Twinco holds spring Wash & Wax

Members teamed up over a week this spring to thoroughly clean, wash and wax their aircraft. This consisted of members working on their own as well as organized work parties both Friday evening and Saturday morning. As an integral part of belonging to a flying club, events like this provide a chance to not only meet new members but also share flying experiences. All enjoyed the great weather as well!





Members clear snow from tie-downs

Twinco recently held a snow workday at KPOU. Members teamed up on a Saturday morning to remove snow from a recent storm. Members converged on club tie-downs with shovels, scrapers, brushes and heavy equipment to keep our planes clear and ready to fly. These kinds of activities are an integral part of belonging to a flying club. The morning was a great success!





Twinco Summer Meeting

Members of the Twinco flying club recently met on a beautiful evening for their monthly meeting. The socially distanced get together was held out on the ramp in the shade of a historic aircraft. Pictured to the left is a Grumman G3 that once served as Air Force One during the George H. W. Bush administration. It is one of a number of aircraft acquired by SUNY Dutchess for their aviation program. Click here for more details





Runway Safety at KPOU

Hudson Valley Regional Airport (POU), located near Poughkeepsie, New York is a medium-sized primarily general aviation airfield. In addition to two hard-surfaced runways, KPOU has a grass runway surface that is located parallel to a runway and taxiway. Included on this page is a video including important information regarding hold lines and taxiway markings as well as information regarding airport use statistics. Click here to view the FAA page.





Club installs ADS-B Out Sky Beacons

Twinco Flying Club recently equipped both of its 172s with the new uAvionix Sky Beacon system. This easily installed wing tip equipment met the FAA’s requirement for ADS-B out which becomes mandatory this coming January. Added advantages also included an LED navigation light and strobe. The club also qualified to receive a $500 incentive rebate from the FAA.





Twinco explores EFBs

At a recent Twinco meeting, members discussed their experiences with Electronic Flight Bags. David Roach demonstrated his FlyQ software and a Merlin receiver that was able to show ADS-B in traffic as well as weather on an iPad. Mike Meyers similarly demonstrated ForeFlight software allowing members to compare the two packages. The club will continue these discussions over future meetings.




Fall aircraft Wash & Wax

Twinco recently held their annual fall wash and Wax day at KPOU. Members teamed up on a Saturday morning to remove a summer's worth of grime from their aircraft and apply a new coat of wax. These kinds of activities are an integral part of belonging to a flying club. Members also had a chance to review cold weather starting procedures. The day was a great success!




KPOU Control Tower Tour

Members of the Twinco Flying Club recently toured the control tower at Dutchess County Airport. Tower staff members updated pilots in the club about area radar coverage and answered questions about how best to interact with them. Many thanks go out to Tower Chief Derek Strothmann and his informative staff.