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PDF Version October November 2011 IDWEST FLYEROCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2011 M AGAZINE Published For & By The Midwest Aviation Community Since 1978 midwestflyer.com 2011 • Pratt & Whitney Power • 260 KTAS Is Power, Pure & Simple. • 1,000 NM Range • 30,000 Max. Altitude • Known Ice Protection • True Cabin-Class Comfort • Excellent Useful Load • Complete De-Ice System • Now Featuring GARMIN G1000 • 72+ Years Piper Sales/Service Experience! • Our Staff Averages 20+ Years of Experience • Extensive Parts Inventory & Expertise • Piper Authorized Dealer • HondaJet Authorized Sales & Service 800-622-8311 www.dmfs.com 800-247-2560 Parts Direct EA-SA_Ad Committed_MFM F.indd 1 9/30/11 1:12 PM EA-SA_Ad Committed_MFM F.indd 1 9/30/11 1:12 PM Vol. 33. No. 6 ContentsContents ISSN: 0194-5068 ON THE COVER: The Boeing B-29 Superfortress “FiFi,” which is owned by the Commemorative Air Force (CAF), was a major attraction at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2011. Complete story beginning on page 32. Photo by Geoff Sobering HEADLINES FAA Administrator Not Pleased With GA Accident Rate… Has Ordered Study To Change Testing Standards ................................ 25 AOPA Expands Commitment To State-Level Advocacy ............................ 26 Wouters Replaced Klapmeier, Klapmeier Replaces Wouters… Future of Cirrus Jet Now In Hands of Chinese ....................................... 28 Klapmeier & Honeywell To Power Kestrel Turboprop ................................ 29 Lucasfilm’s Red Tails Will Take Flight January 20, 2012 ........................... 29 The Rutan Brothers Stole Our Hearts, But Gave Us Dreams .................... 37 Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker Proclaims July 25-31, 2011 “AirVenture Week” .................................................................................. 37 Redbird Teams Up With King & Cessna To Help Reduce FEATURES Student Dropout Rate ............................................................................. 39 Aviation Education – Flight Plan Changes The End of An Era… Tom Poberezny Retires - by Dr. Patrick Mattson ............................... 12 As Chairman of EAA & AirVenture ......................................................... 40 AOPA Summit 2011… Paul Poberezny Celebrates 90th Birthday At EAA Museum ...................... 41 Learning From The Past, GA Rallies In Iowa & South Dakota ............................................................ 57 Looking To The Future - by Jack Elliott Schapiro ............................. 22 EAA AirVenture – Always Something For Everyone! COLUMNS - by Jim LaMalfa........................................... 32 AOPA Great Lakes Regional Report - by Bill Blake The Life of A Corporate Pilot From Rallies To Alternate Fuels ............................................................. 20 & Airport Engineer Ask Pete - by Pete Schoeninger - by Dave Weiman ....................................... 44 Do I Buy A Used Cherokee Six or Cessna 206? .................................... 62 In Business For 30 Years Aviation Law - by Gregory J. Reigel – Wisconsin Aviation, Inc. AOPA Upgrades Legal Services Plan .................................................... 15 - by Dave Weiman ....................................... 46 Dialogue - by Dave Weiman FAA & Industry Reform Needed .............................................................. 8 Flight Training - by Harold Green How To Fly Like A Pro ............................................................................ 19 From AOPA Headquarters - by Craig Fuller SECTIONS This Time It’s Personal ........................................................................... 21 Aircraft ................................................................ 30 Guest Editorial - by Jim Hanson At Our Airports .................................................... 58 Part IV – FAA Reforms Needed To Help Recruit & Retain Pilots ........... 50 Calendar ............................................................. 59 High On Health - by Dr. John Beasley, M.D. Classifieds .......................................................... 60 Time For Me To Join The Modern World – MedXpress ......................... 16 Education ............................................................ 12 Instrument Flight - by Michael Kaufman Fly-Ins, Air Shows & Special Events .................. 31 Autopilots Part III… How To Use A Flight Director ................................. 17 Industry News ..................................................... 57 Minnesota Aeronautics Bulletin - by Christopher Roy Letters ................................................................. 10 The First Vestiges of Fall ........................................................................ 52 Minnesota Aviation Industry News ..................... 50 Sport Pilot – Light Sport Aircraft - by Ed Leineweber People In The News ........................................... 40 Once Again, It’s A “Sport Cruiser!” ......................................................... 56 WATA Difference ................................................ 46 Wisconsin Aeronautics Report - by Jeffery Taylor Wildlife Avoidance .................................................................................. 54 4 OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2011 MIDWEST FLYER MAGAZINE MidwestFlyerAd_MblBnkg_OLT.indd 1 5/3/11 10:02 AM MidwestFlyerAd_MblBnkg_OLT.indd 1 5/3/11 10:02 AM Index To Advertisers OCTOBER/NOVEMBERMIDWEST 2011 FLYERMAGAZINE Serving The Midwest Aviation Community Since 1978 Academy College ...........................................10 Midwest Flyer Magazine .............46, 49, 59 & 64 Aero Fabricators, Inc. .....................................17 Miminiska Lodge ............................................49 EDITOR/PUBLISHER Aero Insurance, Inc. .............................. 38 & 46 Minn. 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Maintenance Technician Conf. ......15 Dave Weiman Aeronautical Adventures, LLC .......................60 Minnesota DOT Office of Aeronautics ...........52 PRODUCTION DIRECTOR Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association (AOPA) .11 Minnesota Petroleum Services ......................39 Peggy Weiman Aircraft Propeller Service, Inc. .......................31 Morey Airplane Company ..............................60 PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS AircraftInsurance.com ....................................60 NationAir Aviation Insurance .........................46 Jenifer Weiman & Stacy Wilk airpac.com .....................................................48 National Air Transportation Ass’n ..................46 PHOTO JOURNALISTS ARMA Research, Inc. ....................................60 NewView Technologies, Inc. ..........................46 Don Winkler & Geoff Sobering Avfuel Corporation ................................ 40 & 61 OMNNI Associates .........................................60 Basler Turbo Conversions, LLC .....................46 CONTRIBUTING EDITORS & PHOTOGRAPHERS Orr, Minn. Regional Airport (Hangar Sites) ......60 Randy Arneson Michael Kaufman Beaver Aviation, Inc. ............................. 33 & 46 Outagamie County Regional Airport ............. 7 Alan Barbor Jim Koepnick Bell, Moore & Richter, S.C. ............................47 Pat O’Malley’s "Jet Room" Restaurant ..........42 Best Oil Company ..........................................27 Dr. John Beasley Ed Leineweber Phillips 66 ............................26, 27, 29, 35 & 41 Bolduc Aviation Specialized Serv. ........ 12 & 46 Jim Bildilli Dr. Patrick Mattson Piper Aircraft, Inc. ................................... 2 & 61 Bolton & Menk, Inc. ........................................22 Bill Blake Dan McDowell Platinum Flight Center .................................. 7 Brackett Aircraft Co., Inc. ...................... 30 & 46 Rick Braunig Richard Morey Price County Airport, Fly-In & Air Show .........43 Cessna Aircraft Co. ......................... 41, 46 & 61 Tim Busch Larry E. Nazimek Racine Commercial Airport ............................46 Chicago Piper ................................................ 2 Rapco Fleet Support, Inc. ..............................46 John Chmiel Greg Reigel Cirrus Aircraft .................................................61 Red Wing Aeroplane Company .....................24 Robbie Culver Christopher Roy DAHER-SOCATA (TBM 850) ........................61 Reigel Law Firm, Ltd/Aero Legal Services ..........28 Craig Fuller Guilherme Schmidt Dawley Aviation Corp.....................................46 Schweiss Doors .............................................39 Harold Green Pete Schoeninger Des Moines Flying Service, Inc. .................... 2 Shell Aviation ................................................. 3 Philip Handleman Geoff Sobering E-Z Heat, Inc. ........................................ 36 & 60 Short Elliott Hendrickson Inc. .........................16 Jim Hanson Jeffery Taylor Eastern Aviation Fuels (Shell Aviation) .......... 3 Skycom Avionics, Inc. ....................................64 Rod Hightower Karen Workman Eagle Air ........................................................35 S. 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