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MMMIIIDDDWWWEEESSSTTT FFFMAGAZINELLLYYYEEERRR JUNE/JULY 2007 Published FFor && By TThe MMidwest AAviation CCommunity Since 11978 Imagine... Sneaking away for a weekend at the lake... Introducing Taking in a ball game in another city and arriving home the most advanced before bedtime..... single-engine flight deck, Attending a meeting in a distant city and making it ever. home for dinner..... It’s about time... Shouldn’t business be this fun! 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Photo by Max Haynes (http://maxair2air.com) Dave Weiman PRODUCTION DIRECTOR COLUMNS Peggy Weiman AOPA Great Lakes Regional Report - by Bill Blake .......................................................................14 PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS AOPA Project Pilot - by Phil Boyer .................................................................................................31 Jenifer Weiman Aeronautics Report - by Karen Valley ............................................................................................40 Stacy Weiman Aviation Law - by Greg Reigel........................................................................................................47 PHOTO JOURNALIST Dialogue - by Dave Weiman............................................................................................................ 8 Don Winkler High On Health - by Dr. John Beasley ...........................................................................................52 Minnesota Aeronautics Bulletin - by Ray Rought & Rick Braunig..................................................42 CONTRIBUTING EDITORS Randy Arneson Judy Peterson HEADLINES Dr. John Beasley Ben Redman AOPA President Responds To FAA Proposal To Have GA Pick Up The Tab.................................20 Jim Bildilli Greg Reigel GAMA President Takes No Prisoners At Wisconsin Aviation Conference......................................21 Bill Blake Ray Rought Wisconsin Welcomes FAA Acting Great Lakes Regional Administrator, But Not His Message! ...21 Robb Gessert Pete Schoeninger The 2007 Session of Iowa’s 82nd General Assembly Adjourned With Aviation Fairing Okay.......39 Jim LaMalfa Geoff Sobering George Larson Jeffery Taylor FEATURES Ed Leineweber Tom Thomas Flying’s Limitless Views… If Only The Masses Knew What They Were Missing – by R. Jensen.31 Dan McDowell Karen Workman EAA AirVenture Museum Program Featured Doolittle Raider - by Dave Weiman .........................51 SECTIONS Fly-Ins & Air Shows ..........................................35 ADVERTISING Airports ...............................................12 & 21 Industry News ...................................................11 PHONE: (608) 835-7063 Aviation History ...........................................37 Letters.................................................................6 FAX: (608) 835-7063 Awards & Recognition ...........................12-19 Minnesota Aviation Industry News....................32 Calendar......................................................50 People In The News....................................24-29 E-MAIL: [email protected] Classifieds...................................................48 WATA Difference...............................................36 WEBSITE: www.midwestflyer.com Education ....................................................30 Washington.......................................................10 ISSUE CLOSING DATES DEADLINE ISSUE November 1 December - January January 1 February - March March 1 April - May May 1 June - July July 1 August - September September 1 October - November www.cooperengineering.net PH. 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