IDWEST FLYER M AGAZINE OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2017 Published For & By The Midwest Aviation Community Since 1978 midwestflyer.com ATC Not for Sale Former US Airways pilot Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger, famously known for his successful landing of US Airways Flight 1549 on the Hudson River has spoken out against air tra c control privatization (H.R. 2997)—and he’s asking fellow pilots to do the same. With more than 50 years of industry experience, including general aviation, military, and airline, Sullenberger asserts that privatizing ATC “would allow a corporate monopoly to make decisions that put profi ts ahead of safety and would devastate rural communities,” and believes that privatization would hand “control to the largest airlines, giving them the keys to the kingdom.” In July of this year, AOPA along with 130 other general aviation groups voiced their concerns against privatization and collectively agree that the private entity that would run the ATC system would be dominated by the airlines, and GA would not have a seat at the table. Sullenberger supports those concerns in supportive ads he has created and concludes by stating that privatization is a “threat to our nation’s security, safety, access, and basic fairness.” AOPA encourages all GA supporters to contact their representatives in Congress and help spread the word to fellow aviators about the threat ATC privatization poses to GA. To contact your representative directly, visit aopa.org/takeaction or call (855) 383-7330, toll free, to be directly connected to your representative after entering your zip code. Mark R. Baker President & CEO, AOPA *For more information on the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association and the issues that aff ect your fl ying go to www.aopa.org today. OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2017 MIDWEST FLYER MAGAZINE 3 September-2017-Advertorial_7.25x9.875.indd 1 9/18/17 5:46 PM Vol. 39. No. 6 ContentsContents ISSN: 0194-5068 OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2017 ON THE COVER: A Piper Super Cub at a deer camp on the Engelbrecht farm, east of Alexandria, Minnesota. Brad Thornberg Photo IDWEST FLYER AGAZINE OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2017 HEADLINES M AOPA President Returns To Home Field, Now New & Improved! ............................ 20 Piper’s Deliveries & Revenue Continue Upward Trend In Q2 2017 .......................... 30 Kaplan Resigns From National Aviation Hall of Fame ............................................... 36 Daher Brings Morane-Saulnier Type L Parasol Aeroplane To EAA AirVenture Oshkosh .................................................................................. 39 Apollo 11 Command Module Makes Another Journey .............................................. 40 Wipaire Helps Fulfill Aircraft Needs of Mission Aviation Fellowship International ..... 41 Private Airport Owner Hosts Fly-In Without Fear of Liability ..................................... 52 New Unmanned Aircraft Systems Research Facility At UND Aerospace.................. 55 Duluth Area Students Receive 2017 Apollo Gilruth Continuum Award Published For & By The Midwest Aviation Community Since 1978 For Academic Excellence ....................................................................................... 55 midwestflyer.com ForeFlight Introduces New Dual-Band ADS-B Receiver ........................................... 56 MFM OctNov2017 issue.indd 1 9/17/17 10:49 AM Fighter Ace Robin Olds Honored In New Uflytv Documentary .................................. 62 COLUMNS AOPA Great Lakes Regional Report - Covering The Great Lakes Region For You! - by Kyle Lewis ................................ 21 Ask Pete! - by Pete Schoeninger ................................................................................ 8 Aviation Law - On Your Side - Whose Letter of Authorization Is It Anyway? - by Greg Reigel .............................. 10 Dialogue - The Future of State Aviation Trade Groups - by Dave Weiman................ 5 From AOPA Headquarters - Flying and Chewing Gum - by Mark Baker .................. 19 High On Health - Certification Speed-Up - by Dr. Bill Blank, M.D. ............................ 24 25 Instrument Flight - The Procedure Turn… When & How? Circle-To-Land Approaches… Safe or Unsafe? - by Michael J. “Mick” Kaufman .. 11 MnDOT Aeronautics Bulletin - by Cassandra Isackson & Dan McDowell ................. 46 Pilot Proficiency - Technical Advances Enriched By Manufacturer Representatives At AirVenture 2017 - by Harold Green ........................................ 17 WisDOT Aeronautics Report - by Hal Davis & Meredith Alt ...................................... 42 FEATURES EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2017 – “The Year of the Bomber” - by Jim LaMalfa ......... 25 33 The EAA/DAHER International Scholarship Experience - by Michelle Peterson ...... 31 Wheels & Wings – A Year In The Making! - by Dave Weiman .................................. 33 Remembering An Air Racing Legend - by Michael J. “Mick” Kaufman ...................... 35 One Man’s Affection For Stinsons - by Dave Weiman .............................................. 38 Clarification On Minnesota Fuel Tax Sought & Clarified - by Jim Hanson ................ 50 Oklahoma’s Lake Eufaula – Fly-in/Camp-out - by Yasmina Platt .............................. 53 National Science Foundation Selects Northland To Lead Large Drone Education Initiative Project - by Jonathan Beck ................. 54 38 SECTIONS Aircraft .............................................. 30 Minnesota Aviation Industry News ....... 50 At Our Airports ................................. 33 Minnesota Education Section ............... 54 Calendar .......................................... 58 New Products & Services ..................... 56 Classifieds ........................................ 60 People In The News ............................ 35 Destinations ..................................... 53 Scholarships ......................................... 16 Education ......................................... 31 Vintage Aircraft ..................................... 38 Fly-Ins & Airshows ........................... 25 WATA Difference .................................. 52 52 Midwest Seaplane Pilot ................... 41 4 OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2017 MIDWEST FLYER MAGAZINE Dialogue The Future of State Aviation Trade Groups by Dave Weiman to enter the military. Some 435,165 Americans, including men, women idwest Flyer Magazine has and minorities, learned to fly under CPTP, including been working with state such notables as combat pilot, test pilot, and astronaut, aviation trade groups since the U.S. Senator John Glenn; Medal of Honor recipient and publicationM was founded in 1978, and World War II ace, Maj. Richard Bong; triple ace, Col. Bud has seen a gradual decline in participation Anderson; B-24 Liberator pilot, U.S. Senator and 1972 among many member businesses Presidential candidate, George McGovern; Women beginning in the early 1990s. Airforce Service Pilot (WASP), Dora Dougherty; and Most of these organizations got Tuskegee Airman, Maj. Robert W. Deiz. The CPTP achieved started during World War II when general its primary mission, as told by Dominick Pisano in his aviation flight schools were involved in training military book, To Fill the Skies with Pilots. pilots through the Civilian Pilot Training Program (CPTP), Many CPTP and WTS flight schools were full-service sponsored by the United States Government from 1938 - fixed base operations, which was a boom for general aviation. 1944. CPTP had the stated purpose of increasing the number Then, immediately after the war, Cessna, Piper, Beechcraft of civilian pilots, with the underlying motive that they may be and other companies were manufacturing aircraft in record needed for military service should the U.S. enter the war. numbers and this continued throughout the 1980s, and Following the attack on Pearl Harbor when the U.S. many fixed base operators became dealers, adding another first became involved in World War II, CPTP became the source of revenue. General aviation was at an all-time high, War Training Service (WTS) and, from 1942 to 1944, and most state aviation trade groups got their start. Since served primarily as the screening program for potential pilot then, the WTS program has been discontinued, local aircraft candidates. Students would attend classes at colleges and dealerships have been replaced by regional and national universities, and flight training was provided by private flight aircraft service and distribution centers, fuel sales and aircraft schools. 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