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Although temperatures atWittman Field in Oshkosh,Wisconsin soared into the 90s

for near record levels, and it rainedhard a couple of times, attendees atthe 2006 EAA AirVenture, July 24 -30, seemed undeterred.

As of 5 p.m., July 24th, 516,000visitors from 36 nations had regis-tered for the convention, as well asover 10,000 general aviation aircraftand show planes.

On the morning of July 25th, EAAPresident and Convention ChairmanTom Poberezny held a special presen-tation underneath the newly installedreplica of Burt Rutan’s SpaceShipOne.

Burt Rutan, and SpaceShipOnepilot/X Prize winner, Mike Melvill,were on hand to announce the donationof $100,000 to the EAA Foundation.

I viewed the early stages of theconstruction of serial # 2SpaceShipOne in May in EAA’ s shop,and was told that Scaled Compositeshad loaned EAA the original molds.

Twenty-seven volunteers from thefactory cast the parts and they wereshipped to the EAA AirVentureMuseum.

The replica’ s empennage rotatesforward just like the flying model, inorder to slow re-entry into the earth’ satmosphere from the 64-mile altitudeachieved by serial #1.

Craig Willan, an aircraft engineerand aircraft builder, funded the exhib-it. Said the donor, “EAA and Oshkosh

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Honda’ s New Bizjet

American Honda Motor Companyfeatured the flying version of theirnew VLJ (very light jet), which per-formed at Tuesday’ s air show.

Satoshi Toshida, senior managingdirector of Honda Motor Company,Ltd, announced the same day, thatHonda would build the innovationalbizjet and market it in associationwith Piper Aircraft. Piper currentlydoes not manufacture a business jet.The Honda bizjet is all-composite,and powered by Honda jet engines. Ithas been flown to 43,000 feet and amaximum speed of 412 knots.

Homebuilt Full-Sized P-51A Mustang

Homebuilders have built less thanfull-sized P51 Mustangs, like PaulUnrein’ s “Restless,” an 80% replicaof the D model. Gerry Beck decidedthat, after his company, Tri-StateAviation, Wahpeton, North Dakota,had restored a Tuskegee Airman Cmodel “Red Tail” Mustang, and hadthe tooling and drawings in hand, it

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EAA AIRVENTURE FROM PAGE 7might be nice to build a completelyauthentic A model. Beck had a CurtissP40 with the Allison V1710 enginealso on hand, so decided to use theAllison in his “new” A model P51. Hevowed to have it completed forOshkosh 2006 and it and Gerry wereon hand at Aero Shell Square.

I asked Beck how different flying theA model was from the later D models.

“It’ s cleaner. The canopy is about 14inches lower, but visibility is not good.You have to S turn a lot when taxing.But the razorback version handles beau-tifully. I’ ve flown both versions and Iprefer my A model,” he said.

Beck is contemplating makingplans for the authentic P51A modelavailable to other homebuilders, butthis is no project for the novice.

Something Old, Santos-Dumont 14 bis,

Is New Again

The Brazilian aerospace companyEmbraer brought a flying replica ofthe Alberto Santos-Dumont bis 14 toOshkosh and displayed it in theirpavilion. Dumont was a late 19th,early 20th century aviation pioneer,self-taught, gentleman sport pilot.

His family’ s coffee plantationwealth allowed him to build airshipsand heavier-than-air aircraft, whichculminated in the Demoiselle, a

monoplane.Dumont’ s 14 “bis” (“model” in

Portuguese) flew in 1906, three yearsafter the Wright Flyer did at KittyHawk, but was configured differently.It was a true canard, the pilot stood,

and ailerons were used to control roll,unlike the Wright’ s wing warpingsystem. The rudder was controlled bythe pilot shifting his body weight,controlling cables to the rudder.


CONTENTSVOL. 28, NO. 6 ISSN:0194-5068

ON THE COVER: A 1933 Davis D-1-W (NC13546, S/N 304), owned and being flown by GeneChase of Oshkosh, Wis. EAA Photo by Mike Steineke

COLUMNSAOPA Great Lakes Regional Report - by Bill Blake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20Dialogue - with Dave Weiman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

HEADLINESGA Groups Say “NO” To ATA Proposal To Fund ATC Through New User Fees –

by Tom Thomas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17Honda To Begin Sales of Very Light Jet, While Honda & Piper Form New Business Alliance . . .28MATA Addresses Proposed User Fees, Welcomes Light Sport Aircraft

& Considers New FBO Safety Initiatives At Annual Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

FEATURESLSAs, VLJs & “The Blues” At EAA AirVenture-Oshkosh – by James LaMalfa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6Volk Field Fly-In & Open House Welcome Home Our Troops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10Deke Slayton Airfest… A Salute To Our Heroes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11Quad City Air Show Hosts Blue Angels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1220 Minutes From Fly-In To Fly-In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13Spearfish Fly-In Honors Military Balloonists – by LCol. George A. Larson (Ret) . . . . . . . . . . . . .14Wheels & Floats Welcomed At Price County Fly-In & Air Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22Seaplanes Swarm Eagle River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..46Flying The Diamond DA42 Twin Star – by Dave Weiman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26From Flying Boats To Carrier Jets, Museum Tells Story of Naval Aviation History . . . . . . . . . . .30Roles Changed, But Teamwork Continues At Beaver Aviation – by Dave Weiman . . . . . . . . . . .34

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CAMP DOUGLAS, WIS. –The timing could not be bet-ter when a chartered DC-10flew in to Volk Field withtroops from Irag to be reunit-ed with their families fromacross the Midwest during theVolk Field Air NationalGuard Base Fly-In & OpenHouse, August 19 in CampDouglas, Wis. That was truly

the people attraction of the event.Aircraft attractions included fly-bysby F-16 Falcons from the WisconsinAir National Guard; an F-117 StealthFighter; and a KC-135 refueler trans-port. Aircraft on display included anF-18 Hornet; C-12; C-21; F-16Falcons; BT-15; A-10 Warthog; P-51Mustang; C-130 Hercules; Cirrus SR-22; OH-58, UH-1, CH-47 and UH-60helicopters, and three aircraft from theWisconsin Civil Air Patrol –Milwaukee-Timmerman, Waukeshaand Monroe, Wisconsin. In all, morethan 50 civilian aircraft flew in towatch the air show, support ourtroops, and attend the VFR, IFR andmaintenance seminars sponsored bythe Wisconsin DOT Bureau ofAeronautics. In order to fly into thebase, all civilian aircraft were requiredto make a reservation with the base inadvance.

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LA CROSSE, WIS. – When air showannouncer Phil Dacy of Harvard,Illinois, called for the NationalAnthem, the Deke Slayton Airfest,June 17-18, got underway.

Scheduled performers included BobPost flying a Pitts Special; Bob Carltonin his twin jet-powered sailplane

“Silent Flight;” hometown favorite, Dr.Bill Blank, in his Super Decathlon; ademonstration by the U.S. CoastGuard; Terry Calloway in the “RedStar;” a review of warbird aircraft; JimGreeson performing in his T-6; the

East Coast T-6A Texan IIDemonstration Team; the Texan Flightfeaturing both the WWII T-6 and themodern T-6A; Vlado Lenoch ofChicago, Ill., in his P-51 Mustang,

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Deke Slayton Airfest… A Salute To Our Heroes

A KC-10 refueler was flown to La Crosse by a pilot fromnearby Onalaska, Wisconsin. His brother flew an F-16 tothe show.


Quad City Air Show Hosts Blue AngelsDAVENPORT, IOWA – Truly, one of the mostprofessionally ran, heavily sponsored air shows inthe United States is the Quad City Air Show inthe small metropolitan community of Davenport,Iowa. With the support of nearby Moline andRock Island, Illinois and Bettendorf, Iowa, theannual Quad City Air Show was held June 3-4 atDavenport Municipal Airport (DVN) with a largeturnout of general aviation aircraft and spectators.

In addition to the U.S. Navy Blue Angels, per-formers included Jim LeRoy in his highly modi-fied “Bulldog” S2S Pitts; five-time U.S.Aerobatic Champion Kirby Chambliss with theRed Bull Edge 540; Bob Carlton in his twin jet-poweredsailplane, “Silent Flight;” Herb Baker in his T-28 Trojan,“Ditto;” Doug “Hollywood” Jackson in his Japanese Zero;Ret. BGen. Reg Urschler in the P-51, “Gunfighter;” KentShockley driving the Shockwave jet-powered Peterbiltsemi truck; and P-38 Lightning and F4U-5 Corsair warbirddemonstrations. An F-16 Falcon, F-18 Hornet and F-15Eagle demonstrated the might of our modern military. Inaddition, the F-15 performed the U.S. Air Force HeritageFlight fly-by with the P-51 Mustang. An Iowa Air NationalGuard CH47 helicopter and 194th Infantry Detachmentlong-range airborne surveillance team did aerial assaultdemonstrations.

The Quad City Air Show is produced by Ken andMargie Hopper.

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“Moonbeam McSwine;” the F-15 Demonstration Team; theU.S. Air Force “Heritage Flight” featuring the F-15 Eagleand P-51 Mustang; a performance by a WWII Corsair; theF/A-18C Hornet East Coast Demonstration Team; a U.S.Navy “Legacy Flight” featuring the F/A-18C Hornet andWWII Corsair; and on Saturday only, a flyover by a B-2bomber.

The show presented its “Distinguished WisconsinAviator Award” to Maj. Gen. Fred R. Sloan, DeputyAdjutant General for the Wisconsin Air National Guard.Sloan is responsible for directing Wisconsin’s 2,200-mem-ber Air National Guard and establishing policy to ensuremission readiness of an air refueling wing, fighter wing, air

control squadron, and a combat readiness training center.Donald K. “Deke” Slayton of Sparta, Wis., was selected

as one of the original Mercury 7 astronauts. Following abrilliant career in the Air Force beginning in 1943 flyingB-25 bombers, and various management assignments withNASA beginning in 1962, Slayton made his first spaceflight as the docking module pilot of the Apollo-Soyuz TestProject mission, July 15-24, 1975. From 1975-77, Slaytonserved as manager of the approach and landing test project,then as manager of orbital flight test. Slayton retired fromNASA in 1982, and died in 1993.

The dates for the 2007 Deke Slayton Airfest are May 18& 19 (www.airfest.com). Capt. Ron Schmal is chairman. q

(LEFT) Jim LeRoy per-forms in his “Bulldog”S2S Pitts. (TOP RIGHT) U.S. NavyBlue Angels in theirF-18 Hornets. (BOTTOM RIGHT) Theflightline at DavenportMunicipal Airport,Davenport, Iowa.


20 Minutes From Fly-In To Fly-In

It was one of those blue-sky mornings July 16, 2006 – aperfect day for a fly-in, so why not two? The communi-ties of Blue Earth, Minnesota and Forest City, Iowa, are

located a scant 45 miles apart, and both communities heldtheir fly-ins on the same day, which presented the perfectopportunity for pilots to hit two fly-ins with ease.

Tim and Barb Steier manage the airport and Blue EarthAviation at Blue Earth together with the support of cityadministrator, Ben Martig. Martig, who started working atthe airport as a weed wacker for the city, realizes that theairport is important to business, especially with twoethanol plants in the area. Plans are to extend the runwayanother 600 feet to 4,000 feet.

Tim Steier has an aerial application business, and Barbis the county commissioner for Faribault County. Tim’suncle, Elmer Steier, owns Steier Ag Aviation, Inc. inWhittemore, Iowa, and 2006 was his 53rd season. He owns afully restored 1943 Cessna UC78 “Bamboo Bomber” whichhe seldom flys because it burns 35 gph.“When I fly, I gen-erally go for 30-minute flights,” saidSteier. Tim Steier did the restorationover a 7-year period of time.

On to Forest City, Iowa forBelgian waffles and to meet Richardand Theresa Trimble, and theirdaughter, Tricia, 12. Forest City ishome of Winnebago motor homes,and the airport does well to accom-modate their Israeli-built Astrojet, anaircraft company now owned byGulfstream. Of the 8,200 operationseach year at Forest City, 400 areWinnebago’s alone. The companyemploys 3,200 people, and in a townof 5,000, everyone and everythinghas a Winnebago connection, includ-ing the YMCA.

The airport has a new ramp, and acrosswind runway, and an AWOSand parallel taxiway are slated for

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(TOP) Blue Earth, Minnesota City Administrator, Ben Martig (tall center), brought hisentire family to the fly-in.(BOTTOM) Richard and Theresa Trimble of Forest City Aviation, Forest City, Iowa, withtheir daughter, Tricia. The J-3 Cub is owned by Gerald Boman, son-in-law of Winnebagomotor home founder, J.K. Hanson.


Spearfish Fly-In Honors Military Balloonistsby LCol. George A. Larson, USAF (Ret.)

SPEARFISH, S.D. – The 23rd annual Spearfish Fly-In washeld September 8 & 9, 2006, at Clyde Ice Field atSpearfish, South Dakota, sponsored by Chapter 86 of theExperimental Aircraft Association. The weather was clearand cool, with approximately 60 private aircraft participat-ing, displayed in front of and near the Black Hills Aerohangar. What made this fly-in different from previous yearswas that three of those inducted into the South DakotaAviation Hall of Fame were honored for their high-altitudeballoon flights which broke aviation records in 1935.

These three inductees were former United States ArmyAir Corps (USAAC) officers. Major William E. Kemper,Captain Albert W. Stevens and Captain Orvil A. Andersonlaunched from the natural basin located 11 miles south ofRapid City, nicknamed the “Stratobowl” for the historicflight. They were previously honored in a display at theJourney Museum, Rapid City, October 2 thru November13, 2005, marking the 70th anniversary of the record-break-ing flight on November 11, 1935, having reached an alti-tude of 72,395 feet. Many aviation historians, myselfincluded, view this flight as the start of the space racebetween the United States and former Soviet Union, whichalso launched their own high-altitude balloon flights.

At a ceremony inside the Clyde Ice Field hangar, with a

background of a large United States flag, those beinginducted into the South Dakota Aviation Hall of Fame werehonored for their contributions to aviation in the state. Theballoon flights also drew national attention for early high-altitude research in the United States. The other inducteeswere Bruce Schiltz (a helicopter pilot living in Hill City),William Green (an author who wrote books on safety andhow to check out airport runways), Phyllis Peterson (livingin Brookings), Dorothy Lee (a former air traffic controller),and Harry Hyberston (an aerial spray pilot instructor livingin Sioux Falls).

The majority of the general aviation aircraft flew intothe airport on Saturday morning, landing early enough sothe pilots and their passengers could participate in thebreakfast. The day’s events included static displays of theaircraft flown in, antique cars and tractors from the localarea, and free aircraft rides for youth ages 8 to 18, part ofthe EAA Young Eagles program.

One of the side events of the fly-in was to visit theStratobowl, which is located on private property. Visitorscould look at it from the public road at ground level, andfrom the overlook above the natural basin on ForestService land, accessible by hiking only over a rough gravelroad, or by flying over the natural basin. But no one couldtrespass on the private property. Also, for those who want-ed to look at aircraft, such as the brilliantly yellow paintedSuper Cub belonging to Black Hills Aero, it was a greatday for aviation enthusiasts in the Black Hills. q

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Middleton EAA ChapterHosts Fly-In Breakfast

MIDDLETON, WIS. – Members ofEAA Chapter 1389 sponsored a fly-inbreakfast July 9 at the new MiddletonMunicipal Airport-Morey Field inMiddleton, Wis., and 76 aircraft and800 people turned out. The chapterwas formed in 2004 by Al Barger andMatt Swee. Barger is director ofmaintenance at Morey AirplaneCompany, and Swee is a C-130 pilotwith the Air Force Reserves inMilwaukee. One hundred airplanerides were given to the public and 43EAA Young Eagles rides were givento youth. q

N3N-3 Stearman Star of Chetek Fly-In

CHETEK, WIS. – An N3N-3Stearman, once flown by the U.S.Navy, was the star of the Chetek, Wis.chicken barbeque fly-in, August 6, atSouthworth Airport (Y23). Serial #4421 was delivered to theNavy in September of 1941. Thisparticular aircraft did time atPensacola NAS, Florida, and was sta-tioned at Glenview NAS in Chicago.The late John H. Knutson purchasedthe biplane in 1989, and his familyhas owned it ever since. q

Sentimental Journey On Tour

MADISON, WIS. – The B-17,“Sentimental Journey,” stopped byWisconsin Aviation, Inc., DaneCounty Regional Airport, Madison,Wis., August 15-22, to give rides andinvite the public to tour the WorldWar II bomber. Pictured here (L/R) isTony “Hollywood” Wiser, flight crew

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OSHKOSH, WIS. – EAA AirVenture 2006, Oshkosh, Wis.,is a week set aside for aviation enthusiasts to think and talkabout airplanes, and to be treated to many special eventsrelated to airplanes and aviation history. One of these spe-cial events was the presentation by the Red Tail Project oflimited-edition lithograph prints to Aviation TechnologyGroup (ATG), and Bendrix Bailey, a life-long aviationenthusiast. This presentation, which recognized their finan-cial support of the Red Tail Project, took place July 25.

Doug Rozendaal, coordinator of the Red Tail Project,and Tim Barzen, its media relations coordinator, made the

presentation on behalf of the Red Tail Project in the ATGexhibit area in front of the mockup of ATG’s Javelin Jet.

Ben Bailey, an entrepreneur, private pilot, and Javelininvestor, has personally spearheaded some major fundrais-ing for the Red Tail Project. The Red Tail Project honorsthe history and accomplishments of the Tuskegee Airmen,African American fighter pilots who faced harsh racial dis-crimination on the ground and Axis pilots in the air duringWWII. The Airmen flew P-51 Mustangs with distinctivered tails and, when the war ended, they owned another dis-tinction: they never lost a bomber under their protection.The Red Tail Project's mission is to bring the story of theTuskegee Airmen to every classroom in America throughan aviation education program and the restoration of a P-51C Mustang as a symbol of their contribution and serviceto the United States.

The Red Tail Project has taken on a major challenge inthe spirit of the Tuskegee Airmen: restore a rare World WarII-era fighter which was nearly destroyed in an accident in2004 at the Red Wing, Minnesota airshow. This historicaircraft is the keystone of the Red Tail Project’s focus ontelling the Tuskegee Airmen’s story to as many people aspossible at airshows and on the ground. In addition torestoring the airplane, the project has also committed tocompleting a state-of-the-art mobile exhibition trailerwhich will be able to go wherever the airplane can’t –school classrooms, sporting events, malls and other venues.

The Red Tail Project has raised more than $388,000 ofthe $2 million required to repair the aircraft and start themobile educational program. q

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Air Show Performers, Up Close & Personal

OSHKOSH, WIS. – The daily afternoonair shows at EAA AirVenture, Oshkosh,Wis., July 24-30, already regarded asattracting the top lineup of performers inthe nation, were enhanced this year withpersonal appearances by many of theshow’s biggest stars at the EAA Pavilionon the AeroShell Square. More than adozen performers took time to meet theirfans, sign autographs, pose for photos, and

answer questions about their flying atscheduled times in the pavilion.

Among the performers that par-ticipated included Jim LeRoy, PattyWagstaff, members of the AeroShellTeam and Red Baron Squadron, GeneSoucy, Michael Goulian, and manyothers. q

Hannah Garner, 12, of Millington, Tenn., withairshow performer, Jim LeRoy. Hannah is anEAA Young Eagle and hopes to become anastronaut.

At EAA AirVenture, Oshkosh,Wis., July 25, one of the mostimportant forums was on pro-

posed General Aviation “use fees” tofund the Air Traffic Control system.This is an important topic for all of ustoday whether we fly ultralights orbusiness jets and everything else inbetween. The forum was moderatedby EAA President Tom Pobereznywhich certainly highlighted theurgency of the topic. Panel membersincluded the presidents and CEOs ofCessna, the National BusinessAviation Association (NBAA),Aircraft Owners and PilotsAssociation (AOPA), Cirrus Aircraft,and the General AircraftManufacturers Association (GAMA).This is not a new topic as it has beenon the table in the past, but now thethreat is perceived as greater with anew attack coming from the AirTransport Association (ATA).

Dubbed “SmartSkies” which theyreleased in March addressing a newapproach at funding the FAA’s airtraffic control (ATC) system, ATA hascome up with 10 principles in supportof a new mechanism of user fees

based on numbers of departures andtime spent in the ATC system.

The forum was opened by TomPoberezny who introduced the distin-guished panel and set the course forthe session by pointing out that ATAstated that single-engine propeller air-craft would not have to worry. Hepointed out that this was a similar offermade in other countries, but was a way

of opening the door for more and morerestrictions. He stressed this as being aGeneral Aviation issue and must beaddressed as such. By exempting a cer-tain segment of GA, it would start todivide it and eventually collapse allopposition to achieving ATA’s goal.

Jack Pelton, Cessna’s CEO, was thefirst panelist to speak and he askedwhy the airlines were attacking GA.He further asked why people are mov-ing away from the airlines and findinggeneral aviation a viable option. Hethen noted that it could be because ofpoor service, security issues, andschedules based on airline hubs andnot necessarily where people wanted togo. Pelton also brought up the airlineshitting on their employees’ pensionsand that they claim that GA is part oftheir problem. The new Very Light Jets(VLJs) will actually move traffic awayfrom air carrier airports, reducing con-gestion and FAA’s workload, whereasATA is working to support the newlyemerging Airbus A380 infrastructure.


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EAA President Tom Poberezny fields ques-tions for a panel consisting of (L/R) JackPelton, Cessna; Ed Bolen, NBAA; Phil Boyer,AOPA; Alan Klapmeier, Cirrus; and PeterBunce, GAMA.

AOPA President Phil Boyer said itis important for the aviation com-munity to urge elected officials tokeep GA user fees off the table.

GA Groups Say “NO” To ATA Proposal To Fund ATCThrough New User Fees

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Ed Bolen, NBAA President,addressed ATA’s SmartSkies 10 prin-ciples, pointing out the heart of theirconcept were two clear goals: 1) theairlines want to pay less and theywant to control more. Bolen pointedout that the airlines’ current favoritesound-bite is that “a blip is a blip,”regardless of aircraft size. This ofcourse is referring to a blip on theradar screen, and suggests that all air-craft should be charged the same feesto use the ATC system. ATA wantsCongress to create a “rate board” toset fees, then put the airlines in themajority.

AOPA President Phil Boyer wasnext and he didn’t hold back. Boyerhas been intimately involved onbehalf of all pilots in Washingtonsince taking on the AOPA leadership,and has kept our course clear andstraight. Boyer had recently been in ameeting in which the ATA chief madethe statement that they proposed notto include pistoned powered aircraft,and that many countries around theworld do not tax GA. Boyer said wewon’t take that exemption and run –no way! In England, GA taxes startedsmall and now it’s not called a userfee, but rather a “consultation fee”which includes about $30 to file aflight plan and a little over $5 for aweather briefing. In the Netherlands,avgas is $15/gal, it costs $1,000 for aprivate pilot written exam, and thecost of flying 30 hrs in Austria is cur-rently around $7,800. The federal fueltax on avgas is 19 cents/gal and inCanada it’s 42 cents/gal. Boyer wenton to say how the Canadian GA userfees/tax system is beginning to growafter the nationalization of their ATCsystem. Right now, about two-thirdsof all GA worldwide takes place inthis country. In closing, Boyerstressed the importance of keeping incontact with our elected representa-tives in Washington so they keep GAuser fees off the table and continuewith the current tax structure.

Alan Klapmeier of Cirrus Aircraftsaid that there isn’t another country inthe world that comes close to the U.S.

in having a vibrant general aviationindustry that pumps hundreds of mil-lions of dollars into its economyannually. He went on to share some ofCirrus’ challenges when marketingCirrus aircraft around the world, andsaid that user fees do not help.

Klapmeier added that user feesblur the line between safety andincreased risks by encouraging usersto avoid using minimum aviationsafety aids in order to avoid having topay a fee.

GAMA President and CEO, PeterBunce, pointed out that congestiondelays are caused by airliners and notGA aircraft as they only account forabout 6% of the air traffic at thenation’s busiest airports. He stressedthat the airlines – and not GA – drivethe cost of the system.

Bunce raised an interesting pointwith respect to the ATC operating costof Ronald Regan-National Airport/

DCA. Since 9/11 (2001), DCA hasbeen closed to all GA aircraft, yet thecost of operating the airport’s ATCsystem has not been reduced. Thepoint being that it is the airlineswhich are driving system costs, andthe cost of having access – althoughlimited by slots – was not a cost fac-tor whatsoever. So why start imposinga fee for something that isn’t a costfactor? Before taking questions fromthose attending the forum, TomPoberezny pointed out that theGeneral Aviation industry representedat the forum was united in its opposi-tion to establishing user fees for GA.

Additional points raised were thatit is the airline passenger, and not theairlines, who currently funds the ATCsystem, and that even if user feeswent into effect for GA, the passengerwould not see any reduction in airfares and the airlines would pocketthe difference. q

Manitowoc Re-Opens Main RunwayMANITOWOC, WIS. – Followingthree months of heavy construction,the Manitowoc County Airport is backin business. Construction of a replace-ment main runway began the day afterthe county’s airshow, “Thunder on theLakeshore,” in early June. The oldrunway, which had a designed lifeexpectancy of only 12 years, lastedmore than 30 years. A grand openingceremony was held September 7, andwas highlighted by an airshow-styleribbon cutting featuring Green Bay-based airshow performer, Bob Post, inhis Pitts S-2B biplane.

A Manitowoc Company Citationjet was the first jet aircraft to arrive.Over 50 people were in attendance,including local, state and federal gov-ernment officials and area businessleaders. A VIP luncheon followed inthe Lakeshore Aviation hangar.

The project, which cost nearly $3million, was completed ahead ofschedule with little to no downtime inconstruction crews. The majority ofthe project (95%) was paid for with

FAA Earmark Fund Grant money. Theremaining 5% was split evenlybetween the State of Wisconsin andManitowoc County.

Manitowoc County Airport is hometo 68 aircraft, including two jets, fourmulti-engine aircraft, 61 single-engineaircraft and one seaplane. The airportcurrently has over 35 hangars, andrecords over 35,000 takeoff or landingoperations each year. There are over250 licensed pilots in ManitowocCounty.

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New Terminal Opens At Business Aviation Services Sioux Falls, SD (FSD)

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Business Aviation Services, the on-field FBO at Joe Foss Field, Sioux Falls, S.D., has openedits 42,000 sq. ft. executive passenger terminal and hangarfirst announced in Midwest Flyer Magazine (June/July 2006).

The $4 million state-of-the-art facility is bright and-modern and pays homage to the industry it serves with itsaviation-inspired titanium exterior and blue and green glass

windows. It is a welcomed replacement for the dated,dimly-lit lobby that has greeted pilots and visitors since theearly '60s.

A Ribbon Cutting and Chamber of Commerce mixer,co-sponsored by Business Aviation Services and The SiouxFalls Regional Airport Authority, was held on July 11th inthe new hangar. Dale Froehlich is chief executive officerand co-owner of the business. q

Touch-N-Go CaféMidwest Flyer Magazine readers looking for “Fly &

Dine” restaurants should stop into the “Touch-N-Go Café,”located in the new Business Aviation Services terminalbuilding at Joe Foss Field, Sioux Falls, S.D.

Enjoy hot breakfast, fresh-wraps and sandwiches, fruitsmoothies, Seattle's Best coffee drinks, and brownies thathave already established a loyal following. While this caféwas designed to serve passengers and to provide cateringfor private aircraft, it is also open to the public. Windowseating will soon be added, creating a unique dining experi-ence with an airfield view. Touch-N-Go is currently openMonday through Saturday, 6 AM - 4 PM. Grab-and-goitems are available, or order your catering ahead of time bycalling 605-271-4720. q

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Harkin Announces Funds To StudyIowa Air Service & Airport Land Use

DES MOINES, IOWA – Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) hasannounced that Iowa received over $740,000 from the U.S.Department of Transportation to evaluate air service in thestate and conduct an airport land-use planning study.Harkin is a member of the Senate Appropriations panel thatfunds transportation initiatives.

The air service study will analyze air service marketsstatewide and locally, determine the current level of serviceprovided and how the system is used, develop a forecastfor future use, and identify strengths and shortcomings.The Land Use Planning Study will help develop guidanceto assist airport sponsors in ensuring compatible land usethat maintains safety. It will also develop a partnershipapproach to include airports in local land-use planning. q

Goodnews!After

having triedplacing stateaeronauticsfunctions in amulti-modalbureau withthe publictransportationfunctions, theMichigan Department ofTransportation (MDOT) has decidedto separate those two modes andreturn aeronautics to a standalonebureau under the Department ofTransportation. AOPA and otherMichigan aviation interests have beenpushing for the reversion ever sincethe multi-modal bureau was initiallyestablished. The new entity is calledthe Bureau of Aeronautics andFreight Services.

In an effort to reinforce the impor-tance MDOT places on aviation to theMichigan public-use airports,Michigan Aeronautics Commission(MAC) Chairman (and AOPA mem-ber) Terry Everman invited Michiganairport managers and the AOPA GreatLakes Regional Representative to aroundtable discussion recently held inLansing. Topics covered included stateairport funding programs and the needfor a stable revenue source, the need toidentify any specialized infrastructureor services to facilitate the use of thevery light jets expected to increase avi-ation activities, and the loss of airportactivity and airport revenue from the

discretionary general aviation airportuser, thought to be caused by the ever-increasing avgas fuel prices. Althoughmost airport managers reported thatfuel sales for turbine aircraft businessusers were up, avgas fuel sales weredown. As a result, the overall state fueltax collections are down, therebyreducing the state aeronautics fundused to provide various state aviationprograms. Most of the group wouldlike to see part of the state sales tax onaviation products dedicated to aviationservices. However, it is believed that itwould be difficult to get such legisla-tion passed. Although there are prob-lems to be solved, it was good to seethe aeronautics bureau and airportmanagers looking for solutions in part-nership with each other. Under the newbureau, I sense a renewed interest inserving the aviation needs ofMichigan.

I visited three airports during themonth of August that have success-fully been working to build commu-nity support for the airports.

I was the speaker at the SecondAnnual Jackson Flight Fund Dinner,held at the Jackson, Michigan Airport(JXN). The JXN Flight Fund grewout of the effort to prevent possibleclosure of the Jackson CommunityCollege Flight Center at the airport.Funds are raised to provide scholar-ships to deserving flight students.About two-thirds of the 300-memberaudience at the dinner, including twostate legislators, were non-aviationpeople, but were present to supportthe school and their community air-port. Comments made to me after myspeech on the value of general avia-tion and its future reaffirmed mybelief that many people do not under-stand the many community benefitsprovided by general aviation. Thoseof us in aviation need to speak moreto the non-aviation world, instead ofjust to each other.

I visited the Big Rapids, MichiganAirport (RQB). The airportmanager/FBO, Mike Lafferty, and ourAOPA Airport Support Network

(ASN) volunteer, Marty Bledsoe, havebeen working to improve the airportand make the community more awareof its facilities. Marty has joined acommunity leadership group thatlearns about and promotes businessassets of the community. Marty hasbeen making presentations about theairport and giving free airplane rides tocommunity leaders on the conditionthat they pass on to others what theylearn about the airport. I thought it wasa good sign that the airport managerhad the AOPA ASN volunteer’s phonenumber in the speed dial of his owncell phone.

I attended the Sullivan CountyAirport, Indiana (SIV) 40th anniver-sary celebration and Airport AwarenessDay a few Saturdays ago. There was agreat turn out of local citizens, as wellas the founding airport chairman whocame up for the event from his retire-ment home in Georgetown, Texas. Anumber of community businessessponsored the event. A new flightschool celebrated its grand opening bygiving airplane rides. The local 4-Hclub served a donated barbequed hog.This was a real community affair!

Unfortunately, not all communitiesembrace their airports like those Irecently visited. A case in point isGreensburg-Decatur County, Ind.(I34). Although there are many in thecommunity that support the improve-ment and/or relocation of the airport,some, including some of the countycommissioners, are anti-airport. This issurprising to me since Honda is build-ing a new plant about two miles fromthe airport. Many manufacturing firmsintentionally locate within 10 miles ofan airport for convenient access bycompany home office officials and vis-iting suppliers, thereby increasing theviability of the airport. The AOPAAirport Support Network volunteer,Bill Emestes, has been working hard toconvince those remaining anti-airportcitizens of the value of the airport,even to them. AOPA will continue toprovide assistance.


GREAT LAKES REGIONAL REPORTby Bill Blake

AOPA Great Lakes Regional Representative

State Government & Airport ManagersSeek Funding Solutions Together

Bill Blake


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PHILLIPS, WIS. – Rain in the morning gave way to blueskies in the afternoon for the Price County Airport Fly-In/Float-In Breakfast & Airshow, July 8, in the northwestWisconsin community of Phillips (pop. 2,000). What’s soneat about this annual event is that floatplanes can landacross the street on beautiful Long Lake, and aircraft onwheels land at the airport – all to the delight of the crowd.Food was served at Harbor View Restaurant on Long Lake.Air show performances included Joe Dooley, the “Flying

Irishman” ofHutchinson,Minn., flying hisPitts S-1S, andDarrel Massmanof Waupaca, Wis.,flying his Panzlunlimited aerobat-ic-class mono-plane. The air-show was spon-sored by HarborView Restaurant.

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(L/R) Price County Airport Manager Chris Hallstrand, performer Joe Dooley of Hutchinson, Minn., Duane andBonnie Grube of Harbor View Restaurant (sponsors), and performer Darrell Massman of Waupaca, Wis.

Air show performer Joe Dooley of Hutchinson,Minnesota, always has time to sign auto-graphs for his fans.

HINCKLEY, MINN. – The aroma of fresh perked coffeeand hot pancakes drew record attendance and fly-in aircraftto the Field of Dreams Airport in Hinckley, Minn., July 9.


Field of Dreams Fly-In Draws Over 500 People/90 Aircraft

The Sikorsky S-38B amphibian replica does a flyby at the Field of Dreams Fly-In, July 9. Photos by Dave Weiman


The pattern was full all morning as 90aircraft flew in for the event in sup-port of the fastest growing, privateairport in Minnesota, which is open tothe public. A total of 504 people wereserved breakfast.

Among some of the aircraft thatflew in were a Sikorsky S-38B twin-engine amphibian replica “Osa’s Ark,”owned by Tom Schrade of Las Vegas,Nevada and the Twin Cities; aMinnesota State Patrol helicopter; anda medflight helicopter from NorthMemorial Hospital in the Twin Cities.Located just 1 mile from the GrandCasino & Grand National Golf Course,Field of Dreams airport isn’t only con-venient for guests, but also has self-service fuel at reasonable prices.

Brian Weidendorf owns Field ofDreams, which he established inSeptember 2003. He has recently com-pleted his second 60 x 60 ft. heatedhangar. The main hangar measures 72 x72 ft. and includes a spacious pilotlounge with bathrooms, showers and apilot briefing room with weather com-puter. The airport features a 75 x 2,754ft. paved runway (06/24) with pilot con-trolled lighting on 122.9. Weidendorf’scompany, “Eagle Air,” offers aircraftrental, flight training, and air charter.

There are three campgroundslocated nearby, and under-wing camp-ing is welcomed at the airport,although accommodations are avail-able at the casino. Ground transporta-tion is available through the casinoand Kuehn’s Limousine Service.

For information, contact MattJohnson, airport manager, at 320-384-6667 (www.fieldofdreamsairport.com).q

Sikorsky S-38B BuilderTo Be Inducted Into

Minnesota Aviation Hall of Fame

BLOOMINGTON, MINN. – GaryUnderland of Owatonna, Minnesota,will be among several Minnesotansinducted into the Minnesota AviationHall of Fame (MAHF) on May 12, 2007at the Ramada Inn/Thunderbird Hotel in

Bloomington, Minnesota. Underland,along with five other technicians, builttwo Sikorsky S-38B amphibian aircraft– “Osa’s Ark” and “Carnuba” – whileemployed by Born Again Restorations(BAR) at Owatonna, Minnesota.Carnuba was owned and flown by thelate Sam Johnson of SC Johnson AFamily Company, Racine, Wisconsin.

BAR was a company formed bythe late Buzz Kaplan with Underlandto build the Sikorskys and restoremuseum aircraft for Kaplan’sHeritage Halls Museum in Owatonna.The museum, which housed theMinnesota Aviation Hall of Fame dis-play, was closed following Kaplan’sdeath in 2002. The MAHF display hassince been relocated to DuluthInternational Airport. Kaplan wasinducted into MAHF in 1999.

Underland was instrumental in therestoration or construction of over 75aircraft. At least two of those aircraft

won Grand Champion Antique atEAA AirVenture-Oshkosh. Underlandhas flown everything from Jennys tojets without ever leaving his home-town of Owatonna.

Now retired, Underland is buildingan RV8 at his private airstrip nearMedford, Minnesota, just outside ofOwatonna. He is also busy mentoringaviation neophytes in aircraft buildingand restoration.

Other MAHF inductees includeRoger E. Anderson, aerospace educatorand former director of the MinneapolisAviation Vo-Tech School; RaymondBrown, pioneer aviator and renownedCAA inspector; Harold C. Chandler, AirCorps bomber and transport pilot, cropduster, and FBO at Alexandria; CurtisO. Erickson, naval aviator, instrumentinstructor to corporate and airline pilots,and popular FBO at Minneapolis; andGeneral Lauris Norstad, Army staffplanner, Defense Department top leveladministrator and Supreme Commanderof NATO.

For reservations mail check ormoney order in the amount of $38.00per ticket to the Minnesota AviationHall of Fame, 6905 12th Ave. South,Richfield MN 55423. Specify whichinductee you would like to sit near.For additional information, refer towww.mnaviationhalloffame.org.March 15 is the cutoff date. q

During World War II, an elitegroup of young, daringfemale pilots became pio-

neers and heroes. They served dili-gently and proudly, ferrying and test-ing aircraft, towing targets and train-ing men to fly. They sacrificed much.They were the Women AirforceService Pilots (WASPs), the firstwomen trained to fly U.S. militaryaircraft. When the war was over, thegovernment disbanded them and sent

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WASP Tribute DedicatedAt The Highground

Veterans Memorial Parkby Rose Dorcey

Carol Hamilton and Dorothy Swain Lewis

them home. In the late 1970s, thewomen finally received veteran statusfor their service.

On July 31, a WASP tribute wasdedicated at The Highground VeteransMemorial Park in Neillsville,Wisconsin. Carol Hamilton, aCoachella Valley (California) Ninety-Nine, led an effort to place the tributein Wisconsin. She said she wanted peo-ple to remember the pioneers who hada dream to fly and despite great odds,learned to fly. The dedication was theculmination of a dream of hers.

Fellow WASP, Dorothy SwainLewis, an accomplished author, artist,equestrian and pilot, created a statueof a woman pilot that represents theirservice to their country. An inscrip-tion at the base of the bronze reads,“We live in the wind, and the sandand our eyes are on the stars.”

Cholene Espinoza was the keynotespeaker. Espinoza is a former U.S. AirForce U-2 pilot, an author, and UnitedAirlines captain. She spoke from herheart, saying that it’s rare to have theopportunity to meet the pioneers whoblazed the trail for her and others likeher. She sees the tribute as one thatwill encourage youth to consider avia-tion as a career choice.

Of over 1,000 women who servedas WASPs, approximately 250 are stillalive. Most of the nine WASPs whoattended drove three hours fromAirVenture-Oshkosh where they helda weeklong reunion.

In a moving remembrance, theHighground’s liberty bell rang as thenames of the 38 WASPs who died in theperformance of duty were read. DawnSeymour recalled a Wisconsin WASP,Margaret June ‘Peggy’ Seip, who wasone of the WASPs killed in service.

The tribute is one of five to bededicated throughout the country.Sister tributes are located at AvengerField, Texas; U.S. Air Force Museum,Dayton, Ohio; U.S. Air ForceAcademy, Colorado Springs, Colo.;and at the Commemorative Air ForceMuseum in Midland, Texas. For moreinformation visit: www.thehigh-ground.org q

OSHKOSH, WIS. – The LindberghFoundation announced during EAAAirVenture in July that Lesley A. Weitzof Texas A&M University has beenawarded the 2006 Lindbergh-LycomingGrant for her project entitled,“Reducing Fuel Inefficiencies andNoise Pollution from Aircraft byExploring the Wider Use of ContinuousDescent Approaches at Busy Airports.”This is the first Lindbergh-Lycominggrant to be awarded in a new partner-ship created by Lycoming Engines andthe Lindbergh Foundation to specifical-ly fund a project focusing onaviation/aerospace.

Weitz will explore the combinationof cockpit control systems andContinuous Descent Approaches(CDAs) to safely increase airportcapacity, while reducing engine noisein neighboring residential areas anddecreasing fuel consumption andemissions from aircraft.

Weitz received one of 12Lindbergh grants awarded so far thisyear, and was chosen from 188 appli-cants from around the world.Lindbergh grants are made inamounts up to $10,580, a symbolicamount representing the cost of build-ing Charles Lindbergh’s plane, theSpirit of St. Louis, in 1927. To date,more than $2.6 million has beenawarded to 270 researchers.

The Lindbergh-Lycoming AviationGrant will be made each year to an indi-vidual whose research project representsa creative solution to environmentalconcerns within the aviation industry.

The annual deadline for allLindbergh grant applications is in mid-June for funding the following year.The extended deadline for theLindbergh-Lycoming Aviation Grant isNov. 1, with funding in July 2007.Anyone interested in applying for thisgrant will find information and a down-loadable application on the Internet at:www.lindberghfoundation.org. q


First Lindbergh-Lycoming Grant Awarded

Lesley A. Weitz

(L/R) Erik Lindbergh, John and Martha King of King Schools,Lesley Weitz (grant recipient), and Ian Walsh of Lycoming-Textron.

The Canadian aircraft manufacturer, DiamondAircraft, London, Ontario, first came out with theDA20 – a sleek, two-place, single-engine (TCM IO-

240), all-composite airframe trainer with wings comparableto a glider in some respects, and great forward and sidevisibility.

Next, enter the DA40 – a four-place version of theDA20 with more speed (147 [email protected] gph). Both the DA20and DA40 feature the Garmin G1000 glass instrumentpanel and yoke control. I’ve flown the DA20, and on thissummer day, I would fly the DA42 Twin Star!

NewView Technologies at Wittman Regional Airport,Oshkosh, Wis., is a designated repair station for DiamondAircraft, and ASI Jet Center at Flying Cloud Airport, EdenPrairie, Minnesota, is both a Diamond sales and servicefacility.

ASI sales representative, David Clark (not the headsetguy), and I met at NewView Technologies in Oshkosh, totour NewView’s new facilities, and to fly the DA42. Goingfrom the left seat of my bicentennial-era plane, to the high-tech cockpit of the DA42, is different. Instead of havingindividual instruments scattered all over the panel, theGarmin G1000 puts them together on one, well-organizedcomputer screen. With terrain, obstacle and traffic aware-ness… NEXRAD, echo tops and lightning, and graphicalwinds aloft weather… and coming soon, JeppViewapproach plates, I could get used to the G1000 and socould you!

The interior of the Twin Star rivals that of a luxury car– leather seats and a spacious and comfortable cabin giveyou and your passengers a relaxing, enjoyable ride. Likethe DA20 and DA40, the DA42 has fighter pilot-like centeryoke control. The cavernous four-way baggage compart-ment is complemented by the generous nose baggage areathat is large enough to carry two sets of golf clubs, or plen-ty of fishing gear.


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Flying The Diamond DA42 Twin Starby Dave Weiman

(L/R) David Clark of ASI Jet Center, Flying Cloud Airport, Eden Prairie, Minn., with BruceBotterman, President, NewView Technologies, Wittman Regional Airport, Oshkosh,Wis., and the new Diamond Aircraft DA42 “Twin Star.”

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DIAMOND DA42 TWIN STAR CONT.The fuselage is made of damage

tolerant, fail-safe carbon composites,and the aircraft is certified for flightinto known icing.

The FADEC controlled enginestake the guesswork out of properpowerplant management.

David and I departed on Runway18 at OSH, and after clearing traffic,proceeded westbound to 6,500 feetwith a maximum rate of climb of1,280 fpm at sea level. Maximumoperating altitude is 18,000 feet.The 270 hp turbo-charged, liquid-cooled T.A.E. Centurion 1.7 engineswith MT 3-blade props burn Jet A1fuel, so with concerns about thepotential unavailability of avgas, theDA42 has that base covered. Fuelcapacity with extended tanks is 72gallons. Range at 80 percent powerwith extended tanks is 917 nm – at 60percent power, range extends to 1,129nm. Takeoff distance over a 50 ft.obstacle is 1,730 feet, but you can liftoff in 1,130 feet, and land over a 50ft. obstacle in 1,877 feet, or with no

obstacles, in a mere 1,069 ft.Cruise speed at 80 percent power is172 ktas/12.5 gph, and at 60 percentyou can cruise at 151 ktas/8.8 gph.

David had me do power on andpower off stalls, steep banks, and flyon one engine, and the DA42 per-formed beautifully! No abrupt controlchanges. I was impressed. We headedback to Wittman to talk dollars, whereI got to experience a crosswind land-ing which went fine.

The DA42 lists for $530,000.00fully equipped with a base price of$469,000.00.

For additional information, or to

pre-qualify for a demonstration flight,call David Clark at 952-941-6255,and check out the Diamond Aircraftwebsite at www.diamondaircraft.com.For additional information onNewView Technologies, call 1-877-303-0709 (www.newviewtech.com).In addition to being a DiamondService Center, NewViewTechnologies services most makesand models of GA aircraft, repairsand restores windows, and performsaltimeter certification, pitot static test-ing, and transponder biennials.

Before I left Oshkosh that day,NewView Technology President BruceBotterman said, “Most of the planes onthe ramp are antiques… Airplanes likethe DA42 are the future!”

If you were at EAA AirVenture-Oshkosh this past summer, you mighthave seen the mockup of theDiamond D-Jet – a five-seat, single-engine Very Light Jet with a projectedspeed of 315 kts, and a range of 1,351nm that can operate from a 2,500 ft.airport. Pretty exciting stuff! Staytuned. q

Dave Clark of ASI Jet Center, Flying CloudAirport, Eden Prairie, Minnesota.

OSHKOSH, WIS. – Hondaannounced plans during EAAAirVenture-Oshkosh to enter the inno-vative HondaJet into the growing verylight jet market, with the process ofaccepting sales orders expected to

begin in the U.S. in fall 2006. Towardthis goal, Honda will establish a newU.S. company to hold FAA type certi-fication and production certification.Honda’s goal is to complete type cer-tification in 3-4 years, followed by

the start of production in the U.S. Honda also revealed plans to form

a business alliance with PiperAircraft, Inc. to collaborate on salesand service, and to explore opportuni-ties in engineering and other areaswithin general aviation.

“Honda is a company with a richheritage of bringing high quality,innovative products to market,” saidJames K. Bass, president and CEO ofPiper Aircraft, Inc. “This businessalliance is a perfect fit given the com-mitment both Piper and Honda haveto providing our respective customerswith world-class products and servic-es. Piper is very excited about thisalliance and the way it complementsour vision for the future.”

HondaJet’s natural-laminar flow(NLF) wing and advanced all-com-posite fuselage structure were devel-oped through extensive analysis andwind-tunnel testing. These designshelp HondaJet achieve low drag.HondaJet’s patented over-the-wing

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As Piper prepares for nextyear’s celebration of the com-pany’s 70th anniversary, the

board of directors at Piper haschanged the company’s name fromThe New Piper Aircraft, Inc., to PiperAircraft, Inc. The name change is partof a new campaign that evokesPiper’s history and heritage.“Over the course of the next severalmonths,” said James K. Bass,President and CEO of Piper Aircraft,“you will see us focus on the accom-plishments that have made Piper aninnovative force in aviation – accom-plishments such as the production ofsome of the most significant aircraftin the history of aviation, and a repu-tation for quality and utility that spansgenerations. As a result, we havechanged our corporate name to PiperAircraft, Inc. to reflect our heritageand vision for the future.”

Piper Aircraft extends its rootsthrough a lengthy and rich history. Itwas most recently known as The NewPiper Aircraft, Inc., born in 1995 whena nucleus of employees joined withoutside investors to take over theassets of the Piper Aircraft Corporationand relaunch the company. There werefewer than 100 employees in that firstyear, but they embarked on an excit-ing, but daunting assignment: Take onthe competition and bring the Pipername back to the forefront of GeneralAviation. Engineers were challenged to create anaggressive research and developmentprogram to bring new, innovative air-craft to market. Customer service pro-fessionals from a variety of industrieswere tapped to create a system thattoday provides industry-leading service

to Piper customers around the world.The organization embarked on a cam-paign to recruit the best distributionprofessionals around the globe. Andthe marketing and sales staff recom-mitted itself to making Piper theleader, not only in the owner-flownsegment of the General Aviation mar-ket, but also in supplying the besttraining aircraft in the world.From this commitment, in the mid-1990s, has come a re-energized organi-zation that has grown to employ morethan 1,000 people at its Vero Beach,Florida, headquarters, and has succeed-ed in bringing the company back tocenter stage.Along the way, Piper has introducednew aircraft and innovations everyyear, such as the turboprop PiperMeridian and the fixed gear 6X and6XT models, as well as introducingground-breaking glass-cockpit technol-ogy in versions of all its other models,including the turbo-charged Saratoga IITC, the Seneca V, and its stable ofworld-class trainers (the Piper Warrior,Archer, Arrow and Seminole). Overthe decades starting with the Piper Cubin the '30s and '40s, Piper built a last-ing legacy as it designed, developedand produced some of the most signifi-cant general aviation aircraft in theworld. In its 70-year history, Piper hasproduced more than 144,000 aircraft,and has developed more than 180models. Piper covers the global mar-ketplace with 80 sales and service cen-ters worldwide.

For additional information onPiper Aircraft, contact Chicago Piperat 630-466-9258, or Des MoinesFlying Service at 515-256-5300(www.chicagopiper.com). q

James K. BassPresident & Chief Executive Officer

Piper Aircraft, Inc.

James K. Bass, an experienced seniorexecutive with more than 25 years ofleadership roles in engineering and manu-facturing, is the President and CEO ofPiper Aircraft, Inc. Bass, 48, was appoint-ed September 12, 2005, by the PiperAircraft Board of Directors. Prior to joining Piper, Bass was Presidentand CEO of Suntron Corporation, a $500million public corporation based inPhoenix, Ariz., where he led a compre-hensive financial turnaround that broughtthe company back to profitability. He alsoserved as a Senior Vice President withthe Sony Corporation, where he wasChief Operating Officer in charge of man-ufacturing, engineering, procurement andall support functions for three consumerelectronics businesses with total revenuesexceeding $1.2 billion.

Prior to joining Sony, Bass held sever-al senior level management positions withthe General Electric Company, culminat-ing in his promotion to Program GeneralManager of the Aerospace Group.

A graduate of Ohio State University,Bass holds a Bachelor of Science Degreein Mechanical Engineering and is certifiedas a Six Sigma Black Belt. He also serveson the Board of Directors for PiperAircraft, Inc., TTM Technologies, Inc., andseveral other organizations. q


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Further, by determining the optimalposition for the engines, the over-the-wing mount actually reduces drag athigh speed to improve fuel efficiency.So far, the prototype HondaJet has

achieved an altitude of 43,000 feetand a speed of 412 knots and is oncourse to meet or exceed all of itsdesign specifications(www.world.honda.com/hondajet). q

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PENSACOLA, FLA. – Last year, Midwest Flyer Magazinevisited the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Museum located adjacentto Washington Dulles International Airport in Chantilly,Va., where we saw such exhibits as the Space Shuttle“Enterprise,” the B-29 “Enola Gay,” an Air FranceConcorde, a Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird, and the aircraftonce flown by famous air show performers including ArtScholl’s Super Chipmunk, Leo Loudenslager’s Bud Light


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(TOP LEFT) Former U.S. Navy Blue Angels A-4 Skyhawks suspended in the Blues’famous diamond formation. (BOTTOM LEFT) Once the Navy’s frontline fighter, the F-14Tomcat now graces the front entrance to the Naval Aviation Museum.

© 2006 Naval Aviation Museum Foundation(TOP RIGHT) A 1911 Curtiss MF Boat is displayed in the main entrance to the museum.(BOTTOM RIGHT) A Sun Country Boeing 737 was chartered from Minneapolis, Minn. toPensacola, Fla., for the tour. Photos by Dave Weiman

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Finely manicured bent grass tees, greens and fairwaysawait your arrival. As you meander from hole to hole, youwill find yourself surrounded by towering pines and decid-uous trees, providing a pleasant blend of fall colors.

Guiding you to your destination will be varieties ofnative stone unearthed during construction. Ascending themountainside of Pine Mountain, each hole is benched intothe landscape until before you know it, you are overlook-ing magnificent vistas 310 vertical feet above where youstarted your golf journey.

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NAVAL MUSEUM FROM PAGE 30Laser 200, the original Pepsi Skywriterflown most recently by SuzanneAsbury-Oliver, and Bob Hoover’sEvergreen International ShrikeCommander. If you haven’t yet been toUdvar-Hazy, you owe it to yourself togo there soon (www.nasm.si.edu/muse-um/udvarhazy/vtour.cfm).

We flew to Dulles on a charterflight with Sun Country Airlines as partof a tour coordinated by former SunCountry captain, Malcolm “Spook”Johns. So when Spook decided toorganize a tour to the NationalMuseum of Naval Aviation inPensacola, all hands were on deck! Wedeparted the Humphrey Terminal atMinneapolis-St. Paul InternationalAirport (MSP) on April 22 at 7:00 AM.

With an internal area of just under300,000 square feet, the NationalMuseum of Naval Aviation is one of thethree largest aviation museums in theworld. More than 150 beautifullyrestored aircraft, equipment, artifactsand memorabilia tell the story of almostnine decades of U.S. Navy, MarineCorps and Coast Guard Aviation.

From the fragile wood and wireCurtiss Triad, the Navy’s first aircraft,to the frontiers of space, the museumpresents both an entertaining and educa-tional experience for people of all ages.

Unique displays abound. In thePensacola-Blue Angels Atrium, A-4Skyhawks once flown by the team aresuspended in the team’s familiar dia-mond formation, and in the WestWing, visitors can walk the flightdeck of a World War II aircraft carri-er. Visitors can also tour the interiorspace of an aircraft carrier, visit a jun-

gle airstrip manned by combatMarines, or see a typical 1943American street and home in a dis-play called “Home Front.”

Visitors can experience a launchfrom a carrier deck, a Desert Stormstrike mission, or flight with the BlueAngels in the museum’s motion-basedflight simulator, or take a flight withthe Blue Angels in the museum’sIMAX theater. With a screen thatreaches almost seven stories high and85 feet wide, IMAX enables guests toexperience the feeling of being rightin the cockpit of the aircraft. “TheMagic of Flight” is the museum’s sig-nature film with breathtaking in-flightsequences of the Blue Angels.

If you have young children, grades6th, 7th and 8th, they will love the“Flight Adventure Deck” with interac-

tive displays, illustrating gravity, massand motion, propulsion, aerodynamicsand the atmosphere.

The National Museum of NavalAviation is open daily from 9 a.m. to5 p.m., closed only on Thanksgiving,Christmas and New Year’s Days.Admission is free, but contributionsare welcomed. For additional infor-mation see www.naval-air.org, or call1-800-327-5002 or 850-453-2389.

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Founded at the beginning of the general aviation revolu-tion in 1946 by the late Paul Baker, Beaver Aviation,Inc., an aircraft maintenance facility at Dodge County

Airport, Juneau, Wis., has been owned and operated byChuck Swain from 1975 to 2003. Swain’s backlog of cus-tomers speaks for itself. He is an IA in demand, and knowsthat the lives of his customers depend on providing goodservice. That’s why when Swain made the decision to sellBeaver Aviation to reduce his working hours, he was particu-lar as to who would become his successor.

Eric “Skinny” Nelson, 33, originally of Blair, Nebraska(pop. 5,000), has worked at Beaver Aviation on and off since1996. He left only for a short time in 2002 to be closer to hishometown, but was lured back to Wisconsin when Swainagreed to sell him Beaver Aviation.

Nelson studied under Swain’s tutorage, and Swain knewjust how to wean him. To this day, they adhere to the philoso-phy that two heads are better than one, and look at each jobthat comes in as a joint project. Nelson is a quick study, andlike Swain, researches problems until he figures out a solution.

Nelson’s lean physique has earned him the nickname“Skinny,” which has enabled Nelson to get into some prettycramped areas of an aircraft a lot easier than the “Bishop of theBeer Casket” at EAA AirVenture (a story for another issue).

Aside from observing his variousemployers over the years, Nelson didnot have experience operating a busi-ness himself, but he is beginning tomaster those responsibilities as well,and has good record-keeping habitsand computer skills.

“I could not dream of a bettermanner in which to transfer a busi-ness,” says Nelson. “Chuck has beenthere to help me and coax me in theright direction, yet allows me tostruggle just enough so I learn thenitty gritty stuff by doing.”

Nelson says he chose aircraft main-tenance over auto, marine and heavyequipment maintenance in partbecause he thought airplanes would becleaner to work on.

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I fixed my babysitter’s toaster at age8 with no training,” says Nelson. “Iprobably dislodged a piece of burnttoast or something, but it was a start. Ilearned mechanical problem-solving,and took a real liking to it.”

At age 13, Nelson worked part-time at a dairy farm milking 500 headof cows. “Best incentive I ever had togo to college.” To this day, Nelsonstill stops by the dairy farm to visithis former employer whenever he isback in Nebraska.

Nearing his senior year in highschool, Nelson had to make a decisionfor his future. Working on the farm, hethoroughly enjoyed repairing every-thing from a Minneapolis Moline trac-tor to his 1968 Chevy pickup, but healways had an interest in aviation.

“My father was in the Air Forceand spoke of the ‘neat stuff’ he didwhile in the service, and that sparkedmy interest more. I did not want to bea greasy auto mechanic, marine is tooseasonal, diesel and heavy equipmentwas not high on the ladder due to thedirt and grease factor, and heating andair conditioning at that time did notshow much promise. So I chose avia-tion. Aviation has clean airplanes thatare on a regimented maintenanceschedule. Very naive, I thought Iwould be working on museum aircraftfor the rest of my life, and I wouldnot need to wash my hands more thantwice a day. Boy, did I ever have areal eye opener! I was 18 years oldbefore I touched an airplane for thefirst time.”

In 1992, Nelson started work onthe line for Parmley Aviation inCouncil Bluffs, Iowa, while attendingIowa Western Community College.Starting from the bottom up, Nelsonwas there to pump gas, mow grass,and hangar planes at night, but it didnot take him long to find the shopwhere he assisted with performing100-hour and annual inspections,opening and closing inspection pan-els.

Nelson also spent a lot of timeworking in the “prop shop” hisemployer opened on the field. “I

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suppose that’s why I give the pro-pellers that come into Beaver Aviationtoday some special attention.”

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Timing & Dumb Luck!

There is a long story behindChuck Swain and Eric Nelson cross-ing paths, “but it comes down to tim-ing and dumb luck,” says Nelson.

“Chuck hired me in September1996 as the newest ‘Beaver’ in theshop. I worked for him and learnedmore in my first six months than Ihad learned the preceding four years.Over the next six years, Chuck and Ibecame more friends than we wereboss and employee. I was happy andenjoyed my job, but in 2002, I wasoffered a promising position inOmaha, Nebraska, 20 miles from myhometown, so I took it.

“The entire time I worked inOmaha, I missed the one-on-one serv-ice I had with our customers atBeaver Aviation, so I contacted Chuckand in about two e-mails, we had anagreement in which I would buy thebusiness, and he would continue towork there. So in February 2004, Ireturned to Wisconsin.

Nelson earned his Airframe &Powerplant Certificates in 1996, andpassed his IA examination in 1999.

“College provided me with basicinstruction, but I turned to a five-daycram course with Brenco IA Trainingto prepare for the IA written examina-tion.” (For additional information, callBrenco: 1-800-584-1392).

Nelson hopes to complete his flighttraining, which began in 1993, to reducetravel time between Wisconsin andNebraska. Like many young people,career and family took precedence andhe placed his flight training on hold.

Preventive MaintenanceRecommendations

We asked Nelson what he sees aspreventive maintenance areas aircraftowners should be aware of.

“Oil changes,” says Nelson. “Keepin mind there is an hourly and monthlyrecommendation – 3 months betweenoil changes to remove condensationand prevent camshaft and cam follow-er damage due to corrosion.”

Our interview continued:MFM: What has been the biggest

or most challenging job you have hadworking on aircraft?

EN: “The biggest challenge in thelast 5 years has been a Cessna U206Gwhich had an intermittent problem ofan in-flight vibration that wasdescribed by the owner as like a dogshaking, starting from the nose andshaking out through its tail. The prob-lem as it turned out was actually verysimple… dirt in the fuel selectorvalve intermittently restricted thereturn line to the fuel tank.”

MFM: What is the easiest aircraftyou have worked on?

EN: “Stating that a given airplane iseasy would show complacency, so I feelthat one aircraft is no easier than anoth-er.”

MFM: What is the hardest aircraftto work on?

EN: “To me, the hardest aircraft towork on is definitely the one that hashad no maintenance or poor mainte-nance. As soon as you fix one item,something else pops up. It can be anever-ending inspection.”

MFM: In your opinion, which man-ufacturer provides the best backupsupport?

EN: “Lately, Lycoming has beenthe best at making or beating datesand offering weekly assistance via astatus report phone call.”

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MFM: General aviation parts areoften difficult to get in a timely man-ner. What is it like right now?

EN: “Normal replacement/repairitems are usually available next dayvia ground UPS. General aviation isfortunate to have PMA replacementparts available more and more everyday. After saying that, some parts arestill a real trial to locate or haverepaired, even with the informationtechnology available.”

MFM: Describe a normal businessday?

EN: “There is no normal day;everyday is different. That is what Ienjoy the most.

MFM: Please share with us yourmost memorable aviation experience,and your most unpleasant experience.

EN: “My most memorable experi-ence was my first airplane ride:N5202P, a Piper Comanche 250. Iwas a line guy, and the person whobecame my flight instructor asked meto climb aboard to attend a fly-inbreakfast in Harlan, Iowa. Two ridesof 30 minutes each was the most fun Iever had at the time.

EN: “My least favorite experiencewas just last February. I traveled to

Madison, Wis., to do a ferry flightinspection on an A36 Bonanza. Theowner had lost his medical. After theinspection, the new owner started theengine and taxied out. The seller, whowas a former Marine and WWII vet-eran, started to tear up, then told methat was the first time he had everheard the engine run from a placeother than the pilot’s seat. There wasnothing to be said at the time. All Icould do was give him a sympatheticsmile and an understanding nod.”

MFM: Where would you like to seeBeaver Aviation 5, 10 and 20 yearsfrom now?

EN: “I would like Beaver Aviationto grow, yet retain the personal levelof service that has been the compa-ny’s trademark since 1946.”

Nelson has been married since2003 to Leslie, and they look forwardto having children some day. But fornow, they are involved with the localwater ski team (Beaverland Must Skis(www.mustskis.com) of which Eric ispresident and a driver for the ski towboat at nearby Beaver Dam Lake. “Iwill never leave the ski team! We pro-mote youth leadership, teamwork,trust and have a fun time doing it.”

Beaver Aviation, Inc. specializes in100-hour and annual inspections, andattracts customers from Wisconsinand Illinois, primarily. Beaver alsooverhauls and replaces engines andrepairs damaged aircraft. Theirknowledge includes every make andmodel of aircraft, from vintage single-engine aircraft and twins, to just-off-the-line Cessnas, Pipers andBeechcraft.

The company has been a memberof the Wisconsin Aviation TradesAssociation (WATA) since its incep-tion, and Chuck Swain is a past presi-dent and board member. BeaverAviation’s clientele includes bothindividual and commercial operators.

MFM: What makes BeaverAviation unique or special?

EN:“When you call BeaverAviation, one or two people willanswer the phone,” says Nelson. “Afteryour first visit, we will be on a firstname basis with each other, and I willgive you the best level of service in theindustry. I will retain our reputation ofmaintaining very high maintenancedone at a fair and reasonable price!”

For information or to schedule anappointment, call 920-386-2636. q


Wisconsin Aviation Celebrates 25 Years

WATERTOWN, WIS. – Jeff Baumwas the first one to deposit $500.00on account for the new company.“Twenty-five years ago and a mereone day old, that cash flow was reallywelcome news to us,” said Jeff Baum,president of Wisconsin Aviation, Inc.,with locations at Watertown, and nowalso in Juneau and Madison, Wis.

Baum and then partner, Pete

Schoeninger, started “Air Watertown”just a few days after the bank pulled theplug on their former employer,Watertown Aviation. “Few people gaveus a chance, but along the way, an awfullot of people gave us help,” said Baum.

In 1983, Baum began operations attheir second location at Dodge CountyAirport in Juneau, Wisconsin, and in1987, the company started its mainte-nance operation which now employs 30technicians. Wisconsin Aviation took its

biggest leap in 1994 when Baum boughtFour Lakes Aviation in Madison.

Baum learned long ago that theFBO business is not a “get-rich-quickscheme,” but as he reflects over thepast 25 years, the experiences he hashad, the excitement, the great rela-tionships he has established, theplaces he has gone, the memories hehas, and the fact that “I get up andlook forward to my job each day,”makes Baum a wealthy man. q

Mineta To ReceiveWright Brothers Memorial Trophy

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The WrightBrothers Memorial Trophy for 2006,presented annually by the NationalAeronautic Association “to a livingAmerican for significant public serv-ice of enduring value to aviation inthe United States,” will go to former

U.S. Secretary Norman Mineta.During his tenure as Secretary,

Mineta presided over the safest three-year period in aviation history, oversawthe Coast Guard’s response to terroristattacks, and guided creation of theTransportation Security Administration.

Mineta has been a vice president ofLockheed Martin Corporation andserved two decades in the U.S. House

of Representatives representingCalifornia’s Silicon Valley. He waschair of the House Public Works andTransportation Committee and chairedthe committee’s aviation subcommittee.

Mineta will be presented theWright trophy – a rare-metal depic-tion of the Wright Brothers airplane –at a banquet on December 15, hostedby the Aero Club of Washington. q

OSHKOSH, WIS. – The WisconsinDepartment of Transportation(WisDOT), Bureau of Aeronauticsrecognized three state residents fortheir outstanding contributions to avi-ation in Wisconsin at its “WisconsinDay” luncheon for elected state offi-cials, July 28, at EAA AirVenture,Oshkosh, Wis. Debbie Petzel ofCenturia, Wis., an elementary schoolteacher at the Unity School Districtin Balsam Lake, received the Carl E.Guell Aviation Education Award;William Amorde, manager of RichardI. Bong Airport in Superior, receivedthe 2006 Outstanding Achievement inAviation Award; and Larry Brunzlickof Bryant in Langlade County,received the Wisconsin Eagle Awardfor providing free airplane rides tochildren to introduce them to the

world of aviation.“The fact that Wisconsin hosts the

world’s finest air show every yearspeaks volumes about our state’s sta-tus as an aviation leader,” said DavidGreene, Director of the WisDOTBureau of Aeronautics. “And ourproud aviation tradition continues,thanks to people like Debbie Petzel,Bill Amorde and Larry Brunzlickwho willingly share their knowledgeand enthusiasm for aviation with peo-ple young and old.”

Debbie Petzel is a licensed pilotand third grade teacher at UnitySchool District in Polk County. Sheteaches aviation-related, after-schoolclasses that help students gain a bet-ter understanding of airplanes, rock-ets and balloons while incorporatingmath, geography and other skills.

Petzel is utilizing a grant from theWisconsin Space Grant Consortiumto conduct aviation and space scienceworkshops for adults and children.The award is named in honor of CarlGuell, who worked for 38 years atthe Wisconsin Department ofTransportation promoting aviationeducation initiatives.

William Amorde has been alicensed pilot for over 40 years,founded Twin Ports Flying Service in1966, and has served as manager ofRichard I. Bong Airport in Superiorfor 37 years. Along with overseeingimprovements that have helped makethe airport a quality aviation facilitysupporting business and recreationalair travel, Amorde is a Civilian PilotExaminer who has conducted over3,700 flight tests. Amorde has hostednumerous airport tours for schoolchildren, supplied aircraft and othervolunteer services providing freeflights for youth, and has influencednumerous people to seek pilot certifi-cates and pursue aviation careers.

In 2005, Larry Brunzlick providedfree airplane rides to 75 children aspart of the international “EAA YoungEagles” program. Brunzlick operatesa Cherokee 6 out of a private airfieldand the Langlade County Airport.Established in 1992, the YoungEagles program has provided over1.2 million airplane rides to childrenages 8 to 17. Wisconsin’s 1,948Young Eagle pilots have provided81,881 youths with free rides – rank-ing Wisconsin second in the nation toCalifornia in the number of rides pro-vided.

Anyone wishing to nominate per-sons for WisDOT Bureau ofAeronautics awards may do so bywriting “Wisconsin Day Awards,”Attn: Tammy Weaver, c/o WisconsinBureau of Aeronautics, P.O. Box7914, Madison WI 53707, or by call-ing 608-267-7110 and requesting anofficial nomination form. Personsinterested in participating inWisconsin Day 2007 may requestdetails from the Wisconsin Bureau ofAeronautic as well. q


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Piper Cherokee From Wisconsin Placed 3rd In National 1,800-Mile Air Race

It’s the classic “Tortoise and the Hare” story. WandaZuege, CFII and ATP, and John Thompson, CFII, flightinstructors at the Stevens Point Municipal Airport,

Stevens Point, Wis., raced a Piper Cherokee 1,800 milesacross Kansas, Colorado, South Dakota, Montana,Minnesota and back to Stevens Point, in the 2006 “MarionJayne Air Race Classic,” July 19-21. The “CherokeeChariotte” without wheel pants with a top speed of 125mph, raced against 11 other airplanes with top speeds rang-ing from 156 mph to 297mph. AMRD gap seals, vortexgenerators and modified wing and prop tips were the onlyperformance modifications used.

The racing goal is not to arrive at the finish first, but toaverage the highest speed above the plane’s top speed.Pilots must meticulously plan their routes to take advantageof weather and wind speeds and avoid straying off course.

Out of the 12 racing teams, nine averaged higher thantheir plane’s top speed. Flying a homebuilt Glasair III,

“Warp Speed Wanda,” the first-place racing team includingMike Jones of Fullerton, California, and Richard Vandam,of Reno, Nevada, averaged 13.6 mph faster than theirplane’s top speed.

Representing Stevens Point’s flight School, “Am I HighAviation LLC,” Wanda Zuege and John Thompson cap-tured third-place with an average speed of 8.1 mph abovetheir plane’s top speed. Third place netted the team $1,200and a trophy that can be seen at the Stevens Point Airportterminal. They were also recognized by Plane and PilotMagazine with the “2006 Best Placing Rookie Race Team”trophy, and by Piper Aircraft with the “Best In Piper Fleet”trophy for the highest scoring team flying a Piper airplane.

In addition to flight instructing, John and Wanda haveover 1,000 hours each of ground-instruction time preparingstudents to pass the Private Pilot and InstrumentKnowledge Test in two days. See website for details.www.amihighaviation.com. For detailed air race results,see www.us-airrace.org/news.html. q


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Moisture is a byproduct of com-bustion and part of this moistureblows by the rings and collects in theengine crankcase. Crankcase humidi-ty levels measuring 85 to 98% are

not uncommon. This level of humidity, along with mildacid byproducts of combustion, can cause rust problems in

hot or cold weather. The TanisDehydrator System is designed toremove humidity and corrosivevapors from the crankcase of inac-tive engines. The removal of thesetwo elements of corrosion willhelp prevent internal rust that canhappen when the oil protectionlayer is scraped off or drains offduring infrequent use.

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Tanis Aircraft technician, Rollie Noordman,displayed the Tanis Engine Dehydrator atEAA AirVenture, Oshkosh, Wis.

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We all hear some uniqueradio calls from time totime. Last year I heard a

pilot, while being vectored for anapproach, tell acontroller abouthow he learnedto fly in 1927 ina Curtiss Jenny.You could sensethe tension inthe air when hemissed threerepeated callsfrom ATC, thena collective sighof relief, especially in the controller’svoice, when the veteran pilot replied.Aviation magazines and Web siteshave plenty of examples of humorousexchanges between pilots and con-trollers.

While some exchanges are uniqueor humorous, some are just annoyingand add nothing to the safety offlight. We have all heard, and somehave used the phrase “any trafficplease advise” while approaching anon-towered airport. Isn’t this a wasteof time on the frequency? Stating thisphrase at the end of your call servesno purpose and if anything, reducessafety. In fact, the FAA recentlyamended Chapter 4-1-9 G 1 in theAeronautical Information Manual(AIM) to say: Pilots stating, “Trafficin the area, please advise” is not arecognized Self-Announce Positionand/or Intention phrase and should

not be used under any condition.That’s pretty strong language for theAIM and leaves little room for inter-pretation. The use of this phrase needsto stop for several reasons. Oneimportant reason is the pilot makingthis statement has taken the attitudethat, “I’m on my way in to airport X,if no one replies, then I must be theonly aircraft in the area.” What afailed sense of security! What aboutaircraft that don’t have radios, or elec-trical systems for that matter? Also,time on UNICOM frequencies is pre-cious. Time wasted with this needlessphrase distracts and detracts from thetruly important position reports, weshould all be making in the pattern.By making your initial call at least 10miles out, then listening for other traf-fic making their position reports, youwill gain situational awareness of thetraffic and active runway at your des-tination airport.

As a review, the next section of theAIM (Chapter 4-1-9 H, UNICOMCommunications Procedures) lists thepreferred announcements to makewhen arriving at a non-towered airport:

- Report approximately 10 milesfrom the airport, providing altitude,your aircraft type, aircraft identifica-tion, location relative to the airport,state whether landing or overflight,and request wind information andrunway in use.

- Report on downwind, base, andfinal approach.

- Report leaving the runway.

When departing a non-towered air-port, pilots are encouraged toannounce their location on the airportand runway they are taxiing to. Thenannounce takeoff and whether you areremaining in the pattern or the direc-tion of flight after reaching patternaltitude.

The AIM is a valuable resource forreviewing the correct procedures forall phases of flight. Make time toreview the self-announce procedures.They have stood the test of time andprovide us with the concise, importantinformation that will help ensure asafe, enjoyable flight. q

Wind Farms In Wisconsin& Their Effect On Aviation

by Gary DikkersWisDOT Airspace Manager

Over the last decade, followingpassage of theTelecommunications Act of

1996, Wisconsin and the nation wit-nessed a surge in construction ofwireless communications towers thatimpacted our airspace. Now,Wisconsin pilots are about to see asecond great wave of constructionaffecting airspace in the form of tallwind turbines.

Currently, there are proposals for atleast 400 wind turbines in Wisconsin,ranging in height from 390 feet aboveground level (AGL) to 500’ AGL, allintent to take advantage of U.S.Department of Energy tax credits thatare due to expire in 2007. There aretwo primary criteria that wind farmdevelopers look for when locatingwind turbines: a place where the wind

Jeffery Taylor

Wisconsin Bureau of Aeronautics David M. Greene, DirectorP.O. Box 7914, Madison, WI 53707-7914 (608) 266-3351

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blows fairly steadily; and asite close to existing electri-cal transmission lines, sothat expensive lateral feederlines aren’t needed to carryelectricity from the turbinesinto the grid.

So far, the ideal locationidentified in Wisconsin forwind farm development isthe Niagara Escarpment – abroad stretch of ancient,tough bedrock that stretchesfrom near Hartford in DodgeCounty, north through Fonddu Lac, Calumet, Brown,Kewaunee, and Door Counties out tothe tip of the Door County Peninsula.The Escarpment has resisted erosionand though it sticks up only 150 to200 feet above the surrounding ter-rain, that difference is enough toincrease wind flow to the point where“harvesting” the wind may becomeprofitable. One of the best places tosee the Escarpment is driving eastfrom Fond du Lac on WIS 23 wherethe highway climbs up the west wallof the Escarpment. The Escarpmentalso forms the east side of LakeWinnebago. If all the wind turbinesnow planned are built, the east shoreof Lake Winnebago will be studdedwith hundreds of wind turbines, manyof which will be visible from WittmanRegional Airport (OSH) during EAAAirVenture.

At the Wisconsin Department ofTransportation (WisDOT), the Bureauof Aeronautics is doing its best towork with wind farm developers toensure the many new wind farms willhave a minimal effect on the state’sairspace. However, it will be a delicatebalance to satisfy our future renewableenergy needs, while preserving ourirreplaceable airspace. So far, the windcompanies have been cooperative inselecting sites that will not adverselyaffect our public-use airports. Even so,there are a few things Wisconsin pilotsshould know as construction of theturbine farms begins.

The FAA has been struggling withthe best form of obstruction marking

and lighting for wind farms. They ini-tially thought each turbine should belighted, but then realized that in largefarms with as many as 130-150 tur-bines, that would lead to a psychedel-ic display of blinking and flashinglights at night that both pilots andthose living around the farm wouldfind irritating and objectionable. Thelatest plan is that only selected tur-bines around the perimeter of eachwind farm will be lighted, and that allobstruction lights in the farm willhave to be synchronized. Turbineswill also be painted white to enhancedaytime visibility. The FAA has donevisibility tests of turbine farms andhas discovered that the support towersand blades are broad enough thatwhen painted white, they are very vis-ible, even from a distance.

Through the efforts of WisDOT’sBureau of Aeronautics, the FAA isbeginning to understand that turbineblades create vortices, and that blade-tip vortices create turbulence in muchthe same manner as large airliners cre-ate turbulence from their wing tip vor-tices. Modern wind turbines will be astall as 500’ AGL with a blade at the 12o’clock position, with individualblades from 135’ to 150’ long. In fact,the diameter or “blade span” of a largewind turbine is greater than thewingspan of a Boeing 747. In effect,each blade of a large wind turbine ismuch like the wing of an airplane.The blade span of large turbines isgreat enough that even though the tur-

bines are rotating at a rela-tively low 20-rpm, the bladetips will be moving at closeto 200 mph. Unfortunately,an airfoil as big as the wingof a B-747 moving at 200mph will create vortices andturbulence from the bladetips.

The blade tip vorticeswill have much the sameeffect as the wing tip vor-tices behind large airliners.That means pilots will haveto avoid that turbulence, justas you would the turbulence

behind a large airliner. That shouldn’tbe too difficult, since most pilotsrarely fly at less than 500’ AGL.

But, if you are an agriculture appli-cation pilot, the pilot of an EMS heli-copter responding to a crash scene with-in or near a wind farm, or fly out of aprivate airport close to a wind farm, youwill have to be alert whenever at lowaltitude near large wind turbines.

Since FAA and state standardsdon’t protect privately-owned,restricted-use airstrips, we know therewill be wind turbines closer to someof those airstrips than we would liketo see. If you own or fly out of one ofthose airstrips, think about whetheryou want to fly when the wind isblowing through a wind turbineacross your airfield. Agriculturalpilots will need to carefully assesswhether they will be able to spraychemicals on fields near large windturbines, considering how the turbu-lence may affect their aircraft and thechemical spray pattern.

EMS helicopter pilots will faceespecially difficult decisions whenresponding to emergencies near windfarms. If the wind is blowing at morethan about 12-15 knots, they may notbe able to make a pickup downwindof a large wind turbine because of theturbulence. We don’t yet know howfar downwind that turbulence willextend, but we do know that windfarm engineers place turbines withinwind farms so they are at least 2,000


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Iam always amazed athow beautiful “fall’ canbe. We are so fortunate

to be surrounded by somuch beauty. The best partfor aviators is that whenseen from the air, the col-ors of fall become a verita-ble artist’s palette spreadout below and sometimesas far as the eye can see!

What a grand and gloriousbenefit of being able to fly! Imaginehow many people have never seen thefall colors from the air. Sadly, theyhave only seen it from below thecanopy of leaves, where just a smallportion of the beauty can be seen.They have never seen the splendor youand I have seen from the air!

I would like to urge youto share the beauty that canbe found only via flight,with someone who hasnever had that opportunity.

Show them the awe-some views and tremen-dous pleasure to be derivedfrom flying.

Demonstrate the fun, butmake sure they understand

the value that flying and avia-tion in general brings to their lives.

Give them, or show them, whereto obtain a coupon for a discount onan introductory flight.

Help them to start their flyingcareer by demonstrating the ease andcomfort of flying.

Help them to experience the cool,

crisp fall day and the splash of sea-sonal color from the air.

Remember also that the beauty ofthe seasonal change brings with it theresponsibility to be aware of, and pre-pared for, the changes in weather andsurface conditions. This is the time ofyear when the chilled nights can bringabout fog, frost, or even black ice.Whether you are driving or flying,these weather phenomena can signifi-cantly affect your travel if you are notprepared to handle it properly.

So the next time you go flying,make sure you understand the weatherconditions you might encounter, espe-cially now that the nights can be at orbelow freezing while the days can berelatively warm and pleasant. Andwhile you are at it, take someone withyou and share the beauty of flying.Maybe they will go on to get theirPrivate Pilot Certificate…and theywill have you to thank for the inspira-tion! q

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The Spin Doctor

Most people have heard theterm used by journalists andmedia types, where they refer

to someone as the “spin doctor.” Whatthey are referring to is a person whowill put a particular “slant” or “spin” ona story to lead people to assume a cer-tain conclusion or potential outcome,for instance. But, as it applies to avia-tion, a “spin doctor” can be viewed asyour favorite flight instructor.

In the words of Dale Klapmeier,Cirrus Design, “Over 90% of GeneralAviation stall/spin fatal accidents occur

at or below traffic pattern altitude.”With that in mind, ask yourself whenwas the last time you practiced stall-spin recovery? Can you recall the onsetparameters and the proper correctiveactions quickly and precisely? If youdidn’t answer yes, then you shouldspend some time reviewing the basicsof stall/spin recovery techniques withyour flight instructor. He/she can makea significant difference in your flyingand possibly in your life!

*The principal motions of stallingand spinning involve four distinctphases of flight: the approach to stall,the stall and incipient spin, the devel-

oped spin, and spin recovery. Duringthe approach to stall, as airspeed isreduced and angle of attack isincreased, some aircraft may exhibitlarge-amplitude rolling or pitchingmotions, wing-dropping tendencies,unconventional or ineffective respons-es to control inputs, or longitudinal ordirectional instabilities. If the motionsoccur in a rapid and disorienting mat-ter, the pilot may inadvertently losecontrol of the aircraft and enter theincipient-spin phase.

The incipient spin may also beentered intentionally by the pilotthrough applications of rudder-eleva-


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The importance of Monaco Air atDuluth is to service transitional flightsthat need to stop for fuel, and to pro-vide service to help promote tourism.

Monaco Air is open 24 hours a day;has reduced its fuel prices from whatthey were under North CountryAviation, including adding self-fueling,which is presently $ .50 less than fullservice; has become an authorizedservice center and parts distributor for

Cirrus Design Corporation, which isalso located on the airport; and pro-vides car rental through EnterpriseRent-A-Car.

In its first year of operation,Monaco has underwent a $400,000facilities upgrade, and plans are under-way to expand the facilities by 2009.The company employs 27 people, andits 2006 target is $3.5 million in rev-enues.

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Wings Insurance AgencyUnder New Ownership

EDEN PRAIRIE, MINN. – Thefounder of Wings Insurance Agency,

Larry Marrs, has sold the business tothe company’s vice president, SteveBruss. Marrs expressed his apprecia-tion to the aviation community stat-ing, “whose confidence and trust hasensured the agency’s growth and suc-cess.”

Bruss has a background as anunderwriter, certified flight instructor,and aviation insurance broker.

In 2004, Wings participated inspearheading the approval of the firststandardized aviation insurance appli-cation form by ACORD, the globalinsurance standards-setting organiza-tion. This innovation, coupled withthe latest in agency automation soft-ware, has made Wings one of themost automated aviation insuranceagencies in the country. q

tor-aileron controls. In the incipient-spin phase, the flight path of the air-craft changes from horizontal to near-ly vertical, the angle of attack increas-es beyond the value at stall, and therate of rotation increases from zero tothe rate exhibited in the fully devel-oped spin. If the loss of altitude is tobe kept to a minimum, the pilot mustquickly recognize the out-of-controlsituation and apply corrective con-trols. If the pilot delays the inputs orapplies the wrong control combina-tions, the aircraft may enter the devel-oped-spin phase.

In the developed-spin phase, theattitude, angles, and motions of theaircraft tend to be repeatable fromturn to turn, and the flight path isapproximately vertical. The spinningmotion is sustained by a balance ofthe aerodynamic and inertial momentsacting on the aircraft. The spin con-sists of a spinning motion about theairplane center of gravity plus transla-tory motion of the center of gravity;however, the motion is primarilyrotary. The developed spin can bevery smooth and steady, or it may bequite oscillatory, violent, and disori-enting to the pilot.

In addition, the spin may be rela-tively steep, characterized by a nose-down attitude, an angle of attack

ranging from slightly above the stallangle of attack to about 30 degrees,and a relatively large spin radius (dis-tance of the center of gravity of theaircraft from the spin axis). Thedeveloped spin may also be fast and“flat,” with a relatively horizontalfuselage attitude, an angle of attackapproaching 90 degrees, and the spinaxis passing almost vertically throughthe center of gravity of the aircraftwith a spin radius of near zero.

Spin recovery is accomplished byupsetting the balance of aerodynamicand inertial moments acting on theaircraft by movement of the aerody-namic control surfaces. The specificcontrol inputs required for satisfactoryspin recovery for a particular aircraftdepend on certain critical aircraftmass and aerodynamic properties, andthe most effective control sequencevaries for different types of airplanes(for example, fighters and personal-owner aircraft). Recoveries fromsteep spins tend to be less difficultbecause the aircraft aerodynamic con-trols retain a limited degree of effec-tiveness slightly beyond the stall.However, recovery from a flat spin isnormally extremely difficult becausethe aircraft controls are ineffective atsuch high angles of attack.

Unfortunately, when inadvertent

loss of control and spin entry occur atlow altitudes, the pilot may not haveenough altitude to terminate the post-stall motions and complete the near-vertical recovery maneuver beforeimpacting the ground. Sadly, this sce-nario occurs frequently in fatal civilaircraft accidents for personal-owneraircraft that are piloted by relativelyinexperienced individuals, with mini-mum exposure to out-of-controlmaneuvers and spins.

The point is, if you have not recent-ly practiced stall-spin recovery with aqualified flight instructor, plan to do soas one of your first objectives of flightyet this year. Better yet, why wait…plan to do it as soon as possible! It canmake the difference in a long andhappy flying career or an unscheduledmeeting with terra firma.

Be safe. THINK before you fly aswell as when you fly. Make sure youare properly and fully prepared forflight, and don’t hesitate to visit yourlocal “spin doctor.” It can be one of thebest investments in your flying career.

*All of the technical parts of thisarticle were taken directly fromNASA source material. The completereport and photos can be found at:http://oea.larc.nasa.gov/PAIS/Concept2Reality/spin_technology.html(MNDOT Office of Aeronautics) q


MINNEAPOLIS – Issues of majorconcern and interest to Minnesota fixedbase operators, including state and fed-eral aviation fuel taxes… proposed userfees on the air traffic control system…marketing… and Light Sport Aircraft(LSA), were featured at the MinnesotaAviation Trades Association (MATA)Conference, September 21-22, at theMermaid Conference Center inMounds View, Minn.

Andy Cebula, Executive VicePresident of Government Affairs withthe Aircraft Owners & PilotsAssociation (AOPA), Frederick, Md.,explained what AOPA’s position is on“user fees” to operate the air trafficcontrol system in comparison with thepositions held by the airlines, the

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA),the Bush Administration, and Congress.

Cebula said that the airlines andgeneral aviation are at odds with eachother, with the airlines wanting to con-trol the system and have someone elsepay for it, and they want all aircraft tobe charged the same fees for ATCservices, regardless of size. All the air-line passenger wants is good service!

As an alternative to the current sys-tem of excise taxes, it has been sug-gested that they be replaced with a “flattax” on all fuel used by aviation users.The amount of that tax would be about65 cents per gallon. Currently the taxon general aviation avgas is 19.3 centsand 21.8 cents on jet fuel used by gen-eral aviation, so if approved, a flat taxwould be a significant increase.

The FAA wants to reduceCongressional oversight andCongressional budget approvalauthority, and control aviation userinvolvement in decision-making.

The Bush Administration throughthe Office of Management & Budget(OMB) wants to reduce the generalfund support for the aviation system.

AOPA recommendations are: 1) Tokeep the U.S. Congress the board ofdirectors, and keep funding and taxesunder the federal budget process, notuser fees! 2) A general fund contribu-tion to the FAA budget is necessary andAOPA would like to see it remain at25%. We should have robust airportfunding, including for general aviationairports. FAA can and should do this. 3)FAA can and should also reduce costs,and define “modernization.” What isthe FAA going to buy and when?

How all of this will wash out isanyone’s guess, but Cebula said thatthe October 2006 deadline forCongress to act is upon us.

Congress has four decisions to

make: 1) extend current taxes, 2) cre-ate a new user fee funded system, 3)determine FAA spending, and 4)define what Congress’ role is in man-agement oversight. “But Congress’main goal is to get through the 2006elections,” said Cebula.

Accompanying Cebula to the con-ference was AOPA Great LakesRegional Representative Bill Blake ofPeoria, Illinois. Minnesota is one offive states Blake represents on behalfof AOPA. (See AOPA Great LakesRegional Report on page 20 in thisissue of Midwest Flyer Magazine.)

Ray Rought, Director of theMinnesota Department ofTransportation, Office of Aeronautics,spoke about state funding issues,including the $15 million, which thestate legislature borrowed from theState Aviation Trust Fund in 2003 tohelp balance the state budget. Thatmoney is expected to be paid back in2007 (no guarantees, however, andwithout interest), and the state has abacklog of projects depending on it.Also as a result of a decline in airlinerevenues and fuel sales, state aviationrevenues have also declined. But as itlooks now, the state is in a positiveposition in getting needed fundingfrom the state legislature for 2007.

When asked when projects such asthe long-awaited runway extension atFlying Cloud Airport is expected toget underway, Rought said as soon asthe Metropolitan AirportsCommission (MAC) completes man-dated state zoning requirements foreach reliever airport. The MinnesotaOffice of Aeronautics has told MACthat it will not receive any moremoney for airports that are not zoned.

Robert Mark of CommAvia,Evanston, Illinois, spoke on “AviationMarketing Trends,” and suggestedthat fixed base operators sell “solu-tions, not stuff,” and avoid the directapproach to selling.

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Mark said that the top 10 ways tolose customers is to breach confiden-tiality; miss deadlines; hide extraservice charges; create complexinvoices; develop roadblocks torefunds; forget to say, “thank you;”avoid responsibility for errors; assumea customer’s complaint is the cus-tomer’s problem, and not the busi-ness; neglect to follow up on promis-es; and stop listening.

Dan Johnson, Chairman of theLight Sport Aircraft ManufacturersAssociation (LAMA), described the“Light Sport Aircraft” (LSA) move-ment, stating that if general aviationdoes not embrace it, the pilot popula-tion will continue to dwindle.Johnson said that the Light SportAircraft category and the new SportPilot Certificate go hand in hand, witha whole new set of requirementsintended to get people into aviationfaster.

“There are currently 32 millionAmericans who pursue some form ofmotorsports recreation/transporta-tion,” said Johnson, suggesting thatthe potential for the Light SportAircraft movement is great. LightSport Aircraft have a lot going forthem, noted Johnson: 1) they are

more affordable than conventionalgeneral aviation aircraft, and 2) pro-vide greater economy using enginesthat burn 3-5 gph, versus 5-15 gph inconventional engines.

Johnson also noted that trainingrequirements are also much less with25 hours of instruction and flight timethe norm. The current record to obtaina Sport Pilot Certificate is 21 hours in8 days.

From April 15, 2005 throughAugust of 2006, there were 1,300Sport Pilot Certificate examinationstaken, 400 Sport Pilot Certificatesissued, 41 Light Sport Aircraft modelscertified, 500 Light Sport Aircraftsold, and 200 designated examinersappointed.

Amy Koranda of the National AirTransportation Association (NATA) inWashington, D.C., discussed NATA’s

Safety 1st Management System forground and air operations. NATA’sprogram which consists of 10 videosfor in-house training, is available for$300.00 for non-members, and is dis-counted for members. For additionalinformation, refer to www.natasafe-ty1st.org/etoolkit.

MATA’s “Government LeadershipAward” for significant contributionsto the aviation industry by a govern-ment official went to StateRepresentative/Pilot Michael Beard ofShakopee, Minn. (District 35A) forhis strong advocacy to protect andpromote aviation in the state. The“MATA Learn-To-Fly Scholarship”went to Christina Kain of GrandRapids, Minn., for her essay describ-ing her dream to become a missionarypilot.


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(TOP ROW L/R) • State Rep. Mike Beard (left) accepts MATA’s “GovernmentLeadership Award” from MATA Secretary Greg Reigel. • Robert Mark of CommAvia.• Dan Johnson of LSA Marketing Group. • Don and Roxanne Kain of Grand Rapids,Minn., accept the MATA Scholarship Award from MATA Director Butch Detjen (right)on behalf of their daughter, Christina.(CENTER ROW L/R) • Bill Blake, AOPA Great Lakes Regional Representative. • RayRought, Director of MNDOT Office of Aeronautics.(BOTTOM ROW L/R) • Amy Koranda of NATA. • Dave Weiman of Midwest FlyerMagazine (right) introduces Andy Cebula of AOPA (left).

Seaplanes Swarm Eagle RiverEAGLE RIVER, WIS. – After the water bombs stoppedfalling and the spot landing contest was finished onSaturday, September 9, Cranberry Lake returned to its idylliccalm as the last seaplane taxied to the docks at Gypsy VillaResort. All that remained was the awards dinner, an eveningof celebration, and fond goodbyes the next morning as oneby one the seaplanes taxied out and departed for home.

It was the 18th Annual Wisconsin Seaplane PilotsAssociation Fly-In, Sept. 8-10, in Eagle River, Wis., hometo one of the Midwest’s most popular gatherings of sea-plane pilots and fans.

Friday started ominously with a cold front passingthrough, bringing wind, rain, low clouds, and worst of all,chilled temperatures in the lower 40s. Not all seaplanepilots could penetrate the weather on Friday in time for thefish fry dinner, but when Saturday dawned clear and brisk,many more aircraft arrived in time for the 10:00 AM safe-ty lecture. In total, Eagle River welcomed 24 seaplanes andover 80 registered attendees, not counting many non-sea-plane pilots and local residents who stopped by to checkout the action. Add to that the crowd of onlookers thatgathered in their boats, and the number of actual partici-pants swelled!

“We were extremely happy with this year’s fly-in,” saidCurt Drumm, chairman of the event. “Gypsy Villa wastremendous as usual, the weather cooperated after Friday,and everyone had a great time. We really feel welcomed bythe community of Eagle River.”

On Saturday afternoon, 14 aircraft participated in a“poker run,” stopping into four nearby lakes before return-ing to Cranberry Lake. Most participants in the poker runalso took part in the water bombing contest in which waterbombs are dropped at an anchored target in the lake, and

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“The whole weekend was a real education for me,” saidSteve Whitney, a new seaplane owner. “I just bought myfirst plane a couple of weeks ago, and I am still gettingchecked out in water operations.” His plane, a LakeBuccaneer, an amphibious “flying boat” that can land oneither land or water, was still in the shop in Kenosha, Wis.,but he made the trip via land plane and took a taxi fromEagle River Airport.

Among some of the participants included Frank andSharon Schorsch, of Salem, Wis., with their large red andwhite Cessna 206 amphibian; Paul and Anne Seehafer ofJunction City, Wis., with their tiny, bright yellow home-built Kitfox on straight floats; and the two-seat, red andwhite Husky, belonging to Eagle River cranberry farmer,“Cranberry Dave” Zawistowski.

This year, only one “flying boat” was in attendance, aProgressive Aerodyne Searey. Flying boats are aircraftdesigned specifically to land in the water, using the fuse-lage or body of the plane as a water-tight boat hull, likethe Pan Am Clippers that flew internationally in the1930s, and Howard Hughes’ “Spruce Goose.” Some, likethe Searey, have retractable landing gear to make themamphibious.

During the event, local seaplane enthusiast LynnEngdahl of Woodruff, Wis., set up a display depicting thehistory of local pilot Jack Vilas and his pioneering of theuse of seaplanes in the U.S. Vilas was one of the earliestusers and promoters of seaplanes for use in remote areaswhere runways weren’t available. He was the first airbornefire spotter for the Wisconsin Department of NaturalResources, the first to fly across Lake Michigan in 1913,and a representative of the Curtiss Aircraft Co., an earlyrival to the Wright Brothers.

Engdahl is collecting signatures in support of a seaplaneevent in the Boulder Junction area, starting as early as2007, honoring Vilas.

When all of the judging was done, the winners of thevarious contests were:

“Fast” Group: Water bombing contest: Frank and Sharon Schorsh,

Cessna 206, Salem, Wisconsin.Spot landing contest: Dennis Gartner, Cessna 182,

Nisswa, Minnesota.Poker run: Wally and Trixie Hain, Cessna 182,

McHenry, Illinois.“Slow” Group:

Spot landing contest: Dave Richardson, Husky, Plymouth, Wisconsin.

Poker run: Howard Hanson, Just Highlander (homebuilt), Rush City, Minnesota.

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flight training benefits at a MATA-member flight school of her choice.She is a junior at Northland BaptistBible College in Wisconsin, majoringin tribal missions and aviation, andreceived her private pilot certificateat Airways Aviation Center in GrandRapids, Minn.

The conference started onSeptember 21 with a tour of theGolden Wings Aircraft Museum atAnoka County-Blaine Airport, fol-lowed by a reception at the Mermaid.

The annual MATA BusinessMeeting was held September 22 atwhich time two new directors wereelected, and one current director wasreelected – all to three-year terms.

Elected to the MATA Board ofDirectors for the first time were GregMavencamp of Wright Aero, MapleLake, and St. Cloud Aviation, St.Cloud; and Ben Redman of RareAircraft, Owatonna. Reelected to theboard was Dave Weiman of MidwestFlyer Magazine. Continuing on theboard is Kevin Doering of North StarAviation, Mankato; Greg Reigel ofReigel & Associates, Hopkins;Christa Restad of Roger Aviation,Eden Prairie; Mark Plummer of U.S.Aviation Underwriters, Edina; MikeHiggins of Exclusive Aviation, SouthSt. Paul; and Tonya Wruck ofNationAir Insurance Agencies, EdenPrairie. Leaving the board are SteveBirdseye of Rochester Aviation,Rochester; and Butch Detjen ofAirways Aviation Center, GrandRapids. Officers elected at the post-conference board meeting wereKevin Doering of North StarAviation, president; Dave Weiman ofMidwest Flyer Magazine, vice presi-dent; Greg Reigel of Reigel &Associates, secretary; and TonyaWruck of NationAir InsuranceAgencies, treasurer.

In reviewing the past year, DaveWeiman, presiding officer at the con-ference, said that the MATA Board ofDirectors met on a quarterly basis inEden Prairie, South St. Paul,

Rochester and Mankato, and that thisyear’s conference was the result of“total and complete involvement byevery board member.”

Weiman said that major accom-plishments have included redefiningMATA’s role in the aviation commu-nity, pointing out to government offi-cials on every occasion that withoutthe fixed base operator and aviationsupport service professional, therewould not be the aircraft servicesneeded to enable our airports to con-tribute to the local, state and nationaleconomies.

During the year, members of theMATA Board of Directors represent-ed aviation businesses in the state inmeetings with both the MinnesotaBusiness Aviation Association andMinnesota Council of Airports, and atthe Minnesota Airports Symposiumin Willmar, Minnesota in April.

MATA has kept tabs on recentdevelopments within theMetropolitan Airports Commission(MAC), and when needed, taken aposition on issues before it and TwinCities operators, including opposingany drastic increase in airport tenantfees at reliever airports, supportingthe immediate and long-overdue con-struction of a dike at St. PaulDowntown Airport (STP), supportingthe immediate and long-overdue run-way expansion at Flying CloudAirport (FCM), opposing local offi-cials in their attempt to close CrystalAirport (MIC), opposing the increasein General Aviation landing fees atMinneapolis-St. Paul InternationalAirport (MSP), supporting the expan-sion of Anoka County-Blaine Airport(ANE), and opposing the ban on airshows at all MAC reliever airports.At the same time, Weiman said thatMATA has reminded MAC of theconsequences of not maintaining thereliever system and what the impactwould be on the local and statewideeconomies if General Aviation air-craft owners and businesses wereforced to flee the Twin Cities.

Weiman continued: “GeneralAviation is paying through the nose in

the Twin Cities, with increased tenantfees, and now increased landing fees,and the uncertainty of the future ofCrystal Airport has created a tremen-dous economic hardship for business-es there, and has inconvenienced theircustomers.

“I speak for the entire board ofdirectors when I say that we welcomeyour input on these and other issueswhich directly or indirectly affectyour business, your airport, and yourcustomers, whether you are at St.Paul, Flying Cloud, Anoka, Crystal,Lake Elmo, Air Lake or InternationalFalls,” said Weiman. “MATA repre-sents the interests of all fixed baseoperators and aviation support serviceprofessionals in Minnesota.”

The 2006 MATA Conference wassponsored by Regent Aviation, St.Paul and Rochester; U.S. AviationUnderwriters, Edina; North StarAviation, Mankato; NationAirInsurance Agencies, Eden Prairie;Thunderbird Aviation, Eden Prairieand Crystal; Mankato Aviation,Mankato; Academy College ofAviation, Bloomington; BolducAviation, Blaine; Elliott Aviation,Eden Prairie; Exclusive Aviation,South St. Paul; Midwest FlyerMagazine, Oregon, Wis.; RogerAviation, Eden Prairie; St. CloudAviation, St. Cloud; Wright Aero,Maple Lake; Cirrus FlightOperations, Blaine; Golden WingsMuseum, Blaine; Determan Brownie,Minneapolis; Tanis Aircraft Services,Glenwood; Alexandria Aviation,Alexandria; Airways Aviation Center,Grand Rapids; and Reigel &Associates, Hopkins.

The dates and location for the2007 MATA Conference will beannounced in a future edition of“Minnesota Aviation Industry News.”

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RARE AIRPLANE FROM PAGE 4In 1991, Gene Chase and some

friends began to disassemble theDavis for a complete ground-uprestoration. The plane was wellknown in the area with its yellow andblack colors, but Chase’s researchdetermined that it was originallypainted vermillion with maroon trim.That’s how the plane looks today andin the same paint scheme as when itleft the factory. The Stits process wasused for the covering and paint. Atthe EAA Convention in Oshkosh,Wis. in 1995 (later re-named EAAAirVenture), the Davis was awardedthe Outstanding Vintage OpenCockpit Monoplane. The aircraft ishangared at Wittman Regional Airportat Oshkosh.

Wing span 30’ 3”Length 21’ 6”Fuel Capacity 25 gal.Gross Weight 1,471 lbs.Cruise 111 mphLanding 65 mphEngine 145 hp Warner

Gene Chase was born in 1924 andalways knew he would be a pilot. Hegrew up in Scottsbluff, Neb., and wasan avid model airplane builder. Heenlisted in the Navy while in collegeto avoid the WWII draft by the U.S.Army and soon was accepted in theNaval Aviation Cadet program. Hereceived his commission and goldwings at NAS Corpus Christi, Texasin 1945 and became carrier-qualifiedflying Grumman TBF Avengers. Afterthe war Chase returned to college andcontinued to fly as a “weekend war-rior” in the Navy Reserve at NASDenver, Colo., flying Corsairs,Bearcats, Banshees, Panthers, andCougars. His Naval career lasted over20 years and he retired as a lieutenantcolonel.

Chase’s civilian flying careerincluded instructing, charter, pipelinepatrol, corporate flying and one sea-son seeding clouds with a Curtiss P-40N in a hail suppression program inWestern Nebraska in 1956. This fly-

ing was interspersed with an engi-neering position for 10 years with anatural gas utility company and 14years as an engineer and corporatepilot with AMOCO, Division ofStandard Oil in Tulsa, Okla. He tookearly retirement with AMOCO toaccept a position on EAA’s staff inHales Corners, and Oshkosh, Wis. Heretired as Senior Editor of Publicationsin 1987 and continues to live inOshkosh with his wife, Dorothy, towhom he has been married 60 years.His logbooks show he has flown 339different aircraft types. q

EAA AIRVENTURE FROM PAGE 9Construction of the replica started

in 2002 by Brazilian entrepreneurAlan Calassa, assisted by Embraerand the Brazilian Aerospace Museumof rio de Janeiro. Two replicas werebuilt – one tours, the other was donat-ed to the Musee de L’ air et de L’Espace, France.

The replica uses authentic materi-als, the airframe being constructed ofbamboo covered with doped andstitched silk.

The Embraer pavilion also fea-tured photos of Santos-Dumont flyingairships, and photos of the Demoisellebis 14 and 19 monoplanes. Santos-Dumont flew in Brazil and France.

Marine Corps B25North American FJ4B Fury

Strolling toward the north end ofWittman Airfield, one comes upon thejet warbird tie-down area along a taxi-way to Runway 36-18. Two NorthAmerican jets and two Russian MiGswere lined up, being serviced for theafternoon air show.

The Fury and MiGs, a model 15and 17, flew simulated combat rou-tines in the Tuesday afternoon airshow.

The Fury is flown by the U.S.Navy Tail Hook Legacy Flight Group,mostly in the western U.S., but has

been to Oshkosh three times.The Fury’ s ceiling was 43,000 feetand it could reach Mach 1.2 in a dive.It weighs 22,000 pounds. The Furyevolved from the F86 Sabre, but isfaster and larger. It features a trailinglink main gear for carrier landings, atail hook, and a dorsal ridge from thecanopy to the rudder fin. The Fury alsohas leading edge slots for slow flight.On final, the mechanic on duty told methat the Fury is flown onto the deck atabout 125 knots without flaring.

During the afternoon air show thetwo MiGs were pursued by the Fury.The MiG-17 was a two-place trainer,but the MiG-15 was combat readywith a 50 caliber mg on one side ofthe air inlet up front and a 20 mmcannon on the other. Although a nim-ble aircraft, Sabrejet pilots could out-turn the MiG-15 because of automati-cally deployed leading edge slots.

CAF Marine Corps B25 PBJ

I chatted with two Confederate AirForce personnel from Midland Texasstanding next to the dark blue B25,“Devil Dog.”

The Marine Corps received 1,500North American B25 Mitchellbombers painted dark blue with nosquadron markings or any markingsof any kind, and no nose art. Theywere used to attack Japanese shippingin the Pacific. During night maneu-vers, the PBJ squadron pilots wouldform up by focusing on the exhaustflames of their squadron’ s aircraft.

Carrying up to thirteen 50 calibermachine guns via field modifications,pilots were taught in gunnery schoolto open fire when the cone of firecrossed at 1,000 yards creating a 24-inch circle of concentrated rounds.They could actually cut a Japanesedestroyer in half with this firepower.

One version carried a 47 mm navalcannon, which was loaded by the co-pilot, one round per minute. There is apopular myth that the naval cannonwould stop the B-25 in flight, but theCAF member I interviewed chuckled.


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from the recoil of the cannon, but ifthe B25 would have actually stopped,it would have stalled,” he said. “It’ s awar story we often hear.” The CAF’ sPBJ is only one of three survivingthat is in flying condition.

North of the Border, RAFLancaster Bomber

At a cost of $6,000 an hour,Canadian Warplane Heritage pilotsare limited in the number of hoursthey can fly the CWH’ s Lancasterheavy bomber. Of the more than7,300 built, only two still fly. Thebeautifully restored British bomberarrived at Wittman Airfield onWednesday and was an immediate hitwith EAA Convention attendees.

The “Lanc” joined other heaviesand medium bombers on Friday, July28th and Saturday, July 29th for a“Big Bomber Reunion.”

The Blue Angels Navy PrecisionFlying Team

Lt. Kevin “Kojak” Davis arrived atOshkosh 2006 on Sunday, July 23rd,flying a two-place F/A-18 Hornet,Blue Angels #7. I photographed TomPoberezny standing next to the Hornetsigning autographs. Lt. Davis wasalso giving VIP rides on Tuesday. Hispassenger – American film actor/pilot,Harrison Ford, a pilot and chairmanof the EAA Young Eagles program.

Although the Blue Angels did notperform at AirVenture, they did do aflyby on Friday, July 28th at 10:45 AMCDT.

Daily Airshows

EAA AirVenture would not beAirVenture if it were not for thedozens of performers who donate theirtime, or who are sponsored, to performin its daily airshows. Usual favoritesJim LeRoy, Patty Wagstaff, MattChapman, Gene Soucy, Sean D.Tucker, the Aeroshell Team, Steve andSuzanne Oliver, the Liberty ParachuteTeam, modern military demos, andwonderful and massive warbird fly-overs, entertained through the interpre-tive narratives of announcers DannyClisham, Dave Keim and others.Clisham, of Ann Arbor, Mich., wasalso named top air performer of theyear, and received the coveted “BillBarber Award for Showmanship” dur-ing ceremonies held July 24th atTheater In the Woods. The award ispresented annually by friends and fam-ily of the late Bill Barber, air showperformer extraordinaire.

Anyone at Oshkosh looking sky-ward Friday morning found them-selves craning their necks for about20 minutes as skywriter SuzanneAsbury-Oliver drew smiley faces andspelled out acronyms like “PSQ”across the blue sky. After climbing toan altitude of 8,500 feet, Asbury-Oliver crafted mile-high letters fromvaporized smoke fluid that were visi-ble for miles around.

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sponsors of the Pepsi AerialEntertainers/Oregon Aero Skydancer– Suzanne and husband Steve Oliver,an aerobatic and pyrobatic pilot fea-tured in Monday’ s and Thursday’ sairshows (www.OregonAero.com &www.OregonAeroSkyDancer.com).

Despite the great attractions, atten-dance for the seven-day show ofshows was down 10 percent to625,000 from the 700,000 visitors thatattended AirVenture 2005 – no doubta result of the not-so-pleasant weatherand high fuel prices.

EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2006Facts And Figures

Comments from EAA presidentTom Poberezny: “EAA AirVenture2006 was a tremendous event – inno-vation and technology are an impor-tant part of our event, and 2006 fea-tured more new aviation announce-ments than any EAA fly-in in history.In addition, there were many moreactivities and events that added valuefor EAA members and aviation enthu-siasts. Comments from visitors areoverwhelmingly positive about theaircraft, events and organization ofEAA AirVenture, which is a credit tothe volunteers, staff and communitywho work hard to make it successful.We’re already looking forward toEAA AirVenture 2007, July 23-29.”

“We had anticipated an attendancedecrease after the unique attractionsthat highlighted the 2005 event.Attendance was also affected by fac-tors such as the difficulties caused byunfavorable weather compared to lastyear, and the past year’s sharpincrease in fuel prices – with auto fuelprices above $3.00 a gallon and avia-tion fuel prices topping $4.00 per gal-lon in many regions.”

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Chicago will pay a $33,000 finefor illegally tearing up MeigsField airport without proper

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And with the more than $550,000the city has already spent attemptingto fight the fine and repayment,Chicago taxpayers are out close to$1.6 million, and they have lost anairport that generated $57 million ayear in economic activity for the city.

The FAA announced the final set-tlement with the city September 18.The city admitted no wrongdoing.

“But this $1 million payment and$33,000 fine sends a clear signal toother cities that the FAA is serious

about upholding its regulations and thatAOPA is serious about holding every-one’s feet to the fire when it comes toprotecting airports,” said AOPAPresident Phil Boyer. AOPA filed theoriginal complaints that resulted in thefine and fund repayment.

Since the Meigs closure, AOPAsuccessfully lobbied Congress toincrease the fine from $1,100 to$10,000 per day, to make it muchmore painful for another city toattempt a midnight airport raid.Notice of the proposed closure mustalso be published in the FederalRegister, so it can’t be done in thedark of night again.

The City of Chicago was finedbecause it didn’t provide the FAA withproper notice that it was closing theairport. The regulations required 30days’ notice, unless it is an emergency.

Daley claimed it was an emer-gency, because the little lakeside air-port was an immediate ‘securitythreat’ to Chicago.

The $1 million repayment must bemade from the city’s general revenue,not airport funds. The city had illegal-ly diverted airport revenue dedicatedto airport improvements for airportdestruction.

Mayor Daley had tried to closeMeigs Field for years to turn it intocity park No. 552. AOPA had success-fully lobbied the Illinois legislatureand brokered a number of deals thatheld off Daley for at least five years.

Then, under the cover of darknesson March 30, 2003, Daley orderedheavy equipment through the airportfence to carve huge trenches in therunway. q

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