ATTENTION Blue Sky is making a few changes that hopefully will keep flying affordable and fun! One challenge we have faced over the last few years is to retain our instructors. In order to allow them to be compensated as much as possible for their time, the members will pay them directly for their dual services. Currently the approved Blue Sky instructors are listed on the web site and are Cindy, John, Nick, and Scott. You will be billed only for your aircraft time through Blue Sky, just as always, but payment for the instructors would be to them directly by cash or check.
	BLUE SKY NEWS …… Another busy month! Welcome new member Mike Frieders who is coming back to flying after a 20 plus year break, and to Rusty Ott, owner of ProSource, learning to fly with Scott in his newly purchased C172! Congratulations to Kathy Kohl and Pat Schroder on earning a tailwheel endorsement in our Citabria with John…Zach Pettry, Alan Pomp, Layne Henschen and Sue Anders are preparing for the Private Checkride, and Bob Lundsrud for his Instrument rating….Vlado Lenoch and his son Michael had a blast spending time together flying to upper Michigan in the Citabria….. You might see the Stearman we used to have on leaseback with a big McCain 2008 slogan painted on the bottom. The owners Pat and Kevin Brady are taking her all over the Midwest. They even flew up and down the lakeshore! (hope to have pictures of that soon on our site) … Hardworking CFI Mike Bernier left for his senior year at Embry-Riddle; see you next summer!...... John and Cindy gave rides to about 50 people at the Rochelle, IL fly in last week. If you are out flying stop by Rochelle airport and say hi to our former instructor Mark Delhotal, now busy working there promoting their airport….The FAA has amended the rule concerning FAA medical currency. A Third Class medical, if held by someone under age 40, is now good for FIVE years instead of three!!! They actually implemented a rule to make flying a little less expensive!