Mockingbird Flying Club
For over 50 years the Mockingbird Flying Club, based at the Sioux Falls Airport, has provided area pilots with safe and affordable personal aviation.
The 35 member Mockingbird flying club owns three IFR equipped, professionally maintained and insured planes. The hangers are equipped with electric doors and are easily accessible. Scheduling and billing is convenient using your computer or smart phone. The financially sound club offers low rates, consistent leadership, instructors, safety pilots and the camaraderie of fellow aviation enthusiasts.
Social opportunities include fall and spring "birdie parties" where members and their families have a picnic and wash and wax club airplanes. An annual business meeting is held in January and a Spring Banquet and Awards Ceremony in March. There are safety seminars, group flight reviews, and flying activities to interesting airports
Club Events
Commerative Air Force National Air Tour of Historic WWII Aircraft August 4-8, 2021 at Joe Foss Field
The Mockingbird Fleet
Piper Saratoga PA32-301
6 Seats
300 HP
Fixed Gear
Century 41 Autopilot
Garmin GTN750 WAAS
Garmin G430
JPI 730 Engine Monitor
Gross Weight: 3,600 lbs
1977 Piper Archer II PA28-181
Garmin G5 Attitude and Directional Indicators (No Vacuum)
Garmin G530 WAAS
Garmin G500 (2 Axis Autopilot)
Rates
Shares
Each member owns one share of the club. The share price is negotiated between shareholder and buyer.
Dues
$80 per month plus $10 capital fund. This amount includes insurance and many fixed costs.
Rates
Piper Archer II - $70 per hour Piper Saratoga - $110 per hour
Rates are dry which means the flying Member pays hourly hobbs time plus the aircraft fuel.
Assessments
Assessments are extremely rare and may occur if the club sells or purchases an aircraft or in an extreme financial condition. An assessment requires membership approval.
How do I become a member?
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- Check for share availability and make arrangements to purchase a share.
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- Fill out application and send it to the club president.
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- Meet with the board for an interview
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- Upon acceptance by the Club, complete your share purchase with the Seller.
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- Get checked out in each plane with a club flight instructor
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- Have fun flying the airplanes!
Memberships for Sale
revised: June 14, 2021
Please contact these members to negotiate the purchase of their membership certificate:
Tanner Olsen
605-951-1382
tanner.olsen97@gmail.com
Contact
Events
Commerative Air Force
National Air Tour of Historic WWII Aircraft
August 4-8, 2021 at Joe Foss Field
Great FAA Safety webinar: Garmin GNS 430/530 Holding Patterns. Good info for Mockingbird Pilots!
www.faasafety.gov/SPANS/event_details.aspx?eid=105608
www.faasafety.gov
Continuing our series on features of the dated, but very popular Garmin GNS 430/530 GPS navigators, this program will do a deep dive on one of the most often asked questions from the previous programs: How can I use this box to do a holding pattern? As usual, there are lots of ways to skin this cat,...Instrument currency with Troy Huls. 3 approaches and a hold on Tuesday in 25F and 3 approaches Friday in the ‘Toga.
New member question…how is everyone mounting their iPad in the cockpit?
I have a mini iPad kneeboard.
mygoflight.com has pricey but really good mounts. Worth checking out.
Your iPad is broken, it’s showing thunderstorms.
Agree with mygoflight mounts. Awesome but pricey!
I use the Ram Mount www.rammount.com/part/RAM-HOL-AP23U
Sunday couldn’t decide whether to rain or not but we still got the Saratoga cleaned up!
Sorry I couldn't make it! Graduation season!
#flythemdontwashthem
Quick trip to Milwaukee piloted by Mark O’Leary on Saturday. Ground speed was 182 kts on the way out, but 80 kts on the return leg. I’m glad we weren’t in an Archer for this one!