TABLE OF CONTENTS Volume 33, Number 11 650-358-9908 •Fax: 650-358-9254 •E-mail: [email protected] •www.inflightusa.com July 2017 ON THE COVER COVER STORY PHOTO FINISH SCHEYDEN IS THE NEW FLYING HIGH AND LONE STAR SPONSORING SCOTT FLIGHT MUSEUM “SCOOTER”YOAK PREPPING THEIR DIGS By Annamarie Buonocore By Douglas Owens Story starts on Page 4 Story on Page 49 Cover courtesy of Scheyden Eyewear NEWS COLUMNS FAA Establishes Drone I.D. Rulemaking Committee..........................8 FEATURES AF Fighter Pilots of the Year Announced ..........................................10 Flying With Faber: Western Nebraska – A formidable Land, Then and Now By Stuart J. Faber ......................29 Legislation: GA Favors Not Privatizing ATC......................................13 Editorial: Privatization In On The Way By Ed Downs ..................................................................6 Elwell Appointed FAA Deputy Administrator ....................................20 Safe Land ings: The Complexities and Mystique of AirVenture: Vintage in Review Schedule Announced ......................24 Volez, Voguez, Voyagez is a Love Letter to the Gold Age Metroplexes................................................................40 of Aviation AirVenture: Daily Air Show Schedule Announced ..........................25 By Mark Rhodes............................................................10 Homebuilder’s Workshop: Brave New World ALPA and WomenVenture at AirVenture ............................................26 Flying Across the Pond By Ed Wischmeyer ............................................42 ‘Take Me Home Huey” on Display at EAA Museum ........................27 By David Brown ............................................................16 Col. Mark Smith Named CAP’s Next CEO..........................................33 AERO Friedrichshafen 2017 in Review: Essential DEPARTMENTS Wyoming Wings and Wheels Show Slated for Aug. 19....................39 Stopover For Aviators Calendar of Events ..........................................................3 Schweiss Doors Rescues Florida Hangar Owner ............................44 By Mike Taylor ..............................................................34 Letters to the Editor ......................................................25 Duke Energy to Sponsor Sebring Expo 2018....................................45 Flying Low and Slow, A Few Years Back Classifieds ......................................................................48 By Bert Botta ................................................................43 AOPA Names Winners of Flight Training Scholarships ..................46 Index of Advertisers ......................................................50 34 In Flight USA Celebrating 33 Years July 2017 AERO | FRIEDRICHSHAFEN 2017: ESSENTIAL STOPOVER FOR AVIATORS By Mike Taylor Friedrichshafen, IATA code FDH), access to the airfield is limited to arrival/departure imply AERO, the European event passengers from elsewhere–one example that is all about general aviation, of why it’s different. Pleasure flying such celebrated its 25th anniversary as around-the-patch and demo flights are SfromApril 5–8, 2017. AERO hosted 700- not part of AERO, with one exception – plus exhibits of airplanes, and then some. the Zeppelin airship. The trade show is a well established, Housed in a large hangar at the air- essential stopover for aviators. field’s center, the Zeppelin makes fre- While AERO is billed as “The Global quent roundtrips allowing passengers a Show for General Aviation,” a more apt unique tour of the Alpine region. Flights description in 2017 might have been “The range from half an hour to two hours with European Show for General Aviation.” fares priced from €215 to €810 ($240- Because while European aviators were Siemens displayed the all-electric eFusion, a first of its kind aerobatic trainer designed $900). Despite the separation between gathered for AERO at Bodensee-Airport and built by Magnus Aircraft in Hungary. (Mike Taylor) exhibition center and airfield, flying-in in in Friedrichshafen, Germany, many of tors were well-provisioned with everything gliders and pilot accessories. The collec- one’s own plane is very practical and their counterparts from around the globe, from aircraft to training to attire, more than tion was a sideshow to the Rennsport, growing in popularity. and particularly in the U.S., were taking 34,000 participants turned up exchanging Motor, Freizeit exhibition (German for part in similar exercises at Sun ‘n Fun on products, ideas, and camaraderie. Racing, Motor, Leisure). AERO later Airshow Lakeland Linder Airport in Florida. Still, AERO 2017 proved to be the largest became a show in its own right, adding AERO remains the grandest of its kind ever since its start in 1977. At a glance, business and general aviation segments 2017 was unique for AERO in that across the Atlantic. the show looks a lot like an AirVenture or plus avionics, maintenance, and services. the show did feature an actual airshow, in Sun ‘n Fun; it is indeed similar. However, Today, it’s “the world’s leading exhibi- celebration of its 25th anniversary. The What to See AERO has a different feel than the big tion for innovation in general aviation,” brief aerobatic performance took place celebrations you’ll find in the U.S. according to its planners – a title likely to on Saturday, which offered excellent Flieger fascinations at AERO 2017 badger a few eagles in Wisconsin. weather. Initially scheduled to perform included something from every class of History of AERO were Walter Eichhorn in his North winged vehicle. There were ultralights and Airfield American AT-6 Texan, his son Toni gyros, singles and twins, bizjets, rotor- AERO began 40 years ago (early on, Eichhorn in a new North American T-28 wings, gliders, and drones fulfilling pilot’s it was not an annual event). In attendance Although the event takes place adja- Trojan, an all-electric helicopter Volta, fantasies in abundance. Ensuring that avia- then was a small posse of exhibitors, just cent to an airport (Bodensee-Airport Continued on Page 36 36 In Flight USA Celebrating 33 Years July 2017 AERO | Friedrichshafen 2017 Continued from Page 34 More to Offer Henry Bohlig in his MDM-1 Fox glider, and Frank van Houten flew a Sukhoi AERO 2017 offered visitors every- 26MX. The program,AERO-Flightshow, thing imaginable at a general aviation event, was later expanded to include: and it’s done mostly indoors. Activities • Klemm 25, D-EBMX, Ulf Siegert included indoor drone racing, a Tent City • Magnus eFusion, HA-XEF, Fabian (inside a hangar, with dry floors and air con- Gabor ditioning),AvionicsAvenue, an engine area, • Magnus eFusion, HA-XEH, József and e-flight-expo, plus numerous peddlers Gajdán of aircraft-related services and gadgets. • Extra 300 Elektro, D-EPWR, Walter Many exhibitors were the same Extra / Walter Kampsmann names you’ll see at U.S. shows, with the • Volta Elektro Helicopter, F-WALG, addition of some European manufactur- Edouard Maitre or Philippe Antoine ers such as f.u.n.k.e. Avionics and Flybox (aforementioned) (think Dynon), also Becker Avionics and • e-Genius, D-KGEN, Len Schumann AvMap (think Garmin). / Klaus Ohlmann The Chem-Tools (a German maker of cleaning products for cars, airplanes, motorcy- • Antares 23E, D-KVLS, Jochen Polsz cles and boats) brandished North American T-28B Trojan (was on display in Hall A7). Flybox Avionics • T 28 Trojan, N343NA, Toni (Mike Taylor) Eichhorn (aforementioned) exhibits. Upstairs are numerous rooms for resent the incubators of design and devel- Flybox of Italy offers a selection of • T-6 Texan, D-FHGK, Walter conferences, meetings, and press gather- opment in aviation in Europe. digital displays that encompass every- Eichhorn (aforementioned) ings. Here nothing feels cramped. Often misrepresented, there’s more thing from the six-pack and engine watch • SIAI Marchetti, D-EDUR, Ralf than meets the eye with respect to gliders, to electronic controls for autopilot, pro- Niebergall + Sohn mit Modellflugzeug Static Display ultralights, and sport flying in general. peller, and flaps. Their Oblò, the “most • MDM-1 Fox, D-9107, Henry Bohlig For years, EAAers and the “experimen- compact EFIS on the market,” integrates (aforementioned) Despite the luxury of so much indoor tal” side of aviation have infused innova- digital attitude indication, primary flight • Sukhoi, SU-MX 26, Frank van space, AERO also offers outdoor space to tion into the long-in-the-tooth industry. data, and optional autopilot in a compact, Houten (aforementioned) exhibitors. Aircraft on “static display” in This too is happening with the “innova- lightweight instrument sized to fit in a Reinforcing the uniqueness of the 2017 included the recently completed fly- tion class” of aircraft in Europe. standard 3-1/8” cutout. airshow, AERO is chiefly, and historical- ing-example of a Junkers F13. Built by From outside the aviation communi- Additionally, their Vigilus display ly, a business event. Whether or not the Rimowa (the luggage maker), it’s replica ty, perceptions of light and experimental helps to manage engine inputs, while the airshow spectacle continues, we’ll see. of a 1920s classic. There was also a small aircraft range from nuisance to dangerous. larger Flybox Eclipse display unit can However, one need not look too far to collection of military aircraft, helicopters, Among non-aviators there’s a prevailing serve as IES, PFD, or both. Built-in is a find validation that an airshow is more light cabin-class offerings, and