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Yankin' and Bankin' read stories of ultralight adventures from the club
Other flying clubs
A not-for-profit club offering flying training for Thai PPL and aircraft for hire. Also offer glider training
Asia's leading aviation Social Network for anyone involved or interested in flying
Extensive facilities and fast developing. Offers flying school, accomodation and even an aircraft museum.A GA flying club and flying school in beautiful surroundings. The club has a large fleet inlcuding Cessnas, Pipers and Grunmans
From Pheonix, Arizona, USA. Has a variety of GA planes and services
This Norwegian Ultralight Club is worth a visit. In person and on the web. It almost looks like a European version of the ACFC.
A Michigan (USA) non-profit corporation, formed on February 18, 1958 as an aviation and social organization
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
Like the ACFC this GA club has no landing fees. You'll find it in Ontario, Canada.
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
Yearly membership dues
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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.
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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