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SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
* Sport Pilot Rule Changes Finally Take Effect
* Canada's Ruling On Requiring 406-MHz Emergency Locator Transmitters (ELTs)
* General Aviation Industry Prepares For An Unleaded Future
August / September 2010 Issue
August/September 2010 Cover
 
ON THE COVER:
An F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 115th Fighter Wing of the Wisconsin Air National Guard. Photo by Joseph M. Oliva, AvPhoto.

SECTIONS:
Calendar...5
Classifieds... 6
Destinations...17
Let's Fly & Dine...44
Minnesota Aeronautics Bulletin...48
Minnesota Aviation Industry News...50
Youth & Aviation...32
WATA Difference...45
Wisconsin Aeronautics Report...46

HEADLINES:
Newspaper Columnist Editorializes On What Happens
When A Community Does Not Support Its Local Airport...13

COLUMNS:
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

Aviation Law - by Greg Reigel
    NTSB Adds Aircraft Accident/Incident Notification & Reporting Requirements...8

Dialogue - by Dave Weiman
    Good Things Happening In Aviation - Be Proud & Enjoy!...5

Flight Safety - by Michael Love
    Aerobatic Training Can Make You A Better & Safer Pilot...9

Guest Editorial - by Craig Fuller
    Getting The Lead Out...15

High On Health - by Dr. John Beasley, MD
    Drug Half-Life - Why It Matters...16

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 Finallly 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 Shapiro...28
* Girls Day At The Airport - by Karen Workman...32
* Wondering Where The Future of Aviation Is? Wonder No More!
    - by Jim Bidilli...33
* Pilot Has Passion For Flight Training, But Loves Cows Too!
    - by Dave Weiman...50
* Fly-Ins & Air Shows:

  • Perserverance Pays Off For Organizers of Thunder On The Lakeshore! - by Geoff Sobering...34
  • Middleton-Morey Fly-In Provides Strong Derfense 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
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