Back 40 Flying Club

Back 40 Flying Club Fort Wayne's Premier Flying Club -Accepting new members! www.back40fc.com Our aircraft are based at Fort Wayne International Airport (KFWA), Fort Wayne, Indiana.

The club has been in operation since 1952 and presently maintains a fleet of two IFR and autopilot equipped aircraft; a 1980's Cessna 172, and a 1995 Piper Archer III. Both planes have Garmin 430 GPS units as well as Garmin 796 yoke mounted GPS with ADS-B weather.

Camp food!
07/18/2024

Camp food!

Home sweet home for the next 10 days! Saving room for Dan Boyle next to us.
07/18/2024

Home sweet home for the next 10 days! Saving room for Dan Boyle next to us.

It’s a perfect day to fly!
05/18/2024

It’s a perfect day to fly!

01/25/2023

Bob: “If they are endangering others, you can take action. The Federal Aviation Regulations are written in blood, which means that while we certainly honor our freedoms in this country, common sense does not always prevail and regulations must be put in place. Aerobatic maneuvers are described in ...

01/12/2023

Jeff: “I’m assuming you’re putting in full nose-up trim to easily maintain a speed near best glide and full coarse pitch on the prop to maximize glide range. That’s fine if you’re traveling toward a forced landing area, but it’s probably unnecessary if you’re already in position for a ...

01/04/2023

Ryan: “Common sense would suggest this isn’t true, and, in fact, it isn’t. FAR 91.205 says that a fuel gauge indicating the quantity of fuel in each tank is required equipment. If the tanks are half full, a gauge that reads empty is not doing its FAR 91.205 mandated job. So where did this idea...

12/24/2022

Catherine “As an FAA examiner, I know exactly what you’re describing as I regularly experience the same sensation on practical exams. The good news is that we can smooth out your technique, so those accelerations won’t happen. But first, let’s explore why you’re accelerating downward in th...

12/11/2022

Tom: “It’s fun to be the ace of the base and win a spot-landing contest. But being good at accuracy landings has benefits far beyond winning the adoration of your fellow fliers. To be consistently good at spot landings you must master three skills: airspeed control, glide path control, and the t...

12/07/2022

Doug: “First off, I commend you for recognizing the value of regular, periodic instrument training, irrespective of your currency or proficiency. I find it odd that the FAA does not mandate recurrent training for all instrument-rated pilots flying under Part 91. They do for pilots who fly for the ...

11/17/2022

Bruce: “Situations like this are another reason to annotate charts, especially if you use ForeFlight or a similar EFB. At non-towered airports, controllers often announce the phone number to call or the frequency to use to cancel IFR at the most inconvenient time—typically near the final approac...

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Fort Wayne, IN
46809

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