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This week, Marc and Al had some special guests that made their way to the SimpleFlight studio at KPWK.\xa0 Gavin Black, Andrew Haefner, Pierce Lane, and Bill Engelking flew from their respective home bases in Knoxville and Duluth for the show.\xa0That, in and of itself,\xa0epitomizes what flying clubs are all about.\xa0\xa0It's all about adding a social aspect to our flying and\xa0infusing some energy into the aviation experience.

What's different about their flying club, is that they are part of the Cirrus Employees Flying Club.\xa0 While they enjoy unique benefits associated with a club sponsored by an\xa0aircraft manufacturer,\xa0the value they receive is in many respects, common across all flying clubs.\xa0\xa0It's an interesting mix of\xa0differences and commonalities.\xa0

We're interested in your thoughts on the value of\xa0flying clubs.\xa0 Join in the conversation on facebook. @simpleflightradio\xa0\xa0

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Congratulations to our Avgeek of the Week!\xa0

@stephenrunkel

@stephenrunkel\xa0correctly answered our Instagram post asking for the requirements associated with oxygen usage in the cockpit of our general aviation planes.\xa0\xa0Stephen knew that FAR 91.211 requires the PIC to use oxygen after 30 minutes at 12,500 feet, use it continuously at 14,000 feet, and offer it to passengers at 15,000 feet.\xa0\xa0Not regulatory, but it's also recommended that oxygen is used at 5,000 feet for night operations.\xa0 This is due to the improvement in night vision when oxygen is\xa0used.

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