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IDWEST FLYER M AGAZINE FEBRUARY/MARCH 2021 Published For & By The Midwest Aviation Community Since 1978 midwestflyer.com FEBRUARY/MARCH 2021 MIDWEST FLYER MAGAZINE 3 Vol. 42. No. 2 ContentsContents ISSN: 0194-5068 FEBRUARY/MARCH 2021 ON THE COVER: A 1961 Cessna 180D takes off from a frozen Lake Mille Lacs near Garrison, Minnesota. The aircraft is owned by Craig Lieberg of Clear Lake, Minnesota. Brad Thornberg Photo HEADLINES Aviation Groups Seek Halt To FCC Spectrum Auction ............................................. 22 OMNNI Associates Completes Transition To Westwood .......................................... 32 New U.S. Customs & Border Protection Facility Being Built At Chicago Executive Airport ................................................................................. 33 Muncie Aviation Company Announces The Acquisition of Des Moines Flying Service .................................... 34 Life Flight Network Gets 70-Foot Bifold Door For New Emergency Response Hangar ................................................................ 34 Avfuel & Neste Create Strategic Partnership For Sustainable Aviation Fuel ............ 36 Canada’s Privatized System Facing Further Staffing Cuts & Safety Concerns ........ 37 NASA ASRS Reports – Practical Considerations ...................................................... 37 Amazing Flyer & Aircraft Restorer, William M. “Bill” Amundson ................................ 38 The First Pilot To Break The Sound Barrier, Chuck Yeager, Dies At 97 ................... 39 Missouri Native & NATA Past President, Lawrence L. “Larry” Burian ....................... 40 Here Comes The Bride & Groom Aviation-Style........................................................ 41 Iowa Creating A Business Aviation Association ........................................................ 44 Piper Aircraft Launches Brand Ambassador Program With UND Aerospace ........... 45 Piper Aircraft Opens Application Period For 2021 Apprenticeship Program ............. 45 Piper Certifies & Delivers First Pilot 100i Trainer Aircraft .......................................... 50 Tanis Offers New Android Application & Updates For Its Preheat Remote............... 56 Pilot Donates Airplane To Save Lives ....................................................................... 62 COLUMNS 27 AOPA Great Lakes Regional Report: Recapping COVID-19 2020 - by Kyle Lewis .. 23 Ask Pete! Knowing When Not To Be A Penny-Pincher! - by Pete Schoeninger ....... 18 Aviation Law – On Your Side: FAA’s Intentional Falsification Settlement Policy: Not Much of An Offer - by Gregory J. Reigel .......................................................... 7 Destinations: Flying Up In The “Big Sky” - by Yasmina Platt ..................................... 25 Dialogue: How Can The Designated Pilot Examiner Program Be Improved? - by Dave Weiman ................................................................................................... 5 From AOPA Headquarters: The fear factor… Public perceptions about safety are our business - by Mark Baker ....................... 21 30 High On Health: What Not To Skip On FAA MedXpress Form 8500-8 - by Dr. Bill Blank ..................................................................................................... 9 Instrument Flight: Are You A Child of the Magenta? - by Michael J. (Mick) Kaufman . 11 Minnesota Aeronautics Bulletin: What’s a hangar for, anyway? - by Tim Jarvis ....... 46 Statewide Automated Weather Observation Systems: Weather Services Available To Pilots & Non-Pilots Alike - by Michael Hartell ... 47 Pilot Proficiency: An Explanation of the Designated Pilot Examiner Program - by Harold Green ................................................................................................... 13 The Left Seat: Tips On Buying A Used Plane - by Bob Worthington ........................ 16 Wisconsin Aeronautics Report: How Close Is Too Close? - by Levi Eastlick ............ 42 38 FEATURES Flight MH 370 – One More Great “Unsolved Mystery!” - by Allen Penticoff .............. 27 Major Commercial Airport Contends With Pandemic - by Dave Weiman.................. 30 Sunglasses – Which Ones To Buy? - by Dave Weiman ........................................... 53 Tips That Could Save Your Life & Make Surviving An Accident A Little Bit Easier - by Dave Weiman .................................................................................................. 54 SECTIONS Aircraft ............................................. 50 People In The News ............................ 38 Air Racing ....................................... 48 Products & Services ............................ 53 At Our Airports ................................ 30 Scholarships ........................................ 49 39 Calendar ......................................... 58 What’s Up @ EAA! .............................. 52 Classifieds ....................................... 60 Youth Programs .................................. 44 Letters To The Editor ...................... 10 4 FEBRUARY/MARCH 2021 MIDWEST FLYER MAGAZINE Dialogue How Can The Designated Pilot Examiner Program Be Improved? by Dave Weiman and deploys individuals as DPEs.” One of the goals of the advisory board will be to ensure transparency and fairness to am hearing from the aviation designees and applicants throughout the examination process. community concern that the We have heard over the years that DPE designations can Designated Pilot Examiner (DPE) be political, and that there are protected territories. We now Iprogram, which is administered by the hear that FSDOs are limiting the number of DPEs in their Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), districts because they require a certain amount of supervision, could be improved to better serve pilot and this adds to the FSDO’s workload. applicants, and flight instructors and flight While some DPEs work independent of any one flight schools. In fact, the Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association school, some do not, which then creates a “competitive (AOPA) is likewise concerned and has established an advisory advantage” over other flight schools in the area. If availability board which will be looking at the program and developing and flight school competition are concerns, this should be recommendations as to how it can be improved. From lapses addressed. in examiner availability to provide pilot testing, to oversight Another concern are the fees charged by DPEs, which are of examiners, there may be room for improvement. not regulated by the FAA. The advisory board is composed of highly experienced There is a very good article on DPEs by Dan Namowitz and respected DPEs who will provide guidance for AOPA’s in the December 17, 2020 issue of AOPA ePilot that work with the FAA’s Designated Pilot Examiner Reforms describes the advisory board AOPA has put together to make Working Group. This group was formed under a mandate recommendations to the FAA as to how the program can be from Congress in 2018 to review “all regulations and policies improved: www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2020/ related to designated pilot examiners” and focus on “the december/17/experts-to-steer-aopas-proposals-to-improve- processes and requirements by which the FAA selects, trains, dpe-system?utm_source=epilot&utm_medium=email CONTINUED ON PAGE 6 FEBRUARY/MARCH 2021 MIDWEST FLYER MAGAZINE 5 Index To Advertisers 360 Aviation, LLC ...........................................23 Mid-Continent Aircraft Corp. ..........................60 Academy College .................................... 9 & 59 Midwest Flyer Magazine ..6, 20, 31, 51, 57, 60, 64 Aero Fabricators, Inc. .....................................41 Miminiska Lodge, Ontario (Wilderness North) 63 Aero Insurance ...............................................15 Minnesota Aviation Trades Ass'n (MATA) .....33 Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association (AOPA) . 3 Minnesota DOT Office of Aeronautics ... 46 - 48 aopapilotgear.com ......................................... 3 Minnesota Petroleum Service ........................24 Airpac .............................................................56 Morey Airplane Company ..............................60 AIR-PROS.com ..............................................60 NewView Technologies, Inc. ................. 11 & 31 Aspen Avionics ..............................................11 Piper Aircraft, Inc. ......................................... 2 Avfuel Corporation .........................................61 PS Engineering Incorporated .........................11 Aviation Insurance Resources .......................60 Racine Commercial Airport ............................31 Avidyne ..........................................................11 Red Wing Aviation (RWA).............................. 9 Beaver Aviation, Inc. ............................. 22 & 31 St. Louis Downtown Airport............................13 Becher Hoppe ................................................21 Schweiss Doors .............................................39 Bolduc Aviation Specialized Services ..... 5 & 31 Short Elliott Hendrickson Inc. (SEH) .............. 7 Bolton & Menk, Inc. ........................................17 Skycom Avionics, Inc. ....................................64 Brackett Aircraft Co., Inc. ...............................64 SkyWest Airlines ........................................... 9 Cape Air ......................................................... 9 Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport ............60 Commut Air .................................................... 9 Stratus