Twin City Cloud 7 Organization

07/19/2020

Other than some last minute furnishings, our new hangar and club room are up and running! The clubroom AC is a wonderful aid to flight planning in comfort!

10/28/2019

Changes are less visible now. Very close!

09/22/2019

Getting closer!

09/08/2019

More hangar progress! Insulation in maintenance bay going up; clubroom, maintenance office, and washroom walls in place.

09/01/2019

More hangar work. Floors & Doors!

08/26/2019

Continued hangar progress.

08/18/2019

Ladies and Gentlemen...The Doors!

08/10/2019

Another week and more progress! Clubroom windows are in, and water and sewer are stubbed in as well.

08/03/2019

Progress -- it continues!

07/28/2019

It is starting to look like a hangar.

07/12/2019

IT IS HAPPENING!

07/07/2019

"Soon" is a relative term...

06/23/2019

Soon to be more than just another Minnesota hole in the ground!

06/15/2019

Nope - not done yet.

05/09/2019

Summertime in Minnesota! Who needs a hangar? :)

05/07/2019

Something BIG is happening at Cloud 7!

02/26/2017

Only two weeks left before daylight saving time starts again. Take advantage of the snow-free weather and get night current!

12/26/2016

11/08/2016

Daylight Saving Time is over. Now you can get night current before 7 PM! Enjoy the lovely fall flying weather.

09/27/2016

Come join us for our fall plane wash and open house this Thursday, September 29th. We'll be there from about 4 PM until 7 PM. Take a look at our fleet, and grab a light snack too.

08/24/2016

A perfect parking spot here in Livingston Montana.

07/17/2016

Come see us today at AirExpo at Flying Cloud airport!

http://www.swnewsmedia.com/eden_prairie_news/news/local/wings-of-the-north-presents-airexpo-in-eden-prairie/article_ed0c9bce-2c30-579d-a271-b23a9f5cea56.html

AirExpo 2016 will feature a variety of things — from Santa Claus and drones to aviation heroes and World War II era airplanes.

06/08/2016

The FAA has issued a notice advising of GPS interference testing this month that may cause GPS to become unreliable or unavailable for aircraft operating in parts of the southwestern US and on the …

01/10/2016

Brrr... It's cold out there, but our hangars, heated club room, and toasty Tanis heaters make it easy to get up and enjoy the calm, sunny days of winter!

12/25/2015

Twas the night before Christmas, and out on the ramp,
Not an airplane was stirring, not even a Champ.
The aircraft were fastened to tiedowns with care,
In hopes that come morning, they all would be there.
The fuel trucks were nestled, all snug in their spots,
With gusts from two-forty at 39 knots.
I slumped at the fuel desk, now finally caught up,
And settled down comfortably, resting my butt.
When the radio lit up with noise and with chatter,
I turned up the scanner to see what was the matter.
A voice clearly heard over static and snow,
Called for clearance to land at the airport below.
He barked his transmission so lively and quick,
I'd have sworn that the call sign he used was "St. Nick".
I ran to the panel to turn up the lights,
The better to welcome this magical flight.
He called his position, no room for denial,
"St. Nicholas One, turnin' left onto final."
And what to my wondering eyes should appear,
But a Rutan-built sleigh, with eight Rotax Reindeer!
With vectors to final, down the glideslope he came,
As he passed all fixes, he called them by name:
"Now Ringo! Now Tolga! Now Trini and Bacun!
On Comet! On Cupid!" What pills was he takin'?
While controllers were sittin', and scratchin' their head,
They phoned to my office, and I heard it with dread,
The message they left was both urgent and dour:
"When Santa pulls in, have him please call the tower."
He landed like silk, with the sled runners sparking,
Then I heard "Left at Charlie," and "Taxi to parking."
He slowed to a taxi, turned off of three-oh
And stopped on the ramp with a "Ho, ho-ho-ho..."
He stepped out of the sleigh, but before he could talk,
I ran out to meet him with my best set of chocks.
His red helmet and goggles were covered with frost
And his beard was all blackened from Reindeer exhaust.
His breath smelled like peppermint, gone slightly stale,
And he puffed on a pipe, but he didn't inhale.
His cheeks were all rosy and jiggled like jelly,
His boots were as black as a cropduster's belly.
He was chubby and plump, in his suit of bright red,
And he asked me to "fill it, with hundred low-lead."
He came dashing in from the snow-covered pump,
I knew he was anxious for drainin' the sump.
I spoke not a word, but went straight to my work,
And I filled up the sleigh, but I spilled like a jerk.
He came out of the restroom, and sighed in relief,
Then he picked up a phone for a Flight Service brief.
And I thought as he silently scribed in his log,
These reindeer could land in an eighth-mile fog.
He completed his pre-flight, from the front to the rear,
Then he put on his headset, and I heard him yell, "Clear!"
And laying a finger on his push-to-talk,
He called up the tower for clearance and squawk.
"Take taxiway Charlie, the southbound direction,
Turn right three-two-zero at pilot's discretion"
He sped down the runway, the best of the best,
"Your traffic's a Grumman, inbound from the west."
Then I heard him proclaim, as he climbed through the night,
"Merry Christmas to all! I have traffic in sight."

10/29/2015

Lovely night flight a few weeks ago!

10/13/2015

Cloud 7 Club members - hope to see you at the Annual meeting tomorrow evening (Tuesday). Check your email for details!

09/16/2015

Cloud 7 Open House! Thursday Sept 17, 2015 From 3pm-7pm. KFCM, Hotel LN. Come checkout our flying machines and eat free food! Call Preston when you arrive. 612-242-8655

08/28/2015

Nice turn-out at the AOPA Regional Fly-In up at Anoka. Hope to see some of you at our upcoming Open House and Plane Wash on September 17th. More details to follow.