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Our fleet of aircraft is the finest anywhere
As a privately owned, not for profit, flying club our first concern is the safety and quality of our fleet. All of our planes are hangared at Bishop International (KFNT) in Flint, Michigan. Each plane has an IFR certified GPS. Every member pilot has the authority to ground an aircraft if he feels there is a safety concern.
N3559E 2001 Cessna Skylane 182T
Avionics
GPS: King KLN94
Two radios: King 155A (Both with glideslope)
King KI 525a HSI
Transponder: Garmin GTX345 with ADS-B in/out
Autopilot: King KAP140, 2-axis with altitude pre-select
King KMD550 Multi-function display
JP Instruments EDM-700 engine monitor
GARMIN G5 Instrument
Useful load
609-lbs useful load with full fuel
747-lbs useful load with fuel to the tabs
Power
Engine: Lycoming IO-540-AB1A5, Fuel Injected, 230hp
Propeller: McCauley constant speed, 3-blades
Hours
Airframe: 3249
Engine: 1227
Other
Leather interior
Dual Vacuum pumps
Block heater
N518SP 2000 Cessna Skyhawk 172SP
Avionics
GPS: King KLN94
Two radios: King 155A (one with Glideslope)
Transponder: Garmin GTX345 with ADS-B in/out
Autopilot: King KAP140 (single axis)
Useful load
564-lbs with full fuel
672-lbs with fuel to the tabs
Power
Engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A, Fuel Injected, 180hp
Propeller: McCauley fixed pitch, 2-blades
Hours (as of 5/24/2019):
Airframe: 4712
Engine: 609
Other
Dual vacuum pump
Tanis engine heater
Leather interior
N6294T 1983 Cessna Skylane 182RG
Avionics
GPS: GPS: Garmin GTN 650xi WAAS with integrated nav-com
Garmin GNS430 WAAS-enabled / Includes Nav/Com w/Glideslope
Garmin G5
One Radio: Bennett Avionics RT-485B NAV/COMM
Transponder: Garmin GTX345 with ADS-B in/out
Autopilot: 2-axis Garmin GFC 500
Engine: Lycoming O-540-AB1A5, 235hp
Useful load
640-lbs with full fuel
778-lbs with fuel to the tabs
Power
Propeller: McCauley Constant speed, 2-blades
Hours
Airframe: 5287
Engine: 1273
Other
Block heater
Standby vacuum (manifold pressure)
N818CD 1997 Piper Archer III PA-28-181
Avionics
GPS: Garmin GTN 650xi WAAS with integrated nav-com
Additional radio: King 155A
Two GARMIN G5s
Transponder: Garmin GTX345 with ADS-B in/out
Autopilot: King KAP140, 2-axis with control wheel steering
BF Goodrich StormScope WX-950
King KR87 ADF with remote indicator
Useful load
525-lbs with full fuel
609-lbs with fuel to the tabs
Power
Engine: Lycoming O-360-A4M, 180hp
Standby vacuum system (electrically operated)
Propeller: Sensenich fixed pitch, 2-blades
Hours (as of 5/24/2019)
Airframe: 4592
Engine: 434
Other
EZ Block heater
Leather interior
How we calculate the hourly rate
- We use “tach hours”, which (very simply put) is based on the time which the engine is actually running. Tach time accumulates more slowly at lower engine RPM’s and progressively faster as engine RPM’s increase.
- We use a “base rate”, which represents the hourly “wet” cost of operating the aircraft with a $4.00/gallon allowance.
- We add a “fuel surcharge”, which represents the average GFPA cost of fuel at the KFNT self-service pump for the preceding month.