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Photo by Dave Weiman COLUMNS Ask Pete – by Pete Schoeninger .................................................................................................... 50 AOPA Great Lakes Regional Report – by Bill Blake ....................................................................... 24 Aviation Law – by Greg Reigel ........................................................................................................ 53 Dialogue – by Dave Weiman ............................................................................................................. 4 Guest Editorial – by Phil Boyer ....................................................................................................... 26 Instrument Flight – by Field Morey .................................................................................................. 31 Minnesota Aeronautics Bulletin – by Gary Workman & Dan McDowell........................................... 44 Sport Pilot - Light Sport Aircraft – by Ed Leineweber ...................................................................... 54 Wisconsin Aeronautics Report – by Jeff Taylor ................................................................................. 4 HEADLINES Missouri Governor Signs Bill To Drop Aircraft Repair Tax ............................................................... 22 PiperJet Holds Great Promise For Piper Aircraft ............................................................................. 32 SECTIONS Branson To Get First Privately-Owned Commercial Service Airport In U.S .................................... 58 Air Races .................................................45 Southern Wisconsin Flooding Closes Tri-County Regional Airport ................................................. 59 Aircraft .....................................................32 Painting Raises $25,000 For Red Tail Project ................................................................................. 62 Airports ....................................................58 Awards & Recognition .............................46 FEATURES Business Profile .......................................28 Pilots Experience Flying In Canadian Wilderness On Midwest Flyer Fishing Fly-Out ...................... 6 Calendar ..................................................46 Race Across America – The Chronicles of Classic Six – by Karen Workman ................................. 14 Classifieds ...............................................60 J.A. Air Center Moves From DuPage To New Facility At Aurora – by Dave Weiman ...................... 28 Destinations .............................................26 The 56th Edition of EAA AirVenture-Oshkosh… Fly-Ins & Air Shows ........................ 36 & 57 Another Mark of Shear Brilliance! – by Jim LaMalfa .................................................................... 36 Legislation ...............................................22 Oshkosh Gave The Shot of Enthusiasm, Inspiration & Economic Boost Aviation Needed! ........... 39 Minnesota Aviation Industry News ...........34 Volk Field Fly-In Expands Format – by Dave Weiman .................................................................... 57 People In The News ................................62 Stanton Airfield: Once A Dream – Now A Sport Pilot Reality – by Ed Leineweber .......................... 54 WATA Difference ......................................40 Regardless of the type of aircraft you http://www.aopa.org/asf/. Dialogue own or fly, there’s no excuse for not taking Learn more about the challenges of Getting The Most a long cross-country flight. high-density-altitude operations, flight Several years ago some pilots I planning and performance considerations, Out Of Your Airplane know flew their ultralights from Madison, mountain weather, and more by taking by Dave Weiman Wisconsin to Sun 'n Fun in Lakeland, AOPA’s online interactive course. Florida. They made a lot of fuel stops Go to the website, then click “Air hether along the way, but in three days, they Safety Foundation Safety Subjects” in the you use arrived. Just imagine the experience of lefthand column. There you will see a list Wyour flying low and slow that far. While flying of topics including “Mountain Flying.” The airplane for an ultralight 1,000 miles or more may course will take between 45-60 minutes to business, not appeal to all pilots, certainly flying complete. pleasure or both, most conventional fixed-wing aircraft on Additional assistance should be sought you need to fly to an extended cross-country can be very by flight instructors who have experience get the most out enjoyable. in mountain flying, but flying to the West of it. And the more EAA AirVenture is behind us for 2008, Coast is very doable in most GA aircraft. you fly, the lower but AOPA Expo is coming up, November In 2009, consider flying to Sun 'n your operating costs will be per hour. 6-8 in San Jose, Calif. This event would be Fun in Lakeland, Fla., April 21-26 (www. In this issue, there are articles on EAA a perfect opportunity for you to fly cross- sun-n-fun.org), and joining us on the AirVenture, AOPA Expo, the Midwest country and gain valuable mountain flying “Midwest Flyer Canadian Fishing Fly-Out Flyer Canadian Fishing Fly-Out, National experience. To Miminiska Lodge” in Ontario, August Championship Air Races, and Air Race As with any long distance cross- 19-23. If you have never flown in Canada, Classic. country, you will need to plan the flight, we will help simplify the trip for you. (See Participating in these events and and flying through the Rocky Mountains article beginning on page 6.) Regardless others which are away from your home requires even greater planning and skill. of where you go, the main thing is don’t base gives you an opportunity to use your A good place to start planning is at the let your airplane become a hangar queen. airplane and exercise your piloting skills.