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Read about Piper’s first pure, jet-powered, turbofan design in the company’s 71-year history beginning on page 6. PiperJet Photo by Carl A. Miller. COLUMNS AOPA Great Lakes Regional Report - by Bill Blake ........................................................................ 24 AOPA Pilot Briefing - by Phil Boyer & Karen Gebhart ..................................................................... 25 Ask Pete - by Pete Schoeninger ..................................................................................................... 48 Aviation Law - by Greg Reigel ......................................................................................................... 10 Published For & By The Midwest Aviation Community Since 1978 Dialogue - by Dave Weiman ............................................................................................................. 4 midwestflyer.com High On Health - by Dr. John Beasley, MD ..................................................................................... 21 MFM Dec08Jan09 Issues.indd 1 10/28/08 5:34:22 PM Instrument Flight - by Dr. Nihad E. Daidzic, Ph.D ........................................................................... 47 Minnesota Aeronautics Bulletin - by Gary Workman & Dan McDowell ........................................... 32 Wisconsin Aeronautics Report - by Jeffery Taylor ........................................................................... 36 HEADLINES SECTIONS Piper Unveils Its First Pure Jet To Public .......................................................................................... 6 Aircraft .....................................................17 EAA Seeks GA Relief From Proposed Canada ELT Rule ............................................................... 13 Airports ....................................................19 Sonex Comments On Proposed Changes To 51 Percent Rule ...................................................... 13 Awards & Recognition .............................46 Minnesota Aviation Organizations Work To Restore $15 Million To State Airports Fund ................ 53 Books .......................................................22 Calendar ..................................................49 FEATURES Classifieds ...............................................60 The Development of HondaJet Continues - by Dave Weiman ........................................................ 14 Destinations .............................................27 One Zero Charlie - by Rebecca Jensen .......................................................................................... 19 Education .................................................54 Civil Air Patrol Invades Camp Lincoln - by Jim Bildilli ..................................................................... 23 Fly-Ins & Air Shows .................................28 Where To Go: Owatonna - by Karen Workman ............................................................................... 27 Government Regulations .........................13 Chippewa Valley Airshow… For The Scouts, For The Community! - by Geoff Sobering ................ 28 Industry News ..........................................39 The Pietschs – A Family of Fliers - by Jennifer Dame ..................................................................... 29 Legislation ...............................................53 Going For A Ride With Air Show Performer, Kent Pietsch - by Geoff Sobering .............................. 31 Let’s Fly & Dine........................................56 Angel Flight Central Helps Take The Pain Out of Illness - by Dan Mayworm ................................. 44 Letters To The Editor ...............................26 Monaco Air Duluth Donates Cirrus SR20 To Lake Superior College - by Dave Weiman ................ 54 MATA Minnesota Aviation Industry News 50 Big Jump Over North Dakota - by Nick Halseth .............................................................................. 57 People In The News ................................42 Mike Love – CFI, Charter Pilot, Aerobatic Instructor - by Ed Leineweber ....................................... 58 WATA Difference ......................................40 Father’s Day In August - by David Stack......................................................................................... 59 The Manuels – Passing On The Gift of Flight - by Allen Penticoff ................................................... 62 Dialogue and airport manager, and stays up to date on the market and market trends. From Professor To Pete… Another column in this issue includes the “AOPA Great Lakes Regional Report” by Bill Blake (page 24). Bill’s Information From The Experts! background as a military pilot, lawyer, association executive, and by Dave Weiman former director of the Illinois Division of Aeronautics, as well n this issue of Midwest Flyer Magazine, as an aircraft owner, gives him insight on both state and federal you will learn about the pilot skills once government, which helps him to represent general aviation Irequired to fly on instruments from Dr. interests. Nihad E. Daidzic, Ph.D, chairman of the Aviation Attorney Greg Reigel covers the entire gamut of Aviation Department at Minnesota State aviation law in his “Aviation Law” column beginning on page University in Mankato, Minnesota. With a 10. Especially noteworthy in this issue is his recommendations background in mechanical engineering, and an on dealing with Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Airline Transport Pilot Certificate, combined National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) accident with having worked at the National Aeronautics & Space investigators during his presentation at the Minnesota Aviation Administration (NASA), Dr. Daidzic challenges our minds on the Trades Association (MATA) Conference (see page 52). topic of “Time-Distance-Speed-Angle” problem solving in our Keeping with the “accident” theme, Dr. John Beasley in his “Instrument Flight” column beginning on page 47. column “High On Health” shares his personal experience as Immediately following Dr. Daidzic’s column on page 48 is a pilot involved in an accident. He says that the psychological “Ask Pete,” a more casual, sometimes humorous advice column aftermath of an accident may be worse than the accident itself. on the topic of aircraft ownership, and other aviation topics. Read more beginning on page 21. Columnist Pete Schoeninger has been around the patch a few We welcome your comments on this and other issues of times as an aircraft salesman and broker, fixed base operator, Midwest Flyer Magazine via email at [email protected]. q 4 DECEMBER 2008/JANUARY 2009 MIDWEST FLYER MAGAZINE Piper Unveils Its First Pure Jet To Public by Dave Weiman VEROBrackett_Dec04 BEACH, FLA. 12/22/04 – Aside 5:34 from PM displays Page 1 of the mockup, Piper Aircraft did not showcase the prototype of its new PiperJet to anyone until September 16, when dealers and Piper customers were invited to a special unveiling KEEP ‘EM FLYING WITH NEWTON BRACKETT Fuel & Service TOWBARS Serving CESSNA 150 IOWA l MINNESOTA l MISSOURI THRU GULFSTREAM V 877-999-1201 • 100LL • Pre-Blended Jet Fuel • Full or Split Loads Available