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Biplane Successfully Recreates Historic Atlantic Crossing

If tuB IIJIl • I • Ottawa - Two pilots in a replica WWI '''''''''Il00,,,,. 1 s,- ...... u...... s.s...... biplane successfully repeated a historic s,'" '" How, 0... .. ~ transatlantic crossing Sunday, July 3rd II. touching down in western Ireland, just over 20 hours after departing eastern Canada. (-4.01 • 0...-...- ... ,....,...~ .. ~ Steve Fossett, 60, who in March be • -'"",=".!u came the first person to fly around the _-::-... ~~:f.;.;::::~ world alone in a plane without stopping :--7:::£:of'::"~:' -. -=- .. or refuelling, and United Airlines pilot Mark Rebholz, 52, touched down at a ~irst Non-Stop Afrial golf course in Clifden, Co. Galway at 5:04 p.m. (1604 GMT). They had departed from St. John's CrossinCJ of th. Atlantic in the Canadian maritime province of aptain John Alcock and Lieutenant Arthur Whitten Brown, in a modified Newfoundland Saturday night. Vimy IV, made the first non-stop aerial crossing of the Atlantic. They took Fossett and Rebholz were recreating C off from Lester's Field, near St. John's, Newfoundland on June 14, 1919. the trip by Britons John Alcock and They landed June 15, 1919 at Clifden in Ireland. The time for the crossing was Arthur Brown, who set a world record sixteen hours and twenty seven minutes. when they departed from Newfound The news of the adventure spread like wildfire and the two men were received land on June 14, 1919 in their Vickers as-heroes in London. For their accomplishment they were presented with Lord Vimy biplane, arrived in Clifden, Ireland Northcliffe's Daily Mail prize of £10,000 by Winston Churchill who was then Continued on page 4 Continued on page 12

Chairman's promote aviation in North Dakota, the on. Corner Upper Midwest, and nationally. Within North Dakota, there is work By Fred Adams The Aviation Trust Fund which being done to promote aviation for includes funding, modernization, and flight instruction at smaller airports that "THE FUTURE OF staffing of the Air Traffic Control System do not have a full service FBO or flight AVIATION IS NOW" is should be of concern to us all. How instructor at the airport. This is a joint the theme selected for the 2006 Upper general aviation security in the post 9- project by the North Dakota Aeronautics Midwest Aviation SympOSium. Thanks 11 era is handled is another important Commission, the NO Pilots Association, to the council members for other very concern. Let us not forget the SpeciaJ and hopefully other member groups as good ideas to choose from. There are Use Airspace within the State of North well as the Aviation Council itself. We many challenges that need our input to Dakota when listing a few items going tried to stimulate new pilots at the bigger Continued on page 2 Chairman from page 1 region. The NO Aeronautics reserved for the most serious Commission hosted this with of safety or other reasons. If airports with a program the City of Bismarck, giving these two occurrences are called the "NO Aviation their overview and a lengthy of that magnitude, then the Wannabee Program." When question and answer session aviation community is safe we looked at how to promote between the operators and and well served. Now Under New new student starts at smaller the City of Bismarck. I am I do know for a fact that an Ownership airports, this program was going to assume that others inspection took place early Certified and insured not designed for that. We will talk about this at length, one afternoon last month and maintenance have had several different so I will move on. before that same afternoon All major and minor repairs ideas on how to promote new The state is losing its FSDO was done, a debriefing was Annuall100 hr. inspections starts. The short story, as we Manager. Mr. Bob Jensen will cond ucted and statements PT6 hot section insp. and work on this new program, be retiring next month. Do by the FAA were made to repair by Pratt & Whitney trained technicians is to offer to defray the cost not be surprised if six months this in dividual that there FAA-DAR services (maybe fuel costs only) of to a year goes by before MIGHT be a case of fraud . 24 hour self-serve 100LL getting the instructors and the FAA will have a new My goodness, that will send Hangar rentals their airplane to the students. manager in Fargo. Thanks, most anyone involved into Personalized, 24 hour Many of the details are being Bob, for your work and enjoy a tailspin. Wi thin a couple service worked on this summer. If your retirement. of days after that debriefing, Pllofs'lounge and courtesy you have ideas, please call On the other end of this that changed to only require CST IWallable or e-mail one of the council spectru m is the note that part of re-ride. Are we going Pickup and delivery members. the FAA h as issued two back to a "shoot first and available At the end of last month, all emergency revoca tions ask questions later" type of Casselton Regional Airport #4 Airport Road the FAA Part 135 operators within the last month within overview from the FSDO? came to Bismarck for a the state, one for a pilot and Casselton, ND 58012 Lots of things are happening 701-347-4680 meeting regarding the status another for a mechanic. I do and our future in aviation 701-347-4556 FAX of "Point to Point Airways" not have the complete story starts now. Come and join us. email: [email protected] plan to start a new type of Part from either side, but I always Enjoy your summer. aicaviation.com 135 service in the state and like to think th at action is Trent Teets

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Editor - NOAQ North Dakota Aviation Quarterly Published January 15, Apri115, Linton Airport (7L2) July 15, October 15 Send Address Changes To: Linton, North Dakota North Dakota Aviation Quuterly Dea nna Danieli e ndaeroOsl.lte.nd.ua Mike & Terri Gunia P.O. Box 5020, A DIYlsIol'I 0( Red RI¥e. State S.nk 300 2"' Ave Wesl , KIo llUd, MN 565<1 8 -0025 Bismarck, NO 58502·5020 Member FDI C 701/254-5449 www.ndac.aero FROM THE DIRECTOR'S CHAIR Say Goodbye By Gary Ness, Director, to Hundreds Nortlt Dakota through the collection of protocols have been Aeronautics of NDB Commission data from both airports and established, and outlined local emergency responders. in the plan, with local law Approaches Most of This data presentation will enforcement, local emergency 21h \'DB ,1PPI"0,lChl'S the ND General Aviation be written into a format for management, State Radio, will be dl'l·lll11111is,ioned. ,\ltl1I1'itch tlll'111 olf program that the Aeronautics The M-Squared team held 5 the airport management wi th till' ,1 i 1", t h,: dl'Cl1111111 i" i, l!ll'd Commission has been regional meeting across the who, what, when, where, \. IJ B ,[.1 t i on , II' i II 11ll longl'l" be f1ight-ci1l'CKl'd, developing for GA Airports. state to help implement the why and how to deal with 111,1 i n 1,1 i l1<'d, .1 PP I"oll'd The program is called program. A communication an event. tor U .... l' or .... IHl\\·1l 011 "General Aviation Airport plan for each airport will be I know that the ND aviation Upd ,ltl'd Ch'Hh"lll0I"dl' Crisis Communication." The developed and presented to community is aware there are to ,\ UI'.\. .. I h l' I, dl'C0111111i"ionl'd th planning effort was developed the local airport management concerns with GA security .1ftl'r l(ln'fui l:lHlrdin.ltinll to assist the management of for their use. This plan will and safety related to 9-11 lIith A( lI'/\,1I1d till' ,1\ i,ltion the 82 GA airports in the state give each airport a snapshot that will not go away; and c0111111unitl." ',lid 1.(,1I1l1l to better understand their picture of the vulnerabilities to prepare ourselves for any Kl'll(lh~', At )( ).\ d i redt)!" l ~f ,llh,1I1cl'd kci1l1010gl. I his vulnerabilities and how to as the airport sees them event is a wise thing to do. 111l'<1I1S th,lt till' 1',\.\ '\',111 handle the communications and the same from the The general aviation airports, ... top -..pl'ndin h 1l1011l'\" on that are related to a crisis emergency responders' view. in response to Governor John "'llllll'thing fl'\\" U.... l· ,llld lI'ill h,lH' 111>- NDEAA them are soon. Don't forget the North Dakota State Fair, July ;$ By Darrel Pittman 23-30; Kent Pietsch will be presenting an air show at the Minot ~is Can you believe the weather we've had? It Airport on the 23rd. Northern Neighbors Day at Minot AFB h makes flying miserable. There have been many on August 14th, and then the Luscombe drawing at the Minot c:: fly-ins and Young Eagle events scheduled and the weather Dakota Territory Museum on August 21". Warren Pietsch's ~ just keeps getting in the way. Let's hope it starts getting better fly-in at Sawyer will be on September 17'h, and the always- '< th soon before our airplanes get contrary and go away. great Turtle Lake breakfast fly-in on September 18 . Minot EAA Chapter has had a couple of cookouts at the We also have some Young Eagle events planned for the sum Flying "5" but it has been pretty chilly. Bismarck/Mandan mer. Contact your Young Eagle coordinator and volunteer to had a meeting planned to go to Linton and visit Mike Gunia help. We've got lots of kids and we need pilots. and that didn't work out. Judging from e-mails I get from So, you see we have a lot going on this summer, come and Bob Miller, they are having a tough time on that side of the join in the fun. CLEARED TO LAND. state also. First Crossingfrom page 1 had finally made their start. coast of Newfoundland was the blades of the propellers. Some of their efforts had been left behind. The altimeter soon Even the comforting roar of the Britain's Secretary of State. A spent in attempting to find a read 1,300 ft. Rolls-Royce "Eagle" engines few days later both men were smoother takeoff point than For four hours, the "Virny" was muffled, and Alcock knighted at Buckingham Lester's Field, but after a week flew peacefully in the open and Brown continued to fly Palace by King George of combing the rough terrain, sky, and the difficult takeoff virtually soundless and blind. V for recogni tion of their they gave up the search. was forgotten. For Alcock and Time went slowly. Brown pioneering achievement. The sky was overcast, Brown it was just one more glanced at his wristwatch. The Journey Begins even though the latest of the 1,001 takeoffs they had It was six o'clock. "Won't John Alcock and Arthur meteorological report from made as Flying Corps pilots. this ruddy fog ever end?" he Whitten-Brown pushed their United States Lieutenant Already anticipating his arrival grumbled. Instead of replying, way through an excited crowd Clements had forecast good in England, Brown remarked, Alcock slowly took the "Vimy" weather conditions. It was 1:40 "Great Scott, what a banquet higher, hoping to find good we'll have in London. Roast visibility above the fog bank. duck, I can just imagine it, Before dark Brown might once green peas ... " more be able to take his position As the "Vimy" flew over by the sun; but after nightfall it the Atlantic, the conversation was questionable whether the of the two men seated in the stars would be bright enough open cockpit turned to the to guide the fliers reliably on friends who had helped them their course. at Lester's Field: Bob Lyon, Suddenly a terrifying noise Maxwell Muller, Montague and broke the silence; the right Harry Couch. And they recalled hand engine sounded like a the various attempts that others machine gun blazing. The two had made to cross the waste of men were scared stiff. The water between the old and exhaust pipe of the cylinder Vickers Vimy being assembled at St. John 's, Newfollndland, 1919. new worlds. Five years earlier facing inwards had split, and a British company, Martin the engine was shooting naked which had gathered at the p.m. as the "Vimy," with the and Handasyde Ltd., had set flames into the slip-stream. entrance of the London Royal throttle wide open, and both about building a transatlantic Alcock and Brown remained Aero Club. Alcock carried a engines a t full power, taxied aircraft. The scheme had been helpless as the metal turned red small linen bag in his hand, and over the bumpy ground at financed by Edgar MacKay. hot, melted away and finally after greeting General Holden, Lester's Field. Alcock headed As with the "White Bird," in started striking the controls in Vice-President of the Club, he his aircraft into the west wind. which Nungesser and Coli white-hot globules. handed over the bundle of " Depressingly slowly the later undertook their ill-fated On top of this nerve 197 letters that Dr. Robinson, 'Vimy' taxied toward a dark attempt to fly the Atlantic, the shattering clatter, a further Postmaster in Newfoundland, pine forest at the end of the undercarriage of the aircraft discomfort developed. The had entrusted to the fliers. airfield," Brown reported. "The was to be released shortly after heating in the men's leather These were then rushed to the echo of the roaring motors takeoff. The fuselage was built flying suits stopped working. nearest post office, where they must have struck quite hard like a boat. Misfortune seemed The batteries had run out. "We were franked and forwarded against the hills around St. to hang over the undertaking. froze like young puppies," Shortly before the aircraft's Alcock said la ter, "and in the 4 (airmail stamps not yet having John's. Almost at the last been invented). The letters had second Alcock gained height. completion, Gustav Hamel, narrow cockpit we had no ~ made the long journey from We were only inches above the appointed pilot, failed to room to move about. At any ~ Lester's Field near St. John's, the top of the trees." Alcock's return from a routine flight in rate," he added somewhat < Newfoundland, to London in recollections were rather more his Morane-SauInier over the ruefully, "Brown did manage to o record time brief: "At 1:45 PM we were English Channel. get some movement later .. . " z A t Lester's Field, Alcock airborne," he said. Alcock and Brown's ambition Flying above the fog S. and Brown had climbed into 1,890 nautical miles of was to fly the Atlantic non-stop. brought them no luck. They ~ their "Vimy" flying crate open sea and sixteen hours Although they would not be had barely broken through World War I a height of 1,083 ft. Alcock their position and recorded and acrobatic and fighter Vickers bomber on June 14. turned the aircraft eastwards, the wind speed as zero. The pilots, with their advanced After three weeks of in the direction of Ireland. The " Vimy" disappeared into equipment and controls barely exhaustive preparation, they biplane gained height, and the the fog. It was so thick that notice, presented severe neither man could make out physical discomfort to Alcock the revolution ra te of both lighting and the bursts of flame again too close to circumvent. and Brown: the up and down engines, on the cooling system from the starboard engine. A sudden turbulence seized of their stomachs caused by temperature, on the oil pressure, Alcock pulled the joy stick the machine and flung it out the plane's bucking response and on the fuel consumption as back lightly and opened the of control. Alcock and Brown to controls and gusts of wind. they switched from an empty throttle. The clouds went on felt themselves being pressed Again and again, they had the tank to the next full one. This without end. down into their seats. They feeling that the "Vimy" stood gave Brown a task for which At 12:15 a.m., Alcock dug his were drenched by rain, which motionless before plunging he was thankful: it made him fingers into Brown's shoulder, turned into hail. The swirling down. warm. Before the tanks which and pointed above his head. journey went on and on. At Alcock, who had been directly fed the engines were There was the moon, Vega, 90 knots the speedometer pressed down into his seat by empty, they had to be refilled and the Pole Star, Polaris! Like jammed. Alcock struggled to I the violent movement of the by vigorous pumping from the a shot, Brown was up on his regain control and ended up ~ plane, glanced at the altimeter. main tank in the fuselage. seat, operating the sextant more by luck than by good The reading was 4,000 ft. The All these experiences and with his numbed fingers. In the judgment in the safety of a nose pointer began to jump about five hours of flying were behind frozen cockpit, Brown placed dive. He cut off the gas and as the instrument recorded them when they again saw the open log book on his knee, relied heavily on his experience 3,200 ft., then 2,900 and down the sun. It was now directly spread out the navigation as a night bomber pilot. The to 1,000 ft. The plane was behind them. Brown knelt on tables on the right-hand side, plane plummeted from 4,000 descending in a spiral. But it ft. to 1000 ft. and, just above occurred to neither pilot nor the surface of the water, Alcock navigator that their end might gained control of the "Vimy." have come. Their one thought, For a fraction of a second he according to Alcock, was, could not believe his eyes-he "However shall we get back on saw the sea lying vertically, and our original course and avoid then with a quick automatic being lost in the endless waste reflex action he straightened of the Atlantic?" out the "Vimy" and opened the The altimeter, at that moment throttles to the full. the most important instrument, "The salty taste we noted showed 100 ft. Their chances later on our tongues was foam," of survival narrowed, when Alcock reported. "In any case suddenly, at a mere 65 ft. above At 1:45 pm, we were airborne. the altimeter wasn't working the waves, Alcock managed at that low height and I think miraculously to regain control his seat, grasped the sextant held them with his elbow that we were not more than of the "Vimy." The weather and calculated their position. and calculated the "Vimy's" 16 to 20 ft. above the water." had begun to change. When It was a small triumph for position by the dim light of the Brown's only comment was: "I Brown was later asked how them that they were only a few flashlight which he held in his kept thinking about Lieutenant he and his captain reacted to miles south of their planned left hand. Clement's weather report." their worst ordeal, he replied, route. Then once again they Meanwhile, in the newsroom Specifically, he had failed "We grinned!" were swallowed up by clouds. of London's "Daily Mail" to forecast the snowstorm Alcock had opened the They continued to fly with no discussions about the "Vimy" into which they had flown throttle to the full. He swung visibility, chilled and deafened and its crew were gloomy. immediately after their recent the plane through 180 deg. by the noise of the right-hand A cable from St. John's had narrow escape. onto its old course, pulled engine, until 9 p.m. announced the takeoff; since Like a shroud, snow covered 5 back the joy stick and climbed Then Brown wrote on a page then, there had been no news the wings, fuselage, the struts, ~ slowly to a height of 7,200 in the log book: "Can you get either from Newfoundland or even the engines. Ice formed ft. There was now more to it above the clouds by 9:30? We from the fliers. The newspaper on the engine parts and Alcock ~ than just grinning: both men need stars as soon as possible." staff knew that the "Vimy" needed all his strength to move 0 suddenly realized that they felt He held up the scribbled lines carried a radio transmitter, the rudder. Unless something ~ very hungry. Alcock made his and focused a pocket flashlight but after three hours' flight it drastic was done, the men ~ feelings known by pointing his on the page. Alcock nodded had gone dead, a fact neither knew that the engine would >- left hand at his mouth while he his head rather indecisively. Alcock nor Brown knew at stop and all the controls would ;5 closed and opened it. Brown go out of action. Once again, at ~ They were now flying at 5,400 the time. If all went well, the 0 got the message. He reached ft., and climbed even higher, competitors for the £10,000 an altitude of 8,500 ft. , the non- z 0 behind him for their frugal but found no way through the prize should reach the Irish stop fliers fought their way c meal of sandwiches which cloud. coast at 9 a.m., but there was forward. Snow piled up in the » ~ had been prepared for them Midnight came and went. no sign of life from the "Vimy." cockpit, and both men crouched en by Miss Agnes Dooley at St. It was now June 15, but there Dispatches piled up on the behind the windshield for '"S< John's. They had also brought was no relief for the fliers. At news editor's table, but not protection from the icy wind. some whisky on board as well 12:05 a.m., Brown wrote to one of them was from Alcock Snow on the carburetor air as a bottle of beer which they Alcock: "Must see stars now." and Brown. filters made both the engines emptied and finally threw Their altitude was 6,500 ft. At 3 a.m. the fliers thought run irregularly. Brown knelt overboard. and they were surrounded they saw the first signs of on his seat and took off his The long-distance flight by clouds and darkness. The dawn. Suddenly they also saw goggles so that he could see routine continued. Checks only illumination was the something else: a new mountain more clearly. Ice now began were made regularly on green glow of the control panel of cumulus clouds ahead, Continued on page 6 First Crossing from page 5 cleared the air filters of snow it was obvious that the plane Alcock circled over the streets then he had to go back again, had to be lowered into warmer and looked for an outlying to form on the engine intake back and over the nose to air if the elevator and other meadow on which to land. connection; at the same time the other wing and the other controls were to be prevented He made a slow curve, found a layer of it was spreading engine. from freezing. Alcock moved nothing suitable, then headed over the inspection windows Meanwhile, Alcock had the joy stick forward; the plane towards the Clifden radio through which the fuel supply more than enough to do to descended and was engulfed station and circled round could be observed. keep the plane as steady as he it. Beyond the transmitter's As far as Brown was could-flying at 8,000 ft. over tower, he noticed an invitingly concerned, the only possible the Atlantic in a snowstorm! With green meadow. The men in the way of avoiding a crash was One false move and Brown transmitter building waved to make a trip out onto the would have been plunged to and gesticulated in vain. Below wings. He grabbed a knife his death, and his own number astonishing the deceptive green covering and swung his legs out onto would undoubtedly have been lay the extremely dangerous the nose. Seeing what he had up soon afterwards. bravery, Brown swamp, Oerrygimla Moor. in mind, Alcock stood up Wi th astonishing bravery, Alcock thought that the people from his seat and tried to hold Brown repeated his acrobatics, repeated his in the tower were waving a his companion back. Brown not once, but four times. welcome, and he brought the jerked himself free, and, in the Not a single step or a single acrobatics, not "Vimy" down-into the swamp. blinding snow, he wriggled movement of the hand was free The plane ploughed a short, forward from strut to strut and from risk. once, but four deep four-track furrow and from cable to cable, holding At 6:20, as day broke, the buried its nose far into the on with one hand. His left leg lateral controls were not mud. After 1,890 miles and caused him difficulty because it operating. They too had iced times. 15 hours, 57 minutes of flying was still stiff from wounds he up. An hour later, the "Vimy" time, the heroes had landed had received in the war. was flying approximately 3,800 in cloud. Again the fliers had in a bog. They had to remain The limping lieutenant ft. higher (at 11,800 ft.) when seated, held fast by their safety gradually removed the ice no visibility. the sun appeared. For the last Icing presented a problem for belts. from the inlet connections time, the navigator stripped The men who had watched and cautiously cleaned the which, in those days, there was the gloves from his aching virtually no practical answer. the "Vimy" land rushed toward inspection window of the fuel fingers and took up the sextant. the plane, jumping from one intake. The slip-stream tugged Even during this latest descent His calcula tions showed tha t of the "Vimy" there was a grass tuft to another through at him, and frost nibbled at they were still on course. But the swamp. A man by the the flesh on his hands. Brown distinct danger of the elevator's icing up. They were now only name of Taylor was the first to 30 minutes away from their reach the fliers and he asked longed-for goal. Alcock kept breathlessly: his eyes glued to the altimeter "Anybody hurt?" NORTHSTAR AVIATION INSURANCE, INC.)t as the plane descended from "No." 9,800 ft. to 6,800 ft. With the "Where are you from?" 1/ America.1I SERVICE reduced throttle settings, the cutout engines were running The news of the adventure Prompt, Knowledgeable & Personal perceptibly quieter. Then spread like wildfire, and at 3,200 ft. Brown suddenly there followed for Captain 6 UNDERWRITING AVIATION shouted: "It's melting! The ice John Alcock and Lieutenant is breaking up!" Arthur Whitten-Brown a hectic Personal & Business Aircraft Both men were soon sitting round of greetings, receptions, Ag Sprayers in a puddle; in the cockpit, speeches, galas, and banquets. Brown made his shortest speech FBO's too, the snow was melting. At 1,000 ft. above the ominously in Clifford Street, London. Hangars rough ocean, Alcock reopened When he appeared with Alcock Airports the throttles, and the engines on the Aero Club balcony responded; both ran smoothly. he stopped the cheering and THOROUGH Twenty minutes later the men said: "No speech now. You wanted us. Here we are!" At We research all insurance were triumphant: they had sighted land. Brown searched the banquet which followed markets for your best value! on his map. It was not Galway the officers were greeted with for which they had been an unforgettable menu unlikely EXPERIENCE heading, yet Brown knew that to be found anywhere else. It consisted of: Oeufs Poches Over 40 years of service the land must be Ireland. Then he saw the top of Connemara, Alcock, Supreme de Sole a la identified the town of Clifden, Brown, Poulet de Printemps a East Side Term inal Marc Lepage la Vickers Vimy, Salade Clifden, Hector International Airport Office: (701 ) 235-2041 and scribbled his observations into the log book which he held Surprise Britannia, Gateau P.O. Box 5591 FAX: (701)239-4235 Grand Success. Fargo, ND 58105 Home: (701) 280-9056 up for Alcock to read. After flying toward the small town at a low height, TRIM A FLIGHT TAB OF FIRSTS By Owen Blickensderfer By Bob Simmers A friend of mine took his three kids to the airport. He told As I am trying to decide miles away from the storm, them that there might be an airplane that they could look at. what to write about this caused a 2000 foot per min The little boys got all exited when they heard that. They had month, a very large and ute rate of climb, a 60 knot never before been close enough to a small airplane to get a vigorous early morning increase in airspeed, and a good look. 1 "happened" to be there when they arrived, and thunder storm has just 30 degree pitch down, just the plane was in front of the hangar. The eldest, a girl, was rushed through. Sounds to maintain altitude and tall enough to see in the back window. Their father had to like summer weather get further away from the hold the boys up to see in. You cannot see much from the would be a good topic. As storm. An event that has back window of a Cherokee 140 1 said, "I know the man that you recall from your early been etched in my mind flies this airplane. I do not think he would mind if you got days of weather training, ever since. I had another oc up on the wing and looked in the door." thunderstorms demand casion to watch a line build So the kids stepped up on the wing of the Piper. Through great respect, but they do in front of me and when the the open door, the instrument panel fascinated the young not impose the same delays hole that 1 was heading for sters. The father said to me, "Do you think it would be all as other weather seasons. closed up, 1 decided to land right to sit in this airplane?" I was pretty sure it would be all Thunderstorms build rap and wait out the storm. One right. The children got in the back seat and my friend and idly, move swiftly, and hour on the ground and the 1 sat in the front. 1 told the kids that everyone has to put a dissipate about as fast, front had passed and we seat belt on when they sit in an airplane, so 1 helped them unlike stale spring and fall were on our way again. Hail buckle up. Then 1 "noticed" that the key was in the ignition weather that comes with is another consideration in switch. some stalled low pressure the vicinity of a thunder Continued on page 13 system. Those systems storm. Another reason can become stagnant, lay to give summers weather around for weeks and hide systems a wide girth. the sun for days at a time. Thunder storms are eas Thunderstorms this time ily recognizable and with of year are usually very the right decision avoid CltyServicei1aicc;n isolated with good weather able. Summer flying can be close by. There is rarely some of the most scenic and any buildup that cannot enjoyable, but remember, be circumnavigated. The thunderstorms are not as exception is a fast-moving bad on the inside as they cold front. A fast-moving look from the outside, they cold front is the result of are worse. Avoid at all cold air pushing under costs. Need Aviation Fuel by the truck loan? warm air and causing all Please contact me with kinds of turbulence. 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• Design & Construction • Moster Plans 8 • Environmental • Management Support • AirGIS Software Kadrmas Lee & Iackson Engi"",n Survq<>n PIannm of single-engine, single them a coffee and chat with The ND Aviation Quarterly pilot operations, with a them for a while, will you? favorite sections, for the top NDPA large interest in CPS and five listed, were: By Paul Han son and Larry Taborsky The choice of the primary IFR training. means of navigation is 1) all of it One third of us fly mostly equally shared by visual 2) flying events and for business, 1/ 3 mostly means and CPS, with VOR information for pleasure, and 1/ 3 do an sliding in priority to being 3) the Director's Chair equal amount of both. used half as much as the 4) Bob Simmer's articles The "average" North other two, and ADF just 5) Association columns Dakota pilot has flown about disappearing from To the one respondent 4974 hours, 149 last year, the survey. The last time who said, "Nothing," please and has 26 years of flying this survey was done, in pass it on to someone else The North Dakota Pilots experience. Half of the 1996, ADF was listed as the who might enjoy reading Association has members respondents had 15-30 years major service used, with it. across the state and even flying, 1000-4000 hours second place shared by CPS, Pressing issues that outside the boundaries. of flying, and flew 20-150 LORAN, and VOR (in that the NDPA wants to stay With few opportunities to hours a year. The top three involved with include the get together as a group, it use of the military airspace was time to get to know each over North Dakota, and the other. A survey was sent to The Uaverage" North Dakota plan to provide financial the 308 addresses of new pilot has flown 4974 hours, 149 assistance to help CFI's and recent past members, train pilots a t smaller inviting them to renew last year, and has 26 years of airports. One third of the their membership and tell flying experience. Half of the surveys said that they did us about themselves. 22% not have a CFI available to responded, 50 members respondents had 15-30 years flying, them at their airfield, and rejoined the group, and the 1000-4000 hours of flying, and flew a hand full said that such following information was a program would benefit gleaned: 20-150 hours a year. The top three them. Not everyone even We are members of the aviatiors had 50, 50, and 55 years commented on the military NDPA for one of four airspace initiative, but of reasons, in surprisingly of flying, 25,000, 28,000, and 40,000 those who did, 26 were equal numbers: hours total time, and flew 600, in favor as long as some 1) to get together monitoring and guidelines socially 800, and 1000 hours last year. It were established, and 14 2) to stay informed amazes me how much experience thought it would be asking 9 about aviation for trouble to approve such ~ 3) to help and support we have out there! a plan. ~ general aviation Cl 4) the love of flying and Thanks for your » o all that goes along :;!'" with it. av iatiors had 50, 50, and survey, visual was not given responses. The :> < Half of the survey 55 years of flying, 25,000, as a choice.) respondents were also 28,000, and 40,000 hours What do you like to do? symposium g z members of the Airplane total time, and flew 600, The same things pilots have oc Owners and Pilots 800, and 1000 hours last liked to do since 1996, said agenda and the » year. It amazes me how the responses: fly-ins, air Association (AOPA). efforts of the ~ More than half of us are much experience we have shows, and hangar flying. '"'< private , commercial, out there! The new-comer to the group officers you instrument rated, and far Money and time were the of favorite things is safety fewer were multi-engine, major reasons for not flying seminars. Fargo FSDO: elected will ATP, or CFI. Logically, more, you said. If you here's to your people who seminars requested for the happen to meet the pilot are providing friendly and reflect your symposium in Bismarck in who doesn ' t fly because helpful information to our March were greatly in favor "there's no place to go", buy states' pilots! wishes. TRUST FUND TAXES SET TO EXPIRE IN 2007 THE FAA NEEDS A STABLE REVENUE STREAM FOR THE FUTURE There is a problem with the aviation What is causing the problem? Trust Fund. • The aviation industry has changed dramatically. • The Trust Fund pays a large share of the bills for the FAA • In prior years, relatively higher ticket prices helped to operate the national airspace system. keep the Trust Fund solvent, enabling the FAA to make • A troubling gap has grown between the revenue that investments for the future while operating the world's comes in and what it costs to run the FAA. safest transportation system. • This has sharply driven down the Trust Fund's • Low-cost carriers now are the most significant driver of uncommitted balance. ind ustry pricing. Because over half of Trust Fund receipts come from the 7.5 percent tax on airline tickets, these lower fares decrease Trust Fund revenue - without any Trust Fund Uncommitted Balance corresponding reduction in FAA workload. " .000 • The airlines are taking many more deliveries of smaller i aircraft. By 2008, the U.s. regional jet fleet will be four 51,000 times the size it was in 2000. '"~ ~ • The U.S. business jet fleet will be approximately 50 ~ percent larger than its 2000 levels. E • This means more aircraft but decreased revenue per ~ ~ aircraft using the air traffic control system. ~ ~ Without a solution, certification of new ~ ~ airlines and products will be delayed.

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 • To date, there are 16 airlines waiting in the queue for Fiscal Year (Year-End) certification, which will mean increased duties for the inspectors, who also must oversee the additional pilots, Gap Between Revenue and Costs planes and crew.

$20,000 • To keep the system as safe as it is, the FAA cannot afford to

$18,000 take on new projects at the expense of those we currently

$ 16.000 oversee.

$14,000 • The increased workload is further compounded by the

. $12,000 next generation of UAVs and very light jets . ~ i "0,000 Trust Fund Tax Revenu!.- - ~ $8,000 Without a solution, we cannot move to " .000 a more cost-efficient Next Generation $4,000 I- - Air Transportation System. 10 $2.000 - • The safe but aging aviation infrastructure carries so ~ 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 replacement costs of $32 billion and this doesn't address ~ the looming need to develop the Next Generation System ..: with more capacity and lower unit costs . The taxes and fees that support the a • Last December, Secretary Mineta launched the plan for Trust Fund expire in 2007. America's next Generation Air Transportation System . • • During the last reauthorization of the tax structure in the It aligns the resources and plans of seven government mid-90's, the debate lasted nearly two years. The taxes agencies to develop the aviation system for 2025. The and fees expired and cost the aviation system roughly $5 Trust Fund as it is cannot pay to make the capital billion, which was never recovered. investments needed for the future. • Today, there's little cushion. You would have to go all the way back to 1983 to find a lower balance in a year when The FAA must become more efficient. taxing authority did not expire. • The FAA is embracing a variety of aggressive cost-control • Because we no longer have significant reserves in the measures. But, cost-cutting alone will not enable us to Trust Fund and today's higher appropriation levels, the close the existing gap between the revenue stream into expiration of the taxes without replacement would mean the Trust Fund and FAA costs. that the Fund's balance would soon go below zero. • A long-term solution is the only real fix. • We can't allow that to happen. • However, we have taken dramatic steps to cut costs at the FAA:

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The runway was built in 1985 This is a combined effort Adventurers from page 1 and was due for an overlay with county, city, economic 16 hours and 22 minutes AAND or reconstruction. The better development and airport later. By Erling Rolfson choice was an overlay. The authority, all playing an im- Airport Association of cracks will reappear quicker portant role. Non-federally The pair had to postpone North Dakota is having a and new construction will funded airports are impor- their flight a week because busy summer, construction last much longer. The runway tant to North Dakota and the of a fa ulty alterna tor on their Vickers Vimy replica 12 projects and dedications of has been maintained prop- communities they serve. The new terminals. I attended the erly, but costs for repairs have investment in our communi- biplane. ~ '" dedication of the new airport been increasing. ties is important to maintain- The pilots had earlier !;:'" terminal in Devils Lake on The Aero Commission ap- ing our infrastructure and .: planned to take off on June a:0 July 8th. Governor Hoeven proved matching funds of insuring the growth of cities 14, the 86th anniversary of z and Senator Dorgan, among $140,000; as you know, we like New Rockford. their predecessors' flight, but 0 .JIlany others, attended. Clin- have to come up with 50% . The length and width will ~ had to postpone that attempt ;; ton Torp, new airport man- We have around $35,000 in remain the same at 3600 feet due to bad weather.

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