Equipment
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| Cessna
177RG N52713 The Club’s premier aircraft is a 200 horsepower 1977 Cardinal RG with retractable gear and an adjustable-pitch propeller. A factory overhauled engine was installed in December, 2003. The plane has a useful ceiling of 15,000 feet, for fast, over-the-weather, cross-country cruising. The Cardinal’s avionics panel was rebuilt in early 2004, with: Garmin GNS-430 GPS/VOR/COM King KX-125 Nav/Com Apollo 2001 GPS, with Argus 3000 moving map display King KT 76A Transponder (Mode C altitude encoding) Cessna 300 Autopilot with S-TEC System 30 Altitude Hold Century Slaved HSI System Garmin audio panel with markers & 4 position Intercom Insight GEM 610 Engine Monitor Insight Strikefinder |
Cessna 172P N55144 This is a 1982 version of America's most popular private plane. It sports a 160 horsepower engine, remanufactured in May, 1998,fixed landing gear, and a fixed-pitch propeller. Its power and gentle handling characteristics make it an ideal primary training aircraft. In addition, it sports a full complement of Cessna avionics, including: Cessna RT358A Navcomms (2, 1 with glide slope) Cessna 300 ADF Cessna RT359A encoding altimeter Narco 190 DME Northstar M1 LORAN Cessna Audio Panel Cessna 3-lite Marker Beacon A 3rd communications antenna and a four-place Intervox intercom are also installed. 144's full IFR panel makes it an excellent, inexpensive instrument trainer and medium-range cruiser. 144 also has factory-installed long range fuel tanks, providing nearly six hours endurance, and a six hundred nautical mile range |