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IDWEST FLYER M AGAZINE AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2013 Published For & By The Midwest Aviation Community Since 1978 midwestflyer.com Vol. 35. No. 5 ContentsContents ISSN: 0194-5068 AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2013 ON THE COVER: Ayden Pledger of Mountain Brook, Alabama, enjoyed putting on his own air show at the Sun ‘n Fun International Fly-In & Expo, April 9-14, 2013, Lakeland, Fla. IDWEST FLYER Photo by Matthew Olafsen M AGAZINE AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2013 HEADLINES Midwest Pilots Can Fly South To AOPA Summit 2013 .............................. 22 Aircraft Ramp Check Guide Now Available ................................................ 27 Thunder On The Lakeshore Hit Hard By Military Absence ........................ 32 Palmyra Father’s Day Fly-In Continues To Grow ....................................... 34 Anoka County-Blaine Airport’s “Discover Aviation Days” Huge Success ... 36 Published For & By The Midwest Aviation Community Since 1978 midwestflyer.com Harbor View Welcomes Antique Floatplane To Fly-In & Air Show ............. 37 MFM AugSept 2013 Issue.indd 1 7/5/13 10:28 AM Wisconsin Leaders Celebrate General Aviation Manufacturing At Jobs Rally ........................................................................................... 50 Solar Impulse Deploys Revolutionary Inflatable Hangar FEATURES Upon Its Arrival At Lambert-St. Louis International Airport ..................... 58 Weekend Stay In Grand Style! Hotel Pattee, Perry, Iowa - by Karen Workman .......................................22 Soar Like An Eagle With Hang Glide Chicago COLUMNS - by Larry E. Nazimek .....................................28 AOPA Regional Reports A Hidden Treasure At Lake In The Hills Airport Michigan’s Legislature Is Focus of Attention - by Bryan Budds.............. 18 - by Dave Weiman ..........................................34 2013 Legislative Session Review & Events - by Yasmina Platt ............. 18 Bonding GA With Your Community Ask Pete - by Pete Schoeninger - by Don Winkler .............................................36 Bogus Purchase Scams Await You ........................................................ 17 A Flight Into Naval Aviation History Aviation Law – On Your Side - by Gregory J. Reigel - by Greg Reigel ..............................................42 How Do You Know If You Are A Commercial Air Tour Operator? .......... 10 Dialogue - by Dave Weiman SECTIONS FAA Tells EAA To Pay Up or Else! .......................................................... 7 Aircraft ................................................................55 Flight Safety - by Woody Minar At Our Airports ....................................................45 Cohabitation of Gliders & Powered Aircraft ............................................ 24 Aviation Museums ..............................................42 Flight Training - by Harold Green Calendar .............................................................56 Landings: Another Perspective ............................................................... 14 Classifieds ..........................................................60 From AOPA Headquarters - by Craig L. Fuller Destinations ........................................................22 The Power of Bureaucracy ..................................................................... 19 Flight Experiences ..............................................28 Guest Editorial – Promoting GA - by Jim Hanson Fly-Ins & Air Shows ............................................32 Giving That First Ride In An Airplane ..................................................... 30 From Our Readers .............................................. 9 High On Health - by Dr. John Beasley, M.D. Great Feats In Aviation .......................................58 Sleep Apnea ........................................................................................... 20 Helpful Tips .........................................................17 Instrument Flight - by Michael J. “Mick” Kaufman Let’s Fly & Dine...................................................53 Do I Really Need To Do A Procedure Turn? .......................................... 11 New Products & Services ...................................47 Minnesota Aeronautics Bulletin - by Cassandra Isackson Organizations......................................................41 The Adventure Begins With Aviation ...................................................... 54 People In The News ...........................................44 Wisconsin Aeronautics Report Tips Worth Sharing .............................................57 Airport Operations & Land Use Seminar - by Hal Davis ........................ 52 WATA Difference ................................................50 Registering Your Aircraft In Wisconsin - by Joni Moe ............................ 53 Youth & Education ..............................................39 4 AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2013 MIDWEST FLYER MAGAZINE Index To Advertisers AUGUST/MIDWESTSEPTEMBER 2013 FLYERMAGAZINE Serving The Midwest Aviation Community Since 1978 Academy College ...........................................64 Mid-Continent Insurance ................................60 Acorn Welding ................................................12 Midwest Flyer Magazine .............44, 50, 62 & 64 EDITOR/PUBLISHER Aero Insurance, LLC. .....................................35 Midwest Tecnam Sales ..................................23 Dave Weiman Aero Legal Services .......................................49 Miminiska Lodge (Wilderness North) .............63 PRODUCTION DIRECTOR Aeronautical Adventures, LLC .......................60 Minnesota DOT Office of Aeronautics ...........54 Peggy Weiman Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association (AOPA) .21 Minnesota Petroleum Services ......................40 PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS Aircraft Propeller Service, Inc. .......................29 Morey Airplane Company ..............................44 Jenifer Weiman AircraftInsurance.com ....................................60 NationAir Aviation Insurance ................ 15 & 50 PHOTO JOURNALISTS airpac.com .....................................................60 NewView Technologies, Inc. ..........................50 Don Winkler, Geoff Sobering, Avfuel Corporation ................................ 14 & 61 OMNNI Associates .........................................57 Matthew Olafsen & Brad Thornberg Basler Turbo Conversions, LLC ............ 10 & 50 Orr, Minn. Regional Airport (Hangar Sites) ......60 Beaver Aviation, Inc. ............................. 30 & 50 Outagamie County Regional Airport ............. 3 CONTRIBUTING EDITORS & PHOTOGRAPHERS Becher Hoppe ................................................34 Pat O’Malley’s "Jet Room" Restaurant ..........45 Randy Arneson Harold Mester Bell, Moore & Richter, S.C. ............................51 Phillips 66 .................................. 16, 20, 27 & 57 Alan Barbor Woody Minar Best Oil Company ..........................................20 Piper Aircraft, Inc. ................................... 2 & 61 Joni Moe Dr. John Beasley Bolduc Aviation Specialized Serv. ......... 9 & 50 Platinum Flight Center .................................. 3 Jim Bildilli Richard Morey Bolton & Menk, Inc. ........................................32 Price County Airport .......................................25 Bryan Budds Larry E. Nazimek Brackett Aircraft Co., Inc. ...................... 46 & 50 Racine Commercial Airport ............................50 Hal Davis Mike Nightengale Cessna Aircraft Co. ......................... 16, 50 & 61 Rapco Fleet Support, Inc. ..............................50 Thomas DeWinter Allen Penticoff Chicago Piper ................................................ 2 Reigel Law Firm, Ltd ......................................49 Craig Fuller Yasmina Platt Chippewa Valley Regional Airport .................60 Rotax Aircraft Engines ...................................19 Harold Green Rachel Obermoller Cirrus Aircraft .................................................61 Schweiss Doors .............................................47 James Hanson Greg Reigel Cooper Engineering .......................................36 Short Elliott Hendrickson Inc. (SEH) ..............13 Cassandra Isackson Pete Schoeninger DAHER-SOCATA (TBM 850) ........................61 Skycom Avionics, Inc. ....................................64 Michael Kaufman Geoff Sobering Des Moines Flying Service, Inc. .................... 2 S. St. Paul Municipal Airport (Fleming Field) ....27 Jim LaMalfa Dan Wegmueller Dohlun Field, Lake Tomahawk, Wis. .............31 Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport ............60 Ed Leineweber Karen Workman Eagle Air ........................................................24 Stewart Aviation Services, Inc. ...................... 8 Dan McDowell Eagle Fuel Cells .............................................28 Tailwind Flight Center .................................... 3 ADVERTISING Eagle River Union Airport ..............................28 Tanis Aircraft Products, Inc. ...........................38 PHONE: (608) 835-7063 Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) ....... 5 Tecnam ..........................................................23 FAX: (608) 835-7063 Field of Dreams ..............................................24 Thunderbird Aviation ......................................17 E-MAIL: [email protected] Fond du Lac Skyport ......................................50 Timmerman Airport (Milwaukee County) ....... 7 Garmin .................................................. 61 & 64 Tri-County Regional Airport (Lone Rock, Wis.) .57 WEBSITE: