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Unicom: 122.725 Lights: 123.05 MARCH, 2008

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In This Issue

23 Years At 39N

Safety Corner

Attention WWII Buffs

Safety Seminar

Added Instroctors

From the Right Seat

Sad News

Private Ground School Class

Princeton Airport Flying Tigers

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INSTRUMENT PILOT:

Ben Gazdowicz/Pete Rafle

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DAYLIGHT SAVINGS
TIME STARTS
MARCH 9th!!!

MARCH, 2008
9th	Daylight Savings Time Begins
11th	NJ Aviation Advisory Council 10:00 am
12th	PAFT Dinner Meeting
16th	Palm Sunday
17th	St. Patrick's Day
20th	Spring!
23rd	Easter
26th	Safety Seminar Communications
29th	FAA Medical Doctor 8-noon For appt-609-921-3100

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JELLY BEAN CONTEST

Attention all - get out your calculators and guess how many jelly beans. The person who comes closest with his/her guess will win a $50 gift certificate for the Pilot Shop. (One guess per person - 14 years or older.)

A GREAT 1st PLANE

1975 Cessna 172

Recent Paint
Complete Logs
No Corrosion

Garmin 430
$48,900
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GREETINGS

By the time March rolls around, the smell of spring is in the air. Longer days, brighter sun and the greater opportunity to get into the air gives us hope that we have almost survived another winter. If you are planning a trip and we have had a snow storm, please call us and we will make every effort to plow our your hangar or tie down. Please don't call because you want it clean.

The self-service fuel facility is working however we still have to hook up the credit card capabilities. Unfortunately the adverse weather interrupted completion.

And we want to welcome the many new faces who have decided to begin flight training. We hope the weather , our staff, and your schedules cooperate with your new endeavor.

We are entering the Spring holiday season, so we wish you a Happy Easter and in April, a Happy Passover.

23 YEARS AT 39N!

In 1984 as the 20 years lease was coming to a close, the Nierenberg family faced eviction from neighboring airport, Kupper (Central Jersey). Efforts to renew or purchase was rejected by a hostile landlord. The future looked bleak when hyper-energetic Ken suggested to his parents that they purchase Princeton Airport which was up for sale. Truly, they thought the kid had gone over the deep end.

After long negotiations and complications, the sale was finalized on March 29th, 1985! Then the fun really began as they had to run two airports for two years. Ken managed Kupper; Dick managed Princeton; and Naomi spent half day at each while establishing a flight school at 39N.

Kupper was busy, however Princeton had about 30 planes and it was a ghost airport. It was neat and clean and empty! At the time Princeton consisted of the administration building, two sets of T-hangars and the fuel facility.

Once the lease expired in '87 we celebrated the years at 47N and we all moved to Princeton, where we concentrated on making this a premiere airport. The rest is history! Thanks to all of you who have helped us along the way.

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SAFETY CORNER

What do you do if your engine quits after takeoff? Brief yourself before takeoff about what you will do if the engine stops during takeoff, below 200 feet, below 500 feet, and at 1000 feet. Thinking about what you will do will help to rid your brain of the complacency we all acquire after many hours of no failures in the equipment.

On your next flight, look around as you depart to select a field that would be suitable for a forced landing. At altitude, on a practice flight, at a safe altitude, pull the throttle to idle and try a 180 ° gliding turn to simulate a return to the airport after engine failure. Note how much altitude you lost. Add at least 50% to it and that is closer to what you will need to turn if you have a failure after takeoff.

Most times it is wiser to glide straight ahead, maintaining best glide speed and then WITHOUT stalling, landing as slow as possible.

Thinking ahead and planning for the emergency each flight will help you, some day, to manage the real emergency to a safe landing.

ATTENTION YOU WWII AVIATION BUFFS!

This picture was on our wall when we purchased the airport, however no one has been able to identify it. This picture was taken at 39N during the 40s. Help us out.

SAFETY SEMINAR
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26th, '08
7:00 - 10:00 p.m.

"COMMUNICATIONS"
CFII Lawrence West

VFR, IFR, & Getting the Most Out of ATC.
Whether you're a newbie or a seasoned IFR pilot, polish your skill to sound like a pro.

Please call 609-921-3100 to sign up!

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GOOD NEWS ON INSTRUCTION STAFF

We have lamented for months about the instructor shortage. Although our situation is not ideal, we are certainly in better shape than a month ago.

Welcome to 39N - CFII Eugene Harris, who will join us on weekends and school holidays as he is a middle school administrator in Orange. Eugene has many hours flying with over 1000 hours of instruction. His heart is in teaching.

CFII Larry West has a new hip, so he has returned to teach on Sunday and one day during the week.

So if you have had to wait for lessons, we should be able to help you schedule sooner.

From the Right Seat by Pete Rafle

I was looking in one of my logbooks the other day and realized that in a week it will be the 44^th anniversary of my first solo. Then I started scanning the entries in the log and realized that I had a very detailed history of my aviation career in these books.

FAR Part 61.51 says that each pilot must log training time and experience for a rating, certificate or a flight review. Instrument pilots need to log approaches and actual and simulated instrument time. (6 approaches, holding procedures, and intercepting and tracking courses). All pilots acting as pilot in command need to log night currency landings (3 landing every 90 days). Day time 3 takeoffs and landings every 90 days.

I have always included comments on weather, the people I flew with, and noteworthy events that occurred during the flight (a fire one night halfway back to San Francisco from Hawaii, a surprise interception by a Republic of China F-5 north of Taiwan, Christmas eve over the Tonkin Gulf, etc.)

Logbooks are valuable and important, so keep them accurate, while you maintain your record of being current.

Clear skies and smooth landings.

SAD NEWS

It is with great sadness that we acknowledge the untimely death of our fellow pilot and long time friend, Don MacPherson. He began flying in the mid-fifties with his uncle, however he finally got his license in 1999. Don was a member of the Princeton Airport Flying Tigers and he has leased several airplanes to the flight school.

Our sympathy to his wife, Connie, and his daughters for the loss of a wonderful man. We will miss him.

PRIVATE GROUND SCHOOL CLASS

The class began on February 25 with students who need a refresher to brand new wanna-be pilots. If you would like to join in we will pro-rate the cost. The class meets Monday nights from 7:00 - 10:00 p.m.

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News from the
PRINCETON AIRPORT FLYING TIGERS

Although we had to wait a week our February fly-in to Frederick, MD was a complete success. The weather was great, the food was delicious and the waitress was up to the challenge to tame even the most ferocious Tiger (you know who).

Don't miss the March Fly-in hosted by members Ernie Schirmer and Cynthia Gilbert to York, Pa the "Breakfast Capital of the World" on Mach 9, 2008.

Also do not miss our meeting on March 12, hosted by members Dan Bellware and Iona Konwaler at Charlie Brown's in Highland Park. We have guest speaker Tammylee Roman, a Transportation Security Administration Inspector, who will speak to us about TSA and General Aviation.

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