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Newsletter of the Watertown, Madison, & Dodge County FBOs Spring 2018 Volume 35, No. 2 T Diversified Rental H L A View LIG HOO F SC & Training Fleet from Our Wisconsin Aviation offers a President diverse aircraft fleet for all your rental and training needs. Talent Development For fun flying and checking the tailwheel endorsement off Anyone in business today knows we are facing an your bucket list, we offer the almost unprecedented demand for people to help run our American Champion Citabria. businesses. The shortages are evident in almost all fields, For business and pleasure trips, and aviation is no exception—and, in fact, may be one of we have three Cirrus aircraft the hardest hit. So when faced with extreme competition to get you there quickly and in for your employees, changing attitudes about work-life style. Also capable of considerable speed is the 200-hp Piper Arrow—a balance, changes in skill preparedness and, oh yes, ever- great option for working on an advanced rating and building complex evolving government regulations, what is one to do? aircraft time, as the retractable gear and constant-speed prop qualify for this purpose. First and foremost, we must recognize and tell this world about what great career opportunities abound (see this For multi-engine training and rental, Wisconsin Aviation offers the Piper Seneca. Want to build twin time? Want to carry six passengers in comfort? issue’s centerfold) and begin to fill the pipeline. Next, The Seneca is an excellent aircraft to fit your needs. we must decide to maintain quality over quantity, and that means we may not be able to fulfill every request All of our rental aircraft are listed on FlightSchedulePro.com, where you as quickly and as timely as before. Then, we work to can check availability from your computer or mobile device (username make sure our employment offerings stay competitive and password obtained from Wisconsin Aviation). This online booking and are attractive and stress long-term job security. This feature for aircraft and flight instructors, if needed, is an easy and efficient obviously costs more and may mean price adjustments. way to manage the planes you enjoy renting. Finally, we filter and hire only high-caliber individuals who understand customer service and make great All of our aircraft are impeccably maintained by our highly experienced teammates. team of A&P mechanics and avionics technicians. You can fly with confidence in any Wisconsin Aviation aircraft. Sample aircraft photos While all this continues to be a daily struggle, I’m happy follow on page 2. to report that we are generating some great successes. Continued on p. 10 Diversified Rental & Training Fleet Jeffrey Anderson Receives Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award • Hold a U.S. Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) or Federal Piper Archer Aviation Administration (FAA) pilot certificate. • Have 50 or more years of civil and military flying experience. • Be a U.S. citizen. • Have not had any airman certificate revoked. Since Anderson’s retirement from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in 2007, he came back to his roots at the Dodge County Airport in Juneau, WI (KUNU). Jeff is a senior flight instructor teaching all pilot certification courses for Wisconsin Aviation. Jeff’s dream of becoming a pilot started taking shape on March 21, Piper Arrow 1966, at age 17, by taking a familiarization flight at, of all places, Jeffrey Anderson and his wife Emily KUNU. As he now puts it, “It looks like I am going to end up On February 20, 2018, Jeffrey J. Anderson received The Wright where I started. I have gone full circle.” Brothers Master Pilot Award, which was presented to him at the Dodge County Airport by Jurg Grossenbacher, FAASTeam During his 50-year career, Jeff has worked as a Flight Instructor, Program Manager. Chief Flight Instructor for FAA-approved schools, Chief Pilot for FAA 135 charter operations, Check Airman for FAA 135 The Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award is the most prestigious charter operations, Chief Corporation Pilot, FAA Designated award the FAA issues to pilots certified under Title 14 of the Pilot Examiner, Airline Pilot, and FAA Principal Aviation Safety Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR, Part 61). This award is Inspector. He continues to instruct and has experience in many named after the Wright Brothers, the first U.S. pilots, to recognize airplanes too numerous to mention here. He has flown more than individuals who have exhibited professionalism, skill, and aviation 12,000 hours, of which over 8,500 involved instructing students. expertise for at least 50 years while piloting aircraft as “Master Cirrus SR22 GTS Pilots.” If you are interested in receiving instruction from Jeff, please contact the Dodge County Airport at KUNU at 920-386-2402. To be eligible for the Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award, nominees must meet the following criteria: Mary Gasper Manager, KUNU Add Some Excitement to Your Next Flight Review Why not try something new and get started on a tailwheel endorsement with your next flight review? Wisconsin Aviation offers a beautiful 1998 Citabria taildragger to accomplish this. Piper Seneca A tailwheel endorsement usually takes about ten hours, so once you’ve completed your flight review, you’ll only have about eight more hours to go. What a great way to get a taste of stick-and rudder flying and experience a new adventure! The Citabria is equipped with a Bendix-King KLX-135A GPS and a Nav/Com (VFR). The rental rate is $116 per hour, which includes fuel. For more information, contact Wisconsin Aviation’s flight school at 608-268-5024. See adjacent page for photos of the American Champion Citabria taildragger. To view our entire fleet of over 25 training and rental aircraft, visit WisconsinAviation.com. 2 Spring 2018 WisconsinAviation.com 3 T Safety Matters GH L LI HOO Unique Cirrus Wing Handles Stalling Did You F SC Airspace Part Three: Communicating with ATC Know Communicating on the radio is and then tell the tower where you are. If told “cleared to land Cirrus chose, in the very earliest stages of designing the SR20/ ? one of the key skills practiced in 30,” read back the clearance and you can fly the pattern and land. SR22, to take on the challenge: to minimize the risks associated flight training. It’s designed for If traffic is ahead of you, you might be told to continue flying a with inadvertently stalling an airplane. The approach chosen was one thing: Collision avoidance. longer downwind or to keep the preceding aircraft in sight. In any to employ wing technology developed by NASA reducing the That little push-to-talk button on case, repeat and comply with instructions and copy back your the yoke, while so simple in its clearance to land. potential for spin entry after an inadvertent stall. The most visible operation, requires knowing how aspect is the discontinuous leading edge dividing the wing into it all works: the universal format Landing at a class C airport, such as Madison, adds just one step distinct parts. for radio calls, the standard to the process. You’ll listen to ATIS a bit sooner, about 20 miles terminology used and, especially out, and call Madison Approach 15 miles out with intentions. How does this wing design work? when talking to air traffic control Approach will issue a transponder code to see you on radar, (ATC), what to say and what to then provide instructions on where to enter the traffic pattern expect. (downwind, base or a long final). The controller will also let you According to Cirrus, the outboard section of the wing is designed know when to contact the tower. Then, communications will be to fly with a lower angle of attack than the inboard section. The In this issue, we’ll review the similar to class D. inboard section, which produces much of the wing’s lift, stalls basics of radio procedures, before the outboard section, allowing use of the ailerons to help starting with how to communicate Departing a class D airport requires listening to ATIS for weather maintain control until stall recovery. in D and C airspaces. and the runway in use, then calling Ground Control from the ramp for taxi instructions. Have the airport diagram in front of you so Three Rules you are clear on where to taxi and what runways you’ll be told to For more information, see the source of this material: Whether you’re flying from non-towered airports or those with cross or hold short of. Once you’ve reached the departure runway whycirrus.com/engineering/stall-spin.aspx ATC, your radio calls will follow a few basic rules, which are (and stopped at the hold short line), you’ll call the tower and designed to keep radio calls efficient and clear: announce you’re ready for takeoff. The takeoff clearance allows you to cross the hold short line and taxi onto the runway for 1. Before using the radio, double-check that you’re on the departure. correct frequency each time you change it. For departing a class C field, you might call Clearance Delivery DRONE SERVICES 2. Listen for a few seconds to check for other pilots or ATC for instructions on heading and altitude after takeoff. Then it’s speaking, so you don’t interfere with a transmission (pushing ATIS, Ground, and the tower prior to takeoff. The tower will let the mic while someone else is transmitting can block a call). you know during climbout when to contact Departure Control. 3. Announce whom you’re calling, who you are, where you While the sequence of routine radio calls is consistent in any D or Photography are, and what you’re doing: Say the aircraft make and tail C airspace, instructions from ATC can vary depending on the need number, current position and, when needed, intentions.