SUMMER 2006 New study shows general aviation’s value to economy

recently released report shows what is at stake if user fees are Aimplemented that affect the activity levels of general aviation (GA). The report, sponsored by the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) and the National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO), shows GA provided a $150 billion contribution to the U.S. economy in 2005. The FAA has floated the concept of implementing a new funding mechanism for its programs that would take effect in FY 2008. Debate has ensued about the sustainability of the Aviation Trust Fund, and the need for user fees that would be an additional source of revenue and would shift some of the burden of funding FAA programs. The study uses FAA estimates of annual flight activity and applied industry-derived per-hour costs for operating various types of aircraft. GA’s economic contribution was calculated by A report released by GAMA and NASAO shows that general aviation provides a putting these costs into regional eco- significant economic impact. nomic models which are widely accepted as valid by economists and available Jack Pelton, who is GAMA’s chairman NASAO President and CEO Henry from the U.S. Department of Commerce. and also the chairman, president, and CEO Ogrodzinski said, “Those who seek to It was estimated that general aviation of Cessna Aircraft Company, stated that, raise the amount of taxes paid by general activity in Iowa represented more than “Because of the diverse nature of general aviation operators must consider the $1.4 billion of the economic contribu- aviation, its significant impact upon the adverse effect tax increases have on tion cited in the study and included a economy is often overlooked or inter- aviation consumers in every state in our $481 per capita total output. The bulk of mixed with other segments of transporta- nation.” GA’s direct and indirect economic tion, masking GA’s own unique contribu- “This study quantifies what is at stake contributions in the study were traced to tion. It is important to note that in 2005, in the upcoming user fee debate for a the operation and maintenance of the GA contributed more than $150 billion to significant number of Americans whose existing U.S. aircraft fleet, including U.S. economic output, and directly or livelihoods are supported by general aircraft operated for purposes such as indirectly employed more than 1,265,000 aviation,” said Pete Bunce, GAMA recreation, instruction and training of people whose collective earnings exceeded president and CEO. pilots; business aviation; and medical $53 billion.” The full report is available at evacuations. A significant portion also www.gama.aero. came from the manufacturing and purchase of new aircraft. Director’s Corner Michelle McEnany, Office of Aviation Director

This summer will Our office attended a combined once again prove to be Central/Great Lakes Region State a busy one. Summer Aviation Directors meeting in May. 2006 travel season is Regional Administrator Chris Blum predicted to be the busiest on record with hosted the state aviation directors from an estimated 200 million commercial the 12 states. All states were represented passengers. and only one state aviation director Iowa has had a full summer of aviation couldn’t attend. It was an extremely events, with more than 50 fly-ins and four productive day-and-a-half. Kate Lang, major air shows. Be sure to check out the FAA Associate Administrator, joined the summer calendar at the back of the group and led an extremely interesting bulletin or visit iawings.com to see the session on FAA reauthorization, posing most updated calendar. challenging questions and looking for Good news on both the state and feedback. Also joining the state aviation federal legislative fronts. On the state directors and key staff were Henry level, the state legislature wrapped up on Ogrodzinski of National Association of May 3, 2006, after passing several State Aviation Officials, Lisa Piccione important pieces of aviation-related and John Balsiger from the National legislation. Most significantly, the state Business Aircraft Association, and Andy Aviation Trust Fund has been re-estab- Cebula from the Aircraft Owners and lished! The bill phases in the trust fund Pilots Association. with 50 percent of aviation fuel taxes and On the federal front, the House passed George Hendon, FAA’s Central registrations fees allocated to it in the transportation appropriations bill in Region Airports Division, handed out the FY 2008 and 100 percent by FY 2009. June, increasing the FY2007 Airport 2006 FAA Central Region Airports The state legislature also passed Improvement Program to the authorized Conference (Oct. 3-4) registration form legislation that clarified the property tax amount of $3.7 billion and not the $2.75 that was hot off the press. For more exemption given to entities providing billion as recommended in the President’s information, see the link to the FAA aeronautical services on city-owned budget. The Senate plans to address the Central Region Airports Conference on airport property. The eminent domain bill sometime in July or August. the iawings.com Web site. legislation that was passed restricting a Other good news: Senator Conrad One last note: the aircraft registration city’s ability to condemn land exempted Burns (R- Montana) introduced S.2666, process will be transferring into our office airports by defining them as important the Tax Simplification Act, in response to from the DOT’s Office of Vehicle Services public facilities. And, the pending a provision in the highway bill passed in Des Moines effective Sept. 1. Please be legislation to increase the aircraft use tax last year. That provision required sure your aircraft is registered to the state. by an additional one percent and place it aviation fuel to be taxed at the same level This is even more important to the in an education fund did not receive as motor vehicle fuel, with those revenues aviation community in Iowa now that all legislative action this year. So, all in all, being deposited into the Highway Trust the fees collected will be deposited into this past year marked one of the most Fund. Aviation fuel vendors were then an Aviation Trust Fund and reinvested successful aviation legislative years that I required to complete forms to send to the back into the system to keep it safe and can remember. IRS to receive reimbursement of the tax viable! differential (the additional highway tax Have a fun and safe summer. Our imposed) and transfer the aviation tax to office will once again have an aviation the Aviation Trust Fund. exhibit at the Iowa State Fair (Aug. 10- This has proven to be a confusing, 20). If you make it to the fair, please be cumbersome, bureaucratic process that sure to stop by! puts the Aviation Trust Fund in real jeopardy. Many vendors may choose to pass the tax differential on to their customers and not fill out the paperwork to receive reimbursement and transfer the funds over to the Aviation Trust Fund. The Burns bill would put a moratorium on this process until Sept. 30, 2007, to allow further evaluation of the fuel fraud issue. 2 SUMMER 2006 IOWA AVIATION BULLETIN Council Bluffs Airport

he Council Bluffs Airport serves the general aviation needs of the TPottawattamie County and Omaha- Council Bluffs area in southwest Iowa. The airport is a general aviation reliever airport to Eppley Airfield in Omaha and is owned and operated by the Council Bluffs Airport Authority. With an estimated 45,000 annual Everything has been designed to accom- Airport manager Dan Smith on the ramp at the aircraft operations, the airport is utilized modate a new beltway that will run along Council Bluffs Airport. Smith is the current by single engine, twin engine, turboprop, the east side of Council Bluffs, connecting president of the Iowa Public Airports Association. and business jet aircraft. More than 90 U.S. Highway 6 and Interstate 29.” aircraft are based at the airport. After acquiring 286 acres of land in year. A future precision instrument Dan Smith is the manager of the 2003 for expansion, the Council Bluffs approach is also planned for Runway 36. Council Bluffs Airport. According to Airport is in the completion stage of the Aeronautical services at the airport are Smith, “Recent construction of a new construction of a new primary runway provided by Advanced Air Inc. Services runway at the airport is designed to meet facility (Runway 18/36). Construction of include charter, aircraft rental, fuel, aircraft future demand and complement land use the 5,500-foot runway began in July 2004 maintenance, pilot instruction, and the for the airport and the surrounding area. and is programmed for completion this operation of a propeller shop. The Commemorative Air Force (CAF) occupies a hangar at the airport, and is home to the P-51 Mustang “Gunfighter” Aviation fuel seminar and a CAF museum. In 2004, Iowa Western Community educates airports/FBOs College completed a 40,000-square-foot irport and Fixed Base Operator Attendees learned about refining, facility and now offers programs in (FBO) representatives from aviation fuel specifications, the aviation aviation management, flight and aircraft Aaround Iowa attended an aviation fuel distribution system, and industry maintenance. fuel and fire safety seminar in April at the standards. Also covered were fuel farm Most recently, LifeNet has relocated Ankeny Regional Airport. The seminar and refueler operations including filtra- their flight operations to the airport to was presented by Phillips Aviation, tion, quality control testing, inspections, provide helicopter air ambulance opera- sponsored by Newton Home Oil, and maintenance, and record keeping. tions for the Omaha-Council Bluffs metro hosted by Exec 1 Aviation. Following classroom and hands-on area. activities, the Ankeny Fire Department Smith, who is also the president of the provided fire safety training with a live Iowa Public Airports Association, believes fire demonstration. the general public sometimes underesti- Jim Willemson of Newton Home Oil mates the wide range of aviation activity credited Phillips Aviation for providing that occurs at an airport like the one at the training. He said, “We are trying to Council Bluffs. “From flight instruction do at least one seminar each year in Iowa and air ambulance, to ag operations, and are moving it around to different cargo, and business aviation, airports parts of the state. The goal is to keep provide a long list of services to the everyone thinking about quality control communities they serve. Here in Council and keeping line people current on Bluffs, the airport provides important air aviation fuel safety and quality control.” access for new and growing businesses, Airport and FBO representatives from around the vital services for the community, and state attended an aviation seminar in April at the educational and job opportunities for the Ankeny Regional Airport. community.”

SUMMER 2006 IOWA AVIATION BULLETIN 3 Ag Aviation Summit brings stakeholders together

g aviation is an important industry in the state of Iowa and Aprovides an economic benefit to the state through job creation and improved crop production. Each year, ag pilots from around Iowa gear up to provide aerial application services to assist farmers with combating insects and other crop problems. As part of that effort, an Ag Aviation Summit was held in March at the Ankeny Regional Airport. The main goal of the summit was to open lines of communica- tion between stakeholders, identify issues and address needed steps to enhance ag aviation in Iowa. The summit was organized and hosted by the DOT’s Office of Aviation. The Ag Aviation Summit was a cooperative effort among stakeholders to enhance ag aviation in Iowa. Twenty people representing a cross Discussions focused on operations at public airports, safety and security, public awareness, licensing section of airport managers, ag aviation requirements, and aircraft registration. operators and government officials participated in the summit. Attending • Ag operators based permanently at a • Ag aviation operators should be were representatives from the Office of single airport are required to use ap- encouraged to share, with the proper Aviation, Iowa Ag Aviation Association proved containment facilities. In general, airport representatives, a completed Ag (IAAA), National Ag Aviation Associa- temporary operations at an airport do not Aviation Form from the Office of Avia- tion (NAAA), Iowa Public Airports require containment if the operations are tion and the IAAA. The form includes Association, Iowa Department of Agricul- conducted for 30 days or fewer. primary and secondary contact informa- ture, and the Federal Aviation Adminis- • Airports subject to FAA grant tion for ag operators, as well as informa- tration. assurances may exclude an activity if it tion on products they are applying. The Discussions focused on operations at cannot be conducted safely or if there are form can be a beneficial tool in case of an public airports, safety and security, public special environmental considerations. accident or security incident. awareness of the role of ag aviation, and However, a denial based on safety must • Ag aviation operators and airport licensing requirements. be based on sound reasoning and the managers/sponsors should work closely A total of 54 Iowa businesses are airport sponsor should have firm evidence together to ensure that proper security licensed through the Iowa Department of demonstrating safety would be compro- measures are in place based on the Agriculture to conduct ag aviation mised. airport’s security plan and best practices operations. Additionally, more than 100 • For safety reasons, radio usage should from the NAAA security program. out-of-state operators are licensed in the be encouraged at busy airports. All pilots • Airports are encouraged to work with state. should be reminded that the primary their area First Responders to hold local This was the first Ag Aviation Summit method for avoiding traffic conflict is to familiarity training regarding airports, ag of its kind in Iowa. Participants agreed “see and avoid.” Ag pilots and airport aviation and other aircraft operations. future collaborative efforts will be managers should work together to • If airports have any issues or media beneficial for the enhancement of ag determine a plan to minimize traffic requests involving ag aviation, the IAAA aviation. conflicts in an airport traffic pattern based can be a great resource. Media inquiries For more information on ag aviation on needs for a particular airport. Airport can be directed to them. The point of issues, an executive summary of the Ag managers might want to consider issuing contact for IAAA is Quentin Childs at Aviation Summit is available on the NOTAMs and recording a message on the 515-967-3761. Office of Aviation Web site at Automated Weather Observation Systems iawings.com by clicking on Publications (if available) to alert airport users that ag Questions regarding the ag aviation & Education/Ag Aviation (http:// operations are being conducted. summit may be addressed to Tim www.iawings.com/publications/ • Ag operators are allowed to deviate McClung, Office of Aviation, at 515-239- Ag_Aviation.htm). from normal altitude and clearance 1689, or Quentin Childs, IAAA at 515- requirements to the extent necessary to 967-3761. Or visit the Office of Aviation Highlights of interest: perform aerial applications. It may be Web site at iawings.com. • Aerial application originated in Iowa desirable to notify the public through in 1947, and IAAA was established in local media that ag aviation activity is 1966. occurring in an area.

4 SUMMER 2006 IOWA AVIATION BULLETIN Marketing Update Tim McClung, Office of Aviation

Promoting Aviation Iowa receives many benefits from the wide range of uses of our air transporta- tion system, not to mention the personal The Blue Angels perform for a large crowd satisfaction that comes with taking to the at the Quad City Air Show in June. skies. Still, a great deal of concern exists within the aviation community regarding the general public’s lack of understand- ing of aviation and its benefits. Is aviation drawing enough people into its fold who would benefit from using aviation services, see it as generating a career, or are interested in becoming a pilot? Many groups are actively promoting aviation to educate the public, foster a new generation of pilots and increase involvement in aviation. Following are just some of the ways aviation is being The Office of Aviation will again industry representatives, it is open to promoted: sponsor an aviation display at the Iowa anyone with an interest in airport initia- Since its inception in the early 1990s, State Fair. Located outside the southeast tives. A link to conference information is the Experimental Aircraft Association’s side of the Varied Industries Building, the available on the Office of Aviation Web (EAA) Young Eagles Program has display will be staffed with the help of site at iawings.com. provided more than 23,000 free airplane aviation volunteers from around the state. rides to young people in the state of Iowa. Staff and volunteers will be available to Photography Contest The Aircraft Owners and Pilots answer questions regarding aviation in Attention picture takers! Don’t forget Association (AOPA) recently renewed its Iowa. about the 2006 Iowa Aviation Photogra- Project Pilot Program by encouraging its The Quad City Air Show had another phy Contest. Entries are not due until more than 4,000 Iowa members to fantastic event in June as it celebrated its Sept. 29 so you still have plenty of time identify potential flight students. AOPA 20th anniversary. This is one of the best to get those great aviation photos. Photos will send potential students an invitation air shows in the country and by far the submitted to the contest are used in a to fly, along with resources that will largest aviation event annually in Iowa. wide variety of ways to promote aviation guide them through the process. AOPA Additional events, including fly-ins and in Iowa. Contest rules are listed on members will then be asked to mentor the air shows, provide additional exposure to iawings.com, or you can receive a student pilot. It has been shown that aviation. brochure by calling the Office of Avia- having a mentor significantly increases tion. the chances of completing a pilot training Hot News program. For more information on AOPA This year, we began providing Aircraft Registration Project Pilot, log on to monthly updates of upcoming aviation The aircraft registration process will www.AOPAProjectPilot.org. events through the Office of Aviation Hot be transferring from the DOT’s Office of The Iowa Aviation Promotion Group, News E-mails. It is the best way to stay Vehicle Services in Des Moines to the Iowa Space Grant Consortium, Iowa up-to-date on aviation happenings in the Office of Aviation in Ames. The transi- Public Airports Association, and DOT’s state. To sign up, just drop an E-mail to tion will happen throughout the summer. Office of Aviation have joined forces to [email protected]. Aircraft registration is mandated by the endorse the promotion of youth aviation Code of Iowa. If you have input on the camps at airports around the state. Iowa FAA Central Region registration processes, please feel free to Aviation Youth Camps provide children Airports Conference E-mail [email protected], or hands-on experiences in the world of The FAA Central Region Airports call 515-239-1689. aviation and connect aviation to history, Conference has been scheduled for Oct. 3- science, math, and communications. The 4 in Kansas City. Although the confer- Have a great summer and feel free to camps utilize Iowa resources, as well as ence is primarily designed for airports, contact the Office of Aviation anytime great programs from AOPA and EAA. For government officials and aviation with your issues and questions. more information, call 515-964-1398.

SUMMER 2006 IOWA AVIATION BULLETIN 5 Around the world in a Mooney Pilot visits Iowa to share story, promote Lou Gehrig’s disease research

Tim McClung hen Perry, Iowa, pilot Kent Vandervelden and his wife WMelinda attend Airventure in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, their focus is on attending forums and learning as much as they can about aviation. In 2005, the Vanderveldens attended a presentation by CarolAnn Garratt discussing her trip around the world in a single-engine Mooney airplane. “Melinda and I were blown away by her uniqueness and energy,” said Kent Vandervelden. When they proposed to Garratt that she come to Iowa to share her story, she immediately agreed. And in April, she visited Iowa to give a series of presenta- tions at locations around the state, in Cedar Rapids, Ames, Johnston, Pella, and Ankeny. In all, ten presentations were CarolAnn Garratt visited Iowa in April to share the story of her trip around the world given to the general public, student in this single engine airplane. groups and pilots. The visit provided Garratt with an year, she lost her mother to Lou Gehrig’s Primary navigation was provided with opportunity to share the story of her trip disease. A 1,000-hour pilot, discussions a Garmin 430 Global Positioning System. around the world in a single engine with her father and friends led to the The flight path consisted of 45 legs that airplane to increase awareness about ALS/ decision to fly to Australia and Europe. included, among other locations: Califor- Lou Gehrig’s disease. At the same time, it Starting early in 2003 after seven nia, Hawaii, New Zealand, Australia, allowed her to share her enthusiasm for months of training, the trip began from India, South Africa, Ethiopia, France, the Young Eagles program by highlight- Kissimmee, Fla. It took 7 ½ months, Scotland, Iceland, Canada, and back into ing one of the trip’s other objectives: 36,667 nautical miles and 300 hours of Florida. The first leg was flown non-stop introducing aviation to youngsters in flight time to complete. Another 60 hours from Florida to California to test the other countries by giving them an of flight time were spent giving Young endurance of the plane and pilot, and to opportunity to fly. Eagle flights and taking additional side prepare for the trip’s longest over-water In 2001, Garratt lost her job as a trips. leg of 15 hours non-stop from California manufacturing engineer. The following to Hawaii. Around the world, go to next page

6 SUMMER 2006 IOWA AVIATION BULLETIN Around the world, from previous page Garratt attends Talking of the trip, Garratt said, “It was wonderful to experience the different Young Eagles event in Ankeny cultures along the way. One of the The Experimental Aircraft Association’s (EAA) Young Eagles pro- biggest things I have taken away from the gram was launched in 1992 to give interested young people, ages 8 to 17, trip was that I have a much more positive an opportunity to fly in a general aviation airplane. These flights are attitude toward humanity. On a daily offered free of charge and are made possible through the generosity of basis, we are bombarded with negative EAA member volunteers. news in the media, but the world is a good While in Iowa, CarrolAnn Garratt, who promoted the Young Eagles place.” program on her around-the-world trip in 2003, attended a Young Eagles So far, the trip has been successful in event sponsored by Des Moines EAA Chapter 135 at the Ankeny Regional raising more than $50,000 for Lou Airport. Garratt herself has flown more than 300 Young Eagle flights. Gehrig’s disease research. The trip cost More than 23,000 Iowa children have experienced a free Young Garratt $25,000 to complete. She paid all Eagles flight since the program was introduced in 1992. Iowa has 19 expenses herself and then wrote a book EAA Chapters. about the trip entitled Upon Silver Wings. Since 1992, more than 1.1 million Young Eagles worldwide have She has paid all printing expenses of the enjoyed a flight through the program. Young Eagles have been regis- book so that 100 percent of proceeds can tered in more than 90 different countries and have been flown by nearly go directly to research for Lou Gehrig’s 40,000 volunteer pilots. disease. While she was contacted by companies looking for sponsorship More than 23,000 Iowa opportunities, she asked those groups to children have experienced a instead make contributions to the ALS Therapy Development Foundation free Young Eagles flight researching a cure for ALS. since the program was When asked about trip planning and introduced in 1992 coping with different cultures, Garratt said she is a huge believer in planning and over-planning. It paid off, as there were few surprises along the route. As far as getting assistance at stops along the way, she says, “The aviation community really stepped up wherever I went. I soon realized just how willing the aviation community was to help. Association members from groups like the Experimen- tal Aircraft Association and the Ninety Nines along the route helped out by sharing local flying tips and even having me as a guest in their homes. Even in Africa, these groups are present and were very willing to help out.” Garratt commented that she was very happy to fly her Mooney to Iowa and share her experience. “People have been very friendly and supportive of my cause. The generosity has been enormous.” She plans to repeat the trip in 2008 and will continue to use aviation to promote awareness and research for Lou Gehrig’s disease, and to introduce young people to aviation through the Young Eagles program. For more information on the trip, the book Upon Silver Wings, ALS research, and the Young Eagles program, visit www.kerrlake.com/mgarratt.

SUMMER 2006 IOWA AVIATION BULLETIN 7 Program Update Kay Thede

State funding programs the state system plan and approved Fiscal year project accounting The legislative session was good for airport layout plans. Criteria for In order to meet state fiscal year aviation programs! Subsequently, the FY prioritization included: airport role, type accounting guidelines, airport sponsors 2007 State Aviation Program was ap- of project, justification, amount of local with state funded projects should request proved by the Iowa Transportation support and multi-jurisdictional/coordi- reimbursement by Aug. 10, 2006, for any Commission in July. nated efforts. Both new and rehabilita- work that is done during FY 2006. The Commercial Service Vertical tion projects may be funded up to 85 Projects do not have to be completed by Infrastructure (CSVI) program will have percent of project costs. Approved June 30, but any work that is done by that $1.5 million to distribute for projects at projects are listed on the Office of date should be paid by the airport sponsor the eight commercial service airports. Aviation Web. and reimbursement requested by August Half of the CSVI funding is distributed The Airport Improvement Program was 10. Contact Kay Thede for additional equally to the eight commercial service funded at $564,000 and includes mainte- information ([email protected] or airports, forty percent is distributed based nance of the Automated Weather Observa- 515-239-1048). on the percent of passenger boardings, tion System, runway marking, and airfield and the remaining ten percent is based on and security projects. Federal funding the percent of total cargo tonnage Recent legislation changed the More than $30 million in federal transported at the airports. bidding threshold for public improve- projects has already been released so far The General Aviation Vertical ments. The legislation will take effect during FFY 2006, with additional Infrastructure program was again funded January 1, 2007. Formal bid procedures projects likely. A listing of all the at $750,000. Twenty-six general aviation will be required for projects over FFY 2006 projects released can be found airports submitted applications totaling $100,000, and competitive quotes will be in a separate article. more than $2 million for new and reha- required at varied rates depending on the bilitation projects. Projects were re- size of the community. Stay tuned for viewed for eligibility, consistency with more information! Planning studies Development of land use guidelines and resource materials is scheduled to begin later this year pending approval of Aviation Association Update an FAA grant. Materials will be devel- oped to assist airport sponsors, planners and local entities in ensuring that airports are protected with compatible uses of the surrounding land.

Aviation Consultant Workshop with FAA to be held late fall An exciting opportunity for aviation owa airports fared very well during Key this year was the reestablishment consultants is in the planning stages for the recently completed legislative of a dedicated aviation fund, a top late fall. The Office of Aviation and the Isession, a testament to the Iowa priority of IPAA’s for years. Each year, FAA will hold a daylong workshop in Public Airports Association (IPAA) revenue is collected from aircraft registra- Ames for aviation consultants/engineers members who actively participated in the tion fees and aviation fuel taxes. Creation to discuss project formulation, planning legislative process. of this fund is a recognition of the need to and design processes involved with FAA IPAA’s legislative highlights included invest the revenues generated from and state grants. The FAA and the Office a successful Day on the Hill, with thanks aviation activity back into the state’s air of Aviation are very excited to offer an in- going to the Iowa Concrete Paving transportation system. depth view of the processes that will be Association, the Aircraft Owners and helpful for all involved - and provide the Pilots Association, and the National opportunity for questions and participa- Business Aviation Association for their tion by the consultants. Look for more support and participation. information soon!

8 SUMMER 2006 IOWA AVIATION BULLETIN $31 million in Federal Airport Improvement grants released to date for 2006 This summer will be another busy released so far during FFY 2006, with construction season for Iowa airports. additional grants possible yet this year. More than $31 million in federal Airport Seven commercial airports and 43 general Improvement Program funds have been aviation airports have received grants. Airport Project Summary Total Federal Funds

Albia No projects assigned 62,966 Algona Construct 8 stall T-hangar 302,100 Ames Update Airport Master Plan Study 76,000 Ankeny Conduct Environmental Study; update Airport Master Plan Study; expand north apron; remove obstructions 1,115,842 Atlantic Construct runway (PAVE R2/20) 1,969,574 Audubon Construct taxiway (Phase 2 - Const.); expand apron (Phase 2 - Const.) 327,768 Belle Plaine Improve access road; improve airport drainage 256,500 Bloomfield Rehabilitate runway 18/36 661,200 Boone Rehabilitate runway 15/33 150,000 Cedar Rapids Construct taxiway B-4; rehabilitate runway 09/27; update miscellaneous study (land use zoning ordinance update and Pavement Condition Index Study) 4,866,991 Centerville Update Airport Master Plan Study; install AWOS III 118,750 Charles City Acquire snow removal equipment 117,800 Clarinda Acquire snow removal equipment; construct snow removal equipment building 136,405 Clarion Update Airport Master Plan Study 28,500 Council Bluffs Construct runway 18/36 (PH 6) PAVE 1500' 4,668,949 Creston Rehabilitate taxiway 171,000 Davenport Construct snow removal equipment building (& VAULT, RCO RELOCATE) 190,950 Decorah Construct taxiway (runway end turnarounds); rehabilitate runway 11/29 lighting 252,700 Des Moines Conduct miscellaneous study (BCA); update Airport Master Plan Study; conduct noise compatibility study 470,250 Dubuque Acquire aircraft deicing equipment; acquire aircraft rescue & fire fighting vehicle 997,500 Fairfield Construct runway 18/36 2,520,779 Forest City Rehabilitate apron 190,000 Fort Dodge Rehabilitate taxiway (B,D,E) 795,126 Greenfield Construct apron; construct taxiway 567,430 Hampton Acquire snow removal equipment; construct snow removal equipment building (PH 1 Design) 351,500 Independence Reconstruct runway 17/35; rehabilitate runway 17/35 lighting (MIRL) 2,565,000 Iowa City Update Airport Master Plan Study 14,250 Iowa Falls Install weather reporting equipment (AWOS III) 80,750 Jefferson Update Airport Master Plan Study 26,600 Keokuk Rehabilitate runway 08/26 (clean and seal joints) 166,729 Lamoni Rehabilitate runway 18/36 (crack seal); remove obstructions (trees) 145,645 Le Mars Rehabilitate runway 18/36 (crack sealing & panel repair) 115,425 Mapleton Extend taxiway (extend connecting taxiway turnarounds out of OFA) 237,500 Maquoketa Rehabilitate runway 15/33 (overlay runway) 910,670 Mason City Rehabilitate runway 12/30 (PH 3 - CONST.); rehabilitate taxiway A 1,665,232 Monticello Rehabilitate runway 15/33 201,913 Mount Pleasant Improve access road (reconstruct access road) 218,500 Muscatine Acquire miscellaneous land (for BRL) 380,475 Oelwein Acquire snow removal equipment; rehabilitate runway 13/31 (crack sealing & cleaning) 73,000 Pella Conduct Airport Master Plan Study 39,900 Perry Install weather reporting equipment (AWOS3PT) 114,000 Rockwell City Construct taxiway (R30 turnaround); rehabilitate runway 12/30 lighting 171,903 Sac City Rehabilitate runway18/36 (rehab runway selected panel replacement) 200,070 Sheldon Construct terminal building (PH 1 design) 45,840 Sioux Gateway Acquire snow removal equipment 380,000 Washington Improve access road; rehabilitate apron 137,751 Waterloo Rehabilitate runway 12/30; replace runway 12/30 lighting 1,851,626 Webster City Rehabilitate apron; acquire snow removal equipment 220,126 West Union Widen runway 17/35 150,000 Winterset Land acquisition 131,765 Total 31,611,250

SUMMER 2006 IOWA AVIATION BULLETIN 9 Roger Clark takes on new role at Des Moines FSDO “Until Next Time, Have a Safe Flight.” It has been a trademark for Des Moines Flight Standards District Offices (FSDO) Safety Program Manager Roger Clark, who is moving on to a role as an Opera- tions Inspector. Iowa has been fortunate for the past 18 years to have Clark serve as Safety Program Manager. He has been dedicated to promoting aviation safety in the state of Iowa. There are very few Flight Design CT airports, pilots, or mechanics around the state that have not heard him firsthand providing aviation safety tips, reviewing causal factors for accidents in Iowa, and working with industry representatives to drive home important safety messages in the arena of aviation safety. According to Clark, “It has been a pleasure to present these safety programs around the state of Iowa and meet all the pilots who have participated in the various events. I sincerely hope I have made an impact in trying to promote aviation safety.” We would like to thank Roger for his efforts in promoting aviation safety and for being a true partner with Iowa’s aviation industry!

Tuskegee Airmen to be inducted into Iowa Aviation Hall of Fame New Flight Design CT The Iowa Aviation Museum has Safety Team (FAAST) program in October announced the induction of the Iowa now available in Iowa of this year. It has been reported the Tuskegee Airmen into the Iowa Aviation The Aircraft Super-Market in De Soto FAAST program will consist of a major Hall of Fame. They include William Bibb, is now the Iowa dealer for the Flight enhancement to the FAA Safety Web site, James Bowman, Russell Collins, Maurice Design CT light sport aircraft. The two- and will restructure the way seminars and Esters, Robert Martin, George Miller, place Flight Design CT uses carbon fiber safety programs are conducted. Unfortu- Clarence Oliphant, Robert Parkey, and and Kevlar construction, has a top speed nately, the reorganization will mean that Thurman Spriggs. Following an open of 120 knots and is certified as a light Iowa will no longer have a resident Safety house at the Iowa Aviation Museum at sport aircraft. Since the introduction of Program Manager. A new Operations the Greenfield Municipal Airport, an the Sport Pilot Rule in 2004, the Flight FAASTeam Program Manager from the induction ceremony will take place at the Design CT has emerged as one of the FAA Central Region will cover Iowa, Iowa Aviation Hall of Fame Banquet on leaders in the new Light Sport Aircraft while an Airworthiness FAASTeam Saturday, October 7, at the 4-H/FAA category. Program Manager will cover both Iowa Center at the Adair County Fairgrounds and Missouri. We welcome the new in Greenfield. Three Tuskegee Airmen New FAA safety program FAASTeam Program Managers and will have already been inducted – they are: be watching to see new program enhance- announced Luther Smith, Robert Williams and ments rolled out. Joseph Gomer. Tickets for the banquet If you have noticed a lack of FAA are available through the Iowa Aviation aviation safety programs in Iowa this Museum by calling 641-343-7184. year, you are not alone. The FAA is in the process of reorganizing its safety pro- grams and will be rolling out its FAA

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New manager at From the Field Mike Marr Dubuque Regional Airport The Dubuque Regional Airport Commission has Heliport directory/Web site Grinnell AWOS announced the Another site has been added to the appointment of The DOT’s Office of Aviation has state’s AWOS system: the Grinnell Robert Grierson as been working with emergency helicopter Municipal Airport. The new frequency is the new Dubuque pilots statewide to create a directory and 120.725 and the voice line is 641-236- Regional Airport Web site similar to the airport directory. 9720. Manager. Grierson The heliport Web site has been active Robert Grierson is the replaces Andrew since the start of the year and can be new airport manager Perry who left for a viewed at iawings.com. A hard copy Pavement Management Program at the Dubuque position in Texas directory will be available later this The Office of Aviation has contracted Regional Airport. after four years in summer and will be mailed to air ambu- with Applied Pavement Technologies to Dubuque. lance programs throughout the state. If provide pavement inspections at 24 “Robert brings 19 years of experience you would like to be placed on the airports this fall. The Pavement Manage- in the many aspects of airport manage- distribution list for the directory, please ment Program helps eligible airports meet ment,” said Airport Commission Chair- contact the Office of Aviation at requirements for federal funding and person Teri Goodmann. Grierson is an 515-239-1468, or e-mail ensures that these airports maintain good- Accredited Airport Executive by the [email protected]. to-excellent pavement conditions. American Association of Airport Execu- tives and holds a master’s degree in Airport inspections Runway Marking Program public administration. Airport inspections are underway for The Office of Aviation will be hiring a Prior to being self-employed as an 2006. Airports are reminded to maintain contractor to paint nine airport runways airport consultant to small airports around proper crop distances from runway later this summer. FAA runway marking the state of California, Grierson was an surfaces and Automated Weather Observ- standards are changing in January 2008. airport manager in Chico, California. He ing System (AWOS) equipment. Compli- All new airport markings will be changed also served as the airport administration ance with Minimum Standards for to meet these requirements. The new and development manager for the city of Airports is required for all public landing runway threshold markings are designed Fresno, taking on the role of second-in- areas in Iowa. If you would like a copy of to make runway width determination command of a small hub and general the standards, please contact the Office of easier for pilots. aviation reliever airport system. Aviation. If pilots or managers have any His responsibilities will include questions or concerns, they may contact management of the Dubuque Regional the Office of Aviation at 515-239-1468, Airport and the Dubuque Jet Center. or e-mail [email protected].

Connells receive Flying Farmer award

consisting of more than 10,000 ranchers According to the company, the highly and farmers who own and fly various realistic images provided by their types of aircraft for business and pleasure. hardware and software offerings will It has been in existence since 1948. further broaden and enhance the Rockwell Collins simulation and training Rockwell Collins expands offerings. Rockwell Collins now offers complete simulation and training solu- simulation business Jim and Karen Connell (center) tions for military and commercial applica- Rockwell Collins, the Cedar Rapids- tions throughout the world. Jim and Karen Connell, from the based leader in aviation electronics and Rockwell Collins is a worldwide Independence Municipal Airport, were communications, has completed acquisi- leader in the design, production, and recently honored by the 2006 Iowa- tion of the simulation assets of Evans & support of communication and aviation Missouri Chapter of the Flying Farmers as Sutherland, a leading provider of visual electronics for commercial and govern- the 2006 Airport Operators of the Year. simulation solutions for military and ment customers. Flying Farmers is a national organization commercial customers.

SUMMER 2006 IOWA AVIATION BULLETIN 11 Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B)

n May 4, FAA Administrator Marion Blakey provided con- Ogressional testimony on the FAA’s FY 2007 budget, which includes a commitment to accommodating the air transportation system’s predicted growth. According to Blakey, “We will meet these future needs by harvesting new technolo- gies that will support the Next Generation Air Transportation System.” Part of the testimony outlined the implementation of the Automatic Depen- dent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B). To provide the aviation community in Iowa with a better understanding of the ADS-B system, the DOT’s Office of Aviation is providing the following excerpts from a fact sheet recently released by the FAA. The Office of Aviation is monitoring the development of the ADS-B system and being kept in the loop by briefings from the FAA. The Office of Aviation will communicate new development plans as they become available for Iowa.

What is ADS-B? Simply put, ADS-B is the future of air traffic control. In the future, instead of using radar data to keep aircraft separated by safe distances, signals from global positioning satellites will provide air traffic controllers and pilots with much more accurate information to help keep aircraft safely separated in the sky and on runways. With ADS-B, some of the responsibil- ity for keeping safe distances between aircraft will eventually shift from air traffic controllers on the ground to the pilots themselves, who will have displays in the cockpits pinpointing all the air traffic around them and providing local The information is then sent back up What are the benefits of ADS-B? weather information. to all equipped aircraft. In addition, ADS- When properly equipped with ADS-B, B systems provide flight information such both pilots and controllers will, for the How does ADS-B work? as temporary flight restrictions, plus first time, see the same real-time displays ADS-B works by having aircraft weather information from the National of air traffic. Pilots will be able to main- transponders receive Global Positioning Weather Service. tain safe separation from other aircraft System (GPS) signals and then using Pilots see this information in their with fewer instructions from ground- those signals to determine an aircraft’s cockpit traffic display screens. Air traffic based controllers. At night and in poor precise location in the sky. To this mix, controllers will see the information on visual conditions, pilots will also be able ADS-B ground stations add radar-based displays they are already using, so little to see where they are in relation to the targets for aircraft not equipped with additional training would be needed. ground using on-board avionics and ADS-B. ADS-B signals are transmitted once per terrain maps. second, providing a more accurate tracking system for pilots and controllers. ADS-B, go to next page

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In addition to improved safety in the sky, ADS-B will help reduce the risk of runway incursions. Pilots and controllers alike will see the precise location on runway maps of each aircraft and even the FAA announces major milestone locations of equipped ground vehicles, along with data that shows their direction for Wide Area Augmentation of travel. These displays are clear and accurate, even at night or during heavy System (WAAS) rainfall. ADS-B will increase capacity at n another step toward reducing reliance on a ground-based navigation airports because more accurate tracking infrastructure, the FAA has announced that Wide Area Augmentation System means aircraft will be able to fly safely I(WAAS) use is being extended from the current 250 feet above an airport’s with less separation distance. And surface to 200 feet for vertical instrument approaches. because ADS-B accuracy also means This change will enable WAAS vertical guidance procedures to achieve an increased predictability, air traffic operational capability similar to that of an instrument landing system, where controllers will be better able to manage suitable airport conditions exist. Those airports that do not have the appropriate the air traffic arriving and departing from conditions may require additional infrastructure and airspace upgrades. congested airports, resulting in even more We will keep you posted on how the specifics develop in relation to Iowa. gains in capacity. “This is a significant milestone, moving us closer to our ultimate goal of a With its combined increases in safety, satellite-based airspace system,” said FAA Administrator Marion C. Blakey. efficiency and capacity - and the resulting The FAA plans to expand the application of these lower minimum approaches reductions in cost - ADS-B is critical to beyond current instrument landing system at airports. The first procedures that the agency’s Next Generation Air Trans- allow operations down to 200 feet will be published in 2007. portation System plan for meeting the WAAS is a satellite-based navigation system designed to improve the nation’s predicted tripling of demand in accuracy, availability and integrity of signals from Global Positioning System coming years. satellites. Although WAAS was designed for aviation users, it supports a wide variety of non-aviation uses, including agriculture, surveying, recreation, and surface Why adopt ADS-B? transportation just to name a few. Although radar technology has advanced, it is essentially a product of 1940s World War II technology. Radar occasionally has problems discriminating airplanes from migratory birds and rain “clutter.” Secondary surveillance systems ADS-B also provides greater coverage, What are the next steps? can determine what objects are because since the ground stations are so much The FAA reserved $80 million for they interrogate transponders. However, easier to place than radar. Remote areas FFY 2007 to begin the initial implemen- primary and secondary radars are both where there is no radar can now have tation of ADS-B in the national airspace very large structures that are expensive to precise surveillance coverage. system. This includes continuing to deploy, need lots of maintenance and support the ADS-B infrastructure already require the agency to lease real estate on What has been done to date? installed along the east coast, and which to situate them. To get preliminary assessments of the integrating ADS-B surveillance into the ADS-B, on the other hand, receives costs, benefits, operational safety and FAA’s current air traffic control systems. data directly from the transmitters, rather security, along with the architectural The agency is also looking at the than passively scanning for input like requirements for ADS-B, the FAA con- possibility of rulemaking that would radar, so it does not have a problem with ducted a series of operational evaluations mandate the avionics necessary for clutter. ADS-B ground stations are in Alaska and the Ohio Valley. implementing ADS-B across the national inexpensive compared to radar, and are On Sept. 9, 2005, the FAA officially airspace system. about the size of mini-refrigerators. They committed to moving toward establishing The full evolution of ADS-B would can essentially go anywhere, so they ADS-B as the basis for air traffic control take up to twenty years, implemented in minimize the required real estate. In in the future. Moving to ADS-B will manageable segments of equipage and addition, ADS-B updates once a second allow the agency to eventually begin ground-station installation, with some and locates aircraft with much more decommissioning some of the current legacy radars maintained throughout to precision. infrastructure of ground radar in favor of a provide a back-up system. However, system that uses much more precise benefits in improved safety and capacity satellite data and provides greater benefit and better efficiency for airlines would to everyone who uses the national accrue with each step of the implementa- airspace system. tion.

SUMMER 2006 IOWA AVIATION BULLETIN 13 Commercial Service Airport Update

Des Moines International Airport The Airport Commission recently The Des Moines International Airport launched a three-month marketing (DSM) enplaned 87,323 passengers in campaign with funds available through March 2006, putting the airport 1,500 the DOT’s 2005 Air Service Development enplanements ahead of 2004’s one Program, in an effort to increase million enplanement pace. enplanements at the airport. With numbers approaching record The airport is planning to rehabilitate highs, Delta/Comair and American Eagle Runway 12/30 and possibly Taxiway A new truck at the Fort Dodge Regional Airport recently announced new nonstop service Alpha this summer as a continuation of will provide year-round broom and plow to Salt Lake City and New York City, upgrading the airfield facilities. The capabilities. respectively. The Salt Lake City service commission is anticipating receipt of bids will provide a connection to the West Congress is considering the FFY 2007 in May with the project(s) being funded Coast for many central Iowa travelers. FAA reauthorization bill, which includes at 95 percent through the federal grant DSM now boasts 17 nonstop flights. the Essential Air Service (EAS) program. program and 5 percent bonded locally. It Other service enhancements include: The goal of EAS supporters is to keep it is imperative to keep the infrastructure of • installation of a new Flight Informa- from being eliminated, or from being the airfield in great condition to provide a tion Display System which will improve changed so drastically that the result is safe environment to pilots and the the accuracy of flight information to the the same: eliminating commercial air traveling public of north Iowa. public; and service from rural America. The program • replacement of a 30-year-old fire was named “Essential” for a reason, and Waterloo Regional Airport truck with an Oshkosh Striker 1500. advocates will remain diligent to preserve Waterloo Regional Airport has The airport is forging ahead with this vital component for current and completed many projects this spring and updating its Master Plan for future airport future development in Iowa’s communi- is finalizing design on this summer’s improvements. In addition to the Master ties and region. projects. Plan Update, the consultants will be For those making summer As of May 2006, the airport completed updating the noise contours and conduct- plans…remember to include “jumping the installation of a 10-foot perimeter ing a benefit and cost analysis for the out of a perfectly good airplane” as one of fence to control wildlife. The project cost future parallel runway. your top choices! Labor Day Weekend in $1.1 million and was funded with a The security screening area widening Fort Dodge will again be the host site for federal Aviation Improvement Program project has already provided increased the annual Skydiving Event. If you ever (AIP) grant. The airport also completed a passenger flow efficiency, and comple- thought it might be fun to “Tandem $1 million concrete rehabilitation of the tion of the concourse concession expan- Jump,” you are invited you to stand on air carrier apron. The airport accepted sion is anticipated this summer. the edge of a Shorts Skyvan at 13,000 feet delivery of a new airfield rescue and fire and leap to an exhilarating experience! fighting vehicle. The E-One vehicle cost It’s one you’ll never regret!! If you don’t $655,000 and was funded with an AIP believe it, just ask DOT Program Man- grant. ager, Kay Thede! There are two projects under construc- tion at the airport: the replacement of all Mason City Municipal Airport airfield signs and the design and recon- David Simon, Airport Maintenance, struction of the main runway. Those retired March 31 following twelve-and-a- projects cost $380,000 and $2.4 million, half years of employment with the Mason respectively, and both are funded with City Airport Commission. We wish David AIP grants. all the best in the future. On May 1, David The airport is also in the process of The concession expansion taking place on the Sims from Carriere, Miss., stepped into working with FAA to release several Concourse level of the Terminal the vacant operations/maintenance hundred acres of airport property for coordinator position. Sims graduated commercial development. The airport has Fort Dodge Regional Airport from Louisiana Tech at Ruston, La. with a 2,600 acres of property and is actively The Fort Dodge Regional Airport has Bachelor of Science degree in Aviation working to develop and market the taken delivery of an Oshkosh truck Management. He also holds an FAA property for commercial development. utilizing a quick hitch system for a 16- private pilot’s license. Approval is expected soon and infrastruc- foot-wide high speed runway broom and ture improvements may begin within a 16-foot plow combination. couple of years.

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August 5, 2006 August 27, 2006 September 15-17, 2006 Fly-in breakfast Iowa Aviation Museum’s Wings Fly-in Replica Fighter Association annual fly-in 7 a.m. – 11a.m. Omelet breakfast served from Hosted by: EAA chapter 1143 FREE to PIC 7:30 a.m. – 11 a.m. Flight of the Falcons: Creston Municipal Airport – Creston, Ia. FREE to PIC 7 a.m. – 5 p.m. daily Info: 641-782-2383 (Larry West) Tours of museum, antique Fly-in breakfast on Sunday the 17th airplane rides, fun for all! 7 a.m. – 11 a.m. August 6, 2006 Greenfield Municipal Airport – Greenfield, Ia. Osceola Municipal Airport – Osceola, Ia. Fly-in breakfast Info: 641-343-7184 (Lee Ann) Info: 641-342-4230 (Robert G. Clark) Hosted by: Humboldt Rotary Club [email protected] [email protected] & Flying Wildcats Humboldt Municipal Airport – August 27, 2006 September 16, 2005 Humboldt, Ia. Fly-in / drive-in breakfast Burlington Regional Airshow 2006 Info: 515-332-1863 (Dave Dodgen) 7 a.m. – 11 a.m. Fly-in breakfast 6:00am to 10:00am [email protected] Manchester Municipal Airport – Breakfast free to PIC Manchester, Ia. Airshow times 11:30 a.m. – early afternoon. August 6, 2006 Info: 563-927-3636 (Marty Kelzer) Civilian and Military aircraft at the show. Fly-in breakfast [email protected] Southeast Iowa Regional Airport – Cresco Municipal Airport – Cresco, Ia. Burlington, Ia. Info: 563-547-3434 September 1-4, 2006 Info: http://burlingtonairshow.tripod.com [email protected] (Labor Day weekend) Email: [email protected] www.crescoia.com Annual Labor Day Skydiving Event (319) 850-1463 Fly-in, Art in the Park and Hosted by: Des Moines Skydivers downtown car show Couch Freaks September 16, 2005 Skydiving from dawn ’til dusk each day Fly-in Pork Chop Lunch August 20, 2006 Fort Dodge Regional Airport – 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. Mapleton Flying Club Breakfast Fort Dodge, Ia. Hosted By Oelwein EAA Chapter 1269 7 a.m. – noon Info: 515-573-3881 (Rhonda or Amy) FREE to PIC Serving omelets [email protected] Oelwein Municipal Airport – Oelwein, Ia. Mapleton Municipal Airport www.couchfreaks.com Info: 563 920-2692 (Chuck) James Whiting Field – Mapleton, Ia. 563 920-2741 (Jerry) Info: 712-371-2255 (David Johnson) September 4, 2006 (Labor Day) [email protected] Fly-in breakfast September 16, 2006 Sky-Hi Flyers EAA Chapter 1295 Young Eagles August 20, 2006 Pilot and passengers eat free 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Fly-in / drive-in pancake breakfast 6:30 a.m. – 11 a.m. Marion Municipal Airport – Marion, Ia. 7 a.m. – noon Sheldon Municipal Airport – Sheldon, Ia. Info: 319-362-6159 (John Anderson) Sponsored by: EAA Chapter 368 E-mail: [email protected] Breakfast FREE to PIC September 9, 2006 Web site: www.eaa33.org Monona Municipal Airport – Monona, Ia. Fly-in breakfast Fly-in: 7:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. September 23, 2006 August 26, 2006 Breakfast: 7:30 a.m. – 9 a.m. Young Eagle Rides 6th Annual Abel Island Fly-in, Drive-in PIC eats free! EAA Chapter 227 & Boat-in Potluck & BBQ Celebrating the grand opening of 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. our new runway! Waterloo Municipal Airport – 2,600 ft. turf strip / Mississippi River Seaplanes Fairfield Municipal Airport – Fairfield, Ia. Waterloo, Ia. Abel Island Airpark – Guttenberg, Ia. Info: Robert Lyons 641-472-3166 Info: 319-230-8116 (Matthew Russell) Info: 319-480-0913 (Gary Fisher) [email protected] Web site: www.eaa227.org [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] www.abelisland.com September 10, 2006 EAA Chapter 327 Fly-in Breakfast October 3-4, 2006 August 27, 2006 7 a.m. – noon FAA Central Region Airports Conference 28th annual fly-in breakfast FREE Breakfast for PIC Overland Park, Kan. 7 a.m. – 1 p.m. Dubuque Regional Airport – Dubuque, Ia. Web site: www.iawings.com Hosted by: Iowa City Sertoma Club Info: 563-582-4150 (Dennis Schares) Remote control aircraft, hot air balloons, October 7, 2006 Static displays and children’s activities September 10, 2006 Iowa Aviation Hall of Fame Open House Iowa City Municipal Airport – Flight breakfast 4 p.m. – 6 p.m. Iowa City, Ia. 7 a.m. – noon Iowa Aviation Museum Info: 319-338-9222 (Jim McCarragher) Fly-ins eat FREE Greenfield Municipal Airport – Greenfield, Ia. [email protected] Arthur N. Neu Airport – Carroll, Ia. Info: 641-343-7184 (Lee Ann) Info: 712-792-4980 (Carroll Aviation) [email protected] [email protected]

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SUMMER 2006 IOWA AVIATION BULLETIN 15 Iowa Aviation Bulletin Office of Aviation 800 Lincoln Way Ames, IA 50010

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October 7, 2006 Iowa Aviation Hall of Fame Banquet Adair County Fairgrounds Greenfield, Iowa Social hour: 6 p.m. Dinner: 7 p.m. Hall of Fame induction ceremony follows Advance reservations required Call 641-343-7184 (Lee Ann) Office of Aviation Our Staff: [email protected] Mission: To advocate and deliver aviation Michelle McEnany, Director support services that promote a safe, Office of Aviation 515-239-1659 October 17-19, 2006 comprehensive and competitive air th transportation system, and enhance [email protected] NBAA 59 Annual Meeting and Convention economic development and improve Orlando, Fla. quality of life for Iowans. Tim McClung, Marketing Manager Info: 405-260-0889 (John Balsiger) 515-239-1689 [email protected] www.nbaa.org The Iowa Aviation Bulletin is a quarterly publication of the Iowa Department of Transportation. It is Kay Thede, Program Manager November 9-11, 2006 distributed free of charge to pilots, aircraft owners 515-239-1048 AOPA Expo 2006 [email protected] and interested individuals or organizations. It is also Palm Springs, Calif. available on the department’s Web site at: iawings.com. Mike Marr, Airport Inspector Info: www.aopa.org 515-239-1468 The staff wishes to thank those who have provided [email protected] information and reference materials for this newsletter. Allen Sells, Data Analyst 515-239-1420 [email protected] Please direct comments, stories or story ideas, requests for additional copies, and mailing list inquiries to: Michele Frank, Assistant Program Manager Tim McClung, Marketing Manager 515-239-1691 800 Lincoln Way [email protected] Ames, IA 50010 515-239-1689 Kay Williams, Administrative Support [email protected] 515-239-1875 [email protected]

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