IDWEST FLYERAUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2010 M AGAZINE Published For & By The Midwest Aviation Community Since 1978 midwestflyer.com Turbine Comfort Zone If you want to stay in your comfort zone, but while cruising at 31,000 feet and with an approach speed slow enough to land on most runways, the TBM 850 from DAHER-SOCATA is for you. Nearly as quick as a light jet, but at a fraction of the cost, the TBM 850 offers substantially more payload and range. Featuring outstanding dependability and ease of handling, the TBM 850 is powered by the Pratt & Whitney PT6A turbine engine and equipped with state-of-the-art Garmin G1000 avionics. The TBM 850’s luxuriously-appointed cabin and distinctive European styling raise the bar even further. We invite you to take the controls for an unforgettable experience, flight after flight. Contact your nearest TBM 850 distributor: www.tbm850.com Tel: (954) 893-1400 (USA) +33 5 62 41 73 01 (International) Delivering performance since 1911 AD OSHKOSH.indd 1 09/07/10 20:17 H ONDAJET MIDWEST Turbine Comfort Zone If you want to stay in your comfort zone, but while cruising at 31,000 feet and with an approach speed slow enough to land on most runways, the TBM 850 from DAHER-SOCATA is for you. Nearly as quick as a light jet, but at a fraction of the cost, the TBM 850 offers substantially more payload and range. Featuring outstanding dependability and ease of handling, the TBM 850 is powered by the Pratt & Whitney PT6A turbine engine and equipped with state-of-the-art Garmin G1000 avionics. The TBM 850’s luxuriously-appointed cabin and distinctive European styling raise the bar even further. We invite you to take the controls for an unforgettable experience, flight after flight. Contact your nearest TBM 850 distributor: www.tbm850.com THE JET. REDEFINED. ENGINEERE D FOR PE RFORMANCE . DESIGNE D FOR DESIRE . BUILT FOR PE RFE CTION. EXPERIE NCE HONDAJE T. INTE RNATIONAL AIRP ORT, D E S MOINES , IOWA 50321 877.686.0028 • HONDAJETMIDWEST.COM Tel: (954) 893-1400 (USA) +33 5 62 41 73 01 (International) Delivering performance since 1911 © 2008 Honda Aircraft Company, Inc. AD OSHKOSH.indd 1 09/07/10 20:17 MidwestHondaJet_Feb09.indd 1 1/12/09 5:07:52 PM Vol. 32. No. 5 ContentsContents ISSN: 0194-5068 ON THE COVER: An F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 115th Fighter Wing of the Wisconsin Air National Guard. General aviation pilots are welcome to fly into the Volk Field Air National Guard Base in Camp Douglas, Wisconsin, for the Volk Field Fly-In & Open House, Saturday, August 21, 2010, 0800 to 1600. Fly-in aircraft are required to pre-register with Volk IDWEST FLYERAUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2010 Field, and radios are also required (UHF/VHF). To register call 1-800-972-8673. For additional M AGAZINE open house information call 608-427-1899. The Wisconsin Department of Transportation, Bureau of Aeronautics, and the FAAST Team, will host VFR, IFR and aircraft maintenance seminars throughout the day. For seminar information contact Jeff Taylor with the Wisconsin Bureau of Aeronautics at 608-266-7347. Photo by Joseph M. Oliva, AvPhoto. HEADLINES Newspaper Columnist Editorializes On What Happens When A Community Does Not Support Its Local Airport ..........................................13 Published For & By The Midwest Aviation Community Since 1978 COLUMNS midwestflyer.com Ask Pete - by Pete Schoeninger Why Would Anyone Want/Need A Ferry Permit? .....................................................44 AOPA Great Lakes Regional Report - by Bill Blake Statewide Aviation Coalition Holds Great Promise ...................................................14 SECTIONS Aviation Law - by Greg Reigel Calendar ..........................................58 NTSB Adds Aircraft Accident/Incident Notification & Reporting Requirements ......... 8 Classifieds .......................................60 Dialogue - by Dave Weiman Destinations .....................................17 Good Things Happening In Aviation… Be Proud & Enjoy! ........................................ 5 Let’s Fly & Dine................................44 Flight Safety - by Michael Love Aerobatic Training Can Make You A Better & Safer Pilot .......................................... 9 Minnesota Aeronautics Bulletin .......48 Guest Editorial - by Craig Fuller Minnesota Aviation Industry News ..50 Getting The Lead Out .............................................................................................. 15 Youth & Aviation ..............................32 High On Health - by Dr. John Beasley, MD WATA Difference .............................45 Drug Half-Life – Why It Matters ................................................................................ 16 Wisconsin Aeronautics Report ........46 Minnesota Aeronautics Bulletin - by Christopher Roy Alan Hoffert Joins FAA Safety Team (FAAST) In Minnesota .................................. 48 Hyperbolic Positioning: The Way of the Future ....................................................... 48 Good News For General Aviation ............................................................................ 49 Sport Pilot – Light Sport Aircraft The Light Sport Repairman: A Story of Alchemy & The Peanut - by John Craparo ........................................................................... 52 Sport Pilot Rule Changes Finally Take Effect - by Ed Leineweber ..................................................................................................... 55 Wisconsin Aeronautics Report - by Jeffery Taylor What Is NextGen & What Does It Mean To Me? ................................................................................................................................ 46 FEATURES Home Away From Home In A TBM - by Guilherme Schmidt .................................................................................................................. 17 Door County For Fall Colors .................................................................................................................................................................... 25 Wings of Hope - by Melissa Kinsey ......................................................................................................................................................... 26 Taking Flight… Young Aviators Camp Gives Students Lessons In Flight & Life - by Steve Schapiro .................................................... 28 Girls Day At The Airport - by Karen Workman......................................................................................................................................... 32 Wondering Where The Future of Aviation Is? Wonder No More! - by Jim Bildilli .................................................................................... 33 Pilot Has Passion For Flight Training, But Loves Cows Too! - by Dave Weiman ................................................................................... 50 Fly-Ins & Air Shows • Perseverance Pays Off For Organizers of Thunder On The Lakeshore! - by Geoff Sobering ......................................................... 34 • Middleton-Morey Fly-In Provides Strong Defense For GA ............................................................................................................... 36 • Field of Dreams Air Show… A Tribute To Veterans - by Wayne Flury ............................................................................................. 38 • Performer Pride Prevails At Price County Fly-In & Air Show ........................................................................................................... 39 • North American B-25 Mitchells Gather For 68th Doolittle Reunion - by George Larson .................................................................. 41 4 AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2010 MIDWEST FLYER MAGAZINE Dialogue Good Things Happening In Aviation… Be Proud & Enjoy! by Dave Weiman commended. We have a number of reports on fly-ins and air shows ust when I hear someone talking in this issue, and as one airport manager told me, “a fly-in about the decrease in pilot or air show is the one time of the year we can showcase numbers, I am reminded of all our airports and the benefits of aviation to the non-flying Jof the good efforts being made by public.” Those aircraft owners that encourage kids and individuals like you, aviation groups, adults to touch, and even sit in their planes at these events, businesses and airports to promote are to be commended. See our “Calendar” of events in aviation. There is SO MUCH being this issue and online at www.MidwestFlyer.com for an done to promote aviation that most of us ever-changing listing of upcoming fly-ins and air shows. can take great pride in our involvement. Wondering where the future of aviation is? Wonder In this issue, we have an article about a women’s no more! Meet Sabrina Gonzalez Pasterski of Chicago in pilot group in Minnesota that started a “Girls Day At The this issue. At age 9, she decided to learn to fly and took Airport” to encourage school-age girls to explore aviation. flying lessons in Canada due to that country’s lower age I would be very surprised if at least a couple of these kids restrictions. Then in 2006, at age 12, she started building did not take flying lessons, especially if they continue to a Zenith CH 601XL and completed it in 2008. Sabrina be mentored, which can be so important in achieving one’s was recognized by the Illinois Aviation Trades Association pilot certificate. (IATA) at the Illinois Aviation Conference this spring What could be more fun than to be a teenager and attend for her accomplishments, and will be heading to