About Upper 15
- Upper Fifteen, Inc. is a flying club
which has been based at Albany County Airport for nearly fifty
years. New members do not need to be licensed pilots to join.
We're looking for people who are enthusiastic about flying and
about continuing to improve their flying skills and experience.
Safe flying has been our goal from the very beginning. Our fine
safety record stems from responsible and cooperative members,
aided by dedicated and experienced instructors.
Upper Fifteen is the oldest flying club in New York State and one
of the oldest in the United States. Founded in 1948 as the Siena
Flying Club, Upper Fifteen today provides highly-equipped aircraft
and basic-to-advanced training opportunities for Capital District
pilots. Upper Fifteen is now the only non-commercial organization
to own a hangar at Albany County Airport.
Limited
Membership
- The Club limits membership to a total of
twenty members to assure good access to aircraft. Scheduling
policies are liberal and flexible, with greater latitude allowed
to student pilots.
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Member Benefits
Convenient
base at ALB- Fully-IFR,
Cessna 172P & TR-182
Weather-protected
storage--no digging out of blizzards or sun-baked
avionics!
Reduced
flying costs versus renting
Minimal
scheduling competition
A fun
group of fellow flyers
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Meetings
- Upper Fifteen meets on the first and
third Wednesdays of each month at 8:00 PM at Signature, Albany
County Airport. Guests are welcome, and the aircraft are normally
available for inspection.
Club
Facilities
- The Upper Fifteen hangar is located on
the west side of Albany County Airport, just before the new
Signature Flight Support terminal. The hangar includes a flight
planning/operations office with a telephone.
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Maintenance
- Upper Fifteen aircraft are maintained to
a high standard. Licensed inspections are conducted every 100
hours on each airplane.
Club
Aircraft
- 75Romeo is a turbocharged, 235
horsepower 1979 Skylane II with retractable gear and an
adjustable-pitch propeller. Turbo power and built-in oxygen give
75Romeo a useful ceiling of 20,000 feet, for fast,
over-the-weather, cross-country cruising. 75Romeo features a
nearly-new King Silver Crown avionics panel, with:
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- King
KX-155 Nav Comms, (2, 1 with glide slope)
King KR
86-19 ADF
- King
DME
King KT
76A-01 Transponder (Mode C altitude encoding)
NSD
360A-26 Horizontal Situation Indicator
WX-8
Stormscope
LORAN,
Northstar M1
King
KMA 24-02 Audio Panel
King
3-lite Marker Beacon
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- IFR redundancy is provided through a
second altimeter, second directional gyro, standby vacuum system,
and a 3rd Comm antenna for hand-held transceiver connection. A
single axis coupled autopilot further improves en-route
convenience, and a four-place ISO intercom improves pilot and
passenger flying comfort.
- This is a 1982 version of America's most
popular private plane. It sports a160 horsepower engine, 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:
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- 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
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- A 3rd comm 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.
Insurance
- The Club maintains a two million dollar
liability policy, hull damage insurance and hangar fire insurance
to cover both the building and contents.
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Come Fly With
Us!
- We invite all interested people to visit
our hangar and talk with us about the advantages of belonging to
Upper 15. For more information, contact:
Tim Schramm
518-438-5835
OR
Tom Thompson at 518-786-1491.
Upper 15, Inc.
Albany County Airport
Albany, NY 12211
Phone: 518-869-7834
upper15@geocities.com