Newsletter of the Watertown, Madison, & Dodge County FBOs Summer 2012 Volume 29, No. 3 R Wisconsin Aviation A View HARTE IR C A Takes Platinum from Our President Corporate Report, Wisconsin’s Business Magazine, named Wisconsin Aviation the “Platinum Winner” of the “Best Air Charter Company” category in its Best of Wisconsin Business Awards program on June 8, 2012, at the Kalahari Resort in Wisconsin Dells. Spoiled Four airline flights and 24 hours after departing MSN, I find Business people from all around the state, all finalists in the event, were myself in a city of 1.4 million people in central Russia. For two present for the awards ceremony. This was the eighth year of the annual weeks I learn about Russia, the Russian people, doing business Best of Wisconsin Business Awards, and more than 3,000 individuals cast in Russia, and about aviation in Russia. Our hosts are warm, votes online for their favorites. caring people. The city bustles, and with the internet, I’m not totally out of the loop at home. Lead Charter Coordinator Ruth Burgess is pictured below holding the plaque along with (L/R) President and CEO Jeff Baum and charter At first glance, Ekaterinburg is much like any other big city. department members Betty Peterson, Cara Terrell, and Vice President of I am amazed at how homogenous this world has become. Flight Operations Grant Goetsch. But after spending time, asking questions, going places, and experiencing things, differences do appear. Some are physical, some economic, some cultural, some lifestyle, some attitudinal. Two-thirds of my way through this journey, comparisons started to be made and opinions formed. Russia today is a new country, just 20 years since the collapse of the Soviet Union. Great strides have been made transitioning to a free-market economy. It’s huge and vast resources beg to be developed. The people, especially the younger ones, are intent on achieving lifestyles equal to ours. While business people and the younger generation push to forge ahead, they are often restrained by overbearing regulations, bureaucrats furthering only their own empires, outdated ideas, or the lack of understanding or intuition of government officials. For example, I am told of many smaller airfields closed and abandoned because they couldn’t afford official security, which is the same for a small GA plane as it is for a 747. There are no training flights at the Ekaterinburg airport because federal regulations relegate that activity to certain small, out-of-the-way airports with specific approved schools. (Continued on pg. 10) WisconsinAviation.com T Safety Matters H L LIG HOO EAA Hosts Its 60th Annual Fly-In Convention F SC When you need to go off track Have you ever used your “plan B” on a cross-country flight and landed at an alternate airport? If you haven’t, it’s likely that you will experience this at some point…so it’s a good idea to have a solid backup should you encounter unexpected weather or other conditions at your planned destination. A “plan B” airport could be required along the way, and any number of issues could come up far short of your destination. So that would call for a diversion, whether it’s one you’ve planned ahead of time or one that you need to find, literally, on the fly. The Private Pilot Practical Test Standards list four aspects of It was September of 1953, just seven months after Paul diversion to evaluate during a checkride. Here they are, with Poberezny and 35 other aviation enthusiasts chartered the some real-life scenarios added for consideration: Experimental Aircraft Association, when the first EAA Fly-In was held at Curtiss-Wright Airport (now called Timmerman • Watch for possible reasons to divert: An unplanned fuel Field). Working from the basement of his Hales Corners (Wis.) stop or landing to investigate a rough engine might not take home, Paul, his wife, Audrey, and the small group of EAA you off your original course, but there are times when you’ll heat, inclement weather, crowds, and long walks to get a firsthand charter members planned the first EAA Fly-In. The 1953 event need to change the route and head somewhere else. The look at that special aircraft, pick up that special tool to complete had a two-fold purpose. It was, of course, to be the official weather ahead could look threatening—dropping ceilings, their homebuilt, learn about the latest avionics or EFB item, your flight—just keep in mind that it won’t do the business and social gathering of the fledgling EAA, but it was reduced visibility, a thunderstorm or heavy precipitation. If or just to rub shoulders with others who share their passion of thinking for you when it comes to things like fuel, also an effort by Paul Poberezny to bolster an ailing Milwaukee you have an engine problem with rising terrain ahead, you aviation. weather, and aircraft performance requirements. Air Pageant, which was an air show held annually at Curtiss- might want to turn off-route towards more hospitable Wright Field in Milwaukee. Although that first EAA Fly-In was Wisconsin Aviation has been an AirVenture exhibitor for over ground in case one of those bean fields becomes your • Estimate the heading, groundspeed, time, and fuel required considered an unqualified success, the Air Pageant has long since ten years, greeting many of our old friends, making new friends, alternate airport. to the alternate: Again, GPS really cuts down on the been forgotten. But the fly-in has grown from a humble affair and showing the general aviation community what we have to workload here, but no pilot should lose the ability to dead to today’s EAA AirVenture Oshkosh fly-in, one of the world’s - The condition of passengers and/or the pilot might lead offer. If you attend the EAA this month, be sure to visit our booth reckon without it. Know at all times how long you’ve been largest and most significant aviation events. to the decision to divert or make an early stop. (#3162 in Exhibit Hangar C) to say hi. We look forward to seeing flying and how many hours/minutes of fuel you have left. Airsickness, hunger, thirst, restroom breaks, and other many of you there. The GPS will read off your groundspeed and ETA, but if The first seven annual EAA Fly-In Conventions were held needs could require attention. at Timmerman Field in Milwaukee. At that point, it was you don’t like those numbers, what will you do? determined that Timmerman Field could no longer accommodate • Choose a viable alternate and a way to get there: This • Fly the airplane: As we know, this is the top priority in any the burgeoning event, so in 1959 Rockford, Illinois, was selected will vary depending on the reason for diverting and the situation. For a reroute, this means executing the above as the new site. The event soon grew beyond a fly-in and options available. You should already have identified while holding your desired heading, altitude, airspeed, and became a total sport aviation exhibition. By 1970 the Rockford the airports along your planned route (they make the best aircraft settings. convention site could no longer accommodate the annual checkpoints, too). That way a need to take a break or take “celebration of flight,” and Oshkosh, Wisconsin, was selected as on fuel shouldn’t require a route change, or a second Diversion is one of those things that can and will happen. It will the EAA Convention’s new and permanent site. diversion if you land and find there’s no fuel available or the likely happen more than once, for different reasons. As always, FBO is closed. be prepared. Growing yearly, the 1983 EAA Convention registered a total of 1,521 show planes. The 40,000 aviation enthusiast visitors came - Remember that the GPS “nearest” feature is a great Elaine Kauh to Oshkosh from 71 different countries. Scheduled activities tool you can use to monitor alternates throughout CFII, RYV that year featured more than 300 forums, seminars, workshops, and more than 400 commercial exhibitors. By 1994 the 42nd EAA Fly-In featured a record 2,584 show planes. Among the highlights was an appearance by 15 Apollo astronauts, short rides in the British Airways’ Concorde, and a B-2 bomber fly-by. Congratulations to the Needed… In 1998 the event name “Fly-In” was dropped in favor of the Following Aircraft Buyer: more descriptive and appropriate name, “EAA AirVenture Pilots to Fly Oshkosh.” EAA AirVenture Oshkosh has grown to be one of the world’s premier aviation events. It attracts aviation’s greatest Vince Prete Jumpers! personalities, top corporate leaders, government officials, and Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania hundreds of thousands of aviation enthusiasts from around the 1966 Piper Cherokee Six If you have a commercial pilot world. It spans the entire spectrum of general aviation, attracting certificate and a total of 500 hours and nearly 10,000 airplanes each year. The more than 500,000 would like to build your hours, you can fly aviation enthusiasts who attend the event annually brave the Myron Stine for time with the Seven Hills Skydivers. 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