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ACFC-related links

Angeles City Flying Club Yahoo! Group Forum

Yankin' and Bankin' read stories of ultralight adventures from the club

Yankin&Bankin

Gliders Philippines Check out the first ever glider planes in the Philipines.

 

 

 

 

 

Other flying clubs

NOK Aviation Flying Club

A not-for-profit club offering flying training for Thai PPL and aircraft for hire. Also offer glider training

Wings Over Asia

Asia's leading aviation Social Network for anyone involved or interested in flying

Pattaya Airpark

Extensive facilities and fast developing. Offers flying school, accomodation and even an aircraft museum.

Thai flying club

A GA flying club and flying school in beautiful surroundings. The club has a large fleet inlcuding Cessnas, Pipers and Grunmans

Valley Flying Club

From Pheonix, Arizona, USA. Has a variety of GA planes and services

Innherred Ultralight Club

This Norwegian Ultralight Club is worth a visit. In person and on the web. It almost looks like a European version of the ACFC.

Eximious Flying Club

A Michigan (USA) non-profit corporation, formed on February 18, 1958 as an aviation and social organization

Gyro Goes Global

An autogyro record attempt. You can also follow Norman Surplus, the first person to fly around the world in a gyro copter on his blog

Smith Falls Flying Club

Like the ACFC this GA club has no landing fees. You'll find it in Ontario, Canada.

 

 

Newsletter

August-11

Zulu time
 

Magnetic declination
1°33' W

Notice to ACFC Airmen

1. Power line hazard

There is an almost invisible power line across the lahar river. There are more of such power lines everywhere in Charlie. New power lines go up all the time.

Never drop below 200 ft. Minimum cruising altitude is 300ft.

Aeroplane Status

RP-S1457 MXL II SPORT QUICKSILVER Flying (engine installed 503 UL DCDI)
RP-S1453 MXL II SPORT QUICKSILVER Being rebuilt
RP-S1456 MXL II SPORT QUICKSILVER Being rebuilt
RP-S1461 MXL II SPORTQUICKSILVER Being rebuilt
RP-S1458 MAX AIR DRIFTER Not flying, needs new engine
RP-S1454 CGS HAWK Not flying
RP-S1462 RANS S-6 COYOTE Rebuilding started
RP-S1291 RANS S-12 Flying

 

The "what's going on" calender

What's going on calender

 

Yearly membership dues

You can now pay the yearly membership fee by PayPal and by credit card. Simply click on the Buy Now button and follow the instructions.

Correct Engine Handling

Do not take off with a cold engine

Do not switch off a hot engine immediately

Before flying: Do warm up the engine at 2000 rpm for 2 minutes and then at 2500 rpm until operating temperaturre is reached

Before switching the engine off: Do let the engine run at 3000 rpm for 2 minutes and then at 2000 rpm for a short period to dissipate heat build up.

Cyclinder head temperature range for Rotax 503: 180°C - 220°C, for Rotax 582: 110°C - 130°C

Overheating Warning: Engine overheat can occur with our planes and it can make the engine fail! Always reduce throttle setting after take off. Do check the temperature gauge regularily.

 

Weather Information

Live wind speed at the ACFC

 

Weather from WeatherUnderground

Get complete METARS, TAFs, satellite picures, forcasts and history here.

Click for Clark Special Economic Zon, Philippines Forecast

 

NOAA Aviation weather forecast

Open the NOAA site and enter the ICAO station identifier. Select "Translated" and click on "Get TAFS".

Look up other ICAO station identifiers here.

ICAO identif. Station
RPLC Clark
RPLL Manila
RPLB Olongapo (Subic)

 

Selected city forecast by Pagasa

Typhoon activity and forecast by Typhoon 2000

Airport Guide

Download the locations of all Philippine Airports in Google Earth .kmz format. We have reviewed these coordinates with reference to Google Earth's satelite pictures.

For airport information refer to this page of the Yankin and Bankin web site.

Cross Country Reports

Visit Yankin' and Bankin' for reports and photos of cross country flights by ACFC members.

ACFC Newsletter Library

A new ACFC Newsletter comes out whenever there is enough to tell to fill an interesting issue.

Read it for the latest club news and browse back issues for all the many stories about overland flights, aeroplane projects and other experiences shared by our members.

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