NOTICE - We are currently full but are accepting applications for our waiting list. If you are interested in joining the C-172M/Arrow IV club, please fill out a club application or contact us for more information.

The formal name of our association is the St. Louis Flying Club. The Club was incorporated under the laws of the State of Missouri on September 28, 1942. The clubs sole and principal objective is for the benefit, education and enjoyment of its members and to allow its members, at a minimum cost, to become proficient pilots. The Clubs Cessna C-172M and Piper Arrow IV aircraft are based at the Spirit of St. Louis Airport.

Cessna C-172M

The clubs Skyhawk is a 1975 172M model and was purchased by the club in 1980. The engine was overhauled by Poplar Groves Airmotive in June 2010. The C-172 has long range tanks with 48 gallons usable. The interior was completely redone in November 2003 and is in excellent condition. The exterior was newly painted in Sep 2007.

Skyhawk Equipment

• Garmin GMA-340 Audio Panel
• Garmin IFR Certified GNS-430W NAV/COM/WAAS GPS with terrain and obstacle data
• Garmin SL-30 NAV/COM
• Dual Garmin MD200-306 NAV Indicators with glideslope
• Garmin GTX-327 Transponder with AK-350 Encoder
• Falcon MFC500 Digital Clock with timer
• Cessna 200A wing leveler auto-pilot
• J.P. Instruments EDM-730 with Fuel Flow, Oil Temp, and RPM
• PAI-700 Vertical Card Magnetic Compass
• Monroy panel mounted ATD-300 traffic warning
• ACK 406 mhz ELT
• Ameriking Avionics Cooling Fan
• Reiff cylinder and oil pan heater
• Rosen Sun Visors

Piper Arrow IV

The clubs Arrow IV is a 1979 model PA28RT-201. The Arrow IV has long range tanks with 72 gallons or can be filled to the tabs for 50 gallons usable. The leather interior was completely redone in 2004 and is in excellent condition. The exterior was newly painted in Mar 2009.

Arrow Equipment

• King KMA-24 Audio Panel
• Garmin Aera-560 with XM weather and XM radio (Panel mounted)
• Garmin IFR Certified GNS-430W NAV/COM/WAAS GPS with terrain and obstacle data
• King KX-155 Digital NAV/COM
• King KN-64 DME W/Remote Switching
• King KT-76C Transponder with Remote ID button
• King KR-87 Digital ADF/Flight Timer
• PS Engineering 4 place Intercom with Music/XM radio input
• LC-2 Quartz Chronometer
• Autocontrol IIIB Coupled Autopilot
• J.P. Instruments EDM-700 with Fuel Flow (upgrade to EDM-830 in work)
• PAI-700 Vertical Card Magnetic Compass
• ACK 406 mhz ELT with GPS position input
• Electric Trim
• Reiff cylinder and oil pan heater
• SlickStart Magneto Booster
• Rosen Sun Visors

Membership Share Value

A full membership share in the Cessna/Arrow club is approximately $11,080. Contact the club for additional share information.

Dues and Operating Costs

The club dues are $135/mo. per full member and covers insurance, hangars, personal property tax, GPS database updates, and a fund for future aircraft improvements. The hourly rate for using the C-172M is $74/tach hr (wet) and the hourly rate for the Arrow IV is $98 per tach hr (wet). The hourly rate covers gas, oil, normal maintenance, annual, engine/prop overhaul. When there is a shortage of funds, as assessment will be issued to cover the expenses.

Insurance

There is a $1 million liability/full hull coverage insurance policy which names each member individually. There is a $200.00 deductible for both non-moving incidents and in motion accidents.

The insurance requirements for the Arrow are as follows: "Any pilot maintaining a Private or more advanced pilot certificate who has demonstrated to the Named Insured's appropriately certificated flight instructor the piloting skill required for the aircraft being flown and who has flown a minimum total logged flying hours of 100 hours including either 25 hours in single engine aircraft with retractable or conventional landing gear and 5 hours in the make and model (Arrow IV); or in lieu of type time and make and model time, 10 hours of dual flight instruction in aircraft of the same make and model being flown including at least 15 takeoffs and landings while accompanied by an appropriately certificated flight instructor."

Joining the Club

If you are interested in becoming a member, please fill out and submit the Membership Application. At this time, we are taking applications for the waiting list.

    

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