Margarita Air Club joins VFG

[Frank Seigler]

Please join me in welcoming Margarita Air Club to VFG.

You can check them out at:

www.margaritaair.com

[Joao Paz]

Yes, Sir!

A warm welcome to the Air Magarita Pilots from Alaskan Winds! I'm sure it will be a nice MP partnership

Joao

[reddog103]

thanks guys,just got signed up and I'm sure there will be more to follow.
I'm Bob Arthur(Reddog), MAC103 at Margarita Air Club and I host the server for our club.

[Joao Paz]

Hei Reddog! Nice to meet you, and welcome to VFG!

Get ready for some flying... this next weekend already !
(that reminds me.... this week's on us )

Joao

[Frank Seigler]

Hey Bob,

Welcome aboard!!

[cptsneed]

MAC357 reporting for duty, sirs!

[Paul Beardmore TWA466]

Hey,
Welcome on Board
Get ready for some crazy fun MP flying eavery weekend
Just look out for the various posts
either flying VFG or with one of the individual VA's

[mac184]

Hi Folks

I have just signed up, MAC-184 (Stu)

I am the online events Co-ordinator for Margarita air and I generally try to schedule a special or unusual on line event once a month over on the Margarita Air MACNET server.

These usually take place on Sundays at approx 21:00GMT thats 16:00 East coast USA

I am based on the South coast of the UK about 15 miles West of Shoreham airfield (as superbly shown in Just flights "flying club" fs add on)

I will post future events on this forum too, you are all welcome to join us.

So watch this space !

Cheers all

Stu-184

[Frank Seigler]

Welcome aboard Stu!!! I have set you as a Global Moderator here as your position at MAC dictates that you are a Staff Member here. So, not only welcome to VFG but welcome to the Staff as well.

[Dan Morand]

Well it's official, we're going to need a bigger card table for those staff meetings <L>

Welcome Stu (and everyone else at Margarita.) I haven't done a whole lot of flying in the tropics but I do know one reg for the post-flight procedure: "You put the lime in the coconut and shake it all up." I think that's FAR 201.11.6. Then 201.12 governs the addition of either Rum or Tequila...

[mac184]

We have had to have modified pre-flight checklists over at the Margarita Air club to allow for the Carribean way of doing things !

Here's the first part of the Baron 58's

Pre-Start Checklist

Visit Bar ...Drink two Banana Daquires

stagger to aircraft and fall in... then


Parking Brakes SET
Throttle IDLE
Avionics Master Switch OFF
Landing Gear Lever CHECK DOWN
Throttle Quadrant Display ON
Cowl Flaps OPEN
Avionics Frequ. Display ON

..pause to take out hip flask Containing Martinque Rum

Take two shots.... re-focus eyes... then

Flaps UP
Propeller HIGH RPM
Fuel Selectors ON
Fuel Flow / Mixture CUTOFF
Battery Switch ON
Fuel Quantity CHECK
Flight controls CHECK

Drinks cabinet CHECK !
Ice Bucket CHECK !!

Avionics Master Switch ON
Check Weather (ATIS, Flight Services)
Anti-ice Switches ON
Request Clearance
Transponder SET
Beacon ON

Thirsty work this so .. Down Two Margarita's prior too....

Startup Checklist

Engine and Propeller Area CLEAR
Throttle FULL
Fuel Flow / Mixture FULL RICH
Fuel Boost Pumps HI
until fuel flow peaks, then OFF
Throttle IDLE, cracked

Cocktail mixer SHAKEN

Right Magneto and Engine Start Switch START (repeatedly until engine starts)
Right Oil Pressure CHECK 10psi
Right Alternator ON
Right Alternator Annunciator EXTINGUISHED
Repeat for left engine
Loadmeter+Voltmeter CHECK for CHARGE

Pour Cocktail and toast successfull engine start .. Hic!

Say Margarita Air Prayer whilst mixing taxi cocktail see..



Now where are we going again ? ;D

[maceo]

Oh no!

Stu, that prayer and pre-flight checklist was MAC classified information

Now for penance, I command you to sleep with three busty blondes and send me the pictures in the morning.

Your faithful commander (standing in for Father John whilst he serves his country),

MAC100

[mac184]

"Now for penance, I command you to sleep with three busty blondes and send me the pictures in the morning".

penance report situ..

All was going well , met three busty blondes in the drunken parrot , thought I'd cracked it until I found one of them was a aircraft mech. called Eric !! ;D ;D

Oh well back to the drawing board !

Stu
MAC-184

[Frank Seigler]

LMAO!!!!! I knew that MAC was going to be a good addition to VFG!!!

[maceo]

No Stu, I said BUSTY, not [glow=red,2,300]BURLY[/glow]!!!!!