Bring a dish to share by signing up on the web  site picnic page. Catch up on the club news before you go by reading the April newsletter.  There just may be a quiz at the picnic ... Special Presentation On Saturday, June 22, 2013, at 1:00 p.m. at the Frontiers of Flight Museum, Col. Rich Graham, USAF (Ret.) presents his latest book, SR-71: The Complete Illustrated History of the Blackbird, The World's Highest, Fastest Plane.  This book covers every aspect of the SR-71’s development, manufacture, modification, and active service as told from an insider’s perspective, and is lavishly illustrated with more than 200 photos.  Find out what it’s like to fly the world’s fastest jet aircraft!  More details are on the Frontiers of Flight Museum’s web site. See you there! Bruce A. Bleakley Museum Director Frontiers of FlightMuseum, 6911 Lemmon Avenue, Dallas,Texas,  75209  (214) 350-3600 To BFR or WINGS? Copyright Flight Training.aopa.org You, brand-new holder of a pilot certificate, have  just been through an ordeal involving an airplane, an examiner, and a  lot of blood, sweat, and tears. Relax and exhale, knowing that you have  two years to enjoy your newfound privileges before anybody questions your piloting abilities. What’s that, you say? You didn’t know you were going to have to jump through any hoops ever again? Ah, but you will! It’s called a flight review. Once known as a biennial flight review - many pilots still call it a BFR - fulfillment of the flight review  is a requirement for you to continue to act as a pilot in command. It has a single purpose: to determine whether you continue to have the skills you need to be a safe pilot. The flight review must be completed every 24 months from the date of your last certificate, rating, or  flight review. You have two years from the last day of the month in which you got your ticket or rating or review. Federal Aviation Regulation 61.56 outlines the requirements of a flight review: a minimum of an hour of flight training and one hour of  ground training. The general operating rules of Part 91 are to be covered in the ground portion. For the flight portion, the reviewer (a  CFI) will choose maneuvers and procedures that prove you’re capable of safely exercising the privileges of your certificate. You’ll talk,  you'll fly as the CFI probes to see what you’ve retained and what has gone missing in the previous 24 months. You must perform to your CFI’s satisfaction so as to obtain a logbook endorsement, but there’s no  actual test involved. You can’t fail. Completing one or more phases of the FAA Wings Pilot Proficiency  Program satisfies the flight review requirements of FAR 61.56. The Wings program stipulates three flight courses and three knowledge courses,  and you submit your progress to the FAA online (www.faasafety.gov/WINGS). The program is designed to take you to a higher level of proficiency than simply fulfilling the straight requirements of a flight review, so there are more tasks to complete and more deadlines to follow. Many AOPA Air Safety Institute online offerings (www.airsafetyinstitute.org) qualify for Wings credit. WINGS is the preferred way to complete the requirements of the BFR and is urged by the Chief Flight Instructor of the Texins Flying Club.		Join us on Face Book
		HOT off the Press Collin County Regional Airport plans to close its runway again for repairs was canceled because of bad weather in the forecast.  We apologize for any inconvenience this  may cause you. Respectfully, Steven A. Gould Jr., C.M. Director of Operations Collin County Regional Airport 1500 E. Industrial Boulevard, Suite 118 McKinney, Texas 75069  Some Surface Marking Changes at TKI A graphic provided by KTKI shows how the non-movement area has changed at TKI. Be sure to contact ATC before entering taxi lanes A-north of B2, A-south of B4, B2-east of ramp, B3 or B4. The taxi lane A on the ramp is now a non-movement (uncontrolled) area.  TFC Store Robert McLeod has worked up a great looking Store on Cafe Press.  Check out the offerings and wear them when you come to the airport.  Take the link on the Miscellaneous Menu or www.cafepress.com/texinsfc   Newsletter The April Newsletter is ready for viewing. Wings Manual Check out this manual for the Wings Program.
The Department of Homeland Security and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) continue to monitor reports on potential terrorist threats in the United States. While there is no specific or credible intelligence that al-Qa'ida or its affiliates are plotting attacks in the United States to coincide with the ten year anniversary of 9/11 , we remain at a heightened state of vigilance and security measures are in place to detect and prevent plots against the United States should they emerge. Read the entire text of this message at this link.
Would you bring a Bad Elf along on your next flight?  Read the April Newsletter to find out more If you have an aviation story to share or suggestion for a topic for the newsletter please do not hesitate to contact me: Charles Galles, c.f.galles@ieee.org, 469-222-8203 --- Refuel Offsite and Save Money ---  Local Fuel Rates (as of  03/02/2013) via http://100ll.com/  Sherman Municipal (KSWI) 30NM @ 0° $4.35/gallon Majors Airport  (KGVT) 31NM @ 104° $4.45/gallon Grayson County (KGYI) 37NM @ 352° $4.67/gallon Gainesville Municipal (KGLE) 47NM @ 313° $4.45/gallon Denton Municipal (KDTO) 35NM @ 272° $5.13/gallon Rockwall Municipal (F46) 19NM @ 152° $5.15/gallon Mesquite Metro (KHQZ) 29NM @ 173° $4.50/gallon Aero Country (T31) 9NM @ 270° $5.99/gallon Our current reimbursement rate at KTKI is $6.64/gallon.  If you refuel offsite and provide the receipt from your fuel purchase, we reimburse you at the McKinney fuel rate. Generally speaking, you will SAVE beetween 10% and 20% on your flight. It's simple to get reimbursed. When you re-fuel offsite, make sure not to forget your receipt. When you land at McKinney, use a pen to write your club number AND the aircraft tail number on the receipt. Also, write the number of gallons purchased in the tach log. When you return the aircraft key, drop the fuel receipt in the slot of the coinbox sitting in the TFC keybox. THAT'S IT.  Look for the credit on your next TFC invoice!

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Schedule a Discovery Flight! TFC provides "discovery" flights to anyone interested in flying. View a minute-by-minute description of a satisfied customer. For only $89.00 we'll put you in the left seat with a certified flight instructor and let you fly the airplane. WHAT BETTER WAY TO DECIDE IF FLYING IS FOR YOU? Contact our chief flight instructor to take advantage of this offer.  You can pay by check or by using .	Tail No. Make Model info Rate/Hr N6368K C-150  1975 Commuter 111.87   N7929U C-150  1976 Commuter 111.87   N737TY C-172N  1978 Skyhawk 144.54   N733NB C-172N-180  1977 SuprHawk 144.54   N7508J PA28-180R  1968 PiperArrow 177.46     Our aircraft flight fees are WET TACH time, which means fuel is included and time is measured on engine use, not wall clock time.  Non-instructional flights have an additional 8.25% sales tax.  More information... Pay your Bill You can send us a check or pay with	Fuel  Reimbursement Rate $6.49 / gallon effective as of 5/01/2013  If you refuel an aircraft on a trip and spend less than this on 100LL, we pass the savings on to you!

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