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New MSP Class B Airspace To Go Into Effect February 16, 2006
by Dave Weiman
he new Class B airspace proposed for Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport
(MSP) has been approved, as a means to contain large turbine-powered aircraft
during operations to the new Runway 17/35, and to address an increase in aircraft
operations to and from MSP. The new ruling will go into effect on February 16, 2006.
This action amends Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) Part 71 by modifying
the MSP Class B airspace area. Specifically, this action expands the upper limits of
Areas A, B, C, and D from 8,000 feet MSL to and including 10,000 feet MSL; expands
the lateral limits of Area D to the northwest and southeast of MSP; adds an Area E within
30 NM of the I-MSP DME (excluding areas to the north and south of MSP); and adds an
area F to the south of MSP.
In response to the NPRM, the FAA received comments from the Aircraft Owners
and Pilots Association (AOPA) which expressed a concern that the dimensions of the
MSP Class B airspace area should conform to the unique needs of users, rather than
conform to a national standard. AOPA also expressed a concern that raising the vertical
limits from 8,000 feet MSL to 10,000 feet MSL would ‘‘pose a serious operational limitation to pilots wishing to over-fly’’ the MSP Class B airspace area. AOPA also expressed a
desire for charted visual flight rules (VFR) flyways in the MSP terminal area.
The FAA has determined that some aircraft may have to fly farther or at lower or
higher altitudes to remain clear of the modified MSP Class B airspace area; however,
they claim this is necessary to separate them from large turbine-powered aircraft arriving and departing MSP. The management of aircraft operations to the new runway
will require several new arrival vector areas between the altitudes of 7,000 and
10,000 feet MSL over the MSP terminal area. Specifically, aircraft that currently proceed directly to MSP and then enter an east/west downwind pattern will be vectored
to a downwind pattern via northbound and southbound paths located to the east and
west of MSP. This change in traffic flow is needed to accommodate three arrival
streams, rather than the current practice of using two arrival streams. As a result of
these new procedures, approximately 900 high-performance aircraft will be vectored
to join arrival streams as far as 30 nautical miles (NM) from MSP between the altitudes of 7,000 and 10,000 feet MSL on a daily basis.
In response to AOPA’s comment pertaining to VFR flyways, the FAA agrees that
charted VFR flyways could minimize the impact on aircraft that choose to circumnavigate the MSP Class B airspace area. However, because VFR flyways are not
addressed in a Class B rulemaking action, the FAA plans to develop and institute VFR
flyways for the MSP terminal area through a separate, non-rulemaking process.
The Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) and the National Business Aviation
Association (NBAA) expressed concern that the ‘‘southeast cut-out’’ of the proposed
Area E would result in aircraft not being contained in Class B airspace when operating
on the extended final approach course to the new Runway 35. They suggested reduc-
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ON THE COVER: EAA, home of the only Bugatti airplane, hosted the American Bugatti Club gettogether for autos, September 14 at the EAA AirVenture Museum, Oshkosh, Wis. Some two dozen
automobiles from the American Bugatti Club joined the one-of-a-kind Bugatti 100 Racer aircraft. The
one-of-a-kind Bugatti 100 airplane was created in Europe during the 1930s for the specific purpose of
breaking the world speed record. World War II intervened before it had flown, however, and the airplane
was hidden from the Nazis for the duration of the war. The aircraft passed through several owners after
the war until in 1996, Dr. Peter Williamson donated the Bugatti 100 to the EAA AirVenture Museum.
The exterior was restored and painted in the famed “Bugatti Blue” color. The Bugatti automobiles were
in Wisconsin for the Bugatti Rally and Grand Prix at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wis., Sept. 13-18.
EAA photo by Jim Koepnick
COLUMNS
AOPA Great Lakes Regional Report – by Bill Blake. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Ask Pete – by Pete Schoeninger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Dialogue – with Dave Weiman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
FEATURES
Aviation’s Story Expanded At Smithsonian’s Udvar-Hazy Center – by Dave Weiman. . . . . . . . . 22
HEADLINES
DOT Sec. Norman Mineta Addresses Pilots At AOPA Expo
User Fees & Washington ADIZ Hot Topics! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
NBAA Carries Over User Fees Topic To Orlando . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
SpaceShipOne Joins The “Icons of Flight” At NASM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Memphis Belle Leaves Memphis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
SECTIONS
Airports.................................................41
Awards .................................................19
Calendar...............................................42
Classifieds............................................43
Conferences.........................................14
Education .............................................18
Adventure Seaplanes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Aero Insurance, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 & 33
Aeronautical Adventures LLC. . . . . . . . . . . .43
Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association . . . . . .16
Aircraft Propeller Service, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . .22
AircraftInsurance.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
airpac.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
American Champion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
ASI Jet Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Avemco Insurance Company . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Avfuel Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 & 43
Aviat Husky Aircraft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
B2W/Win Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Basler Flight Services & Airlines . . . . . . . . .23
Basler Turbo Conversions, LLC . . . . . . . . . .33
Beaver Aviation, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 & 33
Beechcraft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Bemidji Aviation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Bolduc Aviation Specialized Serv. .33, 37 & 47
Brackett Aircraft Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 & 33
Brenco IA Training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Bresson Flying Service, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Cessna Aircraft Company . . . . .2, 25, 33 & 43
Chicago Piper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Chippewa Valley Convention/Visitors Bureau 4
Chippewa Valley Regional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Columbia Aircraft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Connells II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Dawley Aviation Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Dekalb Taylor Municipal Airport . . . . . . . . . .13
Des Moines Flying Service, Inc. . . . . . . . . . 4
6
Illinois Aviation Industry News...............................29
Minnesota Aeronautics Bulletin..............................34
Minnesota Aviation Industry News (MATA) ......36-39
Museums...............................................................22
Products ................................................................41
WATA Difference ..............................................32-33
Wisconsin Aeronautics Report .........................30-31
INDEX TO ADVERTISERS
Diamond Aircraft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Duffy’s Aircraft Sales & Leasing, Inc. . . . . . .13
Duncan Avionics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
E-Z Heat, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 & 44
Eagle Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Eagle River Airport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Elliott Aviation, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Exclusive Aviation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Facer Insurance Agency, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . .27
Field of Dreams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Flight Line Cafe & Event Center . . . . . . . . .28
Fond du Lac Skyport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Future Aviation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Garmin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2, 25, 26 & 48
Gran-Aire, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 & 43
Hartland Fuel Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
Heartland Aviation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Iowa County Airport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
J.A. Aero Aircraft Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
J.A. Air Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 & 44
Johnson Aviation Insurance . . . . . . . . 9 & 33
Lakeshore Aviation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Langer Aviation, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
MN Aviation, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Manairco, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Maxwell Aircraft Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
McConnell Aviation Group, LLC . . . . . . . . . 7
Mead & Hunt, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Mid-Continent Aircraft (Cessna C-Star) . . . .43
DIALOGUE CONTINUED
ing the size of the cut-out by changing the
western boundary of the proposed cut-out
from the Gopher 170 degree radial to the
Gopher 160 degree radial. The FAA
agrees with this comment and has adopted the suggested modification.
For a complete copy of this rule making, including the specifics concerning
boundaries, see http://a257.g.akamaitech.
net/7/257/2422/01jan20051800/edocket.ac
cess.gpo.gov/2005/pdf/05-23308.pdf
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Midwest Aircraft Appraisal . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Midwest Flyer Magazine . . . . . . . . .12, 33 & 37
Midwestern Helicopter . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 & 43
Minnesota Aviation Trades Ass’n . . . . . .36-39
Minnesota DOT Office of Aeronautics . .34-35
Minnesota Petroleum Services . . . . . . . . . .18
NationAir Insurance Agencies . . . . . . . . . . .33
National Air Transportation Ass’n . . . . . . . . .33
(The) New Piper Aircraft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
NewView Technologies, Inc. . . . . . . . .15 & 33
OMNNI Associates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Orr, Minnesota . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
ourplane.com (BEHN Companies) . . . . . . .26
Pat O’Malley’s “Jet Room” Restaurant . . . .15
Phillips 66 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 & 43
R.C. Avionics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Racine Commercial Airport . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Rapco Fleet Support Services, Inc. . .21 & 33
Rare Aircraft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Regent Aviation, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Reigel & Associates, Ltd. (Aviation Law) .8 & 37
Rhinelander Flying Service, Inc. . . . . . . . . .33
Rochester Aviation Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Roger Aviation Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Sam Lyons Aviation Art . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Schweiss Bi-Fold Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Short Elliott Hendrickson, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . .11
Skycom Avionics, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport . . . . .43
Student Pilot Network, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Sylvania Aviation Services, Inc. . . . . . . . . . .20
Tanis Aircraft Services, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
Thunderbird Aviation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Trimcraft Aviation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Verona Air Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Voilamediagroup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Waukesha Flying Service, Inc. . . . . . . . . . .33
Wausau Flying Service, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Wentworth Aircraft, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
West Bend Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Wick Buildings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Willmar Air Service, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Winona State University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Wipaire, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 & 44
Wisconsin Aviation, Inc. . . . . . . . .26, 33 & 43
Wisconsin Aviation Trades Ass’n . . . . . .32-33
Wisconsin DOT Bureau of Aeronautics . .30-31
Wright Aero, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
DOT Sec. Norman Mineta Addresses Pilots At AOPA Expo...
User Fees & Washington ADIZ Hot Topics!
by Dave Weiman
headline news
TAMPA, FLA. – Arriving prepared
and knowledgeable of the air transportation system, U.S. Transportation
Secretary Norman Y. Mineta was the
featured speaker during the opening
general session at the Aircraft Owners
and Pilots Association (AOPA)
Annual Expo, November 3-5 at the
Tampa Convention Center in Tampa,
Fla. Despite an obvious interest in and
fondness for aviation (he has two sons
who are airline pilots, and a wife who
was a flight attendant with United
Airlines for 35 years), AOPA treated
the secretary’s comments about possible “user fees” with guarded enthusiasm. When asked about proposed user
fees, Sec. Mineta said that he does not
believe in implementing “user
fees,” preferring instead increases
in the fuel tax. “Phil Boyer’s proposal for a simple gas tax resonates well with DOT,” said
Mineta. “We have no plans to
compromise safety with our funding proposal... From my perspective, it will not be a user fee.” In a
general session two days later,
AOPA President Phil Boyer noted
the secretary’s words, “from my
perspective,” indicating that general
aviation needs to continue to lobby
hard to avoid a user fee system.
The secretary went on to say that
he realizes the economic impact of
general aviation, and the importance
of the GA Revitalization Act. Sec.
(L/R) DOT Sec. Norman Mineta and AOPA
President Phil Boyer.
Mineta touched on Airport
Improvement Program (AIP) funding,
noting that he expects full funding at
$3.7 billion, and emphasized the
importance of land-use planning
around airports, and that he would
like to renew public policy as it
affects private airports which are open
to the public. “We need to keep those
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The secretary discussed the proposal on capitol hill to make the Air
Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ)
around Washington, D.C. permanent,
noting that all it took was a few pilots
to violate the sacred airspace to bring
this issue to bear, but he promised to
reopen the comment period before any
decision is made.
“Hardly a day goes by that a pilot
does not violate ADIZ,” said Mineta.
“Some pilots have come close to
being shot down. It is an issue of
accountability. If security procedures
cannot be followed, more strict policy
must be taken.”
Already more than 18,600 pilots –
an unprecedented number – have spoken out against making the ADIZ permanent around Washington and
against allowing ADIZs to metastasize to other Class B airspace. Pilots
now have until February 6, 2006, to
file their comments, and the FAA has
also granted AOPA’s request for pubS meetings on the ADIZ, saying that
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the meeting dates will be published in
a future document.
“Even with the weight of more
than 18,600 comments, the public
meetings are important as well,” said
Phil Boyer. “And besides the FAA,
officials from the Department of
Homeland Security, Department of
Defense, and Secret Service need to
be front and center at these meetings.
They’re the ones making decisions
controlling the airspace; they need to
look pilots in the eye and hear firsthand what their decisions are doing to
general aviation.”
Meanwhile, the nation’s political
leaders continue to speak out against
the ADIZ. Rep. James Oberstar (DMinn.) was particularly vociferous
against the ADIZ during his taped
address to AOPA Expo attendees.
Another 46 members of Congress also
have put their opposition on record.
AOPA urges every pilot to file
comments against the ADIZ proposal,
whether they live in Washington,
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allowed to remain over the 3,000
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could multiply to other cities.
AOPA has made writing and filing
your comments easy, with step-bystep instructions and links
(http://www.aopa.org/adizalert/)
so you can file your comments electronically. Pilots are urged to personalize the letters, explaining to the
FAA how this type of restriction
adversely affects your flying. You
can use your experiences from the
post-9/11 Enhanced Class B that
imposed similar operating restrictions
in the Class B airspace in your area.
In your own words, tell the FAA that
the Washington ADIZ is operationally
unworkable and imposes major burdens on pilots and air traffic controllers alike, all with minimal security benefits, and it must not be made
permanent. Point out that Washington,
D.C., can be protected with the existing requirements for the 15-mile
Flight Restricted Zone (FRZ), and
lighter aircraft, flying at slower
speeds, should not be subject to the
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current ADIZ requirements for filing
a flight plan, obtaining a unique
transponder code, and maintaining
two-way communication with air traffic control.
“On May 11, 2005, one pilot made
a mistake... 588,566 pilots did not,”
said Boyer, noting the Cessna 152
that flew into restricted airspace near
the U.S. Capital, and was escorted out
of the area by F-16s and Cobra helicopters, forcing the aircraft to land at
Frederick, Md., home of AOPA.
On a more “lighter” note, “Light
Sport Aircraft,” and “Very Light Jets”
were the headlined attractions, both in
the general session on Friday, and
throughout the exhibit hall and at
Peter O. Knight Airport on static display. AOPA invited some 15 manufacturers of Light Sport Aircraft to exhibit, and they all came.
Yours truly took the opportunity to
fly a new “Legend Cub” around a section of the Gulf of Mexico near the
airport at 400 feet with the doors open
cruising at 95 mph, and thoroughly
got hooked! The new Legend Cub is
an improved version of the J-3 Cub. It
offers more elbow room... inverted Vtubing at the windshield providing an
unobstructed view... the single 12-gallon fuel tank beneath the dash has
been replaced with two 11-gallon
tanks in the wings to provide more
legroom, which also changes the center of gravity and allows the aircraft to
be flown solo from the front seat...
there’s more headroom because of
shortened wing spars which are now
outside the cockpit... and there is now
a door on the left side in addition to
Johnson, President of the Light Sport
the right side so the Legend Cub can
Aircraft Marketing Group, who also
be fitted for floats. My demo pilot
serves on the board of directors for
was Danny Goggins. For more inforthe Light Aircraft Manufacturers
mation, see the American Legend
Association (LAMA) and the U.S.
Aircraft Company website at
Hang Gliding Association (USHGA);
www.legendaircraftcompany.com, or
Alan Klapmeier, President & CEO of
call 903-885-7000. The company is
Cirrus Design Corporation; and Vern
headquartered in Sulphur Springs,
Raburn of Eclipse Aviation
Texas. The Legend Cub sells for
Corporation, industry leaders in the
Jerry Mehlhaff, President of American Champion
$74,000 without floats for the openAircraft, with a new Champion 8GCBC Scout on Very Light Jet movement. Together,
Wipline 2100 amphibious floats.
cowl model, $77,000 (closed-cowl),
they brought attendees up to date on
and another $23,500 with straight
the future of general aviation.
floats.
Among the special announcements, Klapmeier wanted
Also at the airport was 2005 Wisconsin Aviation Hall of
to dispel myths that Cirrus was planning to manufacture a
Fame inductee, Jerry Mehlhaff, at the American Champion
Light Sport Jet. Instead, he introduced the concept of a
display. In 2006, American Champion will offer a Light
Personal Jet category, which would have a single-engine
Sport Aircraft for $84,900 with a Continental O-200,
and cost less than $1 million. Cirrus is also getting into the
weighing in at 900 lbs. For additional information, contact
air taxi business by acquiring the air taxi company, Smart
Rare Aircraft in Owatonna, Minnesota, at 507-451-6611,
Air Travel Solutions Air (SATSair), of Greenville, S.C. The
and visit their website at www.rareaircraft. com/ac.
SATSair initiative proves that a single-engine piston airThe 2005 AOPA Commander Countdown sweepstakes
craft can be certified for all-weather day/night IFR Part
airplane was also on display. If you joined or renewed your
135. Cirrus will focus on the continued expansion of the air
AOPA membership this past year, you are automatically
taxi operation and development of a personal transportation
entered in the contest.
network to include air-taxi service, leased aircraft and other
Complimentary round-trip shuttle service, sponsored by
areas in development.
Expo’s Gold Sponsor, Cessna Aircraft, was provided from
the Tampa Convention Center to Peter O. Knight Airport.
A general session on Friday featured a panel with Dan
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(TOP RIGHT) Steve Wentworth and Family, Wentworth Aircraft.
(BOTTOM) Chris Schweppe of Columbia Aircraft.
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Chuck Suma, Vice Chairman of The New Piper Aircraft,
announced that his company was adding the Avidyne
Entegra Integrated Flight Deck System to the Seneca V
PA-34, and noted that Piper and Avidyne are committed to
the same objective, “simplicity and better pilot workloads!”
In September, it was announced that the Piper Malibu is
likewise being equipped with the Avidyne system as standard equipment. Suma also noted that while he believes that
composite aircraft designs have promise, “they are a long
way off before their benefits are there.” Suma continued:
“In the next 5 years, we will see a marriage between metal
and composite airframe components.... And it is just a matter of time before we enter the Very Light Jet market.”
Other manufacturers providing production updates were
Columbia and Symphony Aircraft. Columbia has lowered
its price of the Columbia 350 as a result of production efficiencies, they have added the Garmin G1000 to the C-350
and C-400 with the new READY Pad (Remote Access
Data Entry) alpha-numeric key pad, and they have made
more room in the interior, including a new sport seat for
more headroom. Symphony Aircraft is optimistic about its
SA-160 production schedule with 43 aircraft built and 70
planned for 2006. Symphony has opted for the Avidyne
glass cockpit, and is offering advanced training on the system for buyers.
Midwest aviation companies exhibiting at AOPA Expo
included American Champion Aircraft, Rochester, Wis.;
Rapco, Inc. Hartland, Wis.; University of North Dakota
Aerospace, Grand Forks, N.D.; Morey’s West Coast
Adventures, Middleton, Wis.; Hartwig Aircraft Fuel Cell
Repair, Hallock, Minn.; and Cirrus Design Corporation,
Duluth, Minn. Also in attendance was Larry Myking and
Richard Braunig of the Minnesota Department of
Transportation Office of Aeronautics.
More Than 70 Hours of Seminars
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There were 70 hours of seminar topics featuring a technology track including a free graphic weather datalink
service (visit www.duat.com), Wide-Area Augmentation
Service (WAAS), and so much information on GPS technology that sessions needed to be repeated.
Friday evening AOPA took members back in time to
party on the waterfront with pirates in the tradition of West
Florida’s legendary 18th-century buccaneer, Jose Gasper.
The grand finale banquet on Saturday night featured music
from the big band era.
Awards To Aviation Advocates
At the opening luncheon, AOPA honored print, radio
and television journalists for their fair and insightful coverage of general aviation issues with the presentation of the
“Max Karant Journalism Awards.” “In an age of sensationalized news reports about aviation security and safety,
today we recognize members of the media who instead
provided the truth about general aviation to the non-flying
public,” said Boyer.
Among those journalists from the Midwest recognized
was Richard Murphy Werry of KIMN-FM in Denver,
Colo., in the radio category for his program entitled “In
Salute to Aurora Airpark” – a private airport which was
important to its community, but which sadly no longer
exists. Another Colorado pilot and broadcaster, Chris Dunn
of KDVR-TV in Denver, broadcast an insightful story
about Colorado Angel Flight.
AOPA is helping the general news media to get information on aviation by mailing AOPA publications to the
network news anchors like Brian Williams of NBC, and
building a television studio at AOPA headquarters where
AOPA officials can be beamed to any station in the world
via satellite to comment on various aviation issues.
Receiving the “Laurence P. Sharples Perpetual Award”
was Euel Kinsey, an AOPA Airport Support Network volunteer at Coleman A. Young/Detroit City Airport in
Detroit, Michigan. Kinsey confronted a growing problem
faced by many municipally-owned general aviation airports–the lack of a local political constituency within the
jurisdiction. Kinsey faced down the mayor of the nation’s
sixth largest city who proposed a city-wide budget that cut
about 18 of the 23 jobs on the airport and provided no
future monetary support for it. Kinsey mounted a fullfledged political and media campaign, educating the city
council about the airport’s importance to Detroit and particularly its financial benefits in light of the recent All Star
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Receiving AOPA’s “Hartranft
Award” was U.S. Congressman
James L. Oberstar (D-Minnesota).
Serving his 15th term, Oberstar, has
long been a champion of general
aviation, from his leadership of
product liability reform, airport
funding for general aviation airports, and aviation safety. He has
also been a voice of reason as emoJames L. Oberstar
tional responses ran high in the
wake of inadvertent incursions into the Washington, D.C.
airspace. Perhaps most important, Rep. Oberstar has been a
strong and reliable ally in AOPA’s efforts to defeat ATC
privatization and user fees.
This was AOPA President Phil Boyer’s 15th year at the
helm of AOPA, and he received a standing ovation for his
great leadership. The organization is now 407,184 members strong. Attendance at AOPA Expo 2005 was 7,563
despite the hurricanes that swept the state just weeks
before. See AOPA Online for complete Expo coverage
( http://www.aopa.org/expo /2005/virtual/ ).
Make Plans Now For AOPA Expo 2006 In Palm Springs
With Expo 2005 a happy memory, it’s time to look ahead
to Expo 2006. Save the dates–November 9 through 11–and
join AOPA in Palm Springs, California. Not only will you
get to enjoy great weather and dramatic scenery, you’ll be
treated to a real spectacle on November 8, when dozens of
your favorite aircraft taxi through the streets of town en
route to the convention center in a “parade of planes.”
Advance registration for AOPA Expo 2006 will be
available online at www.aopa.org/expo/. Also online, there
will be a form to reserve hotel rooms. Make your reservations early.
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NBAA Carries Over User Fees Topic To Orlando
by Dave Weiman
ORLANDO, FLA. – The National
Business Aviation Association
(NBAA) Convention in Orlando,
Nov. 9-11, was NBAA President
Ed Bolen’s first year at the helm of
the organization, and he immediately was given a change in venue for
the convention when Hurricane
Katrina devastated New Orleans,
which was to be the site of this
Ed Bolen
year’s event. With less than two
months remaining to find a location offering one million
square feet of exhibit space, a local airport that could host
arriving members, and 100 or more aircraft on static display, plus hotel rooms for 30,000 people, Bolen was forced
to wield the political know-how that got him elected president in the first place. Before coming to NBAA, Bolen had
the top slot at GAMA for eight years, and before that, he
spent five years on Capitol Hill serving as the top aide to
U.S. Senator Nancy Kassebaum (R-KS) and as majority
general counsel to the senate committee on labor and
human resources.
The topic of “user fees” carried over to the NBAA
Convention in Orlando from AOPA Expo in Tampa, Nov.
3-5, when during the opening session, Bolen commented
on the airline industry’s position to impose user fees on
general aviation. He urged his members to go to the NBAA
website and email their congressional representatives their
views on the issue. Like AOPA, NBAA has set up an efficient means for members and other concerned pilots and
aircraft owners to contact their representatives in
Washington (www.nbaa.org).
In his opening remarks, Bolen was steadfast in his con-
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(L/R) Kim Lamond, Dan Redpath, and Vickie (TOP) David Mann of Batten International Airport, Carolyn Winchell, Dir. Bus. Development,
and Dale Froehlich, CEO, of Business
Elgin of Western Petroleum Company, Eden Racine, Wis.
Prairie, Minn.
(BOTTOM) Representatives of the DuPage Airport Aviation Services, Sioux Falls, S.D.
Authority, West Chicago, Ill.
M
victions that a successful general aviation industry should
not take any guff from a failing airline industry, as the airline industry proposes that a single-engine turboprop be
charged the same fees as an Airbus 320. The FAA recently
distributed a questionnaire for operators and airlines to
assess their views on how they think user fees should be
paid, rather than whether user fees make sense. Bolen
maintains that three majors – Southwest, Continental and
American Airlines – are behind a movement to make business aviation pay an additional $3 billion in taxes a year
for air traffic control services. One plan being considered
would charge all aircraft a user fee based on distance traveled without regard to the size of the aircraft.
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cost of Reagan National has not gone down since 9-11, and
GA was banned from that airport,” said Bolen. Bolen does
welcomed at least the partial reopening of Washington
Reagan National Airport to business aircraft in late
October, but the program still is limiting. It limits access to
24 arrivals and 24 departures a day and requires criminal
background checks for pilots, a law enforcement officer on
every flight, and a mandatory stop at a portal airport for
aircraft and passenger screening before arriving into
Reagan National.
The general session concluded with the presentation of
the third annual “Harry B. Combs Award” by the National
Aviation Hall of Fame (NAHF) to historian, Jay Miller, of
Fort Worth, Texas. Miller was recognized with a $20,000
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new company, Jet Fleet International
in Los Angeles, Calif. For additional
information, visit www.jetfleetinternational.com.
Jet Fleet International was one of
1,142 exhibitors at the Orange County
Convention Center. Exhibitors included parts manufacturers and distributors, private and commercial airports,
charter operators, fuel distributors,
fixed base operators, aircraft manufacturers, insurance companies, visitor
bureaus, avionics manufacturers,
flight simulator manufacturers, colleges and universities, pilot organizations, aircraft refurbishing and interior
companies, and many others. In addition, there were 110 aircraft on static
display at Orlando Executive Airport.
Firms exhibiting which are headquartered in the Midwest included
Rapco, Inc., Hartland, Wis.;
University of North Dakota
Aerospace, Grand Forks, N.D.; Batten
International Airport, Racine, Wis.;
Experimental Aircraft Association
(EAA), Oshkosh, Wis.; Fargo Jet
Center, Fargo, N.D.; Cirrus Design
Corporation, Duluth, Minn.; Western
DeKalb Taylor
Municipal Airport (DKB)
DeKalb, Illinois
Full-size corporate jet aircraft like this Sino
Swearingen SJ30-2 taxied from Orlando
Executive Airport and were placed on display
at the Orange County Convention Center.
Petroleum, Minneapolis, Minn.;
Avfuel Corporation, Michigan;
Phillips 66, South Dakota and
Michigan offices; Elliott Aviation,
Moline, Ill.; DuPage Flight Center,
West Chicago, Ill.; Frasca
International, Champaign, Ill.;
Duncan Aviation, Lincoln, Neb.;
Northern Air, Grand Rapids, Mich.;
DB Aviation, Waukegan, Ill.; St. Paul
Flight Center, St. Paul, Minn.;
Business Aviation Services, Sioux
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500” Very Light Jet (VLJ) now tops
2,350 aircraft. This includes 1,592
firm orders with 765 options. All
2,357 aircraft are secured with nonrefundable deposits. This figure
includes two recent Eclipse 500 fleet
orders, specifically 30 aircraft by
Massachusetts air-taxi operator,
Linear Air, and 50 aircraft by UK
Company, JetSet Air Ltd. Raburn said
that their goal is to build an Eclipse
500 in 4 to 5 days, and build 2,000
aircraft per year.
Adam Aircraft Announces First
Customer Delivery of
A500 Twin-Engine Piston Aircraft
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during
NBAA, the
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Springs business executive on
November 7. The A500 has been type
certified by the FAA, and the A700
AdamJet (VLJ) is currently undergoing flight testing and development,
and is scheduled for first flight prior
to year-end. Adam Aircraft is headquartered at Centennial Airport (APA)
in Englewood, Colorado.
Palwaukee Municipal Airport representatives
(L/R) Matt Zimmerman, board director; Bob
Dourlain, board member; Kevin Dohm, chairman; Rodney Pace, Mayor of Prospect
Heights; and Robert Mark, community relations consultant.
Palwaukee Means Business!
Palwaukee Municipal Airport, the
leading business aviation reliever airport in the Chicago area, was among
the commercial exhibitors at NBAA.
Palwaukee recently opened a request
for proposal to redevelop 8.03 acres
of land at the airport’s busy southeast
corner (www.palwaukee.org). The airport is home to nearly 300 aircraft,
employs 300 people and recorded
nearly 160,000 takeoffs and landings
in FY 2004. The airport’s overall economic impact on the community
totals some $37.5 million annually.
EAA Brings Fun Flying To NBAA
EAA proudly displayed its Aviat
Husky on Wipline amphibious floats
at NBAA, to create awareness of
recreational flying and innovation to
people who represent a different part
of the worldA of aviation. Raffle tickets
for the Husky are being sold as a
fundraiser for EAA educational programs.
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The 2006 NBAA Convention will again be held in Orlando, Fla., Oct. 17-19.
For information call 202-783-9283 (www.nbaa.org).
Chris Blum, Regional Administrator, FAA
Central and Great Lakes Regions, received
the Partnership Award presented by Iowa
DOT Office of Aviation Director Michelle
McEnany.
Blum Receives Partnership Award
From Iowa DOT
WEST DES MOINES, IOWA – More
than 200 leaders representing Iowa's
air transportation system gathered in
West Des Moines, November 2 & 3,
for the annual Iowa Aviation
Conference sponsored by the Iowa
Department of Transportation's Office
of Aviation and the Iowa Public
Airports Association (IPAA).
Local, state and federal aviation
officials, aviation business leaders,
and pilots came together to discuss
issues affecting aviation in Iowa and
across the nation. Attendees addressed
business aviation, WAAS GPS
approaches, state and federal funding,
aviation safety, regulatory issues, and
additional aviation programs planned
in the state. Representatives from 52
airports from around the state attended the conference.
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Among the guest speakers were
Dr. Jerry Cockrell, Shane Osborn, and
Paul Berge.
Dr. Cockrell, safety expert and
retired Boeing 747 pilot, addressed
attendees with a hilarious and insightful presentation on aviation safety.
Shane Osborne told stories of piloting
his crippled Navy reconnaissance
plane to safety after colliding with a
Chinese fighter jet over the South
China Sea in 2001. And Iowa’s own
Paul Berge, senior editor of IFR
Magazine, entertained the crowd with
aviation stories at the awards banquet
on the final day of the conference.
The Iowa DOT Office of Aviation
presented two awards at the conference.
Chris Blum, regional administrator
for the FAA Central and Great Lakes
Regions received the "Partnership
Award" for his work in enhancing
relationships between the FAA and
states within the Central Region.
Blum was also credited for his work
in strengthening partnerships between
state aviation offices and their congressional delegations.
Tim Busch of Atkins, Iowa,
received the "Outstanding
Involvement in Aviation Award" in
recognition of his commitment to aviation activities and public education.
The Illinois Public Airport Association
presented its first "IPAA President’s
Award" to the Iowa Concrete Paving
Association (ICPA) in appreciation of
their support of public airport activi-
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Cunningham accepted the award on
behalf of ICPA. A second president’s
award was presented to John Balsiger,
Midwest regional representative for
the National Business Aviation
Association, for his dedication in supporting and promoting business aviation in the state of Iowa.
UND Adds 7 New Piper Warrior IIIs
GRAND FORKS, N.D. – The
University of North Dakota has purchased seven New Piper PA28
Warrior III aircraft with the Avidyne
FlightMax Entegra Integrated Flight
Deck (IFD).
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2006 Citation Special Olympics Airlift
Marilyn Richwine,vice president
of corporate communications for
Cessna Aircraft Company spoke at the
Iowa Aviation Conference about the
2006 Citation Special Olympics
Airlift being organized by Cessna
Aircraft Company.
Corporate and individual Cessna
business jet owners and operators will
donate 400 Citation business jets,
pilots, and fuel to transport more than
2,500 athletes and coaches from
across the nation to the 2006 U.S.
Special Olympics National Games
held at Iowa State University in Des
Moines, July 2-7, 2006. The jets will
depart for Des Moines International
Airport, July 1, 2006, from approximately 35 states.
In 2006, the FAA Central Region
will move its annual conference in
Kansas City from spring to fall. As a
result, it was announced at this year’s
Iowa Aviation Conference that the
next state conference will not be held
until the spring of 2007.
For more information on aviation
in Iowa, visit the Iowa DOT Office of
Aviation website iawings.com.
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GREAT LAKES REGIONAL REPORT
by Bill Blake
AOPA Great Lakes Regional Representative
FAA Talks Up User Fees
To Illinois Airports
S
tate airportsponsored annual
aviation conferences were
held in three
of the five
states in the
AOPA Great
Bill Blake
Lakes Region
during the
months of September and October
2005. Although security was still a
major topic of concern, the focus of
all of these conferences was airport
funding – and the storm clouds
appear to be gathering.
At the Illinois Public Airports
Conference, Kate Lang, FAA Deputy
Associate Administrator for Airports,
troubled the audience with comments
to the effect that perhaps general aviation was not paying its “fair share”
for using the aviation system through
the existing avgas fuel tax. She added
that new users fees were under consideration. At the same conference,
an Illinois budget official indicated
the state had a $2 billion budget
deficit, while the Illinois Secretary of
Transportation remarked that individual airports would have to make their
case for funding to the state legislature, and that failure to do so would
result in a greatly reduced capital
improvement program. Attendees
argued that there are significant revenues generated from the sales tax on
aviation products, estimated by the
Illinois Public Airports Association to
be in excess of $73 million. The
association asked that $15 million of
those funds be dedicated to aviation.
The senior FAA official at the
Indiana Public Airports Conference
was Jeri Alles, Manager of the
Chicago Airports District Office,
which is responsible for Indiana and
a number of other states. She
expressed concerns about the dwindling federal aviation trust fund and
the need for “alternate funding”
sources, a reference I understood to
mean “users fees”. She also confirmed reports that more of the maintenance expenses for navigational
aids currently paid for by the FAA
will become the responsibility of the
individual airports. Airport managers
told me they don’t know how they
can afford to absorb those expenses.
Funding issues at the Michigan
Airports Conference were similar to
those raised at the Illinois and
Indiana conferences. Other concerns
raised at a general aviation roundtable included the impact high fuel
prices might have on airport operations, and thus, the support for general aviation airports; the aging of the
pilot population with few younger
new pilots joining the ranks; and the
inability of flight schools to survive
because of high cost and availability
of insurance and higher fuel and
maintenance costs. Clearly, airport
managers are becoming more concerned about how possible reductions
in general aviation operations, due to
increased costs, may impact the viability of their airports. Although the
airport managers have their own
financial concerns, most are genuinely concerned with aircraft owner/
operator costs. Everyone recognizes
that airport operators, fixed base
operators, and pilots need to work
together for general aviation to continue to be viable.
But there has been much happening in the Great Lakes region outside
of the state conferences – all of it has
been positive!
Most notably and successfully,
over the past several months, there
has been a coordinated effort by the
local pilots, the aeronautics personnel
of the Michigan Department of
Transportation, and AOPA to convince the airport sponsor of Grosse
Ile Airport (ONZ) to cut some trees
interfering with the safe use of runway 4/22. After some reluctance, the
Grosse Ile Township board, sponsor
of the airport, voted on October 12,
2005, to cut the offending trees,
which, when accomplished, will
allow the elimination of the displaced
threshold for runway 4/22 and allow
the use of the runway’s full length.
All parties should be congratulated
on their successful efforts to increase
the safe and efficient use of the airport.
Commissioner Terry Everman was
elected Chairman of the Michigan
Aeronautics Commission at its
September meeting. Mr. Everman is a
pilot, certified flight instructor, and
AOPA member. In addition, the
Governor of Michigan recently
appointed Catherine Groll to the
Michigan Aeronautics Commission to
replace long-time Commissioner
Lowell Kraft. Ms. Groll is a distinguished attorney who specializes in
personal injury matters. She is also
an adjunct professor of law and has
served in leadership roles for a number of professional and charitable
organizations. AOPA looks forward
to working with Chairman Everman,
Commissioner Groll, and the entire
Michigan Aeronautics Commission
on issues important to aviation.
For more information on these
and other aviation issues, go to the
AOPA web site: www.aopa.org.
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AOPA Expo 2006
November 9 - 11, 2006
Palm Springs, California
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In Aviation Careers
by Dave Weiman
education
BLOOMINGTON, MINN. – For anyone seeking a career in aviation,
“Academy College of Aviation” offers
Associate of Applied Science Degrees
in Professional Pilot and Aviation
Business at its campus in
Bloomington, Minn., and complementary Bachelor of Science Degrees in
Business Administration, Computer
Science, and Digital Arts.
Academy College of Aviation
offers a structured, results-oriented
curriculum. Courses conducted under
FAR Part 141 FAA-approved curriculum are delivered via “Academy
Flight Operations,” a satellite
flight operation of Thunderbird
Aviation, Inc., located at
Minneapolis-Crystal Airport, a
regional flight school founded in
1962 by Albert Grazzini. Grazzini
became president of the college in
1958, which at that time was the
Academy of Accountancy. Grazzini’s
daughter, Nancy Grazzini-Olson, was
named president of Academy College
in 1980 and in 1990, she established
Academy College of Aviation. In 1995,
the computer school was added (formerly Control Data Institute), as well
as Aviation Training Institute (ATI) –
an aircraft dispatch school. In 1998, a
computer animation college was purchased and its curriculum was added to
Academy College, and in 2005, medical and health sciences were added.
“Our goal is to educate people
where the jobs are,” says Grazzini-
Nancy Grazzini-Olson
Olson, “whether that’s in aviation,
business, computer science, or medical services.”
Academy Flight Operations
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equipped with a weather computer,
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WAHF Inducts Five Aviators
At 20th Annual Banquet
awards
OSHKOSH, WIS. – The Wisconsin
Aviation Hall of Fame (WAHF)
inducted five aviators at its 2005
investiture ceremonies held October
22 at the EAA AirVenture Museum,
Oshkosh, Wis. Inducted were Anton
Brotz (1878-1945), Wendell
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McEldowney (1889-1964), Carlyle
Godske (1895-1988), Jerry K.
Mehlhaff (1942- ), and Duane Esse
(1936- ).
Brotz of Sheboygan, Wis., spent
his entire working life in the engineering department at Kohler
Corporation. He founded Kohler
Airport in 1927 – the first airport
in Sheboygan.
McEldowney of West Salem,
Wis, pioneered the use of aircraft
in vegetable farming and produced
the “Aviator” brand of canned peas.
He worked in the 1930s and ‘40s to
locate the La Crosse Airport on
French Island.
Godske of Racine, Wis., started
Racine Flying Service at his own
airstrip near Sturtevant, Wis. in 1932,
and trained hundreds of pilots –
among them, Sam Johnson of
Johnson & Johnson. On the eve of
World War II, Godske joined other
area businessmen to develop the
acreage that became the Racine-
(L/R) Daughter of Carlyle Godske, son of
Anton Brotz, Jerry K. Mehlhaff, son of Wendell
McEldowney, and Duane Esse.
Horlick Airport in which he managed
until 1949.
Mehlhaff was born in South Dakota
and raised in Franklin, Wis. He learned
to fly in 1962 and in 1969, established
a private airport on a 200-acre farm
near Rochester, Wis. in Racine County.
In 1988, Mehlhaff purchased the type
certificates for Champion Aircraft
models 7,8 and 11, and began supplying parts for the thousands of
Champions then in service. He immediately started work creating his
patented metal spar wing for the
Champion 8KCAB Decathlon, which
was certified in 1990. He then introduced the Champion 8GCBC Scout,
7GCBC Explorer, 7ECA Aurora, and
7GCAA Adventure and other aircraft,
all featuring his metal spar wing
design. His company, American
Champion Aircraft, produced over 850
aircraft of all models by 2005. Aircraft
of all models produced by Aeronca,
Champion Aircraft, Bellanca, and
American Champion is over 6,000.
Esse began his career in aviation
education as a middle school science
teacher in his hometown of Onalaska,
Wis., in 1962, and went on to become
the chief of safety with the Wisconsin
Bureau of Aeronautics in 1971 where
he developed safety training programs
for pilots and instructors. In 1990,
Esse developed the Aviation Career
Education (ACE) Program to encourage and train minority high school
students for careers in aviation.
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Hoffmann & Colin Awarded Wisconsin
Aviation Hall of Fame Scholarships
MIDDLETON, WIS. – The
Wisconsin Aviation Hall of Fame
awarded $1,500 in scholarships to
two aviation students, David
Hoffmann and Tony Colin, during the
Wisconsin Aviation Hall of Fame
investiture ceremony, October 22, at
the EAA AirVenture Museum in
Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
Hoffmann received the $500
Thiessen Field Scholarship. Hoffmann
is enrolled in the Pilot Training
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(L/R) Thiessen Field Scholarship sponsor,
Jerry Thiessen, with recipient, David Hoffman.
WAHF board member, Rose Dorcey, presents
a check for $1,000 to Tony Colin.
Program at Fox Valley Technical
College in Oshkosh. He became interested in flying airplanes and becoming a pilot at the age of 10, after
attending EAA AirVenture. His goal
is to become a professional pilot for a
major airline. The Thiessen Field
Scholarship is named after Barabooarea pilot and private airport owner,
Jerry Thiessen.
Tony Colin is the recipient of the
$1,000 Carl Guell Memorial
Scholarship, given annually to a student enrolled in an aviation program
at one of Wisconsin’s technical colleges. Colin is enrolled in the
Airframe and Powerplant (A&P) program at Blackhawk Technical College
in Janesville, Wisconsin, and is a
member of the 128th Air Refueling
Wing in Milwaukee. He chose this
field of study because of his lifelong
involvement and interest in aviation.
He and his father have restored several aircraft as family projects. Colin’s
ultimate goal is to start his own
restoration facility.
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59th annual alumni reunion in
Milwaukee, Wis. Airport manager
David Mann was a combat pilot in
Vietnam and was happy to oblige, but
he said that his phone was ringing off
the hook by concerned citizens. The
event attracted 1,000 spectators on the
ground as well.
The 440th Airlift Wing in
Milwaukee furnished two C-130s and
one came from Fort Bragg. All three
aircraft loaded in Fort Bragg,
kicked out the jumpers in Racine,
and landed at Milwaukee
International.
Convention chairman, Tom
Gaukel, said the convention
attracted 1,100 veterans and active
paratroopers from all over the
U.S. Attendees have served in
such historic combat drops as
Sicily, Normandy and Holland.
They also have jumped in
Vietnam, Grenada, Panama,
Afghanistan and Iraq. Air drops
have been a part of the convention
since 1946. Mann advises any airport
manager considering hosting such an
event to check on acquiring insurance
in addition to regular airport insurance, and to coordinate with local
emergency personnel and law
enforcement ahead of time. There are
traffic concerns, and a chance of offairport landings.
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U.S. Army Practice
Aerial Assault On Racine
(L/R) Lt. Col. Ron Peterman of the 82nd
Airborne presents a
plaque to Batten
International Airport manager, David Mann,
for his cooperation in hosting the 82nd
Airborne aerial assault demonstration in
Racine, Wis.
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with 122 paratroopers at John H.
Batten International Airport, Racine,
Wis., August 11. The 82nd Airborne
of Ft. Bragg, N.C., was holding its
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museums
hat better way to gain support for aviation than to
have millions of people
visit our many aviation museums
from coast-to-coast. From the
Evergreen Air Venture Museum in
McMinville, Oregon, where the
“Spruce Goose” has finally found a
home, to the National Air & Space
Museum (NASM) on the National
Mall in downtown Washington,
D.C., featuring Charles
Lindbergh’s “Spirit of St. Louis”
and now Burt Rutan’s SpaceShipOne,
aviation museums have captured the
imaginations of millions of people. But
finding enough space to display all
deserving aircraft has been a problem
at NASM until recently.
Famous aircraft and artifacts, like
the B-29 “Enola Gay” in which Col.
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atomic bomb on the Japanese city of
Hiroshima in August 1945, have had
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to sit in cold storage while waiting for
a second facility to be built. Thanks to
the generosity of billionaire Steven F.
Udvar, who donated $65 million to
get the project started, the NASM
now has a companion facility and the
“Enola Gay” and hundreds of other
aircraft and artifacts are on display.
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy immigrated
to the United States from Hungary in
1958, attended UCLA, and struck fortune in the commercial aircraft leasing business. As a means of expressing his appreciation to the country
that made his success possible, he
donated the seed money to get the
project started. Since then some $225
million has been raised toward the
goal of $311 million.
The Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
is located adjacent to Washington
Dulles International Airport in
Chantilly, Va. The facility officially
opened its doors on December 15,
2003, and within the first six months,
officials welcomed its one millionth
visitor.
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Laser 200 with an Air France Concorde in the background. Scholl and
Loudenslager were renown air show performers.
A P-38 Lightning tucks nicely under the wing of the B-29 Superfortress
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UDVAR-HAZY CONTINUED FROM PAGE 22
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2005, and the response has been overwhelming, thanks to
tour coordinator Malcolm “Spook” Johns, a retired Sun
Country captain and member of the 8th Air Force
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joined us on the tour in April was WCCO Radio personality Al Malmberg, who helped bring back the “World of
Aviation” weekly program, produced originally by Sherm
Booen on WCCO Television from 1953-82. Also onboard
was WCCO Television sports and special feature reporter,
Ralph John Fritz, who was producing his weekly travel
program “Out & About with Ralph John Fritz”. Stan Ross
of the Minnesota Wing of the Commemorative Air Force,
and Minnesota Aviation Hall of Fame inductees Elizabeth
Wall Strohfus, a veteran U.S. Women’s Air Force Service
Pilot (WASP), and retired Northwest Airlines Captain, skywriter and aircraft collector, Chuck Doyle – both from the
Twin Cities. Chuck Doyle, Jr. was the First Officer on our
flight, which originated from Minneapolis-St. Paul
International Airport. Coincidentally, the Boeing 737 we
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When we arrived at the museum,
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from White Bear Lake, Minn. Jacobs
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Jacobs has worked on the UdvarHazey project since 1997 when the
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artifacts, the first of which was a J-3
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SpaceShipOne Joins The “Icons of Flight”
threshold into human spaceflight.
In fall 2004, SpaceShipOne flew higher than the 62mile boundary during two more suborbital flights within a
period of 14 days, capturing the $10 million Ansari X
Prize. The competition was designed to encourage space
tourism through development of low-cost, privately owned
and operated reusable spacecraft.
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Memphis Belle Leaves Memphis
(L/R) Spirit of St. Louis, SpaceShipOne, and Bell X-1.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – SpaceShipOne, the first privately
built and piloted vehicle to reach space, joined the national
collection of flight icons on Oct. 5, in a noon donation ceremony at the National Air and Space Museum's flagship
building on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. It hangs
between Charles Lindbergh's Spirit of St. Louis and Chuck
Yeager’s Bell X-1. Microsoft co-founder Paul G. Allen, the
sole sponsor of SpaceShipOne, made the donation. Burt
Rutan, the spacecraft's designer, also took part.
On June 21, 2004, SpaceShipOne left Earth’s atmosphere and entered the weightlessness of space by traveling
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Memphis Belle ready for its trip to Dayton, Ohio.
Photo by Brent Perkins, former director of the Memphis Belle Memorial
MEMPHIS, TENN. – The famed World War II B-17
Flying Fortress, the "Memphis Belle," departed Memphis,
Tenn. on October 7 for its new home at the Air Force
Museum in Dayton, Ohio. For over a decade, the aircraft
was on display in downtown Memphis along the banks of
the Mississippi River. It is believed that the Air Force
Museum will be able to better preserve the aircraft for
decades to come.
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ILLINOIS AVIATION INDUSTRY NEWS
Illinois GA Community Reaches Out To Local Politicians For Support....
Group Says Aviation Tax Is Hurting Illinois
CHICAGO, ILL. – During the first
meeting of its kind, the Chicago Area
Business Aviation Association
(CABAA) invited several political
officials from the State of Illinois to
attend their October 21 meeting held
in West Chicago / DuPage Airport
(DPA) at a corporate hangar located
on the field.
Ed Green, vice president and general manager of the Springfield-based
Garrett Aviation Service Centers, gave
a presentation which urged lawmakers
to abolish the state aviation sales tax
including that on aviation maintenance
and explained how the current tax code
is hurting Illinois. “You have a mobile
product,” Green said. “They can go
anywhere to get maintenance done.”
Under the current 7% sales tax, an
aircraft using an Illinois repair station
for major maintenance items such as
engine overhaul or phase checks, could
easily see upwards of $15,000 in additional expense due to the tax. The
same is true for aircraft purchases
which would add an even higher
amount to the bottom line, which in
turn prompts corporations and individuals to go elsewhere to purchase their
aircraft.
Green then went on to show the
group several examples of corporate
flight departments which have located
elsewhere to avoid the tax, thus costing Illinois jobs and commerce, not to
mention the added value of having a
major corporation headquartered in the
state.
Wisconsin aircraft maintenance
facilities are faced with a similar tax
situation on labor, and steps are being
made to correct the situation there as
well.
Prior to Green’s presentation,
CABAA asked several of the politicians in the audience to introduce
themselves. Dr. Susan Shea, Director
for the Illinois Department of
Transportation, Division of
Aeronautics, took the podium with a
brief introduction of her background
and area of responsibilities, including
that of dispersing federal dollars to
Illinois airports for maintenance and
modernization. She expressed interest
in hearing from any of the 75 attendees concerning issues she could take
to capitol hill or if they had a “wish
list” of upgrades they’d like to see at
their local airports.
Senator Steven Rauschenberger
(R-Elgin), who is also a 2006 GOP
Illinois Gubernatorial candidate, said
Chicago Business Aviation Association
Works To Alleviate Low-Altitude Flying Across Lake Michigan
CHICAGO, ILL. – The Chicago
Area Business Aviation Association
(CABAA), working in conjunction
with the FAA, has announced vital
progress towards greatly reducing low
altitude flying over Lake Michigan
while operating in and out of satellite
airports.
The association’s ATC committee
is confronting issues pertaining to the
consistent method by which ATC
routes westbound flights over Lake
Michigan at 4,000 feet. Traveling at
that altitude across the lake created
unfavorable flying conditions, burned
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a few words and showed his support
of general aviation. During his
address, Rauschenberger denounced
the midnight destruction of Chicago’s
Meigs Field calling Mayor Richard
Daley’s actions “irresponsible politics.” His message also conveyed the
importance of patience and persistence when championing new legislation or opposing potential new restrictions with regards to aviation and
aerospace in Illinois.
CABAA President Rick Milburn
felt the meeting was a huge success
stating that their progress was “a giant
step forward in establishing a mutually
beneficial interface between our members and Illinois officials and policymakers.” With several major corporate
flight department managers and airport
directors in attendance, the consensus
echoed Milburn’s thoughts and
CABAA members are looking forward
to future meetings of its kind.
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Illinois VOR (OBK) at 14,000 feet on
their way to western satellite airports.
At press time, approved changes to
the new procedure could come as
soon as March.
Other changes the committee is
working towards are plans that would
allow aircraft on a south arrival, to fly
either east or west of O’Hare (ORD)
and remain at a higher altitude to
northern satellite airports, in addition
to the possibility of “piggybacking”
ORD and Midway (MDW) arrivals to
satellite airports.
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Wisconsin Bureau of Aeronautics
P.O. Box 7914, Madison, WI 53707-7914
David M. Greene, Director
(608) 266-3351
www.dot.wisconsin.gov
Think Twice Before Flying In or With Ice!
by Jeffery Taylor
Aviation Consultant – WisDOT Bureau of Aeronautics
A
s part of
our
ongoing
efforts to promote aviation
safety, the
Wisconsin
Department of
Transportation
(WisDOT)
Jeffery Taylor
sponsors Pilot
Education Seminars throughout the
state (a list of seminars can be found
on the WisDOT Web site at:
http://www.dot.
wisconsin.gov/news/events/air/piloteducation-seminar.htm).
This fall’s seminars focused on
several Wisconsin incidents in which
structural icing of the airframe was
the primary cause for the pilot losing
control of an aircraft. What is it about
airframe ice that is so dangerous and
potentially deadly?
When an aircraft that is not certified to fly into known icing conditions starts to accumulate ice, the aircraft’s aerodynamics change in several ways and none of these changes are
good. The smooth airflow over the
wing is disrupted, increasing drag
while decreasing the airfoil’s ability
to generate lift. To compensate, the
pilot adds power and raises the nose
to maintain altitude. Now, with the
angle of attack increased, the underside of the wings and fuselage start to
accumulate additional ice, setting you
up for a possible tail stall, especially
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Clear all ice from aircraft surfaces before flight,
and never fly into icing conditions unless your
aircraft is certified for flight into known ice.
when you lower flaps on approach.
Ice will also accumulate on every
exposed frontal surface of the airplane
- not just on the wings, propeller, and
windshield - but also on the antennas,
vents, intakes, and cowlings, which
can cause antennas to vibrate severely
and break. In moderate to severe conditions, a light aircraft can become so
iced up that continued flight is impossible. The airplane may stall at much
higher speeds and lower angles of
attack than normal. It can roll or pitch
uncontrollably, making recovery
impossible.
If that isn’t bad enough, you have
also unknowingly become a test pilot.
Aircraft manufacturers, knowing an
aircraft will not be certified for known
ice, do not test fly an aircraft in icing
conditions, so the aircraft’s performance and handling characteristics with
structural ice are unknown. So now
you have become a test pilot at the
controls of an aircraft with severely
diminished aerodynamics. Is this what
you anticipated when you departed?
Before your flight, remove all
frost, snow, or ice from the wings and
control surfaces. There is no such
thing as “just a little ice or frost.”
FAR 91.527 states: “No pilot may
takeoff in an airplane that has any
frost adhering to the wings or stabilizing or control surfaces, unless that
frost has been polished to make it
smooth.” Recent research has shown
even a small amount of ice contamination can have very detrimental
effects. Armed with this information
and a high profile accident in
Colorado, the National Transportation
Safety Board (NTSB) took the unusual step last fall of sending a letter to
all pilots urging them to “run their
hands along their aircraft’s wings
before takeoff to make sure tiny
amounts of ice have not formed and
increased the risk of an accident.”
They went on to say that fine particles
of frost or ice, the size of a grain of
table salt and distributed as sparsely
as one per square centimeter over an
airplane wing’s upper surface, can
eliminate enough lift to prevent that
airplane from taking off. A perfectly
clean wing is the only safe wing.
While we have typically focused
on ice accumulation on the aircraft’s
wing, we should pay closer attention
to understanding the effects of ice on
the aircraft’s tail. During normal
flight, the horizontal stabilizer provides a counterbalance to the tendency
of the nose to pitch down. The tail is,
in effect, an upside down wing. When
ice accumulates on the tail, it is no
longer able to generate enough lift and
it will stall causing the nose to pitch
down severely. Also, the tail is more
susceptible to accumulating ice than
the wing since its chord length is
shorter and the leading edge radius is
smaller. In fact, the tail can collect two
to three times as much ice as the wing,
and typically the pilot won’t see it.
So how do you recognize a tail
stall? You are likely in a tail stall
when you extend flaps to any setting
and the pitch control forces become
abnormal and erratic. Also, you will
feel a shudder in the control column not in the airframe as you would in a
wing stall. The challenge in dealing
with a tail stall is the recovery technique is opposite of a wing stall.
Begin your recovery by immediately
raising the flaps to the previous setting, pull back on the yoke, reduce
power if altitude permits, otherwise
maintain power, and do not increase
airspeed unless you need to in order
to avoid a wing stall. See what I mean
about tail stall recovery being opposite of a wing stall recovery?
The icing accidents we’ve been discussing during the Pilot Education
Seminars are typical in that they
occurred during the approach and landing phase of flight. As the aircraft’s
airspeed is reduced during the airport
approach, the speed the airplane will
stall at has increased to a speed that is
unknown. Remember, you’re a test
pilot, so you can forget about the white
arc. Normally, an aircraft’s wing is
designed to stall first at the root then
progress outward toward the wing tip.
However, during a flight through an
ice-laden cloud, the outer area of the
wing ahead of the aileron will accumulate ice faster than the root area, creating a situation where the wing tip stalls
first. Also, the ice accumulation may
not occur symmetrically between both
wings creating major problems with
roll control. If you find yourself in an
icing situation, maintain a higher than
normal approach speed. How much is
hard to say, since every airplane and
situation will be different. But you can
keep the odds in your favor by looking
for a long runway and avoiding the use
of flaps.
There are many resources available to learn more about aircraft
icing. One very useful site on the
Internet is NASA’s, “Aircraft Icing –
Online Courses & Resources,” which
can be found at: http://aircrafticing.
grc.nasa.gov/index.html
Remember that even a small
Greene Summarizes Major
Accomplishments of NASAO In 2005
DES MOINES, IOWA – David
Greene, Director of the Wisconsin
Bureau of Aeronautics, and chairman
of the National Association of State
Aviation Officials (NASAO) in 2005,
summarized major accomplishments
of NASAO at its annual convention
held in Des Moines, Iowa, September
10-14:
• Continued and enhanced relationships with NASAO’s federal partners: FAA, TSA, and others.
• Continued to strengthen Land
Use MOUs.
• $600M Airport Improvement
Program (AIP) proposed cut is now
appearing to be on the path to restoration with NASAO playing a key role
in this effort.
Greene noted his challenges this
past year in Wisconsin. Just one
month after accepting the chairmanship with NASAO, the Wisconsin
Bureau of Aeronautics was faced with
10 months of departmental budget
cuts, two rounds of staff cuts, reorganization, the agency’s new
approach to position management,
planned abandonment efforts, pro-
amount of ice can dramatically alter
your ability to control an aircraft.
Learn all you can about the weather
conditions where icing is likely to
occur and how to avoid it. If you do
enter flight conditions where ice starts
to accumulate, take immediate action
to change your flight conditions.
Generally, an area of icing is not particularly thick or widespread. But
don’t delay in getting out of it. Leave
the test-piloting to someone else! q
NASAO’s membership is comprised of state
aeronautics directors.
gram re-alignment, and a move to a
new division within the department.
Fortunately, the Wisconsin Bureau of
Aeronautics survived with staff, and
has maintained its bureau status.
The 2006 chairman of NASAO is
Rich Turner (Vermont), vice chairman
- Travis Vallin (Colorado), treasurer Michelle McEnany (Iowa), and secretary - Victor Bird (Okla.). Henry
Ogrodzinski is President and CEO
with headquarters in Washington,
D.C.
q
(L/R) NASAO Chairman David Greene,
Director of the Wisconsin Bureau of
Aeronautics, presents Gary Ness, Director of
the North Dakota Aeronautics Commission,
with NASAO’s award for the Most Innovative
State Program for 2005 for North Dakota’s
Aviation Crisis Communications Program.
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where the old “Royal Airport”
was located – an airport once
used by famed aviator, Charles
Lindbergh and others. On
November 6, 2005, the Monona
Landmarks Commission dedicated a State of Wisconsin historical
marker for the airport and in
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(L/R) Bob Wuilleumier, Robert Skuldt, and
Field Morey.
Atlantic.
Joining Lindbergh on that day was
Howard Morey, who later became the
first president of Wisconsin Central/
North Central Airlines, Chairman of
the Wisconsin Aeronautics
Commission, and founder of Morey
Airplane Company, and Morey Field
in nearby Middleton, Wis. (now
Middleton Municipal Airport-Morey
Field).
Attending the dedication ceremonies was Morey’s son, Field
Morey, and Robert Skuldt, who
became manager of Truax Field in
1946 (now Dane County Regional
Airport), located 5 miles north of the
old Royal Airport. Also attending the
ceremony was Bob Wuilleumier, son
of the late Louis “Louie”
Wuilleumier, who ran the fixed base
operation at Royal Airport before
moving his business (Four Lakes
Aviation, now Wisconsin Aviation,
Inc.) to Truax Field. Louie
Wuilleumier once road motorcycles
with Lindbergh when Lindbergh was
a student at the University of
AirVue Photo by Don Winkler
State of Wisconsin Marks The Spot Where Lindbergh Once Flew
Wisconsin in Madison, and before
Lindbergh made his historic transatlantic flight.
The Royal Airport marker is located off the South Beltline Highway
12/18 where the South Towne Mall is
now located between West Marine
and Kohl's department store.
The day before the ceremonies in
Monona, Field Morey was at AOPA
Expo in Tampa, Fla., promoting his
“Alaska Adventure” and “Rocky
Mountain Adventure” flight training
programs, and met Charles
Lindbergh’s grandson, Erik
Lindbergh, who re-created his grandfather's 1927 New York-to-Paris solo
flight in May 2002, in honor of the
75th anniversary of his flight, in a
single-engine Lancair 300 (now
Columbia 300). Morey likewise
crossed the Atlantic Ocean in a
Cessna 210 on September 7, 1980,
with fellow aviator, Oliver Smithies,
then a genetics professor at the
University of Wisconsin.
Louie Wuilleumier, Howard
Morey and Bill Lotzer of Gran-Aire,
Milwaukee-Timmerman Airport, were
all original founding members of the
Wisconsin Aviation Trades
Association (WATA) in 1943. Their
sons, Field Morey and John Lotzer,
followed in their fathers’ footsteps
and served on the WATA Board of
Directors in later years. Today, Louie
Wuilleumier’s Four Lakes Aviation is
Wisconsin Aviation, Inc. and is owned
by current WATA President Jeff
Baum. Morey Airplane Company and
the Middleton Municipal AirportMorey Field is managed by Howard
Morey's grandson, Richard Morey,
and Gran-Aire, Inc. is owned and
operated by Bill Lotzer’s son, John
Lotzer, who also owns Waukesha
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Lindbergh Left Lasting Impression On One Young Lad
by Tom “Talespin” Thomas
met Lindbergh’s grandson, Erik, who
had signed Field’s copy of a book on
Charles Lindbergh.
It was a wonderful ceremony and
other speakers gave testimonials as
well. All agreed that the location
where Royal Airport had been located
was a most fitting site for one of
Wisconsin’s 500 historical markers. It
is actually Monona’s third historical
marker and is located at the South
Towne Shopping Mall. Interestingly,
Monona’s first two historical markers
are on Indian mounds within the city.
The Monona Mayor welcomed the
crowd and was proud of his city and
the role Royal Airport played in its
earlier years.
It was an especially moving experience as the 100-plus attendees all
shared the “spirit of aviation” which
permeated the air around us. Much of
Madison’s and the nation’s early aviation history was formed at this historic airfield. Not unlike the name
given Lindbergh’s plane which made
that most historic flight across the
Atlantic in 1927, the “Spirit of St.
Louis,” I’m sure the spirits of those
early aviation pioneers who touched
down on that hallowed ground were
also with us that day.
q
AirVue Photo by Don Winkler
MONONA, WIS. –
on and he arrived in time
Sunday, November 6,
to see Lindbergh circle
2005, started off as a
the field three times,
blustery day in Monona,
land at precisely 2:00
Wis., with cloudy skies
pm and climb out of the
and threats of rain, but
Spirit of St. Louis. Bob
the show was going on,
said he was so thrilled to
“rain or shine,” noted
experience that historic
the announcement. As
event that even though
the scheduled time of
he was only 9 years old
1:30 pm arrived, the
at the time, he knew
clouds were parting and
from that day on, his life
the warmth of the sun
would be in aviation.
greeted over 100 folks
Field Morey, son of
Robert Skuldt
who’d come to the forHoward Morey and also
mer site of Royal
an inductee in the
Airport on Madison’s south side, to
Wisconsin Aviation Hall of Fame,
witness the dedication of the
also spoke of his father’s flying activWisconsin Historical Society’s newest
ities during the 1920s that led up to
monument.
Lindbergh’s arrival. Like Bob, Field
The site was of the former Pennco
kept the crowd’s attention with perField, later becoming Royal Airport
sonal stories of his father’s experiwhich flourished until 1938 when the
ences. They included giving up his
new airport on Madison’s north side
ride with Lindbergh to a young man
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was opened. Royal Airport was the
who was also full of excitement and
training ground for a number of Dane
enthusiasm about the limitless opporCounty aviation legends that included
tunities now offered in the skies overHoward Morey, Louis “Louie”
head. Field had just returned from
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MINNESOTA
AERONAUTICS BULLETIN
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AND TO PROMOTE AERONAUTICAL PROGRESS IN THE STATE AND THE NATION
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Mail Stop 410 • 222 East Plato Boulevard • St. Paul, MN 55107-1618
1-800-657-3922 or 651-296-8202
Can I Count On You?
by Ray Rought, Director
MNDOT Office of Aeronautics
T
he
warmth
and spirit of the holiday
season always
brings pleasure.
But the cold
winds and
blowing snow
of winter can
Ray Rought
quickly make
one forget the friendliness and warmth
of the season as we use hand tools of
various types to chip ice off our cars.
By the time that is done, our faces are
stiffening with the cold, and our hands
can hardly hold the scrapper.
Then, finally, we get in the car and
stamp our feet trying desperately to
get the blood flowing again. We
silently pray the battery will have
enough power to turnover the engine
as we turn the key in the ignition.
After a heart-stopping growl and
sound as if the battery just had its last
gasp, the engine fires (albeit reluctantly), and we are soon able to gently
nurse it with the gas pedal until it
begins to run more smoothly.
There is no heat yet, but at that
point, we are now simply grateful the
car is running! Then we gingerly pull
onto the road and slip and slide for
the next 20 minutes until we gently
ease into a spot at the airport. Finally!
Yes, aviators will suffer most anything from oppressive heat, or unbearable cold, just to go fly for a couple
of hours, even if just to get the
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w w w. m n d o t . g o v
proverbial $100 hamburger. But isn’t
it worth it? You bet it is!
The joy and freedom of flying is
nearly unmatched in any other realm.
Where else can you look up and see
the cloud-free, unlimited-expanse of
azure blue sky, and then with a slight
shift of gaze, look out at miles of
undulating, sparkling, snow-covered
ground? No where else except in
flight.
When you know that beauty and
the feeling it brings to you, it is nearly impossible to hold that inside without wanting to tell someone about it.
So PLEASE, go tell people about the
wonders of flight. Tell kids. Share
with community groups. Share with
your community leaders too. Use
what you have learned through your
experience with aviation to inform,
educate, and motivate people to take a
serious look at the fun of flying and
the opportunities that are part of the
aviation industry.
As 2006 begins, I implore you to
make it a goal for your new year, to
get out into the community and start
talking about aviation to non-aviators.
Share the excitement. Share the possibilities! Share the thrill. Let people
know how important aviation is to
everyone’s daily life. Educate and
inform your local and county leaders
about aviation. Share with them the
value of the airport and how it benefits your community.
The new year is ahead and there
are opportunities to make this the
greatest year aviation has seen in a
long time…but it takes the efforts of
everyone from the top federal leaders
to the weekend flyer with a J-3 in his
T-hangar. It takes all kinds to make a
good thing great! Can I count on
you??
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Knowing Your Limits
by Rick Braunig
Part 2, Personal Minimums
I
n Part 1 of
“Knowing
Your
Limits,” I
talked about a
decision-making process and
how you could
use that
process to
Rick Braunig
make decisions
about your flying. This time I’d like
to talk about using that decision-making process to help you decide
whether or not to go flying. This is
not a new concept. The FAA has published materials dealing with personal
minimums for a number of years. As
with any good safety program, they
came up with an acronym to help you
remember the four areas and they talk
generally about each area. The
acronym is PAVE. Do you remember
what the letters stand for?
When you learned to fly you had to
learn some minimums, like the minimum weather for VFR flight: 1,000 ft.
ceiling and 3 miles visibility. As
you’ve gained experience, you’ve
probably realized that 1,000/3 is pretty
challenging weather for a cross-country flight. So if 1,000/3 isn’t good
enough, what weather is good enough
for a VFR cross-country flight? That
number, whatever you choose, is your
personal minimum and starts you
toward knowing your limits.
We use checklists in aviation. You
use them for your preflight inspection
of the aircraft, you use them in starting the aircraft and we memorize
emergency checklists. We like checklists because they take us through our
processes, ensuring that we don’t miss
anything important. Probably one of
the most important processes we have
is the process that we go through in
planning a flight. So where is your
checklist for flight planning? It’s not
in the pilot’s handbook. There’s no
lengthy FAR and not even an advisory circular. The FARs talk about flight
planning, but it’s only four sentences.
Such an important decision and yet
we get very little official guidance.
Well let’s think about what should be
on such a checklist.
One way would be to organize it
based upon the FAA’s acronym for personal minimums. The four categories
would be: Pilot, Aircraft, Environment,
and External Pressures. In the pilot category are things like your experience
and currency. In some cases there are
FAR minimums, such as the three takeoff and landings required in the last 90
days to carry passengers. That’s a good
starting point but, if you’ve got 25
hours since your private pilot check
ride stretched out over two years, are
three takeoffs and landings 89 days ago
good enough? Oh, I forgot, the winds
are 15 gusting 25 and 60° off runway
heading. So the answer gets complicated. The answer will vary from pilot to
pilot and also vary for each pilot
depending on how much and what type
of flying they’ve been doing lately.
Let’s say the weather is 1,500 feet
overcast and 5 miles visibility. Would
you feel comfortable launching into
the traffic pattern for some landing
practice? Would you rather it was a
towered airport? How about at night?
What about a sightseeing trip around
the city? As you can see, setting a
weather minimum really depends on
what you want to do with the airplane. We really need different minimums for local flying, cross-country
flying, mountain flying, and night
flights. And would your minimums
change between a Cub and a Seneca?
We need different minimums for all
the aircraft we are going to fly. This is
starting to sound pretty complicated.
That’s the whole idea. The choice
that you make every time you decide
to go flying is a complicated choice
that depends upon a lot of variables.
If you don’t have a checklist to help
you evaluate all those variables, then
you’ve increased the probability that
one of those more severe risks are
going to occur. You say you’ll only
fly on bluebird days? Well, how about
the other categories of Pilot, Aircraft
and External Pressures? There are
risks associated with all four areas
and they need to be managed.
Though it may sound complicated,
much of the work has already been
accomplished. I’ve put together an
excel spreadsheet with the things I
think about before going flying. It has
the minimums according to the FARs
in the second column, a column for
you to write in your personal minimums, and a column for the conditions on the day you are thinking
about flying. There is also a column
for controls that can reduce the risk.
If the condition doesn’t meet your
minimums, you might still go flying
if you can mitigate the risk by implementing a control.
The first time you go through the
spreadsheet and set your minimums,
it will take a little time. You’ll want to
think back on your experiences and
pick realistic numbers. For pilots
without much experience, you may
need some help with these numbers.
Good flight schools will have numbers they use for their students and
you can always ask your flight
instructor for help. I should warn you
though that when I did this exercise
with a number of flight instructors,
they were willing to let their customers fly in weather they would
have thought twice about for them-
selves. Make sure they understand
these are minimums you want to be
comfortable with, not legal limits.
You want to write your minimums
down. We all have those five hazardous attitudes: Macho, Resignation,
Anti-Authority, Impulsiveness and
Invulnerability. And we usually really
want to go fly. Unless your minimums are written down, one or more
of these attitudes will work on you to
get you to bust your minimums.
You can and should reevaluate
your minimums regularly. It’s ok to
change your minimums but, if you
find yourself making changes to your
minimums to meet the current conditions, an alarm should go off in your
head. One of those hazardous attitudes is using your desire to go fly to
get you to increase your risk.
Set your personal minimums when
you are not in the flight planning
process. You can revise your minimums after a flight or between flights,
but do not adjust your minimums during flight planning. If you are planning a flight and it doesn’t meet your
minimums, consider adding a control
and don’t decrease your minimums.
You may find that there are things
that are not on the checklist that are
important for you. Just like when you
find a loose fuel line on a preflight.
Every preflight after that, you are
going to check that line. In the same
way you should feel free to add items
to your personal minimums.
I want to talk a little bit about the
items I’ve listed for the four categories.
In the pilot category I have a minimum
for flight, both in the aircraft and with
the avionics. If you are renting the aircraft, most FBOs will require a checkout and that generally takes care of the
hour in the aircraft, but more cockpits
are showing up with GPSs in the
instrument panel. These are great tools
to help you maintain your situational
awareness, but not if you don’t know
how to use them.
It doesn’t take a lot of time to
learn how to program a GPS to go
direct to an airport or a VOR and the
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Minnesota Aviation Industry News
MINNESOTA AVIATION TRADES ASSOCIATION
MATA Members Review The Past
To Get Ready For The Future
ST. PAUL, MINN. – Members of the
Minnesota Aviation Trades
Association (MATA) held their annual
conference October 27-28 at the
Embassy Suites in downtown St.
Paul, Minnesota, to hear representatives of the National Air
Transportation Association (NATA),
(EAA), Global Aerospace, Minnesota
DOT Office of Aeronautics,
Minneapolis Air Traffic Control
(ATC), and Metropolitan Airport
Commission. MATA President Steve
Birdseye of Rochester Aviation,
presided.
Earl Lawrence, Vice President of
Industry & Regulatory Affairs with
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(TOP) NATA President Jim Coyne, MATA
President Steve Birdseye, and Rep. Mike
Beard.
(LOWER LEFT) Earl Lawrence of EAA.
(LOWER RIGHT) Bruce Wahlen of Global
Aerospace.
the Experimental Aircraft Association,
discussed the new Sport Pilot
Certificate, and the new Light Sport
Aircraft (LSA) Category.
“Requirements for a Private Pilot
Certificate were the same in 1966 as
the Sport Pilot Certificate requirements are today,” said Lawrence. He
went on to say that the FAA just
added on a lot more requirements to
the certificate to make it more complicated than it needs to be for the
purely recreational pilot.
“This is the first time in the history of the FAA that the agency has
deregulated its rules to accommodate
Sport Pilots,” said Lawrence. “And
thanks to the new Light Sport Aircraft
Category, the costs of production and
certification (for such aircraft) was
cut in half... The cost of maintaining
one’s own aircraft has been cut in half
for those owners who are willing to
obtain a certificate to do their own
annuals... And the cost of becoming a
new pilot has been cut in half as well,
as inexpensive at $3,600.”
Lawrence noted that today there
are 16 new manufacturers of Light
Sport Aircraft, manufacturers that did
not exist before the new aircraft category was created. The most popular
engines are the Rotax 912 which
burns only 4.5 gph on 100 hp, and the
Jabaru with both four and six-cylinder
models. Continental is in the process
of getting its O-200 engine to comply
with American Society for Testing
and Materials International (ASTM)
requirements. Lawrence sees the
adoption of ASTM standards as a positive change in the mindset of the aviation industry. ASTM requirements
also control certification of heart pacers and hip joint replacement parts, so
they are top notch, says Lawrence.
Consumers decide ASTM minimum
requirements.
There is currently a 12 to 18month backlog in Light Sport Aircraft
production. Light Sport Aircraft are
being built in the U.S., Italy, Germany
and India.
Despite Light Sport Aircraft being
a new category of aircraft, Lawrence
says that the industry is not finding it
difficult to find insurance. Global
Aerospace is one such company providing the insurance.
King Schools are providing DVD
training for Sport Pilot, and there’s
even a “Complete Idiot Guide To
Sport Pilot” for those who want to
thoroughly understand the new certificate. See www.sportpilot.com for
additional information.
There is a difference, however,
between the flying privileges of a
Sport Pilot as compared with a
Private Pilot, but Lawrence noted that
for a lot of people, the limited privileges won’t be a problem. He noted
that most Private Pilots do not fly fur-
ther than 150 miles from home, and
do not burn more than one hour of
fuel.
“Sport Pilot will be the base of the
pyramid for the industry,” said
Lawrence. “Sport Pilot and Light
Sport Aircraft are turning back the
clock for the betterment of general
aviation.
NATA President Jim Coyne found
Earl Lawrence’s discussion of Sport
Pilot and Light Sport Aircraft enlightening, and went the next step to criticize government for over-reacting to
issues such as safety. Coyne
expressed his concern for FAA
employees who maintain a system
which lacks accountability and
rewards poor job performance.
Coyne recalled walking through
FAA headquarters in Washington,
D.C., recently, and seeing on one
employee’s computer monitor the
number of years, months, days, and
hours remaining until he can retire.
Coyne didn’t think much of it until he
saw the same type of information displayed on other FAA employees’
computer monitors as well. He
applauded the creativity being encourage by the Experimental Aircraft
Association (EAA), and private enterprise such as at Garmin and Eclipse,
in their efforts to improve aircraft
technology, and contribute to the economic well-being of this country.
“NATA represents businesses and
strives for members’ profitability,”
said Coyne. “Aviation can only succeed if our members are profitable,
but it needs to be viable for upper,
middle and lower class people.”
Coyne expressed concern for small
general aviation airports, saying that
they are “more fragile today than ever
before.” He also noted that customers
who want first-class air transportation
are moving away from the airlines
and coming to general aviation.
Charter, fractional jets and corporate
aviation is where the future lies for
this clientele, he noted.
“Our biggest challenge as an
industry remains the government,
especially the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA),” said
Coyne. He noted the Clean Water Act
and requirements for storage and containment dikes around fixed tanks and
trucks. “EPA was just thinking about
airline airports and not the other
18,000 smaller airports which can not
meet such stiff requirements,” said
Coyne. NATA went to EPA and asked
the agency to list the 10 worst examples of truck ruptures, and it could not
provide even one example. NATA
then asked why impose such a
requirement, and EPA said “because
we can!”
The cost for containment systems
can be as much as $50,000 per truck.
There’s no way a small operator can
afford such a system.
Coyne urged MATA members to
contact U.S. Congressman James L.
Oberstar (D-Minnesota) about EPA
requirements, and about the funding
crisis at FAA. “FAA was a $4 billion
a year agency,” said Coyne. “Today, it
is a $14 billion a year agency.”
Coyne noted that salaries for
employees are up 65%, and that the
second highest paid federal employee
is an air traffic controller. The average
controller works 17 hours a week
because of a liberal sick leave policy,
and makes on the average $165,000
per year. The ATC contract is up and
will be renegotiated, Coyne said.
Controllers want $5 billion more, and
FAA wants $2.5 billion less.
According to Coyne, the controllers
union is spending $20 million in
advertising to promote their pay
increases.
“If the FAA loses, user fees will
come into play,” said Coyne. He said
that it could cost between $300 and
$1,500 per IFR flight, and that 40,000
invoices would go out per day based
on miles flown. “The federal fuel tax
is effective now.... User fees will cost
more to administer.”
The biggest target are business jet
operators, said Coyne. He warns that
if there are user fees, there will be a
major reduction in business aviation.
Such a reduction will not only affect
fixed base operators, but the U.S.
economy as a whole.
Coyne touched on NATA efforts to
promote safety. There have been
many improvements in “line service
training,” he said. “Losses have gone
down almost 50% in the last 5 years
without the government telling us to
do it.” NATA’S “Safety First
Program” is being expanded from line
service to charter operators.
Insurance continued as the topic
with representatives from Global
Aerospace – Bruce Wahlen, manager
of the Midwest Regional Office in
Chicago, and Dave Nelson, claims
manager. Wahlen noted that general
aviation is expected to grow by 1.3%
overall, and 4% among turbine aircraft
alone. Over 10% of the GA fleet is
currently experimental and this percentage is growing. The good news is,
the accident rate has declined, said
Wahlen. He went on to say that 2006
will be the year of the Very Light Jets
(VLJs) with the Adam A700, Eclipse
500, Cessna Mustang, and Honda Jet
scheduled to enter the marketplace. It
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there will be 4,500 Very Light Jets flying.
Wahlen emphasized that GA pilots
will need to have a professional attitude to transition from piston aircraft
to VLJs. Underwriting concerns will
be pilot training and currency, singlepilot versus dual-pilot, long distance
flight planning, and high limits of liability which will be required because
VLJ owners will be worth something
financially. But Wahlen like others
believe the VLJ movement will be a
new era in general aviation which will
help the entire industry.
Dave Nelson of Global Aerospace
said that fixed base operators do a
good job overall, but noted that if line
personnel slowed down and thought
before acting, the industry could
reduce claims even more. He suggested more training to include the
inspection of hangar doors and tiedowns for maintenance, and in how
best to tie-down an aircraft. Relative
to increase security at GA facilities,
Nelson urged FBO employees to
make sure that the flight crew of transient aircraft are legitimate, and to
have the aircraft owner or captain
present for all aircraft movements.
“Be over-cautious,” Nelson said, “for
that once-in-awhile multi-million-dollar loss.”
The planned expansion of Class B
airspace in the Twin Cities was discussed by Mark Schreier of
Minneapolis Terminal Radar
Approach Control (TraCon). The
whole idea is to keep high volume
traffic (airlines using MSP) away
from other non-conforming traffic
(general aviation using reliever airports), noted Schreier. MinneapolisSt. Paul International Airport (MSP)
is between the sixth or eighth busiest
airport in the world for traffic volume.
There were 600 operations per day in
1985, 1,000 per day in the 1990s, and
2,000 per day in 2005, and the normal
traffic pattern was 15-20 miles.
Today, MSP has a 30-mile final
approach and Buffalo and Red Wing,
Minn., are in the traffic pattern.
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The Class B airspace will be
between 4,000 and 10,000 feet MSL –
up from a ceiling of 8,000 feet, and it
will go into effect February 16, 2006.
Schreier urged pilots not to flirt with
the 10,000 ft. ceiling, and stay well
above it to avoid a conflict with a
Boeing 747 whose tail may extend
above the ceiling. Minneapolis ATC
has had traffic right at the ceiling altitude which raises concern.
Departing aircraft at MinneapolisCrystal (MIC) and Anoka
County/Blaine Airport (ANE) will be
kept at lower altitudes below 4,000
feet for 20 miles out from MSP, and
this will include turboprop aircraft.
Departing airline traffic will stay
below 7,000 feet.
Bob Milton of the MNDOT Office
of Aeronautics gave members an
update on state aviation issues. He
reported that there would no longer be
aircraft registration decals, aviation
education continues to be a strong
emphasis in the state, and there are
new state aviation operations rules
that members should become familiar
with. He also listed the airports which
have received improvements in navigational equipment.
Jeff Hamiel, Executive Director of
the Metropolitan Airports
Commission (MAC), announced the
opening of a new runway at MSP,
Runway 17/35, the day before the
conference (Oct. 26, 2005) with
EAA’s Spirit of St. Louis taking the
first flight. The opening of the runway
symbolizes the completion of a $3.1
billion expansion at MSP. Hamiel further discussed a successful partnership between the Anoka County
Board and MAC for the expansion of
ANE. Bonds were sold, and Anoka
County established another partnership with private business to make the
planned expansion possible. ANE will
get a precision approach, expanded
runway, and a new fixed base operation facility. Hamiel said the dike for
St. Paul Downtown Airport is still a
go at $26 million. He said that each
time the airport floods, it costs operators $1 million in loss revenue.
Meanwhile, $30 million was spent on
land acquisition at Flying Cloud
Municipal Airport (FCM) for a new
runway, but MAC still needs to spend
$20 million for its construction. Now
that Northwest Airlines has filed
bankruptcy, Hamiel says that MAC
does not feel it can spend the money
on FCM at this time.
During the annual MATA membership meeting, members attempted to
define what the objectives of MATA
should be as the industry continues to
change from when the organization
was first established 60 years ago in
1945. The general consensus is that
MATA remains symbolic of the aviation trades in the state, and that representation before state and federal officials and the state legislature remain
the organization’s main thrust. “Even
though the number of fixed base operations has decreased (due to consolidations), the need for representation
has not diminished,” noted Bruce
Jaeger, President of Willmar Air
Service, Inc., Willmar, Minn. Another
member said that MATA is an invaluable resource to help communities
realize the importance of the FBO to
the local airport.
The discussion moved to concerns
with the Metropolitan Airports
Commission policy towards the
reliever system. While there are some
very positive things happening at
Anoka County/Blaine Airport because
of local financial support, and at St.
Paul Downtown Airport with a dike to
be built, a new runway at Flying
Cloud Airport in Eden Prairie has
been put on hold, and is needed now.
Randy Arneson of Flying
Scotchman, Inc. at MinneapolisCrystal Airport said that business at
his operation is finally on the rebound
following 9-11, and that the airport
has an active organization of tenants,
similar to the organization at Anoka
County/Blaine Airport.
Mike Higgins of Exclusive
Aviation, Savage, Minn., and Mark
Plummer of U.S. Aviation
Underwriters, Edina, Minn., were elected to fill vacancies on the board.
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BLAINE, MINN. – A new entertainment destination is emerging at the
Anoka County/Blaine Airport in the
northern suburbs of the Twin Cities.
Flight Line Enterprise, LTD. is proposing to build a restaurant, gift shop,
and event center all under one roof.
The aviation theme facility named
“Flight Line Cafe & Event Center”
plans to seat over 800 people in the
event center and 300 in the cafe. The
cafe will have a spectacular view of
departing and arriving aircraft.
Local pilot Craig Schiller is forming
an investment group and offering
925,000 shares of common stock at $1
per share in order to secure the final
phase financing to build the facility. The
Minnesota Vikings’ interest in building
a new stadium in Blaine indicates future
expansion of the community.
For additional information contact
Schiller at 763-784-6400 or via email
at cschiller@FlightLineLTD.com. See
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Minnesota’s First Certified Sport Pilot
passed the FAA Sport Pilot checkride
at Stanton Airfield in late August to
become Minnesota’s first certified
Sport Pilot. The Sport Pilot certificate
was newly developed and is less costly to obtain than a Private Pilot certificate, although its use is limited.
Melton began his flight training
program on May 23rd at Stanton and
logged 20 instruction flights and six
solo flights prior to taking the checkride with FAA examiner, Barb Mack.
The training and checkride flights
were performed in a Piper Cub
Special, PA-11, an aircraft that is permitted to be flown by Sport Pilots.
The checkride involved a series of
oral questions, a thorough preflight
check, and a number of flights to test
the pilot’s knowledge and skill. The
examiner was pleased with Melton’s
performance.
Melton’s flight instructor was
Hank Geissler, who instructs Sport
Pilots and tailwheel transition pilots at
Stanton Airfield. With his certificate
in hand, Melton now plans to purchase either a Piper J3 Cub or an
Aeronca Champ, both aircraft which
are legal for him to fly.
Learn more about the Sport Pilot
Certificate at www.eaa.org and about
Stanton Airfield at www.soarmn.com/
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located approximately 100 miles west
of the Twin Cities. The conference
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noon and conclude at noon on the
21st. The symposium will be held at
the Holiday Inn Conference and
Convention Center. On the second
Minnesota’s first Sport Pilot, Chris Melton,
with FAA examiner, Barb Mack, after his successful checkride in Stanton Airfield’s PA-11
Piper Cub Special.
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WAUTOMA (Y50), WIS. - Annual Chili FlyIn. www.y50.org
MARCH 2006
25
DAYTONA BEACH, FLA. - International
Women in Aviation Conference. 937-8394647. www.wai.org
APRIL 2006
4-10 LAKELAND, FLA. - Sun ‘n Fun Fly-In
19-21 WILLMAR, MINN. - 2006 Minnesota Airport
Symposium.
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MAY 2006
1-3 GREEN BAY, WIS. - 2006 Wisconsin
Aviation Conference at the KI Convention
Center and Regency Suites Hotel.
13
BLOOMINGTON, MINN. - Minnesota Aviation
Hall of Fame at the Thunderbird Hotel.
JUNE 2006
1-3 LA CROSSE, WIS. - Deke Slayton Airfest.
608-779-9994. www.airfest.com
3
FREDERICK, MD. - AOPA Fly-In
JULY 2006
8
PHILLIPS, WIS. - Float/Fly-In, 8am plane
rides, aerobatic show, planes/seaplanes
on display. Breakfast 8-11am.
800-269-4505.
24-30 OSHKOSH, WIS. - EAA AirVenture 2006
AUGUST 2006
5-6 MILACA (18Y), MINN. - Fly-In Breakfast /
BBQ & Camp Out. 5th Camp out & Pot
Luck BBQ (grills provided). 6th Pancake
Breakfast 7am-Noon. 612-559-1907.
www.milacaairport.com
OCTOBER 2006
17-19 ORLANDO, FLA. - National Business
Aviation Association, Inc. Convention
NOVEMBER 2006
9-11 PALM SPRINGS, CALIF. - AOPA Expo 2006
ALL FUELED UP FROM PAGE 41
local officials may not remember your
name, but they will get to know your
face, and will remember that there is
strong support for the airport.
Another thing you can do is
encourage aviation-minded local
politicians to run for higher office,
and encourage the people you meet at
your local airfields to run for city
council or mayor. We have two
options: educate the existing politicians as to the importance of aviation
issues, or encourage aviation-minded
people to get out and replace those
politicians. We need to do both!
Talk to your elected officials. Tell
them about the threat to local airports,
and ask them to support your issues.
Without your help, aviation issues will
never get off the ground.
If you would like to share your
viewpoints on General Aviation issues
or airport closures, or would like aviation statistics, I encourage you to contact my office in St. Paul, Minnesota
at 651-296-3733, or email me at
sen.michael.jungbauer@senate.mn. q
Ask Pete!
by Pete Schoeninger
Email your questions
to hpfarm@netwurx.net
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ave a
question
about operating your aircraft in a safe
and efficient
manner, buying or selling
a plane, or airPete Schoeninger
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Q: I heard that in the old days pilots
would pour hot oil into their engine to
help heat the engine for starting ease.
Was that really done?
A: Yes, but the reason was mostly to
allow the oil to flow easier, because
in the “old days” the oil was single
grade, of perhaps either 50 or 60
weight. Because the oil usually sits in
a tank below the engine, hot oil will
have minimal effort on engine temperature.
Q: A friend puts a 200 watt heat
light in the cowling of his airplane,
and wraps the cowling tightly with
blankets in absence of an engine
heater. He says it has saved him the
cost of an engine heater. What do you
think?
A: Don’t even think of doing it!
Think of the fire hazard of a very hot
bulb very near oil and fuel.
Q: I've seen several airplanes for sale
on internet auction sites. Do you think
it would be safe to buy an airplane
over the internet?
A: Two things are always recommended before purchase: A pre-purchase inspection by a knowledgeable
person/shop, and a title search. Only
if you can do both of these before you
bid, would I consider it.
q
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1992. Last annual 12/03. New
prop 1994. 28 SMOH, Nav/Com, LORAN. Sold as is/where
is ................................................................................$25,000
1964 Piper Cherokee 140 Only 2470 TTSN, 193 SMOH,
NKDH, fresh annual! KX-155,
GS, KX-170B, Garmin 340 audio panel, very nice P&I. ........
...................................................................................$37,900
1978 Piper Arrow III - King IFR, KY-97A/KNS-80! Autocontrol
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1979 Piper Seneca II - Color radar & stormscope, GPS,
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1997 Piper Seneca V - 1480 TTSN, 330 SPOH, known ice,
KFC-150, WX-1000+, air, 135. Blowout price! ........$319,000
1979 Cessna 414AW Ram VII
- 8150 TT, 1585 SRAM/SPOH,
135, KFC-200, Argus 5000,
Garmin 155, KWX-56, WX10A, Ryan TCAD, Collins radios. ............................$349,500
1969 Cessna 421A Golden
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SMOH, NMDH, June annual,
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ANE Groundbreaking Ceremony
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Anoka County/Blaine Airport
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BLAINE, MINN. – A group of tenants at Anoka County/Blaine Airport
(ANE) are considering forming its
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from the Metropolitan Airports
Commission (MAC). To do so they
must get 200 signatures on a petition
to create a bill which can then be
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Legislature. The legislature has the
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“Anoka Airport Commission.”
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has received Supplemental Type
Certificates (STCs) for the addition of
straight or amphibious floats for all
Cessna 172 aircraft ever built (less the
military and Franklin engine models).
In addition, the STCs allow owners to
use any 180 hp conversion and specify
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STCs are applicable to C-172 aircraft
with 150, 160, and 210 hp engines as
well.
“... this allows (Cessna) 172 owners more options when looking to add
floats. Before, the Wipline floats were
merely certified on a handful of
Skyhawk models; now virtually any
and all models, including the (Cessna)
175, can take the Wips,” says Wipaire
owner, Bob “Wip” Wiplinger.
Wipaire has used two models of
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Wipline 2100 and 2350.
Wipaire, Inc. has been manufacturing aircraft floats for 45 years. It specializes in straight and amphibious
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For more information, visit
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1969 PA-18-160 HP, 2783 Hrs
On Wipline 2100 Amphibious Floats . .$136,000
1959 Beech Travel Air 95, 1960 TT . . . . . .$68,500
2003 Maule MX-7-180 HP, 182 TTAE . . . . . . . . . . .
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On Wipline 2350 Straight Floats . . . .$135,000
On Wipline 2350 Amphibious Floats .$155,000
2000 Aviat Husky A-1B, On Wipline 2100
Amphibious Floats, 130 TT . . . . . . . . .$210,000
1981 Seneca II, 3130 TT . . . . . . . . . . .Make Offer
de Havilland DHC-2 S/N 803
On Wipline 6000 Straight Floats . . . . .$297,500
1958 Beaver On 4930 Floats,
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Details See www.wipaire.com
Call 651-451-1205 or Email : Sales@Wipaire.com
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BLAINE, MINN. – Anoka County
and the Metropolitan Airports
Commission (MAC) held a groundbreaking ceremony October 10 for the
east-west runway extension to 5,000
feet, an ILS, and new northwest
building area. Speakers included U.S.
Rep. Mark Kennedy who had played
a leading role in obtaining a $2 million place named grant from the federal government for this project.
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KIDS-4 TV At EAA AirVenture
OSHKOSH, WIS. – Reporting on
EAA AirVenture, July 25-31,
Oshkosh, Wis., were four kids, ages
10-12, from KIDS-4 TV of Sun
Prairie, Wis. Cal Berg, Ben Bauman,
Lauren Sommer, Tiffany Walker, and
adult volunteer Don Winkler. Winkler
is a public relations specialist with
Wisconsin Aviation in Madison, Wis.
Of the thousands of journalists that
cover AirVenture each year, these kids
were the youngest! This was the fifth
year that KIDS-4 reporters covered
the event.
AirVue Photos by Don Winkler
Pilot Positions
The kids tackled all aspects of the
event, setting up interviews, filming
press conferences, and vying with
reporters from major networks for
exclusive stories. Feature interviews
included United States Air Force personnel, airshow performer Patty
Wagstaff, members of the Virgin
Atlantic and SpaceShipOne Teams,
and Bob Carden of “Glacier Girl,” the
World War II P-38 recovered from
under 268 feet of ice from the
Greenland ice-cap and restored to flying condition. The kids finished up
each day filming the airshow
(www.sunprairiecableaccess.com). q
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AWARDS CONTINUED FROM PAGE 20
EAA Halls of Fame Induct Eight New Members
Richard Knutson
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Patty Wagstaff
OSHKOSH, WIS. – Eight people who
contributed greatly to the world of
flight were honored by the
(EAA) as the newest members of the
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Robert Bushby
EAA-affiliated Halls of Fame. The
group was inducted Oct. 21 at the
EAA Aviation Center at Oshkosh,
Wis.
Robert Bushby was inducted into
the EAA Homebuilders Hall of Fame;
Patty Wagstaff became the newest
member of the International Aerobatic
Club (IAC) Hall of Fame; Steve
Hinton and Kermit Weeks joined
those in the EAA Warbirds of
America Hall of Fame; Richard
Knutson and Charlie Nelson joined
the Vintage Aircraft Association Hall
of Fame; the EAA Ultralight Hall of
Fame inducted Larry Mauro; and the
National Association of Flight
Instructors (NAFI) Hall of Fame welcomed Howard Fried.
Robert Bushby of Minooka, Ill., is
a charter EAA member and is best
known for his innovative designs of
the Midget Mustang and Mustang II
homebuilt aircraft.
Richard Knutson of Lodi, Wis.,
has been involved in aviation and aircraft restoration for more than 50
years, and a judge at Oshkosh and at
the “Sentimental Journey” Piper aircraft gathering at Lock Haven, Pa.
Charlie Nelson of Athens, Tenn., is
best known for his association with
the Swift aircraft, beginning in the
1960s and continuing today through
his efforts with the Swift Museum
Foundation.
Patty Wagstaff of St. Augustine,
Fla., is one of the world’s top aerobatic competitors and airshow performers.
Larry Mauro of Mulberry, Fla.,
started the Ultralight Flying Machine
Company, and designed the
Demoiselle, Solar Riser and Easy
Riser ultralights.
Steve Hinton of Newport Beach,
Calif., has been a world speed record
holder, national air race champion,
motion picture pilot and airshow performer.
Kermit Weeks of Polk City, Fla.,
built his first aircraft at age 16 and
soon began flying competition aerobatics, eventually winning two national championships. He founded the
Weeks Air Museum near Miami, and
the Fantasy of Flight Museum in Polk
City.
Howard Fried of Albuquerque,
N.M., was one of the first FAA
Designated Examiners in 1978, and
conducted more than 4,000 check
flights.
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Poberezny Receives
Wisconsin Tourism Award
STURGEON
BAY, WIS. –
Tom
Poberezny,
president of
the
Experimental
Aircraft
Association
and chairman
Tom Poberezny
of EAA
AirVenture,
Oshkosh, Wis., received Wisconsin’s
highest tourism honor when he was
awarded the Wisconsin Tourism
Trailblazer Award on Nov. 4 at
Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. Poberezny
was selected for the award for his role
as chairman of EAA AirVenture, as
well as his leadership in establishing
the EAA Aviation Center and
AirVenture Museum in Oshkosh. q
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