East Hill Flying Club News

Spencer - New Instrument Pilot

Lucja Kot — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 22:18:05 GMT

Congratulations to Spencer Moore on passing his IFR checkride!

Casey - New CFI

Lucja Kot — Sun, 18 Jan 2026 16:13:40 GMT

Congratulations to Casey Jacobs on passing her CFI checkride!

Oswald - New Private Pilot

Lucja Kot — Tue, 16 Dec 2025 23:55:06 GMT

Congratulations to Oswald Tay who passed his Private Pilot checkride today!

Nicole - First Solo

Lucja Kot — Mon, 08 Dec 2025 01:00:31 GMT

Congratulations to Nicole Nixon on her first solo!

Ben - New Private Pilot

Lucja Kot — Sun, 19 Oct 2025 13:48:40 GMT

Congratulations to Ben Kalb, our newest Private Pilot!

Westin - First Solo

Lucja Kot — Sat, 18 Oct 2025 18:57:28 GMT

Congratulations to Westin Walker on his first solo!

Mitchell - New CFI

Lucja Kot — Sat, 11 Oct 2025 13:06:50 GMT

Congratulations to Mitchell Randall on passing his CFI checkride!

Oswald - First Solo

Lucja Kot — Thu, 11 Sep 2025 01:16:58 GMT

Congratulations to Oswald Tay on his first solo!

Matt - New Tailwheel Pilot

Lucja Kot — Tue, 02 Sep 2025 23:56:53 GMT

Congratulations to Matt Donovan on his tailwheel endorsement!

Max - First Solo

Lucja Kot — Sun, 03 Aug 2025 21:23:37 GMT

Congratulations to Max Dubin on his first solo!

Jonah - First Solo

Lucja Kot — Wed, 23 Jul 2025 21:21:55 GMT

Congratulations to Jonah Macarios on his first solo!

Angelina - New Private Pilot

Lucja Kot — Sun, 29 Jun 2025 19:41:46 GMT

Congratulations to Angelina Masotti who passed her Private Pilot checkride today!

Spencer - New Private Pilot

Lucja Kot — Thu, 05 Jun 2025 01:15:19 GMT

Congratulations to Spencer Moore who passed his Private Pilot checkride today!

Julian - New Multi-Engine Pilot

Lucja Kot — Sat, 03 May 2025 20:51:44 GMT

Congratulations to Julian Sammons who passed his multi-engine commercial checkride!

Spencer - First Solo

Lucja Kot — Wed, 19 Mar 2025 00:22:01 GMT

Congratulations to Spencer Moore on his first solo!

Matt - New Private Pilot

Lucja Kot — Sun, 23 Feb 2025 13:46:17 GMT

Congratulations to Matt Donovan on passing his Private Pilot checkride!

Mitchell - New Commercial Pilot

Lucja Kot — Sun, 10 Nov 2024 03:28:43 GMT

Congratulations to Mitchell Randall on passing his Commercial Pilot Checkride!

Erik - New Private Pilot

Lucja Kot — Sun, 10 Nov 2024 03:27:10 GMT

Congratulations to Erik Detota on passing his Private Pilot Checkride!

Michael - New Multi-Engine Pilot

Lucja Kot — Sun, 14 Jul 2024 23:31:23 GMT

Congratulations to Michael Ryzewic who passed his multi-engine checkride today!

Saahil - First Solo

Lucja Kot — Wed, 19 Jun 2024 22:04:23 GMT

Congratulations to Saahil Khatkhate on his first solo!

Jason - New Tailwheel Pilot

Lucja Kot — Sat, 15 Jun 2024 20:50:36 GMT

Congratulations to Jason Ingram who received his Tailwheel Endorsement!

Luke - New Private Pilot

Lucja Kot — Fri, 14 Jun 2024 10:36:02 GMT

Congratulations to Luke Fritz on his Private Pilot Certificate!

Angelina - First Solo

Lucja Kot — Fri, 14 Jun 2024 01:13:37 GMT

Congratulations to Angelina Masotti on her first solo today! Angelina won an EAA Ray Scholarship that was supplemented by an East Hill Flying Club scholarship to help her complete her private pilot's certificate.

Dave - Gold Seal Instructor

Lucja Kot — Wed, 22 May 2024 11:12:38 GMT

Congratulations to our Chief Instructor Dave Kornreich, who is now a Gold Seal Instructor!

Ethan - New Private Pilot

Lucja Kot — Wed, 22 May 2024 11:11:36 GMT

Congratulations to Ethan Sanford on his Private Pilot Certificate!

Kate - New Private Pilot

Lucja Kot — Mon, 20 May 2024 00:41:55 GMT

Congratulations to Kateryna Sikulska on her Private Pilot Certificate!

Jack - First Solo

Lucja Kot — Tue, 30 Apr 2024 23:18:25 GMT

Congratulations to Jack Williamson on his first solo!

Lucas - First Solo

Lucja Kot — Mon, 08 Apr 2024 23:50:31 GMT

Congratulations to Lucas Hunter on his first solo!

Alex - First Solo

Lucja Kot — Sat, 30 Mar 2024 20:15:39 GMT

Congratulations to Alex Whitehead on his first solo!

Ben - First Solo

Lucja Kot — Fri, 15 Mar 2024 01:06:36 GMT

Congratulations to Ben Kalb on his first solo!

Lewis - First Solo

Lucja Kot — Mon, 26 Feb 2024 15:29:43 GMT

Congratulations to Lewis Lan - first solo!

Brad - New Private Pilot

Lucja Kot — Thu, 21 Dec 2023 01:20:02 GMT

Congratulations to Brad Kasiske on his Private Pilot certificate!

Mark - MEI

Lucja Kot — Tue, 31 Oct 2023 00:38:59 GMT

Congratulations to Mark Sanford on his Multi-Engine Instructor rating!

Erik - First Solo

Lucja Kot — Tue, 03 Oct 2023 22:56:12 GMT

Congratulations to Erik Detota on his first solo flight!

September Ground School

Lucja Kot — Thu, 28 Sep 2023 22:38:36 GMT

Excellent ground school at the club last night; all members are welcome at these monthly events!

CFII Achievement Unlocked - Lucja Kot

Matthew Willis — Sat, 23 Sep 2023 17:24:56 GMT

Congratulations club member Lucja Kot on her CFII!

William - First Solo

Lucja Kot — Sat, 09 Sep 2023 00:41:35 GMT

Congratulations to William Lovejoy who flew his first solo flight on August 14th!

Kateryna - First Solo

Lucja Kot — Mon, 04 Sep 2023 12:04:55 GMT

Congratulations to Kateryna Sikulska on her first solo!

Great summer lake party

Lucja Kot — Mon, 28 Aug 2023 22:44:33 GMT

Beautiful evening for a party by the lake, at member Deb Minnock's house! Many thanks to all who came, and to Deb for hosting us.

Mitchell - New Instrument Pilot

Lucja Kot — Thu, 20 Jul 2023 00:07:43 GMT

Congratulations to Mitchell Randall on his Instrument Rating!

Josh - New Private Pilot

Lucja Kot — Thu, 06 Jul 2023 00:06:45 GMT

Congratulations to Josh Negley on his Private Pilot Certificate!

Ertai - New Private Pilot

Lucja Kot — Thu, 06 Jul 2023 00:05:42 GMT

Congratulations to Ertai Liu on his Private Pilot Certificate!

Steve - First Solo

Lucja Kot — Sun, 07 May 2023 19:56:24 GMT

Congratulations to Steve Spano on his first solo!

Ethan - First Solo

Lucja Kot — Sun, 07 May 2023 19:55:28 GMT

Congratulations to Ethan Sanford on his first solo!

Spencer - First Solo

Lucja Kot — Sat, 04 Feb 2023 20:30:23 GMT

Congratulations to Spencer Kane on his first Solo! It was a balmy 8 degrees!

Great ground school led by Zach

Lucja Kot — Fri, 03 Feb 2023 22:28:51 GMT

Thanks to Zach Brodeur for a great presentation Wednesday night. This was a great overview of basic aerodynamics.

We had 26 people in attendance, with experience levels ranging from 3-month Student Pilots to 50+ year veterans, and Zach’s presentation spoke to all of us!

Josh - First Solo

Lucja Kot — Mon, 16 Jan 2023 23:03:03 GMT

Congratulations to Josh Negley on his first solo!

Brian - New Private Pilot

Lucja Kot — Thu, 03 Nov 2022 22:51:06 GMT

Congratulations to Brian Cheung who passed his Private Pilot checkride on a beautiful day today!

Congrats to member Lucja for passing her CFI checkride!

Matthew Willis — Tue, 30 Aug 2022 16:59:52 GMT

Congratulations to member Lucja Kot for passing the CFI checkride today at beautiful Merrill Field in Anchorage, AK!

Owen - New Private Pilot

Lucja Kot — Sat, 13 Aug 2022 15:21:25 GMT

Congratulations to Owen Greco who earned his Private Pilot Certificate at East Hill!

Gregg - New Private Pilot

Lucja Kot — Thu, 04 Aug 2022 23:41:39 GMT

Congratulations to Gregg McElwee, who passed his Private Pilot checkride at East Hill recently!

Colin - New Private Pilot

Lucja Kot — Thu, 04 Aug 2022 23:40:50 GMT

Congratulations to Colin Hauke who passed his Private Pilot checkride on June 29th!

Brian - First Solo

Lucja Kot — Sun, 24 Apr 2022 23:05:58 GMT

Congratulations to Brian Cheung on his first solo today!

Ray - First Solo

Lucja Kot — Tue, 08 Mar 2022 01:17:44 GMT

Congratulations to Ray Jayawardhana on his first solo! His instructor is Mark Sanford.

Andrew - New Tailwheel Pilot

Lucja Kot — Fri, 04 Feb 2022 23:13:56 GMT

Congratulations to Andrew Hubble, who earned his tailwheel endorsement on January 24th!

Bryan - New Multi-Engine Pilot

Lucja Kot — Wed, 05 Jan 2022 02:17:16 GMT

Congratulations to Bryan Hall on completing a multi-engine rating in the EHFC Travel Air today!

Evan - New Private Pilot

Lucja Kot — Sat, 11 Dec 2021 00:41:15 GMT

Congratulations to Evan Mielbrecht on passing his PPL Checkride today!

Alec - First Solo

Lucja Kot — Fri, 03 Dec 2021 01:14:14 GMT

Congratulations to Alec Mutti, who flew his first solo on 12/1! His instructor is Mark Sanford.

Keegan - First Solo

Lucja Kot — Fri, 03 Dec 2021 01:12:28 GMT

Congratulations to Keegan Bakos, who flew his first solo on 12/1! His instructor is Mark Sanford.

Gregg - First Solo

Lucja Kot — Sun, 07 Nov 2021 22:45:52 GMT

Congratulations to Gregg McElwee on his first solo today!

Christian - Tailwheel Endorsement

Lucja Kot — Mon, 04 Oct 2021 22:13:29 GMT

Congratulations to Christian Beard who earned his Tailwheel Endorsement in our Citabria!

Caitlin - First Solo

Lucja Kot — Mon, 27 Sep 2021 00:34:04 GMT

Congratulations to Caitlin Rolfe who flew her first solo today!

Zach - New IFR Pilot

Lucja Kot — Sun, 19 Sep 2021 15:03:44 GMT

Congratulations to Zach Israel who completed his IFR training and checkride at East Hill!

Brent - New Commercial Multi-Engine Pilot

Lucja Kot — Sun, 19 Sep 2021 15:02:22 GMT

Congratulations to Brent Chidsey, who completed his Commercial Multi-Engine training at East Hill!

Zack - New Private Pilot

Lucja Kot — Fri, 23 Jul 2021 00:10:02 GMT

Congratulations and happy flying to Zack Knewstub, East Hill's newest Private Pilot, who passed his checkride today!

Jason - Complex Endorsement

Lucja Kot — Thu, 18 Mar 2021 22:12:29 GMT

Congratulations to Jason Woodward on achieving his complex endorsement!

Zack - First Solo

Lucja Kot — Thu, 18 Mar 2021 00:30:38 GMT

Congratulations to Zack Knewstub who flew his first solo on February 25th; great job!

George - new MEI

Lucja Kot — Wed, 09 Dec 2020 00:20:08 GMT

Congratulations to George Urist, who earned his Multi-Engine Instructor rating at EHFC (back on October 25th)!

Allen - new Private Pilot

Lucja Kot — Mon, 30 Nov 2020 01:01:01 GMT

Congratulations to Allen Graulich who earned his Private Pilot Certificate today!

LaTisha - First Solo

Lucja Kot — Mon, 30 Nov 2020 01:00:01 GMT

Congratulations to LaTisha Davis who flew her first solo at EHFC on Friday, November 27th!

Mitchell - new Private Pilot

Lucja Kot — Sun, 08 Nov 2020 00:51:58 GMT

Congratulations to Mitchell Randall who obtained his Private Pilot certificate at East Hill!

Nate - new Private Pilot!

Lucja Kot — Tue, 15 Sep 2020 21:32:39 GMT

Congratulations to Nate Knight who passed his Private Pilot checkride at EHFC today!

2020 club photoshoot

Lucja Kot — Tue, 01 Sep 2020 22:47:03 GMT

Thank you to everyone who came out for our 2020 club photoshoot, and extra thanks to Mark for being our photographer!

266 back with new avionics

Lucja Kot — Mon, 10 Aug 2020 23:31:21 GMT

97266 is now back, with a new engine and fancy new avionics. Check out the Garmin GTN 650 Xi - but be sure to review the pilot's guide first! For those with iPads, check out the trainer app as well.

Evan's first solo!

Lucja Kot — Fri, 31 Jul 2020 00:32:24 GMT

Congratulations to Evan Mielbrecht, who flew his first solo flight on Wednesday, July 22nd!

Matt - new Commercial Multi-Engine Pilot!

Lucja Kot — Mon, 29 Jun 2020 21:29:36 GMT

Congratulations to Matt Willis who passed his Commercial Multi-Engine checkride in our Beechcraft Travel Air today. Great job!

N747CF new paint

Lucja Kot — Thu, 14 May 2020 23:30:13 GMT

Yes, it's true! Our Mooney, N747CF, is back with an amazing new paint job. For more photos of the transformation, performed by the great team at Griggs Aircraft, see this album on our Facebook page. Many thanks to all those who donated money or otherwise helped make this possible.

Jason's tailwheel endorsement

Lucja Kot — Sun, 02 Feb 2020 16:53:14 GMT

Congratulations to Jason Woodward, who received his tailwheel endorsement in our Citabria. Great job!

Adam - new Private Pilot

Lucja Kot — Sat, 21 Dec 2019 20:16:34 GMT

Congratulations to Adam Boyko, who earned his Private Pilot Certificate at East Hill today!

Congratulations Tyler and Prateek

Lucja Kot — Tue, 13 Aug 2019 01:04:29 GMT

Tyler Ferris and Prateek Seghal both earned their Private Pilot Certificates at EHFC. Congratulations!

Jason - new Private Pilot

Lucja Kot — Sat, 13 Jul 2019 16:35:46 GMT

Congratulations to Jason Woodward who recently earned his Private Pilot Certificate at EHFC. Great job and happy flying!

New assistant chief

Michael Thomas — Tue, 02 Apr 2019 22:46:48 GMT

Congratulations to Dave Kornreich on becoming assistant chief at East Hill. Look out all you students, the whip is going to be cracking now.

Mark solo

Michael Thomas — Mon, 18 Feb 2019 17:08:16 GMT

Congratulate Mark Mendelson on soloing the Citabria. Now he can ride his new Harley to the club and jump in his plane. ( Harley goes faster)

Wayne's talk

Michael Thomas — Fri, 25 Jan 2019 17:11:45 GMT

Thanks Wayne for the fun and informative talk. I think I'm ready to take it around the pattern now.

Jason

Michael Thomas — Sat, 22 Dec 2018 17:15:02 GMT

Congratulate member Jason Woodward on his first solo. He is already eyeing the Travel Air.

SYR tour

Michael Thomas — Sun, 16 Dec 2018 19:44:51 GMT

We had a great field day trip to SYR TRACON facility. Stay tuned for upcoming events.

Daisy

Michael Thomas — Mon, 10 Dec 2018 00:00:59 GMT

Congratulate member Daisy Zhang on her first solo.

Please vote in the EHFC board elections

Lucja Kot — Sat, 24 Nov 2018 13:06:28 GMT

All EHFC members are invited to vote in the 2019 Board of Directors election. You can vote electronically at the following link. You will need to supply your member number to confirm your vote:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/RQBBNPN

There are six members running for the board and there are potentially enough open slots for all the candidates, so you can vote for as many or as few of the candidates as you wish.

Voting is open until December 10th. Paper ballots will be available at the December 11th annual member meeting for those who prefer to vote offline.

Multi-engine training available at East Hill

Lucja Kot — Mon, 05 Nov 2018 01:24:38 GMT

Remember that EHFC's twin is now available for lessons, whether you are training for a multi-engine rating or just want to try it once for fun. I did my intro flight today, and can vouch for the thrill of advancing two thottle levers for takeoff.

Tommy T-shirts

Lucja Kot — Mon, 15 Oct 2018 21:27:30 GMT

Last month's Tommy flight was an amazing and memorable experience. If you are looking for a memento of this event, t-shirts are available to order until 11/1 at the following link:

https://tommycomehome.itemorder.com/sale

Success stories

Michael Thomas — Thu, 13 Sep 2018 17:05:05 GMT

Congratulate members Mike Brown (private), and Cliff Lardin (instrument) on recent successful practical tests.

Adam solo

Michael Thomas — Sat, 08 Sep 2018 23:35:57 GMT

Congratulations to Adam Boyko on his first solo. Trusty old 66230 and trusty old David Kornreich, helping to make a new pilot.

Nate

Michael Thomas — Thu, 26 Jul 2018 23:18:41 GMT

Congratulate Nate Knight on his first solo. We only made him pull five planes out of the hangar and walk a half mile to preflight 25028.

No Father's Day Breakfast due to airport construction!

Luke Keller — Sat, 16 Jun 2018 21:21:53 GMT

Sorry to miss everyone this Father's Day. We'll be back for the Fall Breakfast in September and reboot the Father's Day Breakfast in June, 2019.

Multi Engine

Michael Thomas — Tue, 12 Jun 2018 20:16:34 GMT

The FAA has issued us a new part 141 certificate with added class/category privileges. We can now accept VA students for multi engine training.

Michael

Michael Thomas — Wed, 06 Jun 2018 01:25:52 GMT

Congratulate Mike Huang on his first solo.

Fine Cuisine

Michael Thomas — Sat, 05 May 2018 23:00:26 GMT

Everyone had a good time on our fly out to Cherry Ridge. A bit turbulent at altitude but a beautiful day nonetheless.

Weiyi Shi - First Solo (and Video!)

Lucja Kot — Wed, 28 Feb 2018 22:14:48 GMT

Congratulations to Weyi Shi on his first solo on February 18th - way to go! Check out the video from his solo on Youtube here.

Twin training

Michael Thomas — Mon, 23 Oct 2017 19:33:17 GMT

We now have the ability to provide multi engine training in our Travel Air. Sign up with Mike to get some differences training or to get the multi add on rating.

Cliff and Michael

Michael Thomas — Sat, 29 Jul 2017 01:04:18 GMT

Congratulate Cliff Lardin and Michael Feehan on their solos. They are both avid students and I have no doubts about their success.

Peter new boss in town

Michael Thomas — Thu, 20 Jul 2017 18:39:37 GMT

Peter Daiuto is the new assistant chief flight instructor for our 141 school. Be the first to schedule a stage check with him.

Matt Mooney pilot

Michael Thomas — Thu, 20 Jul 2017 18:34:49 GMT

Matt Willis earned hos complex endorsement, look out Chuck Yeager. The Mooney is becoming quite popular, it is a wonderful economic, fast airplane. Now we just need to get it painted.

EAA picnic

Michael Thomas — Sat, 08 Jul 2017 19:44:16 GMT

Matt and I flew over to Reynold's International for an EAA picnic. Lots of cool older plans and grizzled pilots.

Pilot events

Michael Thomas — Sun, 25 Jun 2017 23:11:00 GMT

Hey pilots; Geneseo airshow is July 14th thru 16th and Oshkosh is July 24th thru the 30th. There are still accommodations available for Oshkosh so act fast. I know some members are interested in attending Geneseo. Maybe we could make a group trip?

In other news members Sean Ogden and Thomas Bachlechner flew a trip from KISP through the Hudson corridor and over NYC. It is amazing the stuff we can do as private pilots. ( all that annoying training was worth it).aHskXBukJ9.html

Tim

Michael Thomas — Tue, 13 Jun 2017 18:02:43 GMT

Tim Fallon gave up his day to clean hangar floor. We are very fortunate to have helpful members.

Justin and Sean

Michael Thomas — Tue, 13 Jun 2017 13:30:11 GMT

Congratulations to Sean Ogden on earning his private pilot certificate. He was very determined and commuted from NYC every weekend to get this done. Also this week Justin Hjortshoj was signed off to fly complex aircraft. Being president of the club had nothing to do with it...

OSHKOSH AirVenture - Register Now if you would like to reserve lodging

Glenn Cobb — Thu, 25 May 2017 02:15:10 GMT

East Hill has an arrangement with a local family in OshKosh to provide lodging for those that want to attend. They need a count from East Hill as soon as possible. The Event is July 24-30th. Please contact Mike Thomas with your interest and number of people going at mike@flyeasthill.org.

Another tailwheel pilot

Michael Thomas — Wed, 24 May 2017 01:54:45 GMT

Mike Sigler has joined the ranks of "conventional gear pilot". It is nice to see our Citabria being enjoyed by more members. Tailwheel flying must be approached with respect, but with proper training and practice it is very rewarding.

Country flying

Michael Thomas — Tue, 23 May 2017 00:36:34 GMT

Matt and I flew over to local flying icon Rick Reynolds' field. Turned into a beautiful evening. We got a free tour of his hangar.

Lucja's talk

Michael Thomas — Tue, 23 May 2017 00:14:33 GMT

Member Lucja Kot gave an interesting and informative talk on her many adventures flying on the west coast and New Zealand. We will try to have more events like this to keep the information and fun going.

Matt new tailwheel pilot

Michael Thomas — Tue, 09 May 2017 00:03:46 GMT

Congrats, to Matt Willis on joining the ranks of taildragger nuts. He found out what his feet are for. No more just "driving" a skyhawk around.

Ginny new commercial pilot

Michael Thomas — Wed, 26 Apr 2017 17:13:30 GMT

Congratulate Ginny on earning her commercial certificate. She has been flying for many years with some ups and downs, but never lost her love of flying. Now she can be paid for it.

Great Educational Video on Fuel Management

Glenn Cobb — Wed, 26 Apr 2017 15:21:50 GMT

Brought to you by the Air Safety Institute. This is an overview of how to plan and manage fuel consumption when flying. It covers long distance trips and even the 5 minute hop to a neighboring airport for "cheap AvGas".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJrn3QO89Dc

Rates

Michael Thomas — Mon, 03 Apr 2017 23:38:49 GMT

East Hill is known for our well kept equipment. In order to keep our maintenance up to a good standard the board has decided to raise rates on aircraft and instructors $1.00 an hour each. We still strive to keep flying as close to cost as possible, but safety comes first.

New Pilot

Michael Thomas — Thu, 30 Mar 2017 23:03:17 GMT

Congratulations to Skylar Carfi on earning his private pilot certificate. DPE David St. George said "it was a solid check ride" which is a pretty high bar to clear. Skylar is leaving us to take a job in Va., we wish him well in his future endeavors.

AOPA offering Scholarships for Highschool Students and Adults.

Glenn Cobb — Tue, 14 Mar 2017 17:40:12 GMT

AOPA is offering scholarships to High School students between the age of 15 and 18, and also offering scholarships for anyone 16 and older (no maximum). The scholarships range from $2500-$5000. Additional information available here. Apply today

AOPA Urges Neighbor Countries to accept BasicMed

Glenn Cobb — Mon, 13 Mar 2017 13:01:13 GMT

AOPA is asking Canada, Mexico and the Bahamas to accept the BasicMed for pilots flying into there countries from the US. The new BasicMed goes into effect May 1, but unless something changes, Pilots will not be allowed into these three countries if they don't have a full medical certificate.

See Full Article

FAA requires Change of Address within 30 Days for Pilots

Glenn Cobb — Thu, 09 Mar 2017 13:45:40 GMT

The Average American will move over 10 times in their lifetime. The FAA requires that you notify them within 30 days of moving, or you are not permitted to be Pilot In Command. See the AOPA guidance to update your address if necessary. AOPA Link

Maintenance

Michael Thomas — Mon, 06 Mar 2017 01:03:11 GMT

Our mechanic David Jones has been busy. He is thoroughly going over our Travel Air, getting it safe and ready for extensive use. He also conducted a 100 hr inspection on 53045, painted the rudder (finally) and installed new glare shield.

Winter is fun

Michael Thomas — Sun, 05 Mar 2017 14:45:41 GMT

A group of intrepid flyers braving -4 degree weather. Planes will perform well with dense air, chief instructor not so much.

New Mooney Pilot

Michael Thomas — Wed, 22 Feb 2017 16:43:42 GMT

Member Dan Asselin has achieved the gold standard at East Hill, an instrument qualified Mooney Pilot. Multi Engine rating next, so he can forget all that Cornell education and fly for the regionals.

Mooney N747CF gets a new (ADS-B) transponder!

Matthew Willis — Sat, 11 Feb 2017 02:11:24 GMT

Today, Glenn Cobb, Dan Asselin, and Mike Thomas brought back our Mooney from Batavia. It spent the last week there and now has a new Garmin GTX345 transponder. Astute readers will note that this is the same model transponder we installed in Skyhawk N97266 last month.

This transponder supports both ADS-B in and out, which means pilots will receive traffic alerts on the Garmin GNS430W, the Aspen EFIS, and if the pilot paired their iPad with the GTX345 via Bluetooth, on their iPad app such as ForeFlight or Garmin Pilot. NEXRAD weather is also delivered via ADS-B, and can be viewed on the GNS430W or a paired iPad with a compatible app.

East Hill Flying Club adds a twin to the fleet

Glenn Cobb — Wed, 01 Feb 2017 01:32:44 GMT

Want to learn to fly a twin? East Hill now owns a Beechcraft Travel Air. It's at Cortland where our mechanic is performing an annual inspection, and making some changes for us.

New Third Class Medical Reform Regulations to be delivered by end of January, 2017

Glenn Cobb — Sat, 28 Jan 2017 20:08:06 GMT

On July 15, 2016 President Obama signed The FAA Extension, Safety, and Security Act of 2016. Reforms include an option to the Third Class Medical, it limits when a Special Issuances (SI) is required, and it directs the FAA to increase the number of “Conditions for which an AME Can Issue” (CACI). The new Third Class Medical option can be used for flying singles and twins up to 6,000 pounds. There is a ceiling of 18,000’, and the true airspeed cannot exceed 220 knots. Day or night and VFR or IFR operations are permitted, and you may transport up to five passengers plus yourself. Below 18,000’ there is no limitation to the type of airspace you can operate in. Of course the pilot and equipment must have the appropriate certifications for the flight contemplated. The actual regulations around the Act are to be delivered by end of January, with enforcement starting some time this summer.