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ON THE COVER: This 1936 Lockheed 12A Electra Junior was one of two Electras used in the filming of the new motion picture “Amelia,” starring Hilary Swank and IDWEST FLYER Richard Gere. Complete story and review beginning on page 30. M AGAZINE DECEMBER 2009/JANUARY 2010 Photo by Michelle Shepherd

COLUMNS AOPA Gr e a t La k e s Re g i o n al Re po r t - by Bill Blake We All Benefit From Air Tours...... 10 Av i a t i o n La w - by Greg Reigel FAA Publishes Final Rule Updating FAR Parts 61, 91 & 141...... 17 Di alog u e - by Dave Weiman

Television Station Slams Use of Corporate Aircraft by Utility Company, Published For & By The Midwest Aviation Community Since 1978 Despite Fact That Station Owners Are Pilots...... 5 midwestflyer.com Gu e s t Ed i t o r i al - by Craig Fuller Live Well, Be Well, Fly Well...... 10 Hi gh On He al t h - by Dr. John Beasley Help Your Doc Get It Right!...... 16 In s t r u m e n t Fl i gh t - by Richard Morey The Scan… Knowing What To Glance At & When...... 12 Mi n n e s o t a Ae r o n a u t i c s Bu ll e t i n - by Christopher Roy You Are The Key To Safe Aviation...... 44 Wi s c o n s i n Ae r o n a u t i c s Re po r t - by Jeffery Taylor Think Twice Before Flying In Ice...... 41

FEATURES SECTIONS ASTM Compliance For Special Light Sport Aircraft: Major Repairs & Alterations - Awards & Recognition...... 28 by Carol Carpenter...... 18 Book Review...... 49 Top Industry Leaders Speak As “One Voice” At AOPA Summit - by Dave Weiman.....22 Calendar...... 59 Amelia’s Real Leading Lady… Joe Shepherd’s Lockheed 12A Electra Junior - by Steve Schapiro...... 38 Classifieds...... 60 Love Was In The Air At AOPA Summit - by Steve Schapiro...... 40 Education...... 55 Terrorism & War Risk Insurance – Do You Really Need It? - by Jeff Rasmussen...... 42 Fly-Ins & Air Shows...... 62 Safety & Awareness Go Hand In Hand - by Dan McDowell...... 44 Grassroots Aviation...... 56 Never Fly With Inoperative Equipment - by Bob Martens...... 45 Minnesota Aeronautics Bulletin...... 44 From The Hudson To Toulouse, From Right Seat To Left… Minnesota Aviation Industry News...46 Flying The World’s Largest Commercial Airliner – The Airbus A380 - Motion Picture Review...... 30 by Jeff Skiles...... 52 People In The News...... 58 From GA To The Airlines & Back… Jeff Skiles Buys A Waco! - by Dave Weiman...... 56 Sport Pilot – Light Sport Aircraft...... 18 WATA Difference...... 42 HEADLINES Wisconsin Aeronautics Report...... 41 AOPA, NBAA Announce Memorandum of Understanding To Promote Use of Light Business Aircraft...... 29 Motion Picture “Amelia” Excites Audiences About Flight While Telling Story of An American Adventurer...... 30 Air Show Performer To Finance Aviation Films...... 39 MATA Hosts “Total” Aviation Business Conference...... 46 Northern Exposure Aviation Expo In The Twin Cities...... 50 Minnesota Business Aviation Association (MBAA) Proposes Increasing Fuel Tax On Turbine Aircraft & Reducing Aircraft Registration Fees...... 51 EAA Names U.S. Airways Flight 1549 Pilots Skiles & Sullenberger To Lead EAA Young Eagles Program...... 55

4 DECEMBER 2009/JANUARY 2010 MIDWEST FLYER MAGAZINE Dialogue Television Station Slams Use of Corporate Aircraft by Utility Company, Despite Fact That Station Owners Are Pilots by Dave Weiman corporate jets to Washington, D.C. to ask Congress for ast month we reported on the bailout money. While we feel their flights were an effective USA Today story that slammed and efficient use of corporate aircraft, the CEOs were not federal support of general thinking of how these trips could have been perceived. Just aviationL airports. The article was think of the “mileage” the CEOs could have gotten if they intended to outrage the public over drove one of their production cars to Washington instead, taxpayer dollars being spent on general especially one of their new hybrids. Instead, they flew their aviation airports, when air carrier jets and surrendered to public opinion when they were airports are supposedly more deserving. criticized for doing so, rather than stand up and defend In our assessment of the article business aviation. As a result, the entire business aviation we noted that there are two approaches to journalism: 1) community has suffered, and so has our country. to seek out the truth about something, and report it in an This incident is well known throughout the aviation objective manner, or 2) to seek out information from people community. So why on earth would any pilot support who will support preconceived notions of the reporter, and another attack on corporate aviation? Read on. report the news in a biased manner. We believe that the The ABC affiliate television station in Minneapolis, USA Today reporter chose the latter approach for his front- KSTP, recently aired a story criticizing the use of corporate page story entitled “Little-Used Airports Cost Taxpayers aircraft by the local utility company, Xcel Energy, because Big Money.” We also believe that the article was financially of recent rate increases. Rather than pick some other motivated to lend support to the airline industry at the department to scrutinize, KSTP decided to pick on the flight expense of general aviation. department, possibly because corporate aircraft have been General aviation is also under attack by the media and under attack, lately, and are on people’s minds. politicians who criticize the use of corporate aircraft during KSTP tracked Xcel’s flights to see where their jets were these challenging economic times. The criticism started going, had cameras positioned at St. Paul Downtown when the CEOs of the big automakers chose to fly their Co n t i n u e d On Pa g e 8

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DECEMBER 2009/JANUARY 2010 MIDWEST FLYER MAGAZINE 7 Co r p o r a t e Ai r c r a f t Fr o m Pa g e 5 corporate responsibility. and asked them to come on the air and Airport to count the number of The KSTP reporter then went just stand up and say, ‘yes, we have passengers on each flight, and did to the streets to ask an Xcel Energy airplanes and here is where we use their arithmetic to compare the cost customer what she thought of them.’ They refused to do that, which of flying employees between their company executives flying around in would lead one to believe that they offices in Denver and the Twin Cities less-than-full corporate jets, while her may be hiding something.” by corporate jets versus flying on the energy costs rise. Of course she wasn't KSTP traveled to Washington, airlines. happy about this. D.C. to speak face-to-face with Xcel In a story entitled “Your Rates Go The reporter asked loaded questions CEO Richard Kelley. He declined to Up As Xcel Jets Soar,” KSTP reporter, to deliberately outrage the public. appear on camera, but said he would Bob McNaney, was critical of flights Had he instead asked people what be surprised if the planes flew with carrying only a few passengers or crew they thought of Xcel Energy using only a few people on board. without apparently understanding the corporate aircraft in its day-to-day In a search for a more complete purposes of those flights. The flights business activities to make sure the answer, KSTP sought out Xcel could have been for maintenance, energy needs of the community are executive Judy Poferl to ask her why or Xcel may have needed the planes met for the lowest possible cost, they planes fly near empty so often. Poferl positioned in the Twin Cities for other would have responded favorably. said, “I think we are responsible in flights. Regardless of whether or not Xcel how we use corporate aircraft. I think KSTP could have also reported Energy’s rate increases are justified, it’s a good use of our aircraft, and it on the number of airline tickets we take argument with KSTP, its improves our efficiency.” the company buys each year to put owners, and its reporter for asking We asked Ed Bolen, President things into better perspective. Most loaded questions, and not presenting of the National Business Aviation corporations large enough to have all of the facts. Association (NBAA) about the their own flight departments are It is bad enough when the news importance of businesses responding also the airlines’ best customers. In media criticizes general aviation, but to criticism about their use of addition, KSTP could have also when the news outlet is owned by a corporate aircraft: sought information from the National pilot that knows better, as is the case “No response is interpreted Business Aviation Association with KSTP, that is truly disturbing. by news organizations as no good (NBAA) on the use of corporate The Chairman of Hubbard response. Companies have to explain aircraft, but the station did not Broadcasting, Inc., the company that their use of the airplane. We are trying investigate any further. owns KSTP, is Stanley S. Hubbard, to help through ‘No Plane, No Gain’ According to the story aired on and both he and his son are pilots by giving companies the tools they November 19, 2009, Xcel’s rates in and own general aviation aircraft. We need to successfully respond. Clearly, Minnesota have gone up five times contacted Hubbard about the story, we still have a ways to go.” within a year and the current public which he defends: Here is a link to the KSTP service commission has approved the Hu b b a r d : “We are big believers in Television segment, “Your Money,” increases. In November alone, KSTP corporate aviation. We are involved that ran on the 10 o’clock news on reported that Xcel asked the Minnesota commercially in selling products November 19, 2009:http://kstp.com/ Public Utilities Commission to raise for corporate aviation, and we news/stories/S1265644.shtml?cat=1 gas rates by $16.2 million, while they understand fully the importance of Anyone wishing to forward tactful supposedly budgeted $5.8 million for corporate aviation. But when you and well thought out comment to Mr. its corporate flight department. have a situation where the executives Hubbard may do so in care of Ms. If the reporter wanted to look of Xcel refuse to justify the use of Joyce Mahoney at jmahoney@hbi. at the budget, then why didn’t he aircraft and refuse to talk, then you com. look at Xcel’s total budget and how have to wonder why. If KSTP chooses to continue much money is allocated to each “Our news department is scrutinizing Xcel Energy’s use expenditure? Again, why single out the independent from our sales and other of corporate aircraft as its way of corporate flight department? departments. If they find a reasonable objecting to rate increases, we ask that Seeing that the energy costs of story that is above board and honest, its reporters refrain from unethical 120,000 households in Minnesota we do not interfere. journalistic tactics, seek the input of are subsidized with federal tax “Dave, I don't know how you can NBAA, gather more information such dollars, KSTP asked a Congressional expect to present an objective story as the volume of travel the company representative his views on Xcel’s use when the subjects of the story refuse to does on the airlines, and tell the whole of corporate jets and he commented comment. 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Michigan Air of the Michigan Aviation Association Tour, September (sponsor of the tour for the last 30 11-13, 2009, on years) made a presentation to local behalf of AOPA. officials, community members, and My wife, Nancy, media about the economic impact of and I accepted an the airport based on data furnished invitation from by the state of Michigan. Twenty- Great Lakes reGionaL report Air Tour Director eight (28) airplanes flew the tour this by Bill Blake Phil Seizinger to year, including a Chinese Yak and AOPA Great Lakes Regional Representative join the group, Bill Blake some experimental aircraft. Seven which started at (7) aircraft came down from Canada. We All Benefit Oakland County International Airport Canadians have been participating in (PTK), Waterford, Michigan, and the tour the last few years, and have From Air Tours made stops at seven (7) airports over liked it so much, that they started a the three (3) days. similar tour in Canada two years ago. ne of the most worthwhile The purpose of the tour was to Some of the Michigan pilots flew up and fun things I have done demonstrate to the communities visited for that event held last June. as a pilot in recent years the economic importance of their I urge Michigan pilots to join the wasO to participate in the 80th Annual airports. At each stop, the president tour next year, and airport managers 10 DECEMBER 2009/JANUARY 2010 MIDWEST FLYER MAGAZINE AOPA Header.indd 1 5/22/09 12:10:21 PM and fixed based operators to help and counties which own public-use operating under a string of continuing promote the event, even if your airport airports), that means in addition resolutions, which fund the agency is not included on the tour. Every time to the 2 ½% the sponsor normally on a pro rata basis of the last annual a general aviation airplane moves and provides for such grants, the sponsor authorization, making it difficult to a pitch is made about the benefits of a will have to make up the shortfall of plan and execute projects. Hopefully, general aviation airport, we all benefit. the state’s share in order to receive by the time you read this, Congress I also urge pilot groups, airports, and any federal grant money. I suspect will have reached an agreement. fixed based operators in other states to that will be very difficult for some of You can play an important role in develop their own state air tour. the small general aviation airports. the future of general aviation. Keep After the air tour, I attended the This unfortunate situation adds fuel informed and let your state, local, and Michigan Association of Airport to the idea being considered by the federal elected officials know your Executives (MAAE) annual AAI strategic planning committee to views. conference held this year in Gaylord, advocate moving the state aviation For more information on these and Michigan. Airport managers were office out of the Indiana Department other issues facing general aviation, concerned about how the downturn of Transportation to some entity that please go to: www.aopa.org. q in the economy was hurting their will work harder to achieve adequate airports and the possible funding of state resources for aviation. future airport improvements. The At all three (3) of the above state Ma k e Pl a n s To Att e n d association said that it supports airport conferences, representatives AOPA Aviation Su m m i t increasing and changing the state from the FAA Great Lakes Region aviation fuel tax from 3 cents a gallon spoke about concerns over the No v e m b e r 11-13, 2010 to a percentage tax. AOPA opposes federal reauthorization of the FAA o n g e a c h alifornia a change to a percentage tax, and and its programs. Congress has not L B , C believes aviation should receive the been able to agree on a long-term www.aopa.org benefit of at least a portion of the state reauthorization. The agency has been sales tax on aviation products before any consideration is given to a fuel tax increase. I attended the Illinois Public Airports Association (IPAA) annual conference in Galena, Illinois, the last week in September. Illinois is Mankato, Minnesota also in financial difficulties, although the state did recently pass a capital 507-625-6006 improvement funding bill that flymankato.com included money for airports. Airport managers expressed similar concerns about the reduction of airport Aircraft Maintenance ★ Avionics Sales & Service operations and aviation fuel sales. Aircraft Rental ★ Flight Training However, one airport in the Chicago Private thru ATP area reported increased fuel sales for the month and hoped that signaled the beginning of a turnaround. The Aviation Association of Indiana (AAI) held its annual airports conference in Plymouth, Indiana, October 13-16, 2009, which I also attended. The state aviation director for Indiana had the unpleasant task of announcing that the legislature had not provided adequate funding to allow the state to provide all of its 2 ½% matching share for federal North Star Aviation is the official flight school airport improvement grants. For for Minnesota State University. airport sponsors (i.e. municipalities DECEMBER 2009/JANUARY 2010 MIDWEST FLYER MAGAZINE 11

North Star Ad Oct08.indd 1 1/26/09 8:00:29 PM In s t r u m e n t Fl i g h t The Scan Glance, Do Not Stare! Knowing What To Glance At & When This is good advice in many social settings, but is absolutely mandatory in instrument flight. Staring at an by Richard Morey, CFII instrument, or “fixation” as the FAA calls it, stops the scan. This means we are not glancing at what we should be. The ll instrument pilots have heard FAA calls this “omission.” Without the scan, you no longer over and over again that the have situational awareness. Without situational awareness, key to being a good instrument you are behind the aircraft…reacting, rather than guiding. pilotA is “the scan.” This seems simple Let your eyes linger on an instrument only long enough to enough, but simple does not mean easy. interpret the instrument, then move on. Developing a good scan technique takes work, and knowing what to scan and H A L Is Your Pal when to scan is essential. The following tips should help you develop or refine Rich Morey This little mnemonic helps you keep your eyes moving your scanning techniques: and your scan going. H A L stands for Heading, Altitude, First, let’s define what we mean by “the scan.” Looking for. Using this helps you keep ahead of the In instrument flight, you are substituting the view aircraft, and minimizes fixation. outside the window for gauges on the panel. Instead of “Heading” means, not only scanning for the correct looking outside for guidance, you are forced to interpret the heading, but tracking the navigation aid selected. Full instruments to manage your flight. Assuming steam gauges panel: glance at the directional gyro and course deviation rather than a glass cockpit, you need to interpret more than indicator. Partial panel: glance at the compass, the turn one gauge to maintain situational awareness. This process is coordinator, and course deviation indicator. called “the scan.” An “Altitude” scan includes the altimeter, but can include the vertical speed indicator as well. “Looking for” keeps your mind in the game and ahead of the airplane. In a turn, we are “looking for” a heading. En route or on approach, we may be “looking for” VOR passage, a vector from center, an intersection, a distance or perhaps interception of a radial, bearing or localizer. With every frequency change, “look for” the engine instruments as well.

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Another bit of good social advice. In flight, we should break down large tasks into small segments and scan in between. For example, instead of dialing in the entire new frequency while fixating on the radio display, tune one digit at a time and then scan in between. Another nice radio technique is to simply count the clicks while continuing your scan, then glance at the radio to confirm that you counted correctly and have the right frequency dialed in. Assume we have to change frequencies from Madison (Wisconsin – MSN) tower, 119.3, to Middleton Municipal Airport, Morey Field’s (C29) CTAF of 123.0. On my old KX170B, I simply grabbed the large tuning knob and counted four clicks clockwise. This advanced the frequency from 119 to 123. Then I would grab the little knob and count 12 clicks counter clockwise to go from .30 to .00. On the big knob, one click was one full MHz…the little knob was one click equals .25 MHz. Once you figure out your radio, you should have no problem changing frequencies with only a few glances for confirmation. This skill is guaranteed to wow your safety pilot, instructor or even examiner. 12 DECEMBER 2009/JANUARY 2010 MIDWEST FLYER MAGAZINE Know Your Airplane have the aircraft trimmed properly. scanning the instrument panel. If you can let go of the controls and All flights can be broken down If you cannot close your eyes and the aircraft continues as it was, you into two phases; dynamic flight and put your hands on the engine controls, are properly trimmed. In cruise, an static flight. “Dynamic” phase of trim controls, radio tuning knobs and airplane that is not trimmed to hold flight means we are in transition. electrical switches, flaps, etc., you do an altitude will require constant We are starting or stopping a turn, a not know your airplane. Taking your correction. You may believe that you climb, a descent, or a configuration or eyes off the instruments to locate and can hold altitude simply by keeping speed change. Anytime we are in the reach for a control breaks down the some pressure on the controls, but as dynamic phase, the artificial horizon scan. Invest some time sitting in your soon as you are distracted, you will should be the primary focus of your aircraft on the ground with the engine forget to hold the pressure allowing scan. “Static” phase of flight means off and practice until you get it right. the aircraft to do what it is trimmed we are in a steady state, be it straight This skill will lighten your workload to do. More on trimming later, but and level, a constant airspeed climb, both IFR and VFR and keep your eyes remember, if you have to hold control constant rate turn, or a constant rate where they belong, on the instruments pressures, you are working too hard. descent. In static phases of flight, the when IFR, or looking outside the Be lazy, or if you would rather think artificial horizon plays a lesser roll. aircraft on a good VFR day. of it as flying smart, that’s okay, just The primary instruments in static remember to trim. flight depend on the task. Trim, Trim, Trim! Dynamic Flight & Static Flight The Climb A good instrument pilot is a lazy pilot. Set the aircraft up with power Instrument students often think Once established, a constant and trim so it does what you want of the scan as one all-encompassing airspeed climb is a static phase of it to without control input. If you technique that is appropriate for all flight. In climb cruise, the emphasis have to hold control pressure to get phases of flight. The reality is one should be on scanning the airspeed the desired result, then you do not size does not fit all when it comes to indicator and the directional gyro. A

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ASI Feb08 2.indd 1 3/18/08 9:11:40 PM reduction in airspeed will tell you that your aircraft’s nose lead, your eyes go to the artificial horizon and you apply is higher than it had been, just as an increase in airspeed forward pressure to the controls bringing the dot of the tells you your aircraft’s nose has dropped. The airspeed “aircraft” to the horizon line. Hold the dot on the horizon indicator is your pitch instrument in a climb and as such line with forward pressure on the controls keeping your deserves more of your attention than the artificial horizon. wings level. As your nose drops, you will need a touch of The directional gyro will tell you if you are drifting off left rudder to stay on course. As your airspeed increases, course. This is often a result of insufficient right rudder, you will need more forward pressure to hold your assigned although inadvertent pressure on the control yolk (ailerons) altitude. Trim off this pressure then begin to throttle back can be the culprit as well. To avoid these problems make to your desired power setting, all the while keeping your sure you keep the turn coordinator (both ball and wings) eyes on the artificial horizon. Once you have trimmed off in your scan. Trim for the airspeed you desire and you will the forward pressure, glance at your vertical speed to verify find that holding the assigned heading is easier as well. level flight, glance at your directional gyro to verify you are By not having to hold back pressure, you minimize the still on your desired heading, glance at your engine gauges likelihood of deflecting the ailerons by mistake. Between to verify you are at the correct power setting, and glance at the turn coordinator, directional gyro and airspeed indicator, your airspeed indicator as well. You will need to continue you can easily hold heading and constant airspeed in a trimming the elevator until the aircraft has stabilized at the climb. The artificial horizon and vertical speed indicator are airspeed associated with the selected power setting and less useful in this phase of flight. level flight. With the trim about right and the power set, fine tune the trim using the vertical speed indicator as primary. Transition From Climb To Level Flight You should not be holding control pressure at this time. If the vertical speed indicator shows a climb, your eyes go to Leveling off is a dynamic phase, and as such the artificial the artificial horizon and you adjust your pitch down a bit. horizon should be primary in your scan. To level off, lead Hold this attitude on the artificial horizon for a few seconds your assigned altitude by 10% of your climb rate. (Scan the to allow the lag in the vertical speed indicator to settle vertical speed indicator for rate of climb, scan altimeter for out, then scan the vertical speed indicator. If the vertical lead altitude, and scan the directional gyro to hold heading). speed indicator shows level flight, trim off any pressure When you reach your altitude minus your 10% rate of climb you are holding, release the controls and see if the vertical speed indicator remains at zero. HAL scan, and repeat as necessary. DO NOT CHASE THE VERTICAL SPEED WITH TRIM! You will not catch it! Instead use control pressure to establish and hold level flight, THEN trim the control pressure off. Remember, hold the attitude you desire, then trim off the pressure.

Rudder Trim

If your aircraft has rudder trim, you need to manage that as well. It is useful to set the rudder trim for take off, then trim for cruise after leveling off. The ball is primary here. Hold pressure on the rudder pedal to center the ball, then Building our track record on trim off the pressure. 80 years of client satisfaction. Level Flight

Level cruise flight is or at least should be a static phase of flight. Emphasize the directional gyro and altimeter, with vertical speed indicator, turn coordinator (ball especially) as secondary with artificial horizon and airspeed indicator as least important.

Turns We specialize in airport planning and design! 800.325.2055 • www.sehinc.com The turn consists of roll in (dynamic), the constant rate ARCHITECTS | ENGINEERS | PLANNERS | SCIENTISTS portion (static), and roll out (dynamic). To start a turn, 14 DECEMBER 2009/JANUARY 2010 MIDWEST FLYER MAGAZINE your eyes should go to the artificial RUDDER and aileron, you roll your a turn in the opposite direction. Or horizon. You establish a bank wings level and hold them there for a perhaps you will mistake the slight angle with RUDDER and aileron. heartbeat or two to reestablish straight acceleration you feel when pushing I emphasize rudder, as many pilots and level flight. Perform your HAL the nose forward to hold altitude in seem to forget this aspect of flight. scan with emphasis on directional an updraft as a pitch up. Pushing the Establish the bank angle appropriate gyro and altimeter. Do not fixate on nose down further will increase the to the rate of turn you desire. With a the directional gyro during the roll acceleration, making you feel as if small heading change, a half standard out! This is a common error among the aircraft’s nose is even higher. The rate turn will minimize the tendency students. Ignore your inner ear and only way to overcome vertigo is to to overshoot the heading. Once the establish straight and level with believe your eyes and interpret the bank angle is established, your eyes reference to the artificial horizon. Just instruments. In other words, scan. If go to the turn coordinator to verify a making the directional gyro stop for your inner ear says you are in a turn, coordinated standard or half standard a bit, or believing your inner ear will but your eyes interpret the directional rate turn. You are now in a static not guarantee that you have stopped gyro, the artificial horizon and the phase. Continue your HAL scan with the turn. turn coordinator as indicating straight emphasis on the directional gyro and level, what do you believe? The and turn coordinator with altimeter Vertigo eyes have it! and vertical speed as secondary instruments. When you are 5 or 10 All instrument pilots will EDITOR’S NOTE: Richard Morey is degrees from your desired heading (5 experience vertigo or spatial an 11,000-hour active flight instruc- for half standard, 10 for standard rate disorientation. This is normal and tor and the third generation owner of of turn), your eyes go to the artificial should be expected. One day you will Morey Airplane Company in Middleton, horizon. You are about to enter a roll out of a turn and your inner ear Wisconsin (C29). Email [email protected], dynamic phase of flight. Again, using will tell you that you have rolled into or call 608-836-1711.

DECEMBER 2009/JANUARY 2010 MIDWEST FLYER MAGAZINE 15 Hi g h On He a l t h Help your doc get it right! So how can you help your “doc” avoid errors? First, be aware that being a doc with a patient, unless the problem is by John W. Beasley, MD trivial, is a bit like being on the ILS final approach. He or Professor Emeritus and Clinical Professor, Department of Family Medicine she is trying to figure out what’s going on (location, speed, University of Wisconsin - Madison heading, altitude) and working to achieve what we call, in couple of days ago I was trying both professions, “situational awareness.” Where are we to get a medication order done and where are we going? While the doc needs to give you just right in the computer – Click time to explain what’s bothering you, at the same time you Ahere… Click there… Click…. and need to give him or her time to think, compose questions, the patient kept talking to me. “By the examine you, read consultant notes, make decisions or way, my elbow is…” I looked at his write prescriptions. I cannot both listen to your heart elbow and back at the computer. Click and have you talk at the same time. And I cannot make here… Click there… Oops… I almost decisions about your heart when you’re trying to talk about started my 78-year-old man on birth your elbow. And I may screw up your prescription if you control pills. It’s a bit like being on final Dr. John W. Beasley keep talking while I’m entering it. approach and having a passenger who It really helps to come in with a list of the things – all wants to chat. of them – that you want to discuss so that, if there is not Sometimes there is just too much to cope with at one enough time to address all of them, you and your doc can time. In the cockpit, I have what the instruments tell me, pick out the most important ones. The average appointment what’s on the Jepp chart, the notes I made, sound of the time is between 10 and 20 minutes and if you have four airplane, and more. Dang, ATC just amended my clearance! problems, that’s about 2 to 5 minutes per problem. Not a lot There are many times when we are in a state of of time to reach diagnoses and suggest treatments, let alone information overload – just too much stuff coming at us. do all the computer work that’s required. Time is limiting And, some of the things that make it harder to handle and while I’m willing to spend more time with patients this overload are interruptions. Interruptions cause what than is on the schedule, I’m very sensitive to the fact that is known as a “break in task” and, as you can imagine, patients have appointments too, and it is both of our jobs performance suffers. I reply to ATC and now my heading is to try to keep on time. Most docs do their best to stay off 20 degrees. on schedule, but often we fail. Believe me, I’m tired of It’s not too different in my office. Unless the issue is a starting off every visit saying, “Gosh, I’m sorry I’m running really simple one (the equivalent of a nice VFR flight at late!” It’s one of the most stressful parts of my work. cruising altitude), I’m trying to integrate information about If you are taking medicines, please bring them with you; the patient’s problems from the chart (paper or computer), the actual stuff in the bottle. Yeah, I know it is supposed to what the patient is telling me, what the non-verbals are be in the computer, but you don’t want me to rely on that. (how he or she looks), what the nurse just told me, what I I know how things can get entered wrong, changes may remember and more as I work to figure out what’s going on not be recorded and errors can be perpetuated by computer and what to do about it all. systems. Trust me, I’ve been there. In aviation, the FAA has mandated a rule that there isWinona StateDark Please – 3/20/05 pretty please! 1:51 –PM avoid Page what 1 we docs call the no extraneous conversation (the “sterile cockpit”) under “hand on the doorknob” problem. A while back I had 10,000 feet (where the workload is higher) for the airlines. finished up a 15-minute visit with a very complex – and This is recognizing that there is only so much we can wonderful – elderly patient and as I had my hand on the handle at one time. doorknob (literally!), her husband says: “You know, she’s From my perspective, we need some version of that rule hallucinating in the mornings.” Talk about a show stopper! in medical care as well. Now I’m running 45 minutes behind schedule. It’s a little From Springfield, Illinois To Madison Only 10 Minutes Away! WINONAWINONA STATESTATE UNIVERSITYUNIVERSITY At 1,572 mph! YOUR – Pat O’Malley’s Jet Room Restaurant – PATHWAY Dane County Regional Airport – Madison, Wis. (MSN) TO THE Wisconsin Aviation – East Ramp AIRLINESIRLINES Breakfast & Lunch HILE ANDING N DUCATION 6 a.m. - 2 p.m. Mon. thru Sat. 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by Greg Reigel having been designated as a U.S. military instructor pilot or Attorney At Law examiner, to name a few. The Final Rule went into effect October 20, 2009. If you n August 21, 2009, the FAA would like further information regarding the Final Rule, published a Final Rule in the you may contact John D. Lynch, Certification and General Federal Register that revises Aviation Operations Branch, AFS-810, General Aviation theO training, qualification, certification, and Commercial Division, Flight Standards Service, and operating requirements for pilots, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20591; telephone (202) flight instructors, ground instructors, Greg Reigel and pilot schools. According to the 267-3844; e-mail to [email protected]. For legal Final Rule, “[t]hese changes are needed interpretative questions about this final rule, contact: to clarify, update, and correct our existing regulations...to Michael Chase, AGC-240, Office of Chief Counsel, ensure a better understanding of these rules that relate to Regulations Division, Federal Aviation Administration, aircraft operations in the National Airspace System.” 800 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20591; The Final Rule contains a significant number of changes telephone (202) 267-3110; e-mail to michael.chase@faa. to FARs 61, 91 and 141 in a variety of areas. Fortunately, gov. the Final Rule does not include changes to instrument © Reigel & Associates, Ltd.-Aero Legal Services 2009. currency requirements that the FAA proposed in its All rights reserved. original notice of proposed rulemaking (“NPRM”). (The EDITOR̓S NOTE: Greg Reigel is an attorney with NPRM proposed requiring pilots to perform precision and Reigel & Associates, Ltd., a law firm located in Hopkins, Minnesota, which represents clients in aviation and business nonprecision approaches; fly a missed approach; hold at law matters (www.aerolegalservices.com, 952-238-1060, a “radio station,” intersection, or waypoint; and conduct a [email protected]). q one-hour cross-country flight, all in addition to the current instrument currency requirements.) Pertinent changes include changing the duration of student pilot certificates to match the duration of a third- class medical certificate, changing the definition of “cross country” from “at least 50 nautical miles” to “more than 50 nautical miles,” adding training and currency requirements for the use of night vision goggles and allowing for issuance of flight instructor certificates and ratings to military instructor pilots and examiners who can show

Hi g h On He a l t h Co n t i n u e d like getting a whole new approach thrown at you just as you are coming up on the marker. This is a great way to make errors in either aviation or medicine. So please be sure we know about the important or puzzling stuff at the beginning of the visit. In the research part of my life, I’m doing some work with the UW Department of Industrial Engineering working on patient safety issues. We are exploring these problems of information overload and what helps or hinders us as we deal with it. There’s a lot that the practice of medicine and aviation have in common. We need to work together to keep both safe! In aviation, we say: “Don’t worry… You will eventually see the ground.” In medicine, we say: “Don’t worry… All bleeding stops eventually.” q DECEMBER 2009/JANUARY 2010 MIDWEST FLYER MAGAZINE 17 Ed Leineweber Column Word heading 9/14/08 4:09 PM Page 1

SPORT PILOT –LIGHT SPORT AIRCRAFT

“Rainbow Aircraft Cheetah XLS” “Bowers Fly Baby” “Flight Design CT” “Pietenpol Air Camper” Jesse Peckham Jesse Peckham (Aerotrek): Failure to maintain a SLSA in ac- (Allegro): SLSA with Rotax engines might re- (Gobosh): Special Light Sport Aircraft might look (Cheetah): Since many SLSA are imported cordance with its maintenance manual and quire maintenance to be done by technicians a lot like FAA type-certificated production air- and distributed by U.S. companies, it is im- ASTM standards will result in the aircraft going with Rotax-authorized training. Check the main- planes, but they are subject to a new and very dif- portant to know who the “manufacturer” is for out of compliance with its Special Airworthiness tenance manuals for specifics. ferent set of regulations and standards for major purposes of authorizing major repairs and Certificate, and therefore becoming unairwor- repairs and alterations. alterations. thy. Market value will also suffer. ASTM Compliance For Special Light Sport Aircraft: Major Repairs & Alterations A few minutes spent now learning and understanding this new world, could save owners and maintenance personnel huge headaches in the future.

by Carol Carpenter International Consensus Standards, as well as Federal Aviation Regulations. (Note: ASTM used to stand for hen I was asked by Midwest Flyer Magazine American Society for Testing & Materials, but today the Associate Editor, Ed Leineweber, to write this organization is just referred to as ASTM International.) article, the requested topic was “Compliance WIssues and Special Light Sport Aircraft (SLSA).” However, What Are Consensus Standards? all of the current compliance issues are each a topic in themselves. If I summarized all the compliance issues Consensus Standards are industry-developed by topic, there would not be enough space to offer useful standards that apply to aircraft design, production, and information to the reader. Instead, I will focus on one area: airworthiness. They are accepted by the FAA for the “major repairs and alterations.” purpose of certificating light sport aircraft. The continued There have been multiple questions from mechanics airworthiness of SLSA is governed by these standards, and SLSA owners about proper documentation and which are copyright protected and can only be purchased authorization for major repairs and alterations in the field. from ASTM International (http://www.astm.org/). All If you are confused, you are not alone. The Light Sport regulatory bodies and manufacturers must purchase Rule is relatively new and was a large, sweeping change their own copy of the standards, read, and interpret in the regulations. There is a lot to learn and understand. them. The aircraft must be maintained to these industry- Additionally, SLSA aircraft must comply with ASTM developed standards, meet FAR Part 43 requirements, and comply with manufacturers’ safety directives and FAA Airworthiness Directives applicable to Type Certificated (TC) products installed on the aircraft.

SLSA Maintenance Manuals

ASTM standards require that all SLSA have maintenance manuals. The maintenance manual must lay out what level of maintenance technician certification is required to do a particular task, and provide detailed instruction to complete the task. If a task is not in the manual, you cannot complete it without special manufacturer authorization. There is a huge difference in F light Design the quality and completeness of manuals provided by the U s A SLSA manufacturers. But the manufacturer's maintenance Ed LeineweberLSAHeadingFeb08.indd 1 manuals must be your source of what you can and cannot 1/25/09 9:26:16 AM do. If it is not in the manual, you cannot do it without a Letter of Authorization, as explained next. 18 DECEMBER 2009/JANUARY 2010 MIDWEST FLYER MAGAZINE

LSA NorthFeb09_2.indd 1 1/25/09 4:42:09 PM Documentation Required For SLSA the consumer are considered major. ground and flight testing that complies Major Repair or Alteration? 3.1.11 manufacturer – any entity with the original ASTM production engaged in the production of an LSA acceptance testing standard, as For an SLSA, the aircraft or component used on an LSA. appropriate, to verify the alteration manufacturer must approve any 3.1.12 minor repair, alteration, or was performed correctly and the modification – including installation of maintenance – any repair, alteration, aircraft is in a condition for safe new avionics. The manufacturer also or maintenance for which instructions operation. determines what is a major repair or provided for in the maintenance 9.4 The manufacturer or other entity major alteration. In order to discuss a manual(s) supplied to the consumer of that performs the evaluation shall major repair and alteration on SLSA, the product are considered minor. provide information to the owner of we should start by looking at the the aircraft for the documentation of ASTM standards and a few regulations 9.2 The manufacturer or other entity the alteration in the aircraft’s records. in place for this specific category. that performs the evaluation of an The definition of a major repair or alteration or repair shall provide a alteration for SLSA was required to written affidavit that the aircraft being AC 65-32 be included in the ASTM standards altered will still meet the requirements 306. a. Maintenance and Alterations. by the FAA and is documented in the of the applicable ASTM design and Any maintenance or alteration that preamble of the final rule. ASTM performance specification subsequent is performed on an SLSA must be defined the terms in ASTM F2483 as to the alteration. accomplished using data supplied by follows: 9.3 The manufacturer or other entity the manufacturer and performed by a that performs the evaluation shall repairman (light-sport aircraft) with a 3.1.10 major repair, alteration, or provide written instructions and maintenance rating, a mechanic with maintenance – any repair, alteration, diagrams on how, who, and the level an airframe and powerplant rating, or maintenance for which instructions of certification needed to perform the or a repair station appropriately to complete the task excluded from the alteration or repair. certificated for that class of SLSA in maintenance manual(s) supplied to 9.3.1 The instructions must include accordance with part 43.

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DECEMBER 2009/JANUARY 2010 MIDWEST FLYER MAGAZINE 19 So, what documentation is required Who Is The Manufacturer? a maintenance rating, a certificated to be in the aircraft records for any mechanic with A&P ratings, or major change or alteration? The Many SLSA are manufactured a certificated repair station. The manufacturer is required to provide: in other countries and have U.S. manufacturer must provide the 1. Directions to accomplish the distributors. So the common question technical data for such a repair or task; is: Can a distributor authorize alteration and identify the training 2. Detailed instructions and a change? The regulations are required, if any, to perform that repair diagrams as needed to perform the clear (Reference 91.327 (a) (5), or alteration. task; (6) and (7)) that the manufacturer, 3. A method to test/inspect to inspected by procedures developed . . .Before making any major repair verify the task was accomplished by the manufacturer, and recorded as per the consensus standard, a properly; and in the specific aircraft records, must repairman (light-sport aircraft) with 4. An affidavit stating that the authorize any modification after a maintenance rating, a mechanic modification, repair or alteration the date of manufacture. The FAA with an airframe and powerplant will not change the aircraft flight considers the manufacturer as the rating, or appropriately certificated characteristics. entity that attests to compliance with repair station, must receive the ASTM standards on the FAA training to perform the repair. This It is not uncommon for form 8130-15. Further, the ASTM training should be from either the manufacturers in the SLSA Quality Assurance Standard F 2279 manufacturer or from an industry- industry to send incomplete letters requires that the person signing accepted training provider. of authorization; many offer compliance with the ASTM standards, NewView authorization 5/23/05 4:21 by phone. PM Page When 1 this be specifically identified in the The ASTM consensus standard happens, the maintenance technician manufacturer’s Quality Assurance specifies that the manufacturer of must ask for these authorizations Manual, and that the approval be the aircraft shall determine what is in writing and resubmit any accomplished in accordance with a a major repair and major alteration. authorization that is incomplete. documented system/procedure that The same consensus standard requires assures that the aircraft continues to the manufacturer to determine what comply with all the applicable ASTM additional training is required for standards. the Light Sport Repairman with a Maintenance Rating (LSRM) to be Who Can Perform A Major Repair qualified to perform those tasks. Or Alteration? The LSRM should contact the manufacturer to determine if the Give Your Aircraft ASTM F2483 9.3 states that the major repair or major alteration is manufacturer must identify in writing authorized, and determine if additional A New View With the instructions for the modification, training is needed. who is authorized to perform the modification, and the level of technician certification that person Can An A&P Perform Major Repairs must have. The person performing the On SLSA? Wittman Regional Airport repairs must also have had training Oshkosh, Wisconsin or experience in performing that task It is up to each manufacturer to previously. dictate who can – and who cannot Vision blurred from scratches & crazing? – do work on your SLSA. If the NEWVIEW will restore or replace 9.3 The manufacturer or other entity authorization for a major repair or your windshield and/or cabin windows. that performs the evaluation shall alteration allows an airframe and OTHER SERVICES: provide written instructions and powerplant mechanic (A&P) to • Annuals & 100-Hour Inspections • Pitot Static Testing diagrams on how, who, and the level complete a major repair, the mechanic • Altimeter Certification • Transponder Biennials of certification needed to perform the must remember that when working • Authorized Diamond Service Center alteration or repair. on SLSA, the aircraft’s consensus standard, maintenance manual, FOR APPOINTMENT CALL FAA Advisory Circular 65-32: and instructions for continued 1-877-303-0709 Major repairs and major alterations airworthiness must be used instead E-Mail: [email protected] may only be accomplished on SLSA by of TC data. Furthermore, on special Web Site: www.newviewtech.com a repairman (light-sport aircraft) with light sport aircraft, both Part 43 and 20 DECEMBER 2009/JANUARY 2010 MIDWEST FLYER MAGAZINE the general privileges and limitations is no FAA involvement. If the about the Light Sport Repairman of FAR section 65.81, still apply. To manufacturer allows an owner to Training course, contact Rainbow satisfy the requirements of § 65.81, install avionics under the supervision Aviation Services or visit www. the mechanic must be able to prove of a mechanic, it is important to note rainbowaviation.com. to an FAA inspector that he or she that this must be an A&P since a performed that work at an earlier date, LSRM cannot supervise. EDITOR’S NOTE: Carol Carpenter is a Sport Pilot Instructor, Private Pilot, was trained to do the work, or was If your SLSA has a type FAA FAASTeam Representative, and supervised by another mechanic or certificated engine or Technical a freelance aviation columnist. She is repairman performing that task. Standards Order (TSO) product also an instructor for the Light Sport The Rotax 912 is by far the most installed, major repairs and major Repairman Courses and co-owner of popular engine used in most SLSA. alterations on these FAA-approved Rainbow Aviation Service in Corning, The real problem is that an A&P products will require compliance California, where she and her husband have a full-service FBO. The Carpenters mechanic is required to have Rotax with the recording requirements to have co-authored two books: Sport factory training to perform any work document such changes contained in Pilot Airplane: A Complete Guide & A on Rotax engines. These mechanics Part 43. Professional Approach To Ultralights. are not allowed to service or maintain The bottom line is that the term an engine on an SLSA, unless “major repair” means any task, which References: F2339-06(2009) F2483-05 Standard Practice appropriately trained to do so. As of is excluded from the manufacturer’s for Maintenance and the Development of Maintenance Manuals for Light Sport Aircraft/ this writing, there are still relatively maintenance manual. If the task ASTM International, West Conshohocken, PA, few mechanics approved to work on is not in the manual, you must 2009, www.astm.org. the Rotax 912 in the U.S. request written authorization from F 2279 Standard Practice for Quality Assurance in the Manufacture of Fixed-Wing In order to add new equipment the manufacturer. For an SLSA, Light Sport Aircraft LSA / ASTM International, (or to modify anything) on an SLSA, the aircraft manufacturer in writing West Conshohocken, PA, 2009, www.astm.org. the maintenance technician or owner must approve any modification, AC65-32 – Certification of Repairman (Light- Sport Aircraft) http://rgl.faa.gov/, click Advisory of the SLSA must make a specific including installation of new avionics Circular and search AC65-32 request to the manufacturer. It is or any propeller changes, and the LSA Repairman Certificate: eligibility, completely up to the manufacturer to documentation must be included in privileges and limits 14 CFR section 65.107 Order 8130.2F - Airworthiness Certification allow anyone to install the equipment the logbook records. of Aircraft and Related Products, http://rgl.faa. (or make the modification). There For more information or to inquire gov/

DECEMBER 2009/JANUARY 2010 MIDWEST FLYER MAGAZINE 21 AOPA Aviation Summit Top Industry Leaders Speak As “One Voice” At AOPA Summit Story & Photos by Dave Weiman

TAMPA, FLA. – It was like old by speaking as one group before friends sitting around the fireplace Congress. chatting after AOPA President & Comments included: “Once the CEO Craig Fuller introduced a panel public realizes that GA means jobs, of industry leaders in the Tampa we will be better off…. No plane, no Convention Center, Thursday, gain! Business aviation is a sign of a November 5, 2009. This was AOPA’s well-managed company.” (Ed Bolen, inaugural Aviation Summit, Fuller’s NBAA) first conference at the helm of the (With elections around the corner) world’s largest aviation organization “this is a tremendous time for us to following the retirement of Phil use a sledgehammer to find out where Boyer, and AOPA’s 70th anniversary. Congressmen stand, or we can punish A summit, or meeting of the minds, (them).” (Jim Coyne, NATA) was natural in the progression of “We are going to need (L/R) EAA President Tom Poberezny on “AOPA events of the last few years. The first LIVE” with AOPA President Craig Fuller. Congressional help in the years get-together of aviation leaders came ahead.” (Peter Bunce, GAMA) several years ago at EAA AirVenture Led by Fuller, the panel consisted AOPA is becoming known in the in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, when general of Tom Poberezny, President, halls of Congress as those “Harrison aviation first came under attack with Experimental Aircraft Association Ford people,” a label Fuller does not the initial proposals for “user fees.” (EAA); Ed Bolen, President, National mind a bit. Actor/pilot Harrison Ford Earlier this year, general aviation Business Aviation Association is the spokesperson for AOPA’s “GA came under attack again when (NBAA); Peter Bunce, President, Serves America” campaign. President Obama accused the CEOs of General Aviation Manufacturers AOPA and NBAA will each host the big automakers of wasting money Association (GAMA); Jim Coyne, “Light Business Aircraft Conferences” flying corporate jets to Washington to President, National Air Transportation in 2010 in order to involve more request bailout money. News coverage Association (NATA); Peggy Chabrian, members. The NBAA Convention of the jets arriving at Reagan National President, Women In Aviation, will be held in Atlanta, Georgia, and Airport started the controversy, and International (WIA); and Paula the AOPA Aviation Summit will be rather than defend their use of the Derks, President, Aircraft Electronics held in Long Beach, Calif. Members aircraft, the CEOs pledged to sell off Association (AEA). The theme for the from each organization will be their corporate fleets in order to gain discussion was “One Voice.” invited to attend the event of the other public support. Aviation leaders have Fuller asked each industry leader organization. Details to be announced since come to a consensus that an their perspective on common issues, later. attack on one segment of the aviation and what their organization is doing to A panel led by AOPA Pilot Editor community, is an attack on every address them. All were in agreement Tom Haines followed Fuller’s initial general aviation pilot, business and that while general aviation faces many presentation, which discussed “GA organization. challenges, it will survive and prosper of the Future.” Manufacturer representatives included Jack Pelton of Cessna; Alan Klapmeier, cofounder of Cirrus Design; Corvin Huber of Remos; and Rhett Ross of Teledyne. Comments included: “We are turning the corner in manufacturing and sales in regards to the economy. Fuel is an issue,” however. (Jack Pelton, Cessna) “We need to listen to what people’s needs are. Aviation is competing with a lot of other lifestyle options. LSAs (Light Sport Aircraft) have been built steadily since 2007. I think we have a 22 DECEMBER 2009/JANUARY 2010 MIDWEST FLYER MAGAZINE

AOPA Aviation Summit very bright future! We have to prove internet broadcast to AOPA members that GA does something for people.” throughout the world. Members were (Corvin Huber, Remos) encouraged to email any questions “Until manufacturing turns and comments, and they did. around, there’s a very, very lean In addition to interviews with market out there. We have to quit the presidents of each aviation couching the justification for GA. GA organization, Fuller interviewed FAA is transportation, it is saving lives, Administrator Randy Babbitt and it is a business tool.” (Rhett Ross, FAA Chief Operating Officer Henry Teledyne) Krakowski. “Nothing can replace GA aircraft, (L/R) Rhett Ross (Teledyne) not in photo, Corvin Huber (Remos), Alan Klapmeier (Cirrus), We all know what the FAA so I feel our future is bright.” (Tom and Jack Pelton (Cessna) discuss “GA of the Administrator does. He’s on the front Haines, AOPA Pilot) Future” with Tom Haines (AOPA Pilot). lines with members of Congress, “Economics is a measure of aviation organizations, and makes the people’s activities. (With so many big decisions, which affect us all. But other choices for consumers to spend how many of us know what the FAA their money on), we need to make Chief Operating Officer (COO) does? aviation a better choice! We have to As COO, Krakowski is responsible make sure that people remember their for all aspects of the U.S. air traffic first flight as a pleasant experience.” control system — its operation and (Alan Klapmeier, Cofounder, Cirrus maintenance, financial performance, Design) research and acquisition of new Rhett Ross of Teledyne addressed systems and equipment, and planning the “fuel availability” issue, and said (L/R) FAA Chief Operating Officer Henry for the air traffic control system of Krakowski and FAA Administrator Randy that low-lead 94 has potential, and Babbitt with AOPA President Craig Fuller on the future. Air traffic control includes that only minor engine modifications “AOPA LIVE.” 38,000 of FAA’s total workforce of will be required. “Our concerns are some 48,000 employees. with the existing aircraft fleet,” said issues, whether he was moderating a Like Babbitt, Krakowski comes to Ross. panel of industry leaders in the main the FAA with an airline background, Alan Klapmeier: “100LL is going ballroom, interviewing them one by but unlike the past couple of to go away, no question about that.” one at the “AOPA LIVE” stage in the administrators, Babbitt and Krakowski Fuller was on top of his game exhibit hall, or during question and are actually “pilots,” and understand speaking without notes, and answer sessions with members. what makes an airplane fly. demonstrating his knowledge of the “AOPA LIVE” was a live televised Krakowski is a Boeing 737 captain, and spent 30 years with United Air Lines in a variety of senior management positions. His last 715-594-3761 position there was as Vice President www.redwingaero.com of Flight Operations where he was responsible for flight operations, flight COMPANY Email: [email protected] training and standards, technology, Red Wing, Minnesota and labor relations. FAA Certified CRS# R3WR714J Previously as United's Vice President of Corporate Safety, Security and Quality Assurance, Krakowski was responsible for managing all aspects of corporate and flight safety, security, and regulatory compliance. This included Specialists In Mooney Aircraft OthEr SErvicES: environmental and occupational repair, Maintenance & Annual inspections Pitot-Static transponder checks safety and all counter-terrorism and corporate security programs, as well Factory-trained & Experienced technicians Dynamic Prop Balancing Sheet Metal repair as United's corporate emergency FAA Certified Unlimited Class 3 Repair Station Aircraft Weighing response programs and internal evaluation programs. On 9/11, he was 24 DECEMBER 2009/JANUARY 2010 MIDWEST FLYER MAGAZINE Director of Flight Operations Control Service’s aging fleet of seven aircraft at United. and two helicopters. Every aircraft Krakowski is also an experienced in the fleet has been damaged aircraft dispatcher and certified as an an average of three times (www. airframe and powerplant technician. lindberghfoundation.org). Before joining United, Krakowski Other guest speakers at AOPA worked for Midway Airlines and Air LIVE included former AOPA Illinois Airlines. For five years, he Government Affairs staff member, flew as an aerobatic pilot on the air Lance Nuckolls, who is now show circuit with the “Lima Lima” the Aviation Safety Inspector of aerobatic team. Flight Operations with the FAA in Krakowski holds a bachelor’s Washington, D.C. Prior to joining degree in Aircraft Maintenance AOPA, Nuckolls worked for Avemco Engineering from St. Louis Insurance out of the Rockford, Illinois University’s Parks College, and office in the 1980s. a master’s degree in Business & Nuckolls discussed the use of Management from National-Louis “flight simulators” to improve training University. and reduce costs. “An individual Like Babbitt, Krakowski has held pilot can log solo time to maintain instrument currency if he/she has numerous positions with the Air Line Aerobatic champion and air show performer, Pilots Association. Patty Wagstaff, with AOPA President Craig not let his/her rating lapse,” said Topics covered by Babbitt and Fuller on “AOPA LIVE.” Nuckolls. Krakowski included improved On Friday morning, November 6, relationships with air traffic Dr. Rich Sugden donated a new at the general session, Bill Trimble, controllers, and the need for Congress 180 hp “Husky A1C” aircraft through Chairman of the AOPA Board of to pass a reauthorization bill with a the Lindbergh Foundation, to help Trustees, spoke of the transition from higher public-funds contribution and start replacing the Kenya Wildlife Phil Boyer to Craig Fuller. He said a stable funding mechanism from the aviation community. Fuller also interviewed world aerobatic competitor and air show performer, Patty Wagstaff, about her career, and on the topic of women in aviation. Wagstaff said: “We have to do a better job as an industry in welcoming potential flight students to the airport.” Fuller also asked Wagstaff about her work in Kenya, providing recurrency and aerobatic training to Kenya Wildlife Service pilots. “For the most part, the pilots were not getting any recurrency training before this program started,” said Wagstaff. Larry Williams (BRS Aerospace) was recently elected Chairman of the Lindbergh Foundation, which is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In a press conference during the AOPA Aviation Summit, Williams noted that Wagstaff’s training has reduced the accident rate by 80%, and that the more flights there are by wardens, the less poaching there is. DECEMBER 2009/JANUARY 2010 MIDWEST FLYER MAGAZINE 25

Untitled-5 1 3/13/09 9:27:07 AM AOPA Aviation Summit that when Boyer decided to retire, pilots and aviation organizations. Enabling this evolution is a the board needed someone with a lot Fuller: “Why should pilots in proven technology called Automatic of Washington experience, yet they remote areas pay for NextGen?” Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast wanted to find someone who flys Jenny: “We should all be involved. (ADS-B). ADS-B is a crucial single-engine airplanes. “Every board NextGen will provide more GPS component of the nation's Next- member flys a single-engine airplane, approaches to GA airports, and Generation Air Transportation System, and we wanted a president who did as provide more low-level guidance.” and its implementation over the well,” said Trimble. Fuller: “Why something new next 20 years will turn the NextGen Trimble discussed with members a that will cost more money, when the vision into reality. After years of letter AOPA sent to all 100 members present system is working just fine.” research and development, and use of the U.S. Senate, and that AOPA Jenny: “The focus is on large by general aviation pilots in Alaska wanted to cut off issues at the pass. airports and metro GA airports. and air transport carriers in the Ohio “We serve our own interests, not NextGen will require more training, River Valley, the FAA determined in corporate interests, and that’s what and an investment in equipment. But 2005 that ADS-B is ready to be made distinguishes us from other groups,” we need the technology we already operational throughout the national concluded Trimble. have before we can create more. airspace system. The topic of discussion during the Cost versus benefit is being looked With ADS-B, both pilots and morning general session was entitled at. We need a plan up front to close controllers will see radar-like displays “Trends in Aviation: Defining the business case. The price for with highly accurate traffic data from NextGen.” Fuller interviewed equipment will drop with more units satellites – displays that update in real Margaret Jenny, President of the manufactured.” time and don't degrade with distance Brackett_Dec04 12/22/04 5:34 PM Page 1 Radio Technical Commission for Jenny says that the implementation or terrain. The system will also give Aeronautics (RTCA), to learn more of NextGen won’t happen overnight, pilots access to weather services, about how the modernization of the but it is coming. She expects that terrain maps and flight information air traffic control system will impact the first tier of airports that will use services. The improved situational GA flying. RTCA is an advisory group the system will be in a metropolitan awareness will mean that pilots will to the FAA, and welcomes input from area, but not in New York where the be able to fly at safe distances from problems are the greatest. The first tier one another with less assistance from will likely be a smaller metro area. air traffic controllers. BRACKETT Another panel on Friday led The gains in safety, capacity, and TOWBARS by AOPA Pilot Editor Tom Haines efficiency as a result of moving to a discussed “Flying the Future Now,” satellite-based system will enable the CESSNA 150 and described “synthetic vision,” FAA to meet the tremendous growth THRU and the equipment needs of general in air traffic predicted in coming GULFSTREAM V aviation in order to comply with decades. Because ADS-B is a flexible NextGen traffic avoidance system and expandable platform, it can requirements. Included on the panel change and grow with the evolving were Bill Stone of Garmin; Tim aviation system. Taylor of Free Flight Systems, and The first manufacturer to comment plus David Vos of Rockwell Collins. on the panel gave members the HELICOPTER It was noted that in 2000, the impression that aircraft owners would Space Shuttle mapped the world and be required to buy new avionics this information is now available to costing tens of thousands of dollars. private industry. The second manufacturer that The discussion then moved to commented clarified to members that equipment needs and requirements of they could get by for much less by the NextGen air traffic control system. sacrificing the capability of receiving The FAA’s Surveillance and traffic information in their aircraft, Broadcast Services program office and that they would only be required (928) 757-4005 was formed in 2005. The program to transmit traffic information to air FAX: (928) 757-1948 office will change the nation's air traffic control. I could sense a sigh of E-Mail: [email protected] traffic control system from one that relief from fellow pilots who are more Website: www.brackettaircraft.com relies on radar technology to a system concerned about ensuring that 100LL BRACKETT AIRCRAFT CO., INC. that uses precise location data from will be available in the future, than 7045 Flightline Dr. • Kingman, AZ 86401 the global satellite network. meeting the needs of NextGen. 26 DECEMBER 2009/JANUARY 2010 MIDWEST FLYER MAGAZINE In order to receive information, which received a lot of attention, the aircraft would be required to have was the 1936 Lockheed 12A Electra a WAAS (Wide Area Augmentation Junior, owned by Joseph Shepherd of System) receiver, which many aircraft Fayetteville, Georgia. today already have. An automatic Shepherd and his copilot, Jay broadcast system transponder will McClure of Atlanta, Ga., who be mandatory by 2020 to transmit flew scenes in the motion picture information to air traffic control. “Amelia,” joined author Susan Product announcements were Butler as special guests at the Friday many. Garmin debuted its new Aera luncheon. Butler wrote “East to the line of touch-screen portable GPS Dawn,” one of two books used to navigators; Avidyne introduced write the screenplay for the movie its new DFC90 digital attitude- starring Hilary Swank and Richard based autopilot; and PSEngineering Gere. (See movie review, and feature demonstrated its new PMA6000B on Joe Shepherd and his Lockheed audio-control system. I was especially Electra, elsewhere in this issue.) intrigued with digital engine cylinder The AOPA Aviation Summit temperature instruments; the tried had plenty of interesting seminars, and proven selection of auto pilots such as the popular “Pinch Hitter” by S-Tec (now Cobham Avionics); course for non-pilots, and everyone’s (To p ) A 1936 Lockheed 12A Electra Junior, travel information from the Bahamas, owned by Joseph Shepherd of Fayetteville, favorite speaker, Rod Machado (flight Mexico, and destinations here in Georgia. instructor, author, aviation humorist, (Bo tt o m L/R) AOPA President Craig Fuller with the United States; and the many author Susan Butler (East to the Dawn), Joe and AOPA Pilot columnist). Since we sunglasses and pilot flight bag and Shepherd (pilot), and Jay McClure (copilot). host the “Midwest Flyer Canadian luggage manufacturers represented. Fishing Fly-Out” each year, I was The excitement and enthusiasm appeal of the Summit alive and well. especially interested in a seminar surrounding the opening day of A shuttle from the convention center entitled “Ditching & Water Survival” the AOPA Aviation Summit were ran every 30 minutes. in which Doug Ritter of the Equipped capped off by the unveiling of EZ HEAT 11/29/06Included among 3:03 PMthe AirportfestPage 1 To Survive Foundation discussed how the association’s 2010 AOPA display aircraft was the full line of to survive a water landing without Sweepstakes Aircraft in the exhibit Piper, Diamond, Cessna, Beechcraft, floats, as well as other survival tips hall of the Tampa Convention Center: and Cirrus aircraft, a nice variety of and equipment (www.equipped.org). a brand-new Remos GX light sport Light Sport Aircraft, and a Cessna Included among the survival gear aircraft (LSA). 206 on Wipline floats. The aircraft, Ritter recommends is the new GPS- The theme of next year’s sweepstakes is “Fun to Fly,” and the Remos, N210FN, is sure to live up to that AIRCRAFT ENGINE HEATING MADE EASY! promise. The two-seat airplane sports a snappy paint scheme, a three-blade E-Z HEAT, Inc. propeller, and a 100-hp Rotax engine. The Fun to Fly Sweepstakes also – America’s Finest Preheat System Since 1984 – marks the first time that AOPA’s AIRCRAFT ENGINE PRE-HEATER From giveaway will run from Nov. 3, 2009 $169.95 End your cold weather starting problems and reduce to Sept. 30, 2010. If your membership pre-mature engine wear with PROVEN E-Z Heat Engine Pre-Heater is current as of Sept. 30, 2010, you • Heats ENTIRE engine in about 4 hours, through conduction, the safest means of heat transfer available. are automatically entered in the • FAA accepted, No STC or 337 form required. sweepstakes. The name of the winner • Easiest to install of any pre-heat system. will be announced at AOPA Aviation • Thermostatically controlled, compared to Summit 2010 in Long Beach, Calif. other preheaters which are not. Tampa’s Peter O. Knight Airport No danger of oil carbonization. • NEW Double insulated engine blanket featured 100 display aircraft, and & prop covers now available. played host to the hundreds of E-Z HEAT, Inc. For more information, call or see website aircraft that flew in for the Summit. 779 Lakeview Dr., Chetek, WI 54728 AOPA named the airport display Fax: 715-924-4401 1-800-468-4459 www.e-zheat.com “Airportfest” to keep the trade show 11 MODELS – BECAUSE EACH ENGINE IS DIFFERENT! DECEMBER 2009/JANUARY 2010 MIDWEST FLYER MAGAZINE 27 based 406 MHz Personal Locator The Laurence P. Sharples Perpetual Beacon (PLB). For less than $300.00, Award went to Walter Fricke, the pilots can have the reassurance that chairman, president and founder only GPS technology can provide. of the Veterans Airlift Command Aircraft 406 Emergency Locator (VAC). Using a nationwide network Transmitters (ELTs) are also now on of volunteer pilots, VAC provides free the market, and the controversy as to transportation for medical and other whether or not they will be required in compassionate reasons to wounded Canada, continues. warriors and their families. The Sharples Award is given annually Awards & Recognition to the private citizen who has demonstrated the greatest selfless AOPA welcomed celebrity commitment to general aviation, and (L/R) AOPA President Craig Fuller and Walter involvement this year, including a Fricke of Veterans Airlift Command. is named in memory of one of AOPA’s recorded video message from pilot/ five founders. actor Harrison Ford, accepting the Do you remember Jessica Cox 2009 “Let’s Go Flying” award for from EAA AirVenture-Oshkosh, his involvement as the national the young woman who was born spokesperson for “GA Serving without arms and fulfilled her dream America;” and a concert by John of learning to fly? Well, she was at Oates, which was open to the Tampa the AOPA Aviation Summit, and an community. Other celebrities included inspiration to all. actor/author/producer Montel What we do with our arms and Williams, who promoted healthy hands, Jessica accomplishes with lifestyles; and Michael Torchia, her legs and feet. The aircraft that founder and president of Operation works best for her is the Ercoupe, Fitness. Williams and Torchia because the ailerons and rudder are teamed up with FAA Air Surgeon, interconnected (Oct/Nov 2009, www. Dr. Frederick Tilton, to focus on the midwestflyer.com). Jessica’s full- importance of staying fit as pilots. time job is motivational speaking, so AOPA also launched a new health if you are a member of a pilot, civic benefit program for AOPA members at Hal Shevers of Sporty’s Pilot Shop is or business group, and are looking the AOPA Health Pavilion – Fly Well! recognized for his 50 years of AOPA for an outstanding speaker, contact membership. He was presented his 50-year The J.B. “Doc” Hartranft Award membership pin and an AOPA Presidential her through her website at www. went to two members of the House Citation from Craig Fuller for partnering with rightfooted.com. AOPA. of Representatives, Rep. Allen Boyd The president of the National Air (D-Fla.) and Rep. Vernon Ehlers Transportation Association (NATA), (R-Mich.), for founding the “General Jim Coyne, did an excellent job Aviation Caucus.” The caucus was speaking and moderating AOPA LIVE formed to educate lawmakers about during the political rally at the main the importance of general aviation stage in the exhibit hall. Coyne and to the United States. The award is Fuller knew each other when Coyne presented annually to the federal, was a member of Congress. state, or local government official Like EAA AirVenture-Oshkosh, who has made the most significant the AOPA Aviation Summit is an contribution to general aviation during opportunity to reunite with old the year. J.B. “Doc” Hartranft was friends, and meet new ones. From our AOPA’s first employee when the Midwest states, I met a lot of people organization was incorporated on May from Minnesota, Michigan, Illinois, 15, 1939, taking the title executive Wisconsin, Iowa and Indiana. One director and moving the offices from pilot I met from Minneapolis drives Philadelphia to Chicago, right next to a Ready Mix Cement truck and rents the Ziff-Davis publishing house. From Rep. Vernon Ehlers (R-Mich.) pictured here aircraft at Thunderbird Aviation at received the J.B. “Doc” Hartranft Award for there, Hartranft launched a whirlwind co-founding the General Aviation Caucus with Flying Cloud Airport in Eden Prairie, of activity to benefit private flyers. Rep. Allen Boyd (D-Fla.). Minn. A lawyer from Chicago I met 28 DECEMBER 2009/JANUARY 2010 MIDWEST FLYER MAGAZINE took the same instrument course I took some 20 years International, Urbana, Illinois. ago at Morey Airplane Company in Middleton, Wis. We Being in Florida, the “Sun 'n Fun Fly-In” had a booth, met other pilots and their families from elsewhere in the encouraging everyone to come back to Florida, April 13-18, country. 2010 (www.sun-n-fun.org). Among some of the businesses from the Midwest, AOPA Aviation Summit 2009 is over, but you can relive which displayed at the AOPA Aviation Summit, were it online at www.aopa.org through online video and news Wipaire, Inc., South St. Paul, Minn.; Rapco, Inc., Hartland, archives. Wis.; Cirrus Design, Duluth, Minn., NationAir Insurance, If you have never attended an AOPA annual convention, Inc., St. Louis, Mo.; University of North Dakota, Grand plan now to attend AOPA Aviation Summit 2010, Forks, N.D.; Sporty’s Pilot Shop, Batavia, Ohio; American November 11-13 in Long Beach, Calif. (www.aopa.org). Champion Aircraft, Rochester, Wis.; BRS Aerospace, St. You can register online, and check on available housing and Paul, Minn.; Cincinnati Avionics, Cincinnati, Ohio; Mid- local attractions. Continent Instruments, Witchita, Kan.; Cessna Aircraft, Craig Fuller summed it up the best: “Your decision to Witchita, Kan.; Waco Classic Aircraft, Battle Creek, Mich.; attend the AOPA Aviation Summit is a great demonstration Travers Aviation Insurance, St. Louis, Mo.; and Frasca of your commitment to the future of general aviation.” q

AOPA, NBAA Announce Memorandum of Understanding invited to attend the event of the other organization. To Promote Use of Light Business Aircraft With more than 415,000 members, AOPA is the world’s largest civil aviation association. Seventy percent of all U.S. FREDERICK, MD. – The Aircraft Owners and Pilots pilots are members of AOPA (www.aopa.org). Association (AOPA) and the National Business Aviation Founded in 1947 and based in Washington, DC, the Association (NBAA) announced on October 21, 2009, an National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) is the accord that will draw on the strengths of both organizations leading organization for companies that rely on general to support owners and pilots who use their aircraft as aviation aircraft to help make their businesses more effective business tools. As a result of the memorandum of efficient, productive and successful. NBAA represents more understanding, beginning in 2010, AOPA and NBAA will than 8,000 companies (www.nbaa.org.) q each host “Light Business Aircraft Conferences” as part of their annual conventions. “Combined, AOPA and NBAA have more than 130 South St. Paul Municipal Airport years of experience supporting our members,” said Richard E. Fleming Field (SGS) Karen Gebhart, AOPA’s executive vice president of communications. “With more than 415,000 members, AOPA An Economical brings strength of numbers, and offers tremendous safety Way To Visit education and one-on-one support through the AOPA Air Safety Foundation and our Pilot Information Center. And or Base In NBAA has more than six decades of specialized expertise The Twin Cities! to help owners/pilots make the most of their aircraft as business assets.” “NBAA and AOPA have a long history of working together,” added NBAA President and CEO Ed Bolen. “This new collaborative effort to address the needs of a vital sector of the industry – the small businesses which use aviation – will enhance the value of each organization to our members • Conveniently located between Minneapolis & St. Paul and can help businesses that do not yet take advantage off I-494 (Only 20 Minutes From The Mall of America) of business aviation understand why it would be in their • Self-Service Fuel At Self-Service Prices (100LL & Jet A) interest to do so.” • Overnight Tiedown (Only $5.00 per night/$15 per week) Because the AOPA Aviation Summit and NBAA’s • Hangar Space ($204.00 per month) Annual Meeting and Convention are often on opposite sides • Rwy 16/34, 4001 x 100 ft. of the country, the jointly hosted Light Business Aircraft • Enterprise Rent-A-Car 651-457-7000 Conferences will be able to reach more pilots each year. For 2010, the NBAA Annual Meeting & Convention • Hertz Car Rental 651-457-2788 will be held October 19-21 in Atlanta, Georgia, and the • Suburban Taxi 651-222-2222 AOPA Aviation Summit will be held November 11-13 in 651-554-3350 Long Beach, Calif. Members from each organization will be “We like the little guy!” Glenn Burke, Manager DECEMBER 2009/JANUARY 2010 MIDWEST FLYER MAGAZINE 29

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Hilary Swank as Amelia Earhart in Mira Nair’s AMELIA Photo by Ken Woroner TM and © 2009 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. All rights reserved. Not for sale or duplication. he new motion picture, “Amelia” (PG, 1 hr. 51 min.), about pioneer aviatrix, Amelia Earhart,T was released October 23, AIRCRAFT FBO AIRPORT and based on box office sales to date, it appeals more to pilots than to the Aero Insurance general public. Amelia is definitely a SERVING MIDWEST AVIATION SINCE 1968 “pilot’s film,” featuring a variety of Representing All Major Companies vintage aircraft, and involving a lot of & Lloyd’s of London notables from the aviation community “Give Us A Call Before You Renew doing the flying. Your Current Policy!” The film is based on two books (“East To The Dawn” by Susan (262) 251-9460 Butler, and “The Sound of Wings” Tom & Renee Watry or FAX (262) 251-7769 [email protected] by Mary S. Lovell). Great effort Aero Insurance, Inc. • N94 W15652 Ridgeview Drive • Menomonee Falls, WI 53051 was made to keep to historical facts, 30 DECEMBER 2009/JANUARY 2010 MIDWEST FLYER MAGAZINE Michael Terry Joe Shepherd’s 1936 Lockheed 12A Electra Junior, one of two Electras used in the filming of “Amelia.”

that fatal flight, shows thrust into a new role as America᾽s a striking contrast with sweetheart – the legendary “goddess today’s navigation using of flight” – known for her bold, larger- GPS technology, glass than-life charisma. Yet, even with her cockpits, and auto pilots, global fame solidified, her belief in

TM and © 2009 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. All rights reserved. Not for sale or duplication. Century Fox Film Corporation. Twentieth TM and © 2009 not to mention increased flirting with danger and standing up aircraft capabilities. Their as her own, outspoken woman never chances of locating tiny changed. She was an inspiration to Howland Island, where people everywhere, from First Lady they were planning to land Eleanor Roosevelt (Cherry Jones) and refuel, would have to the men closest to her heart: her been drastically improved had their husband and promoter, publishing while still allowing enough editorial Lockheed Electra been equipped with magnate, George P. Putnam (Golden freedom to be dramatic to heighten modern avionics. Globe® winner Richard Gere), and the excitement, although one wouldn’t Another striking contrast in the her long-time friend and lover, pilot think that Earhart’s life needed any film was how the times were right in Gene Vidal (Ewan McGregor). In the more excitement. the 1930s for Earhart to gain notoriety summer of 1937, Amelia Earhart set Certainly in the 1930s as aviation through aviation, more so than is off on her most daunting mission yet: took hold, there was a lot of interest possible today, with man reaching for a solo flight around the world that she in the aeronautical feats of Charles the stars, and having landed on the and Putnam both anxiously foresaw Lindbergh, becoming the first man moon. as destined, whatever the outcome, to to cross the Atlantic solo on May After becoming the first woman become one of the most talked-about 21, 1927, and in Amelia Earhart, to fly across the Atlantic, Amelia journeys in history. for becoming the first woman to do Earhart (played by two-time Academy The film is directed by Mira Nair, likewise on May 21, 1932. Earhart’s Award® winner, Hilary Swank) was and written by Academy Award® participation in air races, and her attempt to fly around the world, only increased this interest. Greg Reigel The film brought out how Earhart Aviation Attorney lived to fly, and did what she had to do to support her aeronautical For A FREE Consultation Call adventures. She was a highly motivated person, and was always (952) 238-1060 looking for the next challenge. Earhart Email: also had a strong desire to advance [email protected] H FAA Regulatory/Certificate Actions women in aviation careers. Watching Earhart’s navigator, H Aviation & Commercial Transactions WWW.AEROLEGALSERVICES.COM Fred Noonan, try to navigate in bad H Licensed In Minnesota & Wisconsin weather using the stars as they tried H Member, AOPA Legal Services Panel Reigel & Associates, Ltd. to cross the central Pacific Ocean on DECEMBER 2009/JANUARY 2010 MIDWEST FLYER MAGAZINE 31

Reigel_June08.indd 1 5/16/08 12:10:32 PM winner Ron Bass, and Anna Hamilton interested in her – yet not many know a portrait of an Amelia so in love with Phelan. her real story.” what she saw and felt in the sky that it “Amelia” is a love story and an Avalon purchased two seminal influenced her every move on earth. action-adventure. “I wanted the film biographies of Earhart: Susan Butler’s Compressing 10 years into a couple to be a living, pulsating portrait of “East To The Dawn,” which explores of hours, Phelan and Bass reveal this woman who dared to dream of little-known aspects of Earhart’s life, the many faces of Amelia Earhart – things that no one had ever done including her friendship with First businesswoman, daredevil, fashion before,” said Nair. “Amelia lived life Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, and became icon, promoter of women’s rights, as fully as possible and didn’t put a lid the first book to document a secret wife, lover, die-hard individualist – but on her emotions or her ambitions. She affair with aviator and businessman, most of all as a woman whose palpable left behind a legend that I hope will Gene Vidal; and Mary Lovell’s “The humanity is just as moving as her continue to fuel a passion in people to Sound of Wings,” which focuses record-setting feats. accept no limits.” on Amelia’s intricate relationship What especially struck Mira The most vivid and adventuresome with her publicist husband and the Nair in reading the screenplay was period in Earhart’s life – from her intense promotional machinery that the idea that Amelia was, in many sudden exposure to global fame in surrounded her. (Waitt especially ways, America’s first true modern 1928 to her shocking disappearance praised Susan Butler’s book for being celebrity. She was not merely famous, mid-flight less than 10 years later well researched and well written.) but so internationally idolized that – comes alive on the screen thanks Waitt also brought in Elgen M. her very name and image became a largely to the dogged passion of Long, co-author with Marie K. Long moneymaking machine. This fame Avalon Pictures CEO Ted Waitt. An of “Amelia Earhart: Mystery Solved,” granted her influence that she never aviation and exploration aficionado as a consultant. Long is an expert on imagined and, ultimately, she learned in his own right, Waitt had long been the flight logs that reveal, moment by to use it to advance both women’s fascinated by Amelia Earhart’s story. moment, what happened on Amelia’s rights and the age of aviation.

“Ever since I was a little kid, final flight from New Guinea en route The Cast I was fascinated with Amelia’s to Howland Island – as what Long disappearance. As I began reading calls “multiple failures of navigation We are impressed with actress about her, I became even more and communication” that put Earhart’s Hilary Swank for taking flying lessons fascinated with her life than her plane in insurmountable peril. prior to doing the film, and for her disappearance,” explains Waitt. Using these heavily-researched interest in those of us who have “Hers is an incredible story of sources as the backbone of their story, earned the title “pilot.” (The producers courage and she was a real pioneer two award-winning writers – Academy would not let her solo until the film for women, as well as aviation.” Award® nominee Anna Hamilton was completed.) He continues: “Everyone today Phelan (Gorillas In The Mist) and Swank was most accommodating knows about Amelia’s disappearance, Academy Award® winner Ron Bass to the owner of the 1936 Lockheed but very few people understand (Rain Man) – forged a screenplay 12A Electra Junior used in the film, her life. I thought her tale could that hinges on authentic, documented Joe Shepherd, and his wife, Michelle, be an inspiration, as well as very history, yet which goes beyond the on and off the set. She showed her entertaining. She still ranks as one facts to add drama to the film. After an appreciation by autographing the of the 10 most famous Americans of intensive examination of her life and inside of the door of the aircraft all time, and people are naturally times, Phelan and Bass emerged with and posing for pictures. Swank also supports the efforts of the Ninety- Nines, the women’s pilot organization in which Earhart served as its first president. Having garnered two Academy Awards® for transformative roles in “Boys Don’t Cry,” and “Million Dollar Baby” (directed by another pilot, Clint Eastwood), Swank is no stranger at going to great depths for her roles. But she also possessed something more than just the technical skills and physical attributes to play Earhart; she really acts from within the 32 DECEMBER 2009/JANUARY 2010 MIDWEST FLYER MAGAZINE personality she portrays. Swank also stunned the director with her interest in flying, and daring deeds. Yet, Swank also knew the role was a risk. “There’s not a lot of liberty you can take with a character like Amelia, because she is such an icon and we have seen so many images of her that they are almost burned into our psyches,” she admits. “I think the challenge for me was to just fully commit to what I believed she was like.” Part of that commitment meant taking to the skies, so Swank would have an eye-opening, personal insight into what drew Earhart towards the heavens. “I realized that she loved flying because she loved feeling free of the constraints she felt on the ground. I think she also loved being able to see the world – and you have to understand, in those days very few people had that chance – and experiencing new cultures. Most of all, she was driven by the promise of always trying something new. That’s why she was always going after a new record or heading to a new place, and that’s something I could relate to.” Swank soon discovered how much Earhart has meant to today’s thousands of women pilots. “Almost every female pilot I met said Amelia was an inspiration to her,” Swank

offers. “Amelia would have loved that and she would have Smithsonian Institution really loved to see that women are now flying commercial Amelia Earhart planes across the Atlantic.” Swank was also moved by the central romance of Earhart – the relationship between Earhart and her husband, the public relations vanguard, George P. Putnam, played by Richard Gere, who kept Amelia’s flights financed via a constant spate of public appearances, advertisements and sponsorships. (800) 323-4130 Once Earhart and Putnam did marry, biographers believe that Earhart carried on an affair with aviator Gene Vidal, played by Ewan McGregor, with whom she would found Northeastern Airlines. Vidal also founded two other airlines, taught Aeronautics at West Point, and served as the Director of the United States Bureau of Air Commerce from 1933-1937. Swank says it was easy to understand the attraction between them. “With Gene, she had this shared passion, they both loved to fly and both wanted to advance the business of aviation in America, and they saw the world in a similar way because of that,” she explains. Rounding out the main cast is another man who figured prominently in Earhart’s story: the talented aerial navigator, Fred Noonan (Christopher Eccleston), who would disappear with Earhart over the central Pacific Ocean. Having made his reputation navigating the pioneering “Manila Clipper” transatlantic route for Pan American Airlines, Noonan had impeccable credentials, yet was also known as a heavy drinker. Amelia’s Plane: The Electra One of the main characters in Amelia was of course her famed, twin-engine, silver-and-orange Lockheed L-10E Electra, in which she would ultimately disappear. An DECEMBER 2009/JANUARY 2010 MIDWEST FLYER MAGAZINE 33

Aircraft PropellerJune08.indd 1 7/22/08 12:17:31 PM innovative design by Hall Hibbard, Africa where much of the production of Avgas. The Electra flew over the the plane was first flown in 1934 and was taking place. Mira Nair wanted shark-infested waters of the Gulf of soon became one of the fledgling not only to transport the plane to Cape Guinea, was grounded for several airline industry’s state-of-the-art, Town, but also to capture its long days after landing to fuel on the long-distance vehicles, as well as sweep across the African continent, island of Malabo, crossed Angola and coveted by Earhart. mirroring Amelia’s remarkable Namibia and at last landed in Cape Since only a handful of Electra travels. Town with just 24 hours to spare planes still exist in the world, the This would be no minor feat. The before it had to be painted and ready film’s producers launched a global Electra Chabbert owns – known as for its close-up shot. search for one that was ready for “Hazy Lily” or just “Lily” for short The emotions of watching the some serious action. The producers – had already been in operation for cast and crew interact with the plane found one of two planes used in the more than six decades, had served made the long, hard trek worth it for film in the South of France, and had as a flying limousine during World Chabbert, who served on the flight it flown across the African continent, War II, and had been flown by the crew. “That old, graceful lady of the in Earhart’s footsteps. “It was an British pilot and alleged spy, Sydney skies really became part of the cast,” incredible trip that nourished us Cotton, one of the inspirations for he says. “Hilary acted right away as through the course of shooting,” says James Bond. After all that, the plane if she were Amelia and this was her Mira Nair. “I think people can relate was now sitting in a hangar without an Electra.” to the plane because it reminds one of engine or propeller and damaged from Most of all, Chabbert was proud of all the beauty and potential of flying.” a belly landing. how the plane performed, covering the Veteran pilot and French journalist, “Now we had just four months to kind of miles it hadn’t seen in decades. Bernard Chabbert, whose own aviator fix everything, find two new engines, “The old aircraft never coughed,” father met Amelia Earhart briefly in have new propellers made, and he notes. “We flew difficult scenes, Senegal, giving him a unique link to more,” recalls Chabbert. “We then like Amelia’s last takeoff from Lae, in the story, owns this Electra. had to plan a very unusual trip around New Guinea, when her Electra was “The Electra is a masterpiece Africa. In 1937, such a voyage would so overloaded that she had to make of a flying machine, an Art Deco, have made us front page news! We a dive towards the sea to desperately sophisticated, refined airplane with duplicated a flight equivalent to what grab some airspeed. We did that 22 a seemingly magical potential for Amelia had done in her time, allowing times. We filmed Amelia’s night take off adventures,” Chabbert muses. “If you the film to honor her travels with from Calcutta under monsoon rains, own an Electra – and only a dozen shots of ours.” four times in a row, from an unlit dust are still in existence – you dream of With barely enough time for a test strip lost in the high grounds north of the day a movie company will call and flight, the refurbished Electra took Capetown. We did many unique things, ask if they can use your aircraft in a off from Annemasse Airfield near flying the old machine low above film about Amelia Earhart.” Geneva and headed towards the coast Victoria Falls, skimming the Okavango But when that day came for of Spain. Two days later, it landed Delta desert, slipping between vertical Chabbert, it brought, with the honor in Morocco, then on to Bamako, mountain slopes, caressing endless soft and excitement, a massive logistical Mali through rows of thunderstorms. beige sand dunes near Port Elizabeth. challenge. After all, his plane was in The journey continued as the plane Through it all, it seemed the aircraft France and it needed to be in South hopped across Africa, often in search became a real actor, far more than a piece of décor.” In the end, “Hazy Lily” would have to make the long, slow reverse journey back to Europe, but Chabbert says the journey was part of the reward. He summarizes: “Lily had flown a total of 170 hours in eight weeks and never missed a beat. She had been in the hands of seven aviators, not mere pilots, who had lived with her the adventure of their lives. She had brought all of us deep into a time-warp trip, and helped us understand in the flesh what had been Amelia Earhart’s personal truth.” 34 DECEMBER 2009/JANUARY 2010 MIDWEST FLYER MAGAZINE Joseph Shepherd of Fayetteville, Georgia, owns the Lockheed Electra that was used in the film while shooting in Canada. Yes, there were two Electras and one Beech 18 used in the filming of Amelia, although the Electra “Hazy Lily” got most of the publicity. (See feature article elsewhere in this issue on Joe Shepherd’s Electra.) The Aerial Unit, Other Planes & Authentic Costumes When it came to the look of Amelia Earhart, Mira Nair was most inspired by the things in life that inspired Earhart Not for sale or duplication. herself – vibrant style, the spirit of adventure, and most of all, the call of nature’s wide open spaces. To capture the raw thrills of solo flight, cinematographer Stuart Dryburgh put together a crack aerial unit led by 2nd Unit Director All rights reserved. Century Fox Film Corporation. Twentieth TM and © 2009 Actors Richard Gere and Hilary Swank. Gere played Amelia Earhart’s Marc Wolff, a veteran helicopter pilot in his own right and husband and publicist, George P. Putnam. a leading expert in aerial photography. Aircraft used in the Photo by Ken Woroner filming included vintage aerobatic biplanes, a beautifully restored Ford Trimotor owned by Greg Herrick of Golden one, enormously diverse country: South Africa, where Nair Wings Museum at Anoka County-Blaine Airport in lived for three years, and which provided the production Minneapolis, Minnesota, and of course, the Electras. not only with vintage art deco airports and unending skies, For those planes the production could not find but also the means to forge eight different countries through in a flight-worthy state, such as the Fokker seaplane which Amelia traveled, without ever crossing a border. named “Friendship,” in which Amelia first crossed the The task of turning one country into several fell to Atlantic, and the Lockheed Vega in which she set many production designer Stephanie Carroll. One of her biggest of her records – the production built replicas. In turn, challenges was turning a grassy airfield in the Transkei into these replicas were then flown “virtually” via computer the Lae airstrip in New Guinea, where Amelia was last seen animation, overseen by the film’s visual effects team at Mr. X in Toronto. The aerial unit of the film is filled with popular names from the air show entertainment industry and aviation community including Bryan Regan, formerly of the Red Baron Stearman Squadron and currently a member of the Aeroshell Aerobatic Team; Carol Pilon, a wingwalker who was once married to the late Jim Franklin, air show performer extraordinaire; Paul Molnar of Fighter Combat Best International and “Team Extreme;” and Jimmy Leeward of Leeward Air Ranch, Ocala, Fla., who also flew in the 1980 film “Cloud Dancer” with Tom Poberezny, starring David Oil Company Carradine and Jennifer O’Neill. The complete aerial unit consisted of the following AviAtiOn Fuels persons: 2nd Unit Director/Aerial Unit (SA), Marc Wolff; Director of Photography, John Marzanno; 1st Assistant & luBriCAnts Camera, J. Glynn Williams; Aerial Coordinator, Cam Harrod; Tri-Motor Pilot, James Leeward; Tri-Motor Co- Pilot/ Mechanic, James Obowa; Aerobatic Pilot, Larry -Serving- Ernewein; Electra Pilot, Joseph R. Shepherd; Electra Co-Pilot, Jay McClure III; Morane Pilot, Arnold Harvey innesota Cleveland; Bleriot Pilot, Eric Andrew Presten; Wingwalker, M Carol Pilon; ND Stunt Pilots, Bryan Regan, Michael Potter, Stephen Gray, and Hannua Halminen; Helicopter Wisconsin Pilot, David Tommasini; Ford Tri-Motor provided by Greg Herrick; Assistant to M. Wolff, Nicole Dipietro; and Aerial Safety, Paul Molnar. 1-800-524-4666 The global landscapes that Dryburgh shot, from both above and on the ground, were largely brought to life in just DECEMBER 2009/JANUARY 2010 MIDWEST FLYER MAGAZINE 35

Best Oil CompanySW.indd 1 3/18/08 8:36:10 PM before disappearing. how modern aviation first got off Timeline “Finding the right airfield was the ground. “Amelia’s life spanned - July 24, 1897 – Amelia Mary much harder than you might think the birth and development of human Earhart is born in Atchison, Kansas. because flying the Electra has certain flight,” he notes. “Her first plane Her father is a lawyer and inventor, demands, so we had to find just the had a wooden fuselage and her last but also an alcoholic. Her mother is right balance between historical plane was a gleaming Art Deco the first woman to summit Pike’s Peak accuracy, what the plane needed, and wonder. In her few short years, there in Colorado. what we could afford,” she points out. were incredible changes and we had - January 3, 1921 – Just a few “We ended up using an old military the chance to reflect all of that on months after American women win airport and turning it into a far more screen.” the right to vote, Earhart starts taking tropical locale.” More changes are reflected in flying lessons from female pilot, Neta Equally key was overseeing the the costume work of Kasia Walicka Snook. design of numerous historical planes. Maimone, who says the period and - December 15, 1921 – Earhart “We were basically fabricating planes character of Amelia were a dream receives her pilot certificate. that don’t exist any longer,” says come true for a costume designer. - October 22, 1922 – Earhart Carroll. “But we knew that many Walicka Maimone especially enjoyed breaks the women's altitude record aviation enthusiasts would be seeing researching the history of flight reaching 14,000 feet. the film, so we felt a real responsibility uniforms – and discovering that, in the - June 17-18, 1928 – Earhart to be authentic.” 1930s, there was no standard outfit for becomes the first woman to fly across To help recreate the Fokker women pilots, which turned Amelia the Atlantic (as a passenger) in a F7 seaplane and Lockheed Vega, into a fashion pioneer as well. Fokker F7 piloted by Wilmer Stultz. the filmmakers recruited visual “A lot of Amelia’s flight outfits she Upon her return to New York, she is consultant, Paul Austerberry, designed herself,” she notes. “She honored with a parade, handed the who oversaw the fabrication and brought in so many interesting twists: key to the city, and invited to meet the construction of all the vintage planes. the French cuffed shirts, the perfectly President of the United States. Austerberry tracked down the tailored slacks and a custom-made, - October 1928 – Earhart begins original Dutch drawings of the F7 short leather jacket modeled after a series of lecture tours organized by from the Fokker factory in Holland military jackets of the time. With that George Putnam to promote her first to match up the airframe structure jacket, she started her own fashion book, “20 Hrs. 40 Minutes,” which and fuselage – and drew from trend.” establishes her full-fledged celebrity. photographic evidence to forge the By 1934, Amelia had started - August 1929 – Earhart places plane’s 29 foot-long pontoons used Amelia Earhart Fashion Designs, third in the First Women᾽s Air Derby, for water landings. He also was able with a line of clothing at Macy’s. Her aka the “Powder Puff Derby,” in to use the wrecked fuselage of a look was instantly recognizable – her brand new Lockheed Vega. As Lockheed Vega to rebuild the plane’s streamlined, ready-for-action with a America falls into the tough times structure replete with its original powerful, unfussy elegance. of the Great Depression, Earhart gauges. In addition, Austerberry The following is a “timeline” of becomes a symbol of can-do optimism created an interior mock-up of events in the life of Amelia Mary and American spirit. Amelia’s Electra that was used for Earhart, who AIRPAC_Adwas born in 1/27/05 the 12:40 PM Page 1 - November 1929 – Earhart helps some scenes in addition to the “Hazy Midwest, and likely died somewhere to organize “The Ninety-Nines,” the Lily.” in the central Pacific Ocean doing first women’s pilot organization. The whole process, Austerberry what she lived for – flying! Amelia” is - July 5, 1930 – Earhart sets the says, was like a history course in a must see for aviators! PlanePlane CDCD™ Over 20 aviation databases including U.S. Aircraft Owners, Pilots, New Students, Airport Managers and Aviation Businesses on one CD. Files are CASS Certified to cut mailing costs by up to 13%. Includes Windows software for searching and printing lists, labels, letters and envelopes 1-800-654-2066 www.airpac.com 1231 E. 9th • Edmond • OK • 73034 [email protected]

36 DECEMBER 2009/JANUARY 2010 MIDWEST FLYER MAGAZINE women’s world speed km2) island and record of 181.18 mph the surrounding over a 3K course. 32,074 acres (129.80 - February km2) of submerged 7, 1931 – George land. The island is Putnam and Amelia managed by the U.S. Earhart are married in Fish and Wildlife Connecticut. Service as an insular - April 8, 1931 area under the U.S.

– Earhart sets the Not for sale or duplication. Department of the women᾽s autogiro Interior and is part of altitude record of the Pacific Remote 18,415 feet. Islands Marine - May 20-21, National Monument. TM and © 2009 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. All rights reserved. Century Fox Film Corporation. Twentieth TM and © 2009 1932 – Earhart An airstrip, becomes the first Hilary Swank built in the late woman and second person to fly solo Photo by Ken Woroner 1930s to accommodate Amelia across the Atlantic. She receives the Earhart’s planned stopover, was never National Geographic Society᾽s gold heard from again. President Roosevelt used, was subsequently damaged, medal from President Hoover and orders a massive search, which is not maintained, and gradually the Distinguished Flying Cross from called off on July 18, 1937. Two years disappeared. Congress. She writes her second book, later, she is declared legally dead. “There’s more to life “The Fun of It,” about her journey. Howland Island than being a passenger.” - August 24-25, 1932 – Earhart Amelia Earhart sets the women’s record for fastest Howland non-stop transcontinental flight. Island is an www.foxsearchlight.com/amelia/ - April, 1933 – Earhart is invited uninhabited q to dinner at the White House with coral island Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, and located just Lakeshore aviation famously takes the First Lady on north of the her first-ever night flight, sparking a equator in the Manitowoc County Regional Airport Manitowoc, Wisconsin lasting friendship. central Pacific - January 1934 – Earhart turns Ocean, about to the Pacific Ocean and becomes 1,700 nautical the first pilot to fly solo from Hawaii miles (3,100 to California. Soon after, she debuts km) southwest her own brand-name fashion line at of Honolulu Howland Island Macy’s. (0°48'07"N NASA Photo - January 11, 1935 – Earhart 176°38'3"W pioneers the first solo flight across the and 0.80194°N 176.63417°W). The Pacific Ocean, between Honolulu and island lies almost halfway between ➤ Flight Training & Aircraft Rental Oakland, and uses the first civilian Hawaii and Australia and is an ➤ Full-Service Aircraft Maintenance plane equipped with a two-way radio. unincorporated, unorganized territory ➤ - April l9-20, 1935 – Earhart is of the United States. Geographically, Fuel - 100LL & Jet the first person to fly solo from Los it is part of the Phoenix Islands. ➤ Seaplane Instruction Angeles to Mexico City. For statistical purposes, Howland is In A Cessna 172XP - June 1, 1937 – Earhart and Fred grouped as one of the United States (Northwoods Lake Cabin For Rent Noonan take off from Miami, Florida Minor Outlying Islands. During Training... Bring the Family!) on an around-the-world flight. After Howland Island covers 455 acres Hangar & airport Development 22,000 miles of flying, Earhart and (1.84 km2), with 4 miles (6.4 km) of SiteS available Noonan are last seen in Lae, New coastline. The island has an elongated www.lakeshoreaviation.com Guinea. On July 2, en route to tiny shape on a north-south axis, and is Howland Island for refueling, the devoid of any lagoon. U.S. Coast Guard cutter “Itasca” loses Howland Island National Wildlife 920-682-0043 contact with Earhart and she is not Refuge consists of the 455-acre (1.84 DECEMBER 2009/JANUARY 2010 MIDWEST FLYER MAGAZINE 37

Lakeshore April09_1_6.indd 1 3/21/09 12:05:34 PM then owned it before it was pressed Amelia’s Real Leading Lady… into service by the government during the war for two years. After the war it Joe Shepherd’s Lockheed 12A Electra Junior went back to Gulf Oil and then on to a number of individuals, when Shepherd found it in Texas in 1988. Shepherd, a retired Northwest Airlines pilot, was looking for a Lockheed after flying a friend’s plane and falling in love with it. That’s when he saw an ad in Trade-a-Plane from an owner looking to swap his Lockheed 12A for a Cessna 195. Shepherd had a 195, so he gave him a call. The Lockheed was almost derelict. It had been tied down and sitting for 12 years. There was grass growing around it, and all kinds of insects and

Joseph Shepherd Photo Joseph Shepherd animals in it. “We cranked up the engines, they ran and that satisfied by Steve Schapiro the title role. Swank may have the me,” said Shepherd. “We shook hands Brackett_Dec04 12/22/04 5:34 PM Page 1 top billing, but the real leading lady and we had a deal.” f you haven’t seen the movie of this biopic about Amelia Earhart is Shepherd and a group of friends Amelia yet, you probably think the 1936 Lockheed 12A Electra Junior spent the next 19 years restoring the star is Hilary Swank playing owned and flown by Joe Shepherd the aircraft. He put in a totally new I of Fayetteville, Georgia. For three instrument panel, equipped it with weeks in the summer of 2008, all the dual flight instruments and made it cameras were focused on the polished IFR capable. It first flew on “April aluminum of NC2072, repainted Fool’s Day” in 2007, but owning the BRACKETT to look like the plane Earhart was aircraft has been far from a foolish TOWBARS attempting to fly around the world endeavor. when she disappeared over the Pacific A few months later, the glistening CESSNA 150 in 1937. Lockheed won the “Antique THRU It didn’t take much work to get Outstanding Transport Award” at EAA GULFSTREAM V the Lockheed ready for filming, but AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Shepherd required a little more make- It was the first of 10 awards the up. One morning he showed up on the airplane has won, including the 2007 set and was told they needed to shave Grand Champion - Classic at the his moustache, put him in a blond wig, Antique Airplane Association (AAA) plus and have him wear a scarf and leather Fly-in in Blakesburg, Iowa; the HELICOPTER jacket to look like Earhart. Midwest Antique Aero Club MAAC His copilot, Jay McClure of Lyle Hoselton Memorial Award in Atlanta, Ga., required less effort 2007; and the Midwest AAA MACC since, “I make a more handsome Fred Antique Project of The Year, also in Noonan,” McClure said at the AOPA 2007. Aviation Summit luncheon in Tampa, And then came the call that made Florida, November 6, 2009. The the plane a movie star. Shepherd’s aircraft was on static display at Peter Lockheed landed the role in Amelia O. Knight Airport in Tampa. after the filmmakers contacted Peter (928) 757-4005 The flight path to fame for Ramm, another Lockheed 12A owner, FAX: (928) 757-1948 Shepherd’s Lockheed wasn’t direct. when they couldn’t find a Lockheed E-Mail: [email protected] H.E. Talbot, who went on to become 10E like Earhart flew. Ramm’s aircraft Website: www.brackettaircraft.com the Secretary of the Air Force in 1955, was under restoration, so he called BRACKETT AIRCRAFT CO., INC. originally owned the airplane. The Shepherd, the flight instructor who 7045 Flightline Dr. • Kingman, AZ 86401 Gulf Oil Company of South America checked him out in the Lockheed. 38 DECEMBER 2009/JANUARY 2010 MIDWEST FLYER MAGAZINE Dave Weiman Jay McClure/Joseph Shepherd Photo Shepherd Jay McClure/Joseph Joe Shepherd with his 1936 Lockheed 12A Electra Junior. (L/R) Michelle Shepherd, Hilary Swank, Joe Shepherd, and the Shepherds’ daughter, Laura Shepherd. Shepherd took his role in the Mercedes with a boom camera cross and letting the plane sit for 30 movie seriously. Like most actors the runway during takeoff.” minutes to cool down – something the preparing for a film, he researched his While Shepherd was learning how filmmakers weren’t too happy about. topic. Hollywood works, he also had to However, as they would do on any “I read four or five books about teach the filmmakers something about other set, the filmmakers made sure Amelia before filming to get up to proper aircraft operation. Filming took to take care of the film’s star. Besides, speed.” place in Toronto and St. Catherine’s, how can you argue with a man who’s Even with his research, filming Ontario during the summer of 2008 spent “two to three hours in the was a learning experience. “I had with afternoon highs in the mid-80s. aircraft in a wig” and leather jacket never been around a movie production For many of the scenes of the under a blazing summer sun doing his before. I had no clue how many scenes Lockheed taxiing, Shepherd had to be best imitation of Amelia Earhart? had to be shot just to get 5 seconds of vigilant to keep the oil temperatures For additional information on usable film.” Shepherd estimated that in the green. He insisted on shutting Joe Shepherd’s Lockheed 12A, go to he might have flown 10 hours just to the engines down after each shoot www.electrajr.com. q get a minute or less of footage that actually ended up in the movie. A typical day started at 6 a.m. and Air Show Performer To Finance Aviation Films often lasted until midnight. Although Shepherd did not have to be on the SANTA MONICA, CALIF. – is expected to happen until Skydance set the entire time, he didn’t want to Paramount Pictures has negotiated a completes raising funds for the be away from the aircraft. The crew four-year contract with David Ellison projects. “was very good and careful, but a lot and his Skydance Productions to co- Ellison, 27, is the son of Oracle of the people were not used to being finance four to six pictures per year Corporation founder/CEO Larry around airplanes.” for the studio. Some of the films will Ellison, and a member of air show On one occasion a crewmember be based on flying stories. Nothing Co n t i n u e d o n Pa g e 40 showed up with long screws and something to cover a window. He was told to black out the window so the plane would resemble the larger ENGINE MOUNT EXCHANGE PROGRAM Lockheed 10E, the model Earhart THIS IS A SAMPLE OF THE CURRENT INVENTORY AS OF 09/20/2009. GO TO store.leadingedgeairfoils.com FOR OUR LATEST INVENTORY. ADDITIONAL CORE CHARGE WILL APPLY AND BE REFUNDED UPON RECEIPT OF QUALIFIED CORE flew. A surprised Shepherd had to tell him that you don’t just screw things into an airplane. Another challenge was dealing with where the cinematographers Piper Cherokee Piper Arrow PA-28R-180, 200 Cessna C-172 Cessna 150 wanted to position cameras to film PA-28-180 (Includes S.L. 568 Compliance) OEM P/N 0551023-1 OEM P/N 66662-00 OEM P/N 67119-49 Cat. No. A-98B-069 OEM P/N 0451120-1 some of the sequences. Cat. No. A-98B-049 Cat. No. A-98B-029 Cat. No. A-98B-064 “We were nervous about where CALL Aero Fabricators, Inc CALL the cameras were moving,” Shepherd TODAY! FAA CERTIFIED REPAIR STATION #A14R244N TODAY! said. “For one scene they had a www.wagaero.com 1-800-558-6868 store.wagaero.com MFM10 DECEMBER 2009/JANUARY 2010 MIDWEST FLYER MAGAZINE 39 Well, Glenn isn’t most people – he, too, had been to Love Was In The Air At AOPA Summit the monument. So he sent Irene an email. Soon the emails turned into phone calls. They talked about the famous aviatrix who disappeared attempting to fly around the world in 1937 and their own flying history. Glenn got his private pilot certificate in 1949 and several ratings since. Irene soloed in 1969. Irene asked, “Would you take me flying in your plane?” “That question melted me down,” Glenn said. “It spoke volumes about the confidence she placed in me and her desire for us to meet.” The couple met in person in July, appropriately at an airport. Glenn flew from Portland, Oregon to Knoxville, Tennessee via Seattle and Atlanta. Irene drove from her Steve Schapiro Glenn Plymate of Portland, Oregon, places a wedding ring on the finger home in Mooresburg, Tennessee about an hour and a half of Irene Bolam of Mooresburg, Tennessee, with Joe Shepherd’s 1936 northeast of Knoxville. Lockheed 12A Electra Junior in the background. Glenn lost his wife, Erral, in July of 2003 after 56 by Steve Schapiro “wonderful years of marriage.” Irene also is widowed after a long and wonderful marriage, losing her husband, John, riday afternoon, November 6, 2009, during the of 43 years in 2006. Neither wanted to be lonely any more Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association (AOPA) and the topic of marriage came up. Summit in Tampa, Florida, seemed like most other At breakfast at the AOPA Summit, they were chatting years.F There were pilots and aviation enthusiasts walking with Pat Ohlsson about the difficulty in getting all the through the exhibit hall checking out the latest in aircraft paperwork completed to get married. Glenn and Irene supplies and services. There were seminars on safety and mentioned they were considering going to Las Vegas. Pat learning to fly. And people were boarding buses at the said, “My husband can marry you today!” Talk about a Tampa Convention Center for the short ride to Peter O. done deal! Knight Airport to see a variety of Light Sport Aircraft, Pat and Lenny flew their Waco from Spruce Creek personal jets and antiques assembled at the “Airportfest” Residential Airpark in Daytona Beach, Fla., where he is a portion of the Summit. Little did they know they would be realtor and notary public. In Florida, a notary public can guests at the impromptu wedding of two Amelia Earhart marry couples and Lenny has officiated at 15 weddings. He enthusiasts. went into action and was able to get the marriage license In fact, when Glenn Plymate and Irene Bolam woke up expedited so the wedding could take place that afternoon. that morning, they didn’t even know they would be taking With the Lockheed 12A as a backdrop and a number of their vows under partly sunny skies in front of the 1936 uninvited AOPA members as guests, Glenn Plymate and Lockheed 12A Electra Junior that was used in the new film Irene Bolam tied the knot and celebrated with champagne “Amelia.” and cake. The couple met in June after Irene posted a photo on an “The only thing we disagree on is what happened to Amelia Earhart Society website of herself next to an Earhart Amelia,” said Bolam. “He thinks she crashed and sank. monument in Hawaii. She was bragging a little that she I know she crashed and survived and made it back to the “had seen something most of them hadn’t seen.” United States.” q

El l i s o n Fr o m Pa g e 39 with the goal to combine his passion for acting, aviation performer Sean D. Tucker’s aerobatic team, “The and producing. His first aviation film was “Flyboys,” the Collaborators.” Oracle Corporation sponsors Tucker’s act, 2006 Tony Bill-directed WWI film that Ellison co-financed. “Team Oracle.” Ellison was also part of the cast. "Flyboys" did not do well Ellison attended the University of Southern California at the box office, but Ellison is not giving up on aviation Film School and learned to fly aerobatics at an early age. projects. At age 20 he became one of the youngest pilots to perform Among the many film projects in the works is “Northern at EAA AirVenture-Oshkosh, Oshkosh, Wis., when Tucker Lights,” a drama about four aspiring aerobatic pilots who debuted his new four-plane team that also included his son, form a team and compete with a more experienced varsity Eric, and one other pilot. Ellison created Skydance in 2004 team to be number one. q 40 DECEMBER 2009/JANUARY 2010 MIDWEST FLYER MAGAZINE

Wisconsin Bureau of Aeronautics David M. Greene, Director P.O. Box 7914, Madison, WI 53707-7914 (608) 266-3351 www.dot.wisconsin.gov !"

Think Twice Before Flying In Ice and situation will be different. by Jeff Taylor Nevertheless, you can keep the odds Aviation Consultant, WisDOT Bureau of Aeronautics in your favor by looking for a long runway and avoiding the use of flaps. hen exposed frontal surface of the airplane While we have focused on ice WISDOT MaskheadFeb09.inddyou 1 – not just on the wings, propeller, and accumulation on the aircraft’s wing,2/13/09 3:24:41 PM fly an windshield, but also on the antennas, we should also pay closer attention to Waircraft that is vents, intakes, and cowlings, which understanding the effects of ice on the not certified to can cause antennas to vibrate severely aircraft’s tail. During normal flight,

WisDOT flyMaskhead into CMYK known Feb09.indd 1 and break. The airplane will stall at the horizontal stabilizer provides a 1/23/09 10:16:15 AM icing conditions much higher speeds and lower angles counterbalance to the tendency of and it starts to of attack than it normally would, and the nose to pitch down. The tail is, in accumulate ice, it can roll or pitch uncontrollably, effect, an upside down wing. When like it or not, you Jeff Taylor making recovery impossible. In ice accumulates on the tail, it is no longer able to generate enough lift and WisDOT Maskhead.indd have 1 just become moderate to severe conditions, a light 7/20/08 12:22:11 PM a test pilot. Aircraft manufacturers, aircraft can become so laden with ice it will stall, causing the nose to pitch knowing they will not certify an that continued flight is impossible. down severely. In addition, the tail is aircraft for known ice, do not test Icing accidents typically occur more susceptible to accumulating ice fly it in icing conditions, so the during the approach and landing phase than the wing since its chord length aircraft’s performance and handling of flight. As the aircraft’s airspeed is shorter and the leading edge radius characteristics with structural ice are is reduced during the approach to is smaller. In fact, the tail can collect unknown. When you fly this plane the runway, the airplane may stall two to three times as much ice as the into icing conditions, you are at the unexpectedly since the speed at which wing, and the pilot typically will not controls of an aircraft with severely the airplane will stall is no longer see it. diminished aerodynamics. Is this what known. Remember, you are a test So how do you recognize a tail you anticipated when you departed? pilot, so you can forget about the stall? You are probably in a tail stall When ice accumulates on an white arc. when you extend flaps and the pitch aircraft, its aerodynamics change Normally, an aircraft’s wing is control forces become abnormal and in several ways, and none of these designed to stall first at the root, erratic. In addition, you will feel a changes are good. Smooth airflow then progress outward toward the shudder in the control column, not in over the wing is required to generate wing tip. However, during a flight the airframe as you would in a wing lift. Ice build-up disrupts that airflow, through an ice-laden cloud, the outer stall. Tail stalls usually occur with both increasing drag and reducing area of the wing ahead of the aileron flap extension or at the high speed the airfoil’s ability to generate lift, will accumulate ice faster than the limit for flap extension. The challenge all while the weight of the aircraft root area, creating a situation where in dealing with a tail stall is that the increases under accumulating ice. the wing tip stalls first. In addition, recovery technique is opposite of a To compensate, the pilot adds power the ice accumulation may not occur wing stall. Begin your recovery by and raises the nose to maintain symmetrically between both wings, immediately raising the flaps to the altitude. Now, with the angle of attack creating major problems with roll previous setting, pull back on the yoke increased, the underside of the wings control. If you find yourself in an and reduce power if altitude permits; and fuselage start to accumulate icing situation, maintain a higher than otherwise maintain power, and do not additional ice, adding more weight. normal approach speed. How much increase airspeed unless you must to Ice will also accumulate on every is hard to say since every airplane avoid a wing stall. See what I mean DECEMBER 2009/JANUARY 2010 MIDWEST FLYER MAGAZINE 41 WATA Difference WISCONSIN AVIATION TRADES ASSOCIATION

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by Jeff Rasmussen on the topic of terrorism and war risk would not meet the TRIA definition. insurance. Third, it must cause bodily injury ince 9/11, What is TRIA? to more than 50 people or cause more there have than $5 million in property damage. been no TRIA is an acronym for “Terrorism Last, the U.S. Secretary of State domesticS terrorism Risk Insurance Act,” which was must declare it an act of terrorism. events involving first enacted by Congress in 1992. It aircraft. In early requires insurance companies to offer What are the insurance implications February, someone terrorism coverage to policyholders. for me? sought to create As a part of this legislation, the U.S. Terrorism and war are items that a problem with Government is partially backing are typically excluded by aircraft and Jeff Rasmussen general aviation the insurance companies should a airport liability insurance policies. by planting a fake pipe bomb at TRIA-defined event occur. Like any These coverages are usually available Middleton Municipal Airport-Morey insurance policy, there are definitions, to be purchased from most aviation Field in Middleton, Wisconsin. When conditions, and exclusions. TRIA is insurance companies. Many of the shocking events like these occur, no different. companies charge a nominal fee for they can lead to many concerns about In order for an “Act of Terrorism” them. One large underwriter of aircraft personal safety and risk management. to have occurred, it must meet with insurance charges a mere $1 for TRIA. Aircraft owners and airports see the four (4) main conditions. On some airport liability policies, TRIA and terrorism coverage notices First, the act must occur on U.S. others can charge considerable that are available on our aircraft and domestic soil, onboard a U.S. air amounts upwards of $5,000 or more airport liability insurance policies. carrier, U.S. vessel, or on a U.S. for the coverage for TRIA and war. For Like most things in aviation, our skills mission. corporate aviation, it can vary from can get rusty without practice (just as Second, it must be committed by $0.05 per $1,000 of value and 10% of my CFI from my last BFR!). We are foreign terrorists. Timothy McVeigh the liability premium. overdue for some recurrent training and the Oklahoma City bombing Co n t i n u e d On Ne x t Pa g e

Fl y i n g In Ic e Co n t i n u e d them to “run their hands along the found at http://aircrafticing.grc.nasa. about tail stall recovery being opposite aircraft’s wings before takeoff to gov/index.html of a wing stall recovery? make sure tiny amounts of ice have One of the best resources available Before your flight, remove all frost, not formed and increased the risk of for icing forecasts is at http://adds. snow, or ice from the wings and control an accident.” They went on to say that aviationweather.gov/icing/ surfaces. There is no such thing as “just fine particles of frost or ice, the size of Even a small amount of ice can a little ice or frost.” FAR 91.527 states: a grain of table salt, and distributed as dramatically alter your ability to “No pilot may take off in an airplane sparsely as one per square centimeter control an aircraft. Learn all you that has any frost adhering to the wings over an airplane wing's upper surface, can about the weather conditions or stabilizing or control surfaces.” can eliminate enough lift to prevent where icing is likely to occur and Recent research has shown even a that airplane from taking off. A how to avoid it. If you do enter small amount of ice contamination can perfectly clean wing is the only safe flight conditions where ice starts to have very detrimental effects. Armed wing. accumulate, take immediate action with this information and details of There are many resources available to change your flight conditions. a high profile accident in Colorado, to learn more about aircraft icing. Generally, an area of icing is not the National Transportation Safety One very useful site on the Internet particularly thick or widespread, but Board (NTSB) took the unusual step is NASA’s, “Aircraft Icing – Online do not delay in getting out of it. Leave of sending a letter to all pilots urging Courses & Resources,” which can be the test piloting to someone else! q 42 DECEMBER 2009/JANUARY 2010 MIDWEST FLYER MAGAZINE Terrorism is one of the many on renewal date and the state in which with strange people asking about perils covered by the typical war the client lives. When you get yours aircraft rentals. How likely is an risk insurance. If you are currently 75 to 120 days prior to your renewal, “Act of Terrorism” to occur in the buying “War Risk Hull and Liability,” understand that these notices have Midwest? I hope it never does, but I you are protected for perils such as become standard operating procedure do hope this recurrent training on the war, confiscation, hijacking, and for the insurance companies. If topic helps you to make an educated foreign and domestic terrorism. War there were another event like 2001, decision about assessing your needs risk insurance has 7 days notice of insurance companies could increase for war risk coverage and TRIA for cancellation. premiums within the renewal your own aviation endeavors. If you remember back to 9/11, timeframe. EDITOR’S NOTE: Jeff Rasmussen shortly thereafter, all aviation Like most things in aviation, is Vice President of Johnson Aviation Insurance with offices in Madison, insurance companies sent notice of there are no certainties. Many of our Wisconsin (www.johnsonins.com/ cancellation of the war risk coverage airports have had odd occurrences aviation). q with 7 days notice. Everyone who previously had war coverage as a free item or nominal item, now had Air Force One Visits Madison to repurchase the coverage if they MADISON, WIS. – “Air Force wanted to continue it. 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and securing the aircraft on the Please take the time during the You Are The Key! ramp, the pilot-in-command IS the winter season to thoroughly refresh You are the key to safe aviation. responsible party. your memory. Take time to re-read Everything related to the safe your current FAR-AIM Manual. by Christopher Roy operation of that aircraft in all phases Schedule time to refresh your Director of its operation must be done with skills and proficiencies. It is a wise he pilot is intelligence, clear forethought, sound course of action, and an even wiser the one in judgment, and consistent care. It investment in yourself and your flying charge of matters little whether you are flying a future. theT flight. From J-3 or a G-5, the principles and rules That is why I urge you to take the moment he/ are the same. You, as the pilot-in- advantage of the winter season to she walks out command, are responsible for the safe review your flying knowledge and to the aircraft, operation of your aircraft. skills. If you schedule proficiency until the moment Bear in mind that in nearly 80% training for the coming spring, then their flight is of aircraft accidents, the aircraft itself by late spring you will be ready to Christopher Roy completed and is working fine until controlled flight maximize the enjoyment that safe they climb into terrain, spins, stalls, a runway flying brings. out, the pilot remains the person incursion accident, or loss of control, I wish you and yours a safe and responsible for the safe operation of happens. Through all these situations happy holiday season, and an even that aircraft. From walk-around, to there is one very important and safer and better new year! Remember, taxi, to flight, to landing, to shutdown common link; that is the pilot. you are the key! q Safety & Awareness Go Hand In Hand night in the cold?” In other words, do you have a survival kit packed by Dan McDowell when visibility is low, or traction is and available to you in your car or marginal. It is for most people, just aircraft? If you have one, do you s we approach the peak of the common sense, but how many cars know how to use it? Is it fresh and holiday season, it is extremely end up in the ditch each year because current? Will it support you and your important to everyone the driver failed to use common sense, passengers for at least 24 hours? toA pay close attention to safety good judgment, and practice proper Be sure to inspect your kit before practices while maintaining a high safety habits? placing it in your vehicle or aircraft. level of safety awareness. Whether It is no different for pilots. Every Make sure nothing is expired. Replace working, playing, or flying, it is every move you make with an airplane items that are approaching their individual’s responsibility to be alert under power has the potential of expiration date. Be sure your batteries, to – and practice – safety at all times. affecting safety for you or others water, etc., are fresh. Take nothing It isn’t just in aviation that safety is around you. You are the one for granted, because your life and the important. This is the season of frost, responsible for your actions and safety lives of your passengers – whether in ice, and snow. It can be something should always be a guiding factor in a car or an aircraft – will depend on of a challenge just getting into a car the choices you make. the decisions you made in preparation to go to the airport when conditions Being prepared for the cold of for the trip. are slippery. Thus, it is necessary winter, whether flying or driving, One goal of the Minnesota DOT to always be alert to changing is extremely important. If you get Office of Aeronautics is to get pilots conditions and the necessary safety stranded in your car or if you have to think about these issues and to take adjustments that must be made. For an off-field landing, ask yourself this appropriate action to ensure you are instance, slowing down on the road question: “Am I prepared to spend the thinking about safety. Another goal 44 DECEMBER 2009/JANUARY 2010 MIDWEST FLYER MAGAZINE is to help ensure that pilots are prepared to handle these you will need. situations by doing some preplanning and preparations. Remember, safety and awareness go hand in hand. It is There are many very good informational sites on the Internet entirely up to you what actions you take. But remember, that provide lists and guides for building and packing your time spent in planning and proper preparation is an invest- survival kits, and some even tell you where to get the items ment in your safety and the safety of your passengers. q to which it concentrates electrostatic lines of flux. It is The Guesstimated Prognostications the ratio of the amount of stored electrical energy when a potential is applied, relative to the permittivity of a vacuum. very winter, we listen to the weather forecasts The relative static permittivity is the same as the relative before and during snow events. It seems odd that permittivity evaluated for a frequency of zero. with all the technology available to them, the Petersen adds, “With raindrops, you are dealing weatherE folks on TV and radio are often “guesstimating” primarily with water, which has a known and fixed the amount of snow that will fall at any given location. It dielectric constant. With snow, we know the dielectric begs the question, “why can’t they guess better than they constant for pure ice and we know the dielectric constant do?” Why do they predict 3 to 5 inches of snow and we for air, but, the amounts of air and ice can vary quite a get 8? Or, why do they predict 8 and we get 2? Well, there bit from snowflake to snowflake. Further, snowflakes also is actually a good answer for each of those questions. rime and melt. This means you can also have water on the Walt Petersen, an atmospheric scientist with the surface – another complication! National Space Science & Technology Center (NSSTC) and “Snow plays a big role in climate. When water the University of Alabama-Huntsville (UAH), says, “Snow evaporates, it carries away a lot of heat (which is why is a huge problem. It turns out that estimating snowfall is sweat cools down your skin as it evaporates). Later, when very hard to do with radar. Rain is easier because it always that moisture condenses inside clouds to form snowflakes, consists of simple liquid-filled droplets. Radar echoes from it releases this stored heat, warming the air. As more snow rain clouds can be converted into rates of rainfall with crystallizes, more heat is released, which in turn makes wind. fairly good precision.” When the snow falls, it takes water out of the atmosphere, He continues, “But frozen precipitation, such as snow, leaving it drier. Snow on the ground also reflects sunlight is much more variable. Famously, no two snowflakes back into space, which helps cool the planet.” are alike. The differing sizes, shapes, and densities of Petersen concludes, “So learning to portray global individual flakes mean they won’t all fall at the same speed, snowfall correctly in computer climate simulations is complicating efforts to estimate rates of snowfall. Also, critical for accurately predicting how the real climate will snowflakes have lots of crazy angles and planar ‘surfaces,’ behave in the future.” which can make tricky radar echoes.” Petersen adds, “The In March 2007, NASA funded a suite of 59 research problems don't end there. Ice and snow have variable proposals under the agency’s ongoing Precipitation dielectric behavior depending on how much ice and how Measurement Mission. The studies looked at ways to much air is contained in the particle.” improve measurements of rain and snow from Earth orbit. (Note: The dielectric constant of a substance tells how Thanks to NASA Tech Briefs, Mysteries of Rain and Snow, strongly the substance will interact with a radar wave.) for this enlightening information. http://science.nasa.gov/ And for you electrical engineers and purists, the relative headlines/y2007/02marrainandsnow.htm static permittivity (or static relative permittivity) of a EDITOR’S NOTE: Sadly, they haven’t yet found a better material under given conditions, is a measure of the extent definition for dielectric constant. q Never Fly With Inoperative Equipment must strictly comply with the procedures and FAR 91-213 to legally operate an airplane with inoperative equipment. by Bob Martens Far too many pilots fail to write up faulty or broken ever operate a plane with a known malfunction. components or leave them until the annual inspection The follow-up to that is that if a malfunction occurs to get repaired. That is not good. Always start a flight in flight, land as soon as practical and get it fixed. with a healthy airplane. http://www.pilotworkshops.com/ WhyN start out with problems? Flying can be challenging public/375.cfm enough without adding problems to the mix. The broken EDITOR’S NOTE: Bob Martens retired from the U.S. component or inoperative equipment might just be an item Air Force as a Colonel in 2000 after 30 years of active and reserve duty. He served in Operation Desert Storm as an in the chain of events that leads us to an accident site. Aircraft Commander on a C-5A. He also served as Flying I am willing to bet that many pilots are unfamiliar with Safety Officer and Chief of Safety with the 439th Air Wing. FAR 91-213, which talks about inoperative instruments Martens has logged thousands of flight hours in both military and equipment. Basically, it says that everything on our and GA aircraft. Thanks to Bob Martens and the folks at airplane is supposed to work or we don’t fly. Unless you Pilot Workshops.Com for allowing us to share this valuable operate with an approved minimum equipment list, you reminder with our readers. q DECEMBER 2009/JANUARY 2010 MIDWEST FLYER MAGAZINE 45 Minnesota Aviation Industry News MATA Hosts “Total” Aviation Business Conference

Jamail Larkins Earl Lawrence (L/R) Greg Reigel of Reigel & Associates and Secretary of the Minnesota Aviation Trades Association, presents the 2009 MATA Flight Training Scholarship to Adam Kruse of Princeton, Minn.

Cirrus Aircraft Design; Chris Roy, impact of general aviation airports. Director of the Minnesota Office of Roy said that he believes in Aeronautics; and Shawn Carrick, a listening, educating, learning, Supervisory U.S. Customs & Border partnering, and innovating, and Protection (CBP) Officer based at welcomes input from the aviation Minneapolis-St. Paul International community. He will meet with the Airport. boards of all aviation organizations in Chris Roy of the Minnesota Office the state in January 2010, to get input of Aeronautics was appointed Director on industry concerns. in August 2009. Roy briefed members Shawn Carrick of U.S. Customs on his career with the Minnesota & Border Protection (CBP) discussed Department of Transportation. He international travel requirements

Shawn Carrick has extensive experience managing for aircraft, crew and passengers; projects and programs that have considerations for flight schools significant public interest, such as the accepting foreign students; and what ll aviation businesses deserve Lafayette Bridge and the nearly $250 to expect when arriving into the to be represented, and that million in improvements on Interstate United States at a port of entry. is what the Minnesota 494, including accommodations for “Our number one mission (at CBP) AviationA Trades Association (MATA) the new runway at Minneapolis-St. is anti-terrorism,” said Carrick. In is all about. The organization held Paul International Airport (MSP). addition, CBP works to prevent illegal its annual one-day conference, Roy reviewed the upcoming immigration. September 25, 2009, at the Crowne budget, noting that aeronautics Carrick said that CBP’s definition Plaza Minneapolis North Hotel in received a 10% increase, which will of a “commercial operator” is the Twin Cities. Featured speakers be used for airport development different than other federal agencies. included Jamail Larkins, President of projects. Sixty-three projects were “If you depart the United States as Larkins Enterprises, Inc., an aviation funded in fiscal year 2009, and of a commercial operator, you have sales and advertising company; the $1 billion in U.S. Stimulus Plan to return to the United States as a Earl Lawrence, Vice President of grants devoted to airports, Minnesota commercial operator, even if you Governmental Affairs, Experimental received $20 million. are alone,” said Carrick. “The local Aircraft Association; Kate Dougherty, “Everyone benefits from the 136 Customs agent has flexibility in President, Kate Dougherty PR and public airports in Minnesota,” said working with pilots and operators, so former public relations director for Roy, and emphasized the economic be honest with the agent.” 46 DECEMBER 2009/JANUARY 2010 MIDWEST FLYER MAGAZINE Carrick reviewed the procedures of the new electronic Advance Passenger Information System (eAPIS), and noted that the traditional Customs Form 178 can still be required, and is a good “back-up if CBP does not get the eAPIS because of a system “hick-up.” It is best to have all documentation completed in advance and “on hand,” said Carrick. Annual aircraft decals are also still required. “As long as you have applied for a decal, you are good to go, in the event of processing delays,” said Carrick. For additional information on eAPIS and U.S. Customs procedures, refer to the article entitled “Streamlining Customs & Flight Service Would Enhance Security…Cut Costs!” in the August/September 2009 issue of Midwest Flyer Magazine L/R) MATA President Kevin Doering of North Star Aviation, Mankato, (www.midwestflyer.com), and refer to the Customs Minn., presents the “MATA Distinguished Service Award” to Bruce D. procedures at the AOPA website (www.aopa.org). Jaeger, President of Jaeger Aviation, Inc., Willmar, Minn. Carrick says that it generally takes between 5-10 minutes to clear an aircraft at a port of entry, but if a pilot conference to provide MATA members an update on current experiences a problem with an agent, they are encouraged regulations and issues facing the industry. Lawrence has to file a complaint with CBP online, or contact the local or been nicknamed the “Rocket Scientist,” because he used to area Customs office and ask for a supervisor. “We are not be one. He worked for NASA on the Space Station project going to treat a pilot as a criminal,” said Carrick. Officers before coming to EAA, and before that, as an aircraft are required to sweep all aircraft for explosives with an mechanic. electronic box, and some ports of entry have dogs to check Lawrence said that the USA Today reporter that for explosives and drugs. Searches are done at random, and slammed general aviation in his September 17, 2009 article are very thorough. on general aviation airports, lied (see article entitled “USA Carrick warns that Driving While Intoxicated violations Today Article Attacks GA Airport Funding In Support (DWIs) by pilots are a big issue in Canada, but not so in the of Airlines,” October/November 2009, Midwest Flyer United States. Magazine, www.midwestflyer.com). The fact is, said Earl Lawrence, Vice President of Industry & Lawrence, “fuel taxes pay for infrastructure at airports, not Regulatory Affairs with the Experimental Aircraft airline ticket taxes.” Lawrence continued: “Congress also Association (EAA) in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, flew in for the said to USA Today, ‘you are wrong!’” Lawrence believes

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MATA Ad June09 CMYK.indd 1 5/22/09 4:22:29 PM Mi n n e s o t a Av i a t i o n In d u s t r y Ne w s that the article originated from the Concerning “national security,” restrictions. airlines, because it suggests that Lawrence says that there are many Fuel is on everyone’s mind, money is wasted on general aviation problems with creating a new nowadays. Lawrence says: “Jet fuel airports when air carrier airports are in agency (Homeland Security), and in is set, but leaded 100LL is getting need of funding. developing new rules. He noted that scarce, as no cars in the world use “Who is going to pay for the Security Directive imposed on lead. NextGen?” Lawrence asked members. airports is hard to comply with, but “100LL is the target of NextGen is the new air traffic control they are the rules we have to live with environmentalists and the system being proposed. for the time being. Environmental Protection Agency “User fees!” answered Lawrence. “There was no comment period,” (EPA). A rule is coming out in 2010. “General aviation is already paying said Lawrence. Before Congress January 2017 is the deadline to fees (through the tax on aviation can pass a new bill, there must be eliminate all leaded fuel. The problem fuel). What we are now debating are a comment period, but not so with is, there is no replacement for 100LL. toll booth fees, in addition to all the Homeland Security. We will end up with a 95-octane other fees,” said Lawrence. “We are The Large Aircraft Security fuel, but the entire fleet will need never going to avoid paying fees, but proposal is now being completely new certification to handle a lower hopefully we can avoid toll booths.” redone, because it was overly octane fuel except for the 70% of the Lawrence expects Congress to restrictive without just cause. The fleet, which is already certified, and come back in 2010 with requests for original rule is being rewritten 87-91-octane capable. Continental more and more fees, and he will ask because it would have been too and Lycoming are committed to them if they feel aviation is of benefit costly and would not have improved building new engines, and GAMA is to society or only to itself? security. committed to converting the fleet.” “Congress is on our side for the Lawrence said that U.S. Customs Lawrence gave a plug to General Fund still contributing,” & Border Protection (CBP) has been the Aircraft Owners & Pilots said Lawrence, “but the Senate is extremely cooperative in dealing Association’s program “GA Serving not as supportive. We (GA) prefer with general aviation. CBP is America.” The program is open an increase in the fuel tax over toll making improvements to the eAPIS to every aviation organization and booths.” procedures and is making progress. governmental agency to educate the Lawrence commented on the new The head guy of general aviation public. Automatic Dependent Surveillance- at TSA was at Oshkosh for the first “The EAA Young Eagles program Broadcast (ADS-B) system. ADS-B time, and Lawrence expects that has helped educate the public,” said is a crucial component of the nation's cooperation and understanding will Lawrence, “because it gets parents out Next-Generation Air Transportation improve security and make the eAPIS to the airport.” System, and its implementation over filing process more efficient. Lawrence said that despite FAA the next 20 years will turn NextGen Concerning Unmanned Aerial Administrator Randy Babbitt’s into reality. Vehicles (UAVs) like the “Predator” affiliation with the Air Line With ADS-B, both pilots and used by the Department of Defense Pilots Association and his airline controllers will see radar-like displays and Homeland Security, Lawrence background, which concerns some with highly accurate traffic data from says that we need to learn how to deal in general aviation, Congress likes satellites – displays that update in real with them, and there are airspace and him, and aviation is more likely to get time and don't degrade with distance equipment concerns for aircraft. Three what it needs with him at the helm. or terrain. The system will also give people are flying each UAV, says “Whenever Congress does not like pilots access to weather services, Lawrence, “so they can see us, before an Administrator, we have problems terrain maps and flight information we can see them.” EAA is working to like the Southwest Airlines inspection services. The improved situational develop policy on UAVs. problems,” said Lawrence. awareness will mean that pilots will Lawrence urged members to Kate Dougherty of Kate be able to fly at safe distances from write to their Congressman to Dougherty PR (Public Relations), one another with less assistance from avoid ridiculous national security formerly with Cirrus Design, air traffic controllers. requirements from occurring. There discussed the importance of good “ADS-B will cost the aviation are more pilots training in Saudi public relations for businesses, community, but will cut costs to Arabia now thanks to Homeland combined with cost-effective the FAA because radar will not Security in the United States. The advertising. She also noted that if we be needed,” said Lawrence. “The United States has long been a leader do not create and build our industry, Department of Defense will now pay in flight training for foreign countries some day it will not exist. for radar because they still want it.” because of lower costs and fewer Dougherty said that “perception” 48 DECEMBER 2009/JANUARY 2010 MIDWEST FLYER MAGAZINE is everything. “What people see when students attended the conference and Foundation since 1993. He is currently they look at your business.” luncheon featuring Jamail Larkins serving on the foundation’s board of She warned members not to of Atlanta, Georgia. As a national directors, and has likewise served on make it difficult for customers to do spokesperson for EAA Young Eagles, the MATA board of directors. Jaeger business with them. Be clear on what Careers in Aviation, and Embry- sold Willmar Air Service in 2008, and your business does, and make sure Riddle Aeronautical University, and now manages Jaeger Aviation, Inc., you provide good contact information the first official Ambassador for which specializes in Mooney flight (i.e. phone number, physical address, Aviation & Space Education for the training and the promotion of a unique email address, website). Dougherty Federal Aviation Administration, new Mooney interior design. also urged members to take their Larkins described how he got started Receiving the “MATA Flight mayors and civic leaders flying in aviation business at the age of 15. Training Scholarship” for 2009 from time to time, and to join their In addition to his public speaking, was Adam Kruse, 21 of Princeton, local chambers of commerce to tap Larkins founded an aircraft sales and Minnesota, a student at Luther decision-makers. It’s difficult for the leasing company, and an aviation- College in Decorah, Iowa. Kruse community to get rid of the airport if consulting firm. Collectively, Larkins’ is working on his Private Pilot they have a relationship with it,” she companies have generated over $7.5 Certificate and is pursuing a career said. “Have fly-ins and civic events million in annual sales. as a commercial pilot. During the at the airport. Make the airport a Recognized during the conference summers, Kruse works in Talkeetna, community meeting place.” with the “MATA Distinguished Alaska at K2 Aviation as a tarmac Dougherty was asked to comment Service Award” was Bruce Jaeger of worker and Spanish translator. on Alan Klapmeier’s future in Willmar, Minnesota, for his service For additional information on aviation. Klapmeier is the cofounder to the Minnesota aviation community the Minnesota Aviation Trades of Cirrus Design, but is no longer as owner of Willmar Air Service from Association, contact Mike Higgins employed at the company. She 1979 to 2008, and manager of Willmar at 651-450-6200 or email mike@ said not to worry…that Alan will Municipal Airport-John L. Rice Field exclusiveaviation.com (www. resurface, and when he does, look out, from 1979-2001. mnaviationtrades.org). “it will be something fantastic!” Willmar Air Service specializes in Ground transportation from Emphasis at the MATA Conference Mooney sales, maintenance and flight Minneapolis-Crystal Airport and the this year was on introducing area training, and Jaeger has been involved Crowne Plaza Hotel was provided high school students to aviation nationally with the Mooney Aircraft courtesy of Thunderbird Aviation- business careers. Over 100 area Pilots Association and its Safety Crystal. q

The Mormon Conspiracy adventures include piloting a kit The author, Dale Seitzer of St. built Skyranger aircraft, Cessna 182 Paul, Minnesota, is a pilot, and is now Skylane, and Piper Warrior. exercising his Sport Pilot Certificate. he book “The The book is fast paced with twists He keeps his plane at the Lake Elmo Mormon and turns, and action. General aviation Airport (21D). His wife is also a pilot. Conspiracy” pilots will especially enjoy this book. Dale Seitzer works as a Business isT written by Dale The book is 228 pages in length, Analyst at Ameriprise Financial. He is Seitzer and set in sells for $14.95, and is available also a Certified Six Sigma Black Belt. Pierre, S.D. A pilot through www.seitviewpublishing.com/. This is Seitzer’s first novel. q – Jerry Sherwood – gives a ride to a stranger in his homebuilt aircraft, Keep ‘em Flying With NEWTON who is asking about building a plane. Fuel & Service The pilot is hijacked at gunpoint and Serving trapped in a conspiracy that involves l l Homeland Security, the Transportation IOWA MINNESOTA MISSOURI Security Administration (TSA), the FBI and the Mormon Church. Sherwood partners with the local 877-999-1201 police chief and an FBI agent to • 100LL face danger, learn and grow, crack • Pre-Blended Jet Fuel • Full or Split Loads Available ! the conspiracy and corruption, and NEWTON HOME OIL CO., INC. prevent the catastrophe. The flying DECEMBER 2009/JANUARY 2010 MIDWEST FLYER MAGAZINE 49

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(To p ) Wipaire, Inc. was represented at Northern Exposure Aviation Expo (Bo tt o m ) Tom Ashenfelter is responsible for Diamond Aircraft sales at (L/R): Mike Aune (Regional Sales Manager); Jason Erickson (Director of ASI Jet Center. Maintenance); David Utsch (Manager, Aircraft Interiors & Refinishing); and Rick Wahlman (Avionics Manager). Wipaire, Inc. is located at Fleming Field in South St. Paul, Minnesota, and in addition to full-service aircraft maintenance, the company manufactures and distributes Wipline floats (www.wipcaire.com). (Bo tt o m ) Tim Ashenfelter, President of ASI Jet Center, hosted Northern Exposure Aviation Expo at Flying Cloud Airport, Eden Prairie, Minn. Northern Exposure Aviation Expo In The Twin Cities

EDEN PRAIRIE, MINN. – Tim Ashenfelter, President and Aircraft were on display inside and outside the hangar, CEO of ASI Jet Center, located at Flying Cloud Airport, including conventional piston aircraft, personal and Eden Prairie, Minnesota, hosted the first annual “Northern corporate jets, and light sport aircraft. Exposure Aviation Expo,” September 23-24 in the Twin Aircraft displayed included a Beechcraft Premier, Cities. Beechcraft Baron, Cessna 206, Cessna Corvalis, Cessna ASI – established in 1983 – is a full-service fixed base Grand Caravan, Cessna Citation Mustang, Cessna Citation operation, represents three aircraft manufacturers in new CJ, Cessna Citation Ultra, Cessna Citation Excel, Cirrus aircraft sales – the complete line of Diamond Aircraft; Piper SR22, Cirrus Vision Jet, Diamond DA20, Diamond DA40, Aircraft in the Twin Cities, representing Des Moines Flying Diamond DA42, Pilatus PC-12, Piper Matrix and a TBM Service; and “Caravan” sales for Cessna. In addition, ASI is 850. a factory-authorized service center for these manufacturers, Companies represented included ASI Jet Center & as well as Mooney Aircraft, and is one of the largest dealers Modern Aero, Inc., Cessna Aircraft Company, Des Moines of pre-owned Cessna Citations in the Upper Midwest. Flying Service, P2 Technology, Piper Aircraft Company, ASI also has an avionics shop and charter services. The Elliott Aviation, Cirrus Aircraft Company, National Aircraft company buys airplanes, sells airplanes, leases airplanes, Finance Company, Hawker Beechcraft, Daher-Socata, services airplanes, manages airplanes and flys airplanes, Wings Insurance, Donaldson Filtration Solutions, Aviation so their affiliations with manufacturers and suppliers are Tax Consultants, LLC, Shadin Avionics, Sandia Aerospace, strong, which was essential in hosting the trade show. L3 Communications, Wipaire, Inc., Alpha Systems, ASI’s 35,000 sq. ft. hangar, which normally stores 17 Pilatus, Garmin, OptAir, Aero Shine, JSSI, Bank of corporate aircraft, was the central location for the show. America, Jetcraft Trading, Wings Financial, Flight Design 50 DECEMBER 2009/JANUARY 2010 MIDWEST FLYER MAGAZINE Pilot Center, LSA North, Western financing a new plane, or installing 3,900 to 5,000 feet) in November 2009, Petroleum Company and Executive a new avionics system,” said they are hoping to add some of the Aviation. Ashenfelter. medium and large cabin-class jets to “We wanted to create an event ASI Jet Center plans to host the the static display next year. where aircraft buyers, sellers and second annual NEAE, September To learn more about NEAE, visit aviation enthusiasts could get all of 15-16, 2010 (dates subject to change). www.northernexposureaviationexpo. their questions answered, whether the With the opening of Flying Cloud com. To learn more about ASI Jet questions were about purchasing and Airport’s expanded runway (from Center visit www.asijet.com. q

Minnesota Business Aviation Association (MBAA) Proposes Increasing Fuel Tax On Turbine Aircraft & Reducing Aircraft Registration Fees

ST. PAUL, MINN. – If you own a $20 million corporate for the next 43 years, the rate drops to $25,000.00 per year. jet in Minnesota, you can pay up to $200,000.00 to register Turbine aircraft owners in surrounding states pay as little as it the first year, and less in subsequent years. If you own a $300.00 in South Dakota and as much as $5,000.00 in Iowa Cessna 150, you pay about $75.00 per year. to register their aircraft, says Hoff. The Minnesota Business Aviation Association (MBAA) Here’s a side-by-side comparison of current and believes that the rates for the larger aircraft are too high, proposed fees: and have proposed reducing registration fees on turbine Non-Turbine Aircraft Current Proposed Change aircraft, and replacing it with a higher tax on jet fuel, so Registration Fees transient aircraft pay their fair share. C150 (Example) $75.00 per year None According to Gordon Hoff, Executive Director of Fuel Tax $ .05 per gallon None (Assuming MBAA, and a former employee with the Minnesota DOT they are not burning Office of Aeronautics, the proposal does not include any over 50,000 gallons changes to piston aircraft registration or avgas fuel rates. in a year.) Aircraft registration fees and avfuel taxes would continue to operate under the current policies, says Hoff. MBAA Turbine Aircraft is proposing changes only for turbine aircraft and jet fuel. Registration Fees Under the proposal, turbine aircraft would pay a registration Citation X ($20M Value) $200,000.00 $18,000.00 ($ .50/lb) fee based on weight – $ .50 per lb. of the maximum gross Fuel Tax $ .05 to $50K $ .06 (no limit) takeoff weight. Some members of the MBAA task force $ .02 to $150K would like to see upper end piston aircraft be considered in $ .01 to $200K the new $ .50 per lb. registration fee rate, but that has yet to $ .005 after $200K Project2 be 10/12/04 decided. 10:50 AM Page 1 Currently, aircraft registration fees are based on the MBAA is soliciting input and support from other manufacturer’s base list price of the aircraft: 1% of the aviation organizations in the state. Individuals can email value of the aircraft for the first year, and for the next 6 Gordon Hoff at [email protected], or call years, this is reduced from 1% to 0.25%. For years 7 and 651-398-4649. q

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DECEMBER 2009/JANUARY 2010 MIDWEST FLYER MAGAZINE 51 From The Hudson To Toulouse, From Right Seat To Left… Flying The World’s Largest Commercial Airliner – The Airbus A380

by Jeff Skiles

“Ok, flaps full. When I tell you we’ll pretend there is a helicopter in front of you, you’ll pull the Bruno Sarda

stick all the way aft and all the way to the left and hold it,” said Airbus A380 test pilot, Terry Lutz. “Helicopter!” Terry said. I dutifully pull the stick all the way to the aft left.

The aircraft rolls to a 45-degree bank angle and assumes about a 25-degree nose- up attitude. As the speed slows to Vso, the auto-throttles automatically come in to take-off thrust and the giant plane pirouettes in the air, slowly gaining altitude at 16,000 feet. The rugged Pyrenees Mountains, separating France from Spain, give way to the placid Mediterranean as we rotate in the sky. This maneuver is designed to demonstrate one of the selling points of a fly-by-wire aircraft; it’s impossible to stall. We’re flying the “Airbus A380,” the largest airplane in the world! I was invited to Toulouse, France in October 2009, and given the opportunity to fly this grand aircraft with test pilots from the factory. I arrived in this beautiful southern France city and met the man who would guide me through this process – Terry Lutz. Terry is an American citizen and a former Northwest Airlines Captain based in Detroit. A few years ago he was offered a job as an Airbus test pilot and he took it. Having seen the beauty of this area, I can see why. The U.S. Air Force trained Terry as a test pilot. All these years later, he has been putting that background to use at Airbus. Dave Weiman Dave Weiman Dave Weiman The Airbus A380 touches down on Runway 36 at EAA AirVenture- After landing, the Airbus A380 taxis by AeroShell Aerobatic Team aircraft Oshkosh 2009, Wittman Regional Airport, Oshkosh, Wis. #1, en route to AeroShell Square at EAA AirVenture-Oshkosh 2009.

After a 45-minute get-to-know-you-meeting with the on January 15, 2009, on Flight 1549, when the Airbus Director of Flight Tests, we spent about 2 hours in a Flight A320 I was flying hit a flock of Canada geese, causing both Training Device (FTD). I am familiar with FTDs from engines to fail, and we made an emergency landing in the my airline training. They are basically a simulator that Hudson River.) The rest of the day was spent touring the does not move, allowing you to get the feel for the aircraft manufacturing facilities for the A330 and looking at the and learn procedures without the expense of using a full “Belugas,” a massive aircraft in its own right that transports motion simulator. In fact, this was the only preparation I aircraft assemblies around Europe. would receive since their A380 simulator was down for The Airbus is made in many different locations. modification. Fuselage components and entire wing assemblies are While the A380 is designed with 25-year newer transported by various means to Toulouse where they technology than the small Airbus I fly, it was so intuitive are assembled. The advantage to this is that any large I had no problem mastering the computers and systems. warehouse facility can become an assembly structure. The One of the advantages of the Airbus family of aircraft is wings of the Airbus A380 are so large that they must be that they have very similar cockpits and procedures. This shipped up river, transferred to shallow draft barges to go allows a pilot to easily transition from one aircraft type to further, and finally transferred to a truck. The choke point another. My own airline (U.S. Airways) flies the A319, 320 for the journey is an intersection in a small French village and 321 (small bus equipment), and the much larger A330 where the wing has only a one-foot clearance on either side. intercontinental aircraft. The cockpits are so similar, it All the parts are brought to this series of massive hangars would take an Airbus pilot to see the differences. for assembly. At 4:30 pm, my car comes and takes me back The A380 is different from smaller Airbus aircraft, to my hotel. Tomorrow will be my actual flight. but I quickly felt at home. The FTD experience ended too The new day dawns bright and clear skies as we brief soon, as we had to break for lunch with some of the Airbus for the flight. This will be a standard demonstration flight to people that worked on my accident investigation. (For those display some of the A380’s more unusual features. We will who do not remember, I was the U.S. Airways First Officer also be accomplishing an actual small test function while that made Captain Chesley B. “Sully” Sullenberger famous we are at it, so this flight does serve a purpose for Airbus.

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At the end of the flight, a request has been forwarded stripe. The upper picture is from a camera atop the vertical to deploy the RAT (Ram Air Turbine), and to verify its fin, aimed forward showing the aircraft and the ramp operation. This is a small hydraulic pump, which drops environment. Magenta slashes on top of the wings represent down from one of the wing nacelles to provide hydraulics the outermost gear trucks, invisible below the wings, for and electrics, if needed. help with taxiing. If the magenta bars are inside the taxiway As we approach the aircraft on the ground, its massive edge, so are the outboard main gear trucks. size becomes apparent. This is the same aircraft that flew to We slowly taxi out to the runway. We “position and EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, this past summer. hold,” the taxi camera goes off, and we wait for takeoff It takes many steps to get from the ramp up to the cabin, clearance. The procedures are identical to the small bus, so and another three steps up into the cockpit. I automatically I feel very comfortable. The Airbus “call outs” are slightly head for the right seat until Terry says, “Why don’t you take different than what we use at U.S. Airways, but they are the left…it’ll look better in pictures.” I’m a little hesitant still very easy to follow. about this because frankly I want to do well and 15,000 of “Cleared for Take-Off.” my 20,500 hours are from the right seat. But I climb in the I move all four throttles forward to the take-off power left seat as ordered. detent. The A380 accelerates down the runway. At the call We load the computers with basic information for our ”rotate,” I pull back on the side stick to 15 degrees of pitch local flight and Terry calls for the pushback. One of the and we’re airborne. At 1500 feet, I pull the throttles back advantages to test flying is that you work with one air to the climb detent and command “climb.” We retract the traffic controller throughout the flight and he coordinates flaps and head out to the west. with the regular ground, tower and departure controllers as Terry and I initially climbed to 20,000 feet to perform a necessary. few maneuvers. We try some turns and a few maneuvers to After the pushback, it’s time for engine start. The A380 allow me to get the feel of the aircraft. has four really big 70,000 lb. thrust Trent engines, and you The big Airbus flies like a Piper Cub in the air, better start two engines at a time. The two left engines and then than the small bus in my opinion. You don’t feel the size the two right engines. After engine start, we conduct a brief difference at all. The largest Airbus I fly is the A321, checklist off of one of the glass cockpit screens. This is which is about the size of a Boeing 757. The A321 has a another difference from airline flying, in which we still use maximum ramp weight of just over 200,000 lbs. In contrast, paper checklists. the A380 has a maximum ramp weight of 1.2 million lbs. In airline operations, the First Officer is never allowed But with the large wing, it flies like a pussycat. We head to taxi the aircraft. Clearly, Terry is planning on me taxiing, back to Toulouse for an approach and touch and go, just so I point out to him that the biggest aircraft I have ever like we do in General Aviation, eh? taxied is a Fokker 100, which I was once a Captain on The airbus has a sort of mechanical landing procedure. In about 10 years ago. He seems unconcerned and pushes the small bus, you wait until the automated radio altimeter the taxi button, which changes the Captain’s Primary calls out “30 feet,” then you bring the throttles out of the Flight Display (PFD) to a split screen TV picture. The climb detent to idle and raise the pitch a degree or two bottom picture is from a camera hanging below the belly and let the airplane fly on. In the Airbus A380, you simply of the aircraft showing the nose wheel tires and the taxi accomplish the same thing at the 40-foot call out. It lands 54 DECEMBER 2009/JANUARY 2010 MIDWEST FLYER MAGAZINE sweetly and I push the throttles up to This is a test flight, and Terry shows in New York City on January 15, 2009 half power. The cockpit is a whir of me how to set up for another new with Capt. Chesley B. Sullenberger, activity, as Terry and the engineer reset feature, “Brake to Vacate.” Skiles and Sullenberger gained world notoriety, in part due to where the trim and flaps. Then Terry says, “Go!” The Airbus can be set to emergency landing occurred in the Take-off power again and we are in automatically brake to a 10-knot speed center of world news media… in part the air. Terry at this point pulls one of at a taxiway that you designate. Once due to a successful water landing, the outboard engines to idle, simulating the aircraft has slowed to 10 knots, it which is rare… and in part because an engine failure and shows me one will automatically knock off the auto- the event occurred at a time when the of the new features on the A380. The brakes and you can steer clear of the world was looking for good news in lieu of the downturn in the economy and aircraft’s computers automatically runway. Another easy approach and conflicts in the Middle East. compensate for an engine failure. The landing, auto brakes off, taxi camera Skiles is modest of their feat, and A380 gives you a little bit of yaw for on, and we taxi into the ramp and will be the first to admit that there have engine identification and then adds up to the flight test office. My once- been many other pilots who he feels rudder to compensate. I think back in-a-lifetime flight in the A380 has deserve equal recognition, but because to my DC-9 days when we would come to an end. The A380 is a truly their incidents occurred in the boonies of rural America, the news media did practice engine failures at lift-off. The magnificent aircraft that is a huge step not pick up on them, as much as it did pilot would simply slam the rudder all forward in aircraft design. in New York. Skiles and Sullenberger the way to the floor to compensate for are now giving back to aviation as EDITOR’S NOTE: Jeff Skiles of a failed engine, and even that wasn’t Oregon, Wisconsin, is a First Officer co-chairmen of the EAA Young Eagles enough. This airplane is a dream in the with U.S. Airways. After successfully program, a torch recently passed same situation. completing an emergency landing of by pilot/actor, Harrison Ford (www. midwestflyer.com). q We fly a pattern avoiding the city. an Airbus A320 in the Hudson River Ed u c a t i o n EAA Names U.S. Airways Flight 1549 Pilots Skiles & Sullenberger To Lead EAA Young Eagles Program

SANTA MONICA, CALIF. candidates, not only – Captain Chesley “Sully” because of the skill they Sullenberger and First demonstrated on that Officer Jeffrey Skiles, fateful day in January, known for their emergency but also, and perhaps landing on the Hudson River more significantly, on January 15, 2009, were because of the leadership named co-chairmen of the they’ve shown since that EAA Young Eagles Program. time,” Poberezny added. In a news conference, “They’ve been excellent September 29, EAA member, ambassadors on behalf of EAA pilot, and actor, Harrison Harrison Ford with two Young Eagles. aviation.” Ford, officially passed the Ford agreed. “For 5 baton after having served for 5 years as the chairman of the program, which For The Best Deal On A Hangar introduces young people to flying. (big or small, heated or cold) in se Wisconsin EAA Chairman/President Tom Poberezny, who launched the EAA call dave at gran aire inc. - timmerman airport, milwaukee Young Eagles Program in 1992, 414 -461 3222 moderated the news conference. Later that evening, Poberezny hosted a experience Glass special dinner recognizing Ford for his cockpit technoloGy service and welcoming the program's new co-chairs. Cessna Multi-Engine Service Center • Flight Training & Aircraft Rental “Harrison and I were delighted Fuel Sales - 100 LL & Jet A • Aircraft Appraisals when Sully and Jeff agreed to co- www flymilwaukee com chair the program. They were ideal . . DECEMBER 2009/JANUARY 2010 MIDWEST FLYER MAGAZINE 55 years as the program chair, I’ve stressed the program's Program chairs were: Oscar-winning actor and pilot, Cliff message of earned reward, showing young people that, Robertson (1992-1993); and the first pilot to break the by disciplining and applying themselves, they can earn sound barrier, Chuck Yeager (1994-2003). marvelous rewards, such as the freedom and thrill of Highlights of Harrison Ford’s chairmanship of the EAA flight,” Ford said. “Now, Sully and Jeff will add an Young Eagles Program include the following: emphasis on the value of training, preparation, and • Nearly 500,000 young people received inspirational teamwork. No one could bring more credibility in sharing first-flight Young Eagles experiences while he chaired the these concepts with our youth.” program. Sullenberger and Skiles accepted the offer to lead • He personally raised considerable funds for the the program in discussions with Poberezny and Ford that program by donating auction items, such as movie-set took place during this year’s EAA AirVenture Oshkosh experiences. (Wisconsin). • He elevated the stature of the Gathering of Eagles Skiles and Sullenberger were inspired to get involved event, which takes place during EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, in the program during their visit at AirVenture. A native of to make it a more effective fundraising vehicle for the Wisconsin, Skiles had been a regular to the annual fly-in. program. This was Sullenberger’s first time to the event. • He enhanced the program's public profile and exposure. For Skiles, a rekindled enthusiasm for flight fueled his • He emphasized the “ambassadorship” message, acceptance of the co-chair role. “I’m grateful to EAA and underscoring the EAA Young Eagles Program's significant the AirVenture Oshkosh convention for allowing me to fall potential to enhance the image of general aviation among in love with aviation for a second time in my life. I’m eager policymakers and the broad public. to share this passion with young people and encourage • He personally provided flights to nearly 300 Young participation in aviation,” he said. Eagles. The EAA Young Eagles Program, now in its 17th Sporty’s Pilot Shop, in partnership with EAA, provides year, has provided inspirational and educational first- free online flight training to participating youth who are flight experiences to nearly 1.5 million youth, thanks to inspired by the Young Eagles flight experience to continue the volunteer efforts of 42,000 EAA member pilots and pursuing an interest in aviation. ConocoPhillips is the countless supporters. presenting sponsor of the EAA Young Eagles Program. In addition to Ford, previous EAA Young Eagles Learn more at www.youngeagles.org. q

Gr a s s r o o t s Av i a t i o n hat good is an EAA Young Eagles co-chairman From GA To The Airlines & Back… if he doesn’t have a general aviation aircraft to take kids flying? Especially when his Jeff Skiles Buys A Waco! Wpredecessor, Harrison Ford, introduced young people to Story & Photos by Dave Weiman aviation using his de Havilland Beaver and helicopter? Well, that’s what Jeff Skiles thought, so after discussing it with his wife, Barb, and friends, he decided to buy a 1935 Waco YOC vintage cabin-class biplane, which an old airline

Jeff Skiles with his new 1935 Waco YOC biplane in Brodhead, Wis. 56 DECEMBER 2009/JANUARY 2010 MIDWEST FLYER MAGAZINE “You know what your buddy back in Brooklyn said,” remarked Jeff. He learns too quickly. We parked and shut down the Skylane near his hangar and that’s when the fun began. Compared with the Skylane, Jeff’s Waco is a tank, Jeff Skiles on approach to Runway 27 at but a beautiful tank. The aircraft takes Brodhead, Wisconsin. two strong, young men to pull it out of the hangar, so we quickly looked pilot buddy of his, Larry Harmacinski, 'I flew our Skylane to the airport in around, saw no one but ourselves, helped him to locate. nearby Brooklyn, Wisconsin to pick and decided to give it a try. The soft The Waco was owned for nearly up Jeff for the 20-minute flight to ground on the apron didn’t help, but three decades by R.J. Hardin, and then Brodhead. When I touched down at we managed. Getting the plane back sold to Dr. Robert Jaeger who restored Brooklyn, Jeff had already met one of in the hangar after our flight was more it before Skiles bought it earlier this the locals – Pete Aarsvold of Verona, of a challenge. fall (2009). Wis. – who unbeknown to me was With the Waco, you climb into the When first built, the YOC was a judging my landing. “On a scale of 1 biplane from the cabin door. Jeff’s Waco CUC, with a Wright Whirlwind to 10, I’ll give you a 9, Dave,” said Waco is beautifully restored with engine. Later, when the owner went Pete. “Gee, thanks, Pete!” I responded leather interior and aside from only a back to Waco to order a new airplane, with disappointment. few modern radios, the aircraft is as he insisted that Waco remove the Jeff intervene, commenting that he original as one can get. Wright from the CUC and install thought the landing was worth a “10,” We taxied out to Runway 27 for it in his new airplane. During the and asked Pete what I had to do to earn departure, and this time it was my turn subsequent aircraft overhaul, among it. Being the money king that he is at to be the first officer, so I pointed out other things, Waco then re-engined the the local bank, Pete said greasing the a flock of geese to the east. CUC with a 275 hp Jacobs during the palm of his hand never hurts. Jeff and I “Oh, those things follow me conversion to a YOC model. departed without further ado. everywhere I go,” said Jeff with Skiles' YOC is the only one Shortly after takeoff, I asked Jeff the sense of humor that earned him currently flying in the world. He to pull out the 2009-2010 edition of applause at EAA AirVenture-Oshkosh currently keeps the aircraft in the Wisconsin DOT Airport Directory last July (2009). Brodhead, Wisconsin – home of & Pilot’s Guide from the side pocket “I know…that’s why I’m pointing EAA Chapter 431 and the location of of the cabin, so we could check the them out to you,” I said. the Midwest Antique Airplane Club airport elevation, frequency and All joking aside, we both kept an annual fly-in. the direction of the flight pattern at eye on the geese as we prepared for When it was announced that Brodhead. He graciously accepted his takeoff. Jeff Skiles was named cochairman duties as first officer and relayed the With one last glance, Jeff pushed of EAA's Young Eagles program, I information I needed. in the throttle and we were off in the contacted him to set up a time when Certainly, I wanted to make a opposite direction from the geese. we could do a photo shoot of him decent landing at Brodhead knowing There’s something about flying and his new biplane. It was then that the celebrity I had onboard, so I gently in a vintage aircraft that gets a pilot’s he invited me to go flying with him, set down and stopped short of the blood flowing, just thinking about the which in turn became an invitation for crosswind runway,Omnni at10/8/04 which time 5:12 Jeff PM Pagepeople 1 that have flown the aircraft him to fly with me. commented, “I will give you a 9 on before you, about the time and effort Our flights were rather convenient, that one.” involved in restoring it, and about the seeing that we both live in the same “What,” I asked, “only a 9? What golden age of aviation when pioneers town – Oregon, Wisconsin, just 7 do I have to do to earn a 10 from like Lindbergh and Earhart were miles south of Madison. you?” making history. It’s a good feeling!

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I was also in the moment, realizing “I am extremely excited about flying Airways Flight 1549 on January 15, that I was flying with the guy that to the various vintage airplane events 2009, when the Airbus A320 in which had landed an airliner on the Hudson in the area next year,” said Jeff. It he and Captain Chesley B. “Sully” Sullenberger were flying hit a flock River. Jeff remained focus on our was the camaraderie he was missing of geese causing both engines to flight, as I know he was focused that for many years. His involvement in lose power. They had just departed cold, wintry day on January 15, 2009. EAA AirVenture-Oshkosh this year LaGuardia International Airport in New In addition to flying Young Eagles rekindled his spirit for sport aviation, York on a flight to Charlotte, North in the Waco (his first Young Eagles which had been lost somewhere in the Carolina, and were at an altitude of were his three children), Jeff is airline terminals he frequented over 3,200 feet when they were faced with the decision of either returning looking forward to hanging out with the past decade. to LaGuardia, trying to make nearby his fellow antiquers at the Waco fly- We flew around the Brodhead area Teterboro, or landing instead in the ins; the Antique Airplane Association for awhile, and Jeff handed me the Hudson River. With but minutes before Fly-In in Blakesburg, Iowa; and EAA controls so I could get a feel for the touchdown, Capt. Sullenberger told AirVenture-Oshkosh in 2010. Waco. After about 30 minutes, we air traffic controllers that they would When he owned his 1947 Cessna landed, pushed the Waco back into its be landing in the Hudson. Not sure if he heard him correctly, the controller 140, Jeff didn’t fly it that much hangar, and flew home in the Skylane. asked him to repeat, and Capt. because there really wasn’t any social I haven’t had Jeff sign my logbook Sullenberger reaffirmed, “We are element for him, he said. The Waco, yet, but I will. It's not every day you landing in the Hudson.” Both Sully on the other hand, came complete fly with a guy who can land and score and Skiles responded to the incident with a large extended family of Waco a perfect “10.” with professionalism, teamwork and owners, two Waco owners’ clubs with determination and together they landed EDITOR’S NOTE: Jeffrey B. Jeff safely, and all 155 passengers and crew their own fly-ins, and of course the “ ” were rescued without serious injury. q even larger vintage airplane crowd. Skiles was the First Officer on U.S. Pe o p l e In Th e Ne w s First Lee, Then Rose Gilligan who together built Crystal Shamrock, that allowed pilots to be trained and one of the largest flight schools and eligible for a Private Pilot Certificate MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. – Rose charter operations in Minnesota at in just 35 hours prior to adoption of Marie Gilligan, 77, died October 22, Minneapolis-Crystal Airport. Lee FAR 141.” 2009, at her home in South Texas. Gilligan, 76, died July 30, 2009. Rose Gilligan was born July 7, Rose was the wife of Lee Gilligan “Gilligan established a flight school 1932 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. q

Poberezny To Be Inducted Into International Council of Air Shows over the past 30 years. Air Show Hall of Fame (ICAS) Convention in Las Vegas, Other inductees will include December 6-9, 2009. The awards Charlie Kulp and the late Bobby OSHKOSH, WIS. program is sponsored by the ICAS Younkin. In 1971, Charlie Kulp – EAA President Foundation. became a charter member/founder of & Chairman Tom Poberezny’s 25-year career with the famous Flying Circus located in Poberezny will the Eagles Aerobatic Team was Bealton, Virginia. Bobby Younkin was be among three legendary, with fellow team members best known for his Twin Beech, Lear performers to be Charlie Hillard and Gene Soucy. As Jet, and “Samson” biplane aerobatic inducted into the an air show organizer, Poberezny has routines. Younkin also performed in a “Air Show Hall of overseen the growth andAD-IOW success smlbcsize of T6,3/12/07 Decathlon 4:34 and PM stock Page Stearmn 1 for Fame” during the EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wis. many years. q

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