Lindsay goes for her first Check Out ride with Murray Bryson in C150 C-FLUG

Lindsay is working on her Commercial-IFR-Multi ratings at Harvs Air and did her first Check Out ride in a C150 - C-FLUG - with Murray Bryson at Lyncrest. Snow packed, groomed runways and getting used to a 1300' circuit height added a bit of adventure into dong circuits. Great to be able to do a walk around inside the heated RAA building! Jennifer was able to go flying for an hour or so before sunset too! Check out more stories from Lindsay at http://lindsaykitson.com/

Each C-FLUG pilot receives complimentary indoctrination flights so the gals are totally familiar with refueling, managing the plane in and out of the hangar, using snow packed taxi- and runways, Lyncrest airport landmarks and circuits...its one step closer towards "Bush Flying"!

SKIIS for C-FLUG! We are looking for a set of certified skiis for C150 as the women pilots are keen to try their hand at ski flying. If you or someone you know has a set for sale or loan, please contact jill.oakes@ad.umanitoba.ca

Emily Reid goes Solo at Harv's Air!

Rachelle Regnier and Jennifer Forster flying C-FLUG Nov 2013

Rachelle and Jennifer get checked out with Murray Bryson, November 2013

Amy Johnson flying C-FLUG from Altona to Lyncrest CJL5 Nov 2013

Amy flying C-FLUG C150 over Johnson Farms enroute Altona - CJL5, Nov 2013.

Jenna's photos of C-FLUG's engine compartment Nov 2013

Jenna created this photo essay of c-FLUG in case C-FLUG PIlots want to study her engine compartment and instrument panel. C-FLUG PIlots are welcome to drop in and sit in C-FLUG to get better acquainted with where everything is and how it works.

The Manitoba Chapter 99s International Women Pilots Association present Cold Weather Flying tips with Larry Brown

Larry Brown has more than 20,000 hours of flight experience over 40 years of flying all sorts of aircraft small and large. He loves winter flying and shared tips on safe winter flying, including: use of carb heat, how to dress, survival kits, flight planning, winter refueling, cleaning frost from flight surfaces, interlacing examples drawn from accidents and incidents...and more. It was fascinating and enlightening.  

The next seminar in this new 99s series is on Search and Rescue signalling techniques on Dec 5th; In January we will have a session focused on Safety.

 Left to right - Sheila, Cindy, Jenna, Rachelle, Larry, Marissa, Jackie; front row: Emily, Donna, Jill with Bowen.

C-FLUG introduces Jenna, Emily, Rachelle, and Marissa to her Carb Heat, Primer, and Fuel Systems with Jim Aitken

Jenna Johnansen, Marissa Selman, Emily Reid and Rachelle Regnier worked on C-FLUG with Jim Aitken and Jill:

1. Marissa and Rachelle installed blankets to winterize C-FLUG's 0-200 engine.

 2. Rachelle checked out each aileron hinge and removed the inspection panels, lubricating with LPS 1 from Vic Prefontaine, until she found the squeak - an aileron cable touching a rub block...it is now squeak free and Rachelle has become our in-house experts on aileron cables.

3. Marissa prepared the tires to add a bit more air, they were down to 22 psi so brought up to 30 psi.

 4. Rachelle and Marissa checked out the manual flaps - 40 degrees of flaps!

 Jenna and Emily joined the work party and were able to track the aileron cables from the ailerons to the cockpit. This was the first time they could actually get to know the plane the wanted to fly...where, as one of the women said,: "every minute doesn't take money out of my bank account, I can actually take time to figure things out before going flying!"

 Emily, Jenna and Rachelle - first time they've come across a plane with the traditional pitot cover flap.\

 6. Jim and Marissa replaced the tach cable with a new one, hopefully the RPM gauge wont flicker any more.

 Rachelle, Emily and Jenna try out the landing lights, strobe light and wing tip lights.

Jenna, Emily and Rachelle, tracing back the fuel lines from the gascolator to the carb.

 Figuring out how the primer works - 2 lines, one drawing the fuel into the cockpit and the other pushing it out...Emily stated : "no wonder it is such a work out, when my Instructor at Harv's says to give it 3 strokes of prime I feel like my arm is going to fall off, now I know why, I have to push the fuel through that tiny line all that distance!"

 7.  identifying the magneto and tracing the lines to find where they go to...and for the first time the magneto-spark plug part of the ignition system clicked into place.

9. Where's c-FLUG's battery and ELT?