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Volume 41, Number 6 Published bv the S.C. Aeronautics Commission ]une,1989

Rock Hill Develops a Plan f orComplimenting, Nof Competing with CharlotteCities and counties usually

look toward the next decade toprovide clues for planning, but thecity of Rock Hill looked at them-selves.

During their most recent meet-ing S.C. Aeronautics Commission-ers listened intently as Rock Hill of-ficials presented their plans for thefuture.

"The role Rock Hill plays inSouth Carolina's growth is impera-tive," said Rock Hill City ManagerJoe Lanford at the May commis-sion meeting.

"We sought to develop a stra-tegic plan for Rock Hill that com-pliments Charlotte," Lanfordadded.

Armed with the best leaders inthe metropolitan area, Rock Hilltook on the task of developing amaster plan for themselves. But

Rock HillMayor Betty JoRhea greetsAeronauticsCommissionerCurtis Gravesbefore thecommissionmeeting atCity Hall.

instead of keeping a particularbudget and time frame in mind,leaders were instructed to list im-provements regardless of price.What resulted was a comprehen-sive plan to develop and improvethe city dramatically. named"Empowering the Vision".

The "Empowering the Vision"

the FutureS. C. STiiT,:- ? if"?r",rr.f,i\,

plan is segmented into six primarythemes. City officials hope RockHill will be known and promotedas: an educational city, a businesscity, a cultural city, a garden city, anhistorical city and a functional city.

These themes are echoed andrepeated in slick, full-color bro-chures, fliers and annual reportsfor attention getting results.

The city isn't the only areatargetted for growth and develop-ment.

"Airports are getting top prior-ity in this," said Curt Bramblett,project manager for the City ofRock Hill.

"Our airport will carry thoughthis same theme of Empoweringthe Vision," added Bramblett dur-ing the commission meeting.

See Rock Hill's Plan, Page 6

Recreational Pilots LicenseGets Go Ahead

A recreational pilot's certifi- tendedtoprovidealowercostalter-cate established by the Federal native to the private pilot certificateAviation Administration may af- by requiring less training than isfect many South Carolinian pilots currently required for private pilotby encouraging as many as 7,000 certification."new student pilot starts annually. In addition, the publication

According to the Federal Reg- states that the recreational pilot'sister, Vol. 54, No. 59, the recrea- certificate is for those interested intional pilot's certificate is "in- See Recreational , Page 6

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,i;1Fly-ins and Air Shows

Dominate the. SkiesThis month take time to attend

some of the state's air shows andfly-ins. Just some of note are theSoutheastern Aeronca Flv-In andShawfest. Both events wiliprovideyou and your family good, whole-some entertainment, lots of thrills,good food andairshow mementos.

Shawfest is slated for June 10 atShaw Air Force Base in Sumter andwill feature military demonstra-tions and displays, including F-16

South C-arolina Aeronautics Commission offices are at Columbia MehopolitanAitport. Maiting Address: Post Office Drawer 280068, Columbia, South Caro-1ina,29228. Phons (803) 739-5400.

Fighting Falcons, and an RF-4CPhantom II.

The Aeronca Fly-In scheduledfor June 16-18 at Woodward Fieldpromises to be full of brightly-painted Aeroncas, antique aircraftand aviation historians.

But no matter how you planyour vacation, go to air shows andfly-ins. You'Il get to see some beau-tiful aircraft and have lots of fun allat the same time.

PALMETTO AVIATION is an officialpublication of the South Carolina Aero-nautics Commission. It is designed toinform members of the aviation com-munity, and others interested in avia-tion, of local developments in aviationand aviation facilities, and to keep read-ers abreast of national and internationaltrends in aviation.The Aeronautics Commission is a stateagency created in 1935 by the SouthCarolina General Assembly to fosterand promote air commerce in the state.

Canoll A. CampbellGovernor

Commissioners:

Edwin S. Pearlstine, fr., ChairmanCharleston

Jim Hamilton, Vice ChairmanColumbia

Fred Eugene RachelsChester

Curtis GravesDenmark

Richard McClellionAnderson

Wallace A. Mullinax, Sr.Greenville

Charles ApplebyFlorence

Ex-Officio Memberc:

Sen. Isadore LourieColumbia

Rep. Olin R. PhillipsGaffney

Staff:

n W. Hamilton

Helen F. MunnerlvnEditor

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Cornerstone AviationBegins Construction & RemodelingCornerstone Aviation, Inc., a

fixed based operation at the Green-ville Downtown Airport has an-nounced a S500,000 constructionprogram to remodel two existinghangars and construct a new fuelstorage facility.

One of the remodeled hangarswill be used exclusively for corpo-rate flight crews needing a separatepassenger lobby, flight crew of-fices, and heated hangar space foraircraft storage.

'nVhen completed in Mid-Mapthis corporate hangar will be one ofthe nicest in the southeast," saidCornerstone Aviation President,Iarry lackson, "and it will furtherenhance our efforts to bring addi-

tional corporate aircraft to theDowntown Airport."

According to a press release,one other hangar is now being re-modeled so that Cornerstone'sMaintenance Operation, a full linePiper Service Center, will havemore room to operate.

Cornerstone's MaintenanceOperation is an FAA repairstation,and the mechanics are factorytrained to work on single enginesthrough corporate jets.

As part of theconstruction pro-gram, a new fuel storage facility isbeing built to comply with the newEPA regulations.

All construction projects areexpected to be competed byJune 1.

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CalendarJune 10

Shawfest'89Shaw AFBSumter, SC

]une 11Breakfast ClubBamberg Airport

|une 12-18Confederate Air ForceWWII B-29 andB-2[On DisplayConerstone AviationGreenville Downtown

fune 16-18Southeast Aeronca Fly-InBreakfast ClubCamden

|une 19-20SC Ag. Aviation Assn.Calibration Fly-InWayside FarmsBishopville, SC

lune22-23SCAACalibration Fly-InBarnwell County Airport

|une 25Breakfast ClubDabbs FieldSumter County

|uly 9Breakfast ClubDarlington County

luly t2-16L,awyer-Pilots AssociationThe Grand HotelMackinac Isliand, Mich.

fuly 16BreaKast ClubShaw Field (Special)

|uly 23

SCAC CommissionersApproa e Airp ort Improv ements

One helicopter landing pad fundedOver $5. 2 million in total fund-

ing grants were approved by theSouth Carolina Aeronautics Com-mission at its monthly meeting inRock Hill.

The following airports receivedfunding for projects from the SouthCarolina Aeronautics Commis-sion: Greenwood County Airport,Myrtle Beach Jetport, Columbia-Owens Downtown Airport, Rich-land Memorial Hospital andWoodward Field.

The state Aeronautics Commis-sion held the regular monthlymeeting in Rock Hill at City Hallwhere commissioners today ap-proved 9332,665 for airport proj-ects.

When completed, these proj-ects will generate over $5.2 millionin total funding costs when com-bined with federal grants and localand state aid.

Commission Vice Chairmanjim Hamilton of Columbia an-nounced the following allocations:

.Woodward Field (KershawCounty) - $8,920.50 for replacingold non-directional beacons with aNDB transmitter;

.Myrtle Beach fetport

Contaminated OilThat's Easily SolvedWhen changing your oil, cau-

tion should be the rule not to con-taminate your oil system.

The oil cap seals used on newplastic bottles have also presentedsome problems that the old onesdid not. There are reports of sealssticking to the oil container. Thismay mean that plastic seals may beintroduced into the oil systems.

The plastic type seals are notthe only culprits in oil contamina-tion, foil seals are a problem, too.

$256,562 approved for strengthen-ing runway 17/35;

. Richland Memorial Hospital

- 977,149 granted for helicopterlanding pad constructed on hospi-tal grounds;

. Columbia-Owens Down-town Airport- $45,745 grantedfor constructing 400 ft. full strengthrunway stopways (ovemrns) oneach runway;

. Greenwood County Airport -$4,288.55 was approved for reha-bilitating and restoring pavement,which was installed in the early'1,940's;

The Myrtle Beach ]etport proiect was funded with five percentlocal and state money and 90 per-cent with funds from the FederalAviation Administration.

The funding for the remainingprojects was from 50 percent stateand 50 percent local sponsorsources.

In addition to usual depart-ment reports, the Commission alsoheard reports on the statewide heli-pad and beacon systems, the 1989Airports Conference and a presen-tation on Rock Hill's future plans,"Empowering the Vision."

is a Problem

Before pouring oil from a con-tainer with a foil-type seal, theENTIRE seal should be removed.Never puncture and pour.

Use of a funnel with a screen isthe best method to avoid oil con-tamination . If your funnel does nothave a screen, you can use a paintfilter.

One leading oil manufacurerhas recognized this as a potentialproblem and is working on a newseal to alleviate this situation.

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Warbirds:A Society For the Very Special

Fun loving and ftrll of life areways to describe Warbirds. But nomatter what words you trjr to tackon them one thing is certain: War-birds are very special.

They are devoted to their var-ied aircraft and memories of flyt.gin America's wars and conflicts.

The Warbirds of America,Spartanburg Chapter held theirannual scramble at the Spar-tanburg Downtown Airport re-cently for fellowship, gossip andreminiscing. The twoday meetingfeatured a'real Carolina barbecue',vintage aircraft display and a fly-incompete with an F-16 from ShawAir Force Base and an F-14 fromMcEntire ANG.

Many Warbirds enjoy owningand piloting rebuilt aircraft fromtheir war duties. One owner/pilotis Dick Dieter, a Southbend, lndi-ana podiatrist, who has refur-bished aT-28 A Model, circa 1949.

"I bought it in Atlantain1,973,and it had been abandoned," saidDieter, who was proud of his well-polished aircraft.

'nVhen I got it, it had about 890on the airframe and I've put over1800 hours on since then," said theIndiana podiatrist, who often takeshis wife, Jeannie, along.

Dieter admitted he loves totravel, '1 go anywhere they'll buymy gas from Florida on up. But inwinter I wually put the plane tobed from November to March."

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Dick Dieter proudly displays hisT-28 A Model at the Scramble.

Bill Brittain from Spartanburgwas also on hand to display hishalf-sized model of a P-51.

Brittain flew a P-51 similar tothe scaled model he built. "Ofcourse, the one I flew in World WarII was built in the 1940's."

Brittain is still awaiting FAAapproval, so he can fly his warplane which is built from woodwith fiberglass exterior. Brittainexplained that he began building aP-51 from scratch, but he had heardof someone building oneinSeattle,Washington. Brittain flew to Se.attle and bought the other unfin-ished P-51. 'nVe had to disassembleit and it flew by rail car across theUnited States," said the dry-wittedBrittain. '1 guess I've done about 55to 60 percent of the work on it."

Brittain is like most Warbirds,in addition to a P-51, he has flown

Bill Brittainexplains thefiner points ofhis home-built scaledmodel of aP-51. Brittainonce flewP-51's inwwu.

many aircraft such as, aP-40,P-47,P-63, an AT-6,a BT-13, a PT-19 anda C-45 .

The Warbirds' SpartanburgChapter was formed over 18 yearsago, as Bill Brittain remembers,'nVhen Hubert Hendrix, myselfand Al Willis were sitting at thePiedmont Club one day and foundout that Hubert had flown 51's inthe War, Willis had flown variousaircraft and I had flown, too."

But as some organizations do,in coming years/ had some slumps.

Bill Hope, a member of theWarbirds and an organizer of theScramble, added, 'nVe were alldying off. You know we're notgetting any younger. We knew thatwe ought to re-activate the War-birds so we could get together aslong as we could."

"h 1987, we held a hangarparty with two AT's, a T-34 and awhiskey keg...and, oh, some 'airraid yellour'," said Hope. "lastyear we were incorporated withthe Secretary of State's Office."

Attendance at all Warbirdsfunctions are up too, added Hope.last year they served over 200plates of barbecue and this year/sattendance should top last years.

With over 5500 Warbirds ofAmerica around the U.S., it shouldnot surprise you to know that theythink of themselves as a close-knit,fun-loving group.

"Oh, wdre just a bunch of hell-raisers," interjected Dick Dieter.

"I know the hotel we're stayingat will be glad to see us go until nextyear," said ]eannie, Dieter's wife.

But the comment that summedup what being a Warbird is allabout came from Bill Hope whosaid, 'nVe get together, talk aboutthings, drink a little 'air raid yellow'and re-fight the war. And the wargets bigger and better each year."

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The Civil Air PatrolCadets Speak Out at Speak-.O'ff

Everyone does it. And some-times you do it without thinkingabout it first.

What is it? Why, talking, Ofcourse.

TheSouth Carolina Wing of theCivil Air Patrol recently held itsannual Speak-Off bringing out thebest and brightest public speakers.

Many cadets competed in theWing contest in March. But thewinner of the Wing contest got achance to compete in an even big-ger contest of skill at the MiddleEast Region Speak-Off in Charlotte.

Competitors were judged on

basic public speaking skills in theImpromptu category. During thisevent, contestants were given atopic and one minute to prepare athree to five-minute speech.

A group of judges from Toast-masters, a nationallyknown publicspeaking organization, graded thecontestants according to the rulesof the Toastmasters organization.

Cadet Steven L. Senfofthe Lex-ington Composite Squadron wasthe winner in the S.C. Wing compe-tition. Cadet Senf went on to com-pete in the Middle East RegionSpeak-Off held in Charlotte at the

end of April.Cadet Senf placed second in the

Middle East Region Speak-Off.Steve's subject during the Wing

competition was'"What Does CAPMean to Me?."

Cadet Senf is a Senior at Lexing-ton High School and will enter theUnited States Air Force in August.He is the Cadet Commander of theLexington Squadron and has re-ceived the Billy Mitchell Award. Inaddition, Senf will receive theEarhart Award in August. He is theson of Mr. and Mrs. Drane Senf ofLexington, S.C.

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June 17 - Wing Workday|une 24 - Observer Trainingluly 2 -8 - Regional Staff

College|uly9-CommandersCall|uly 15 - CAP/FAA check

pilot standardizationJuly 16 - Wing Workdayluly 23-29 -Encampment

Charleston AFB

tional Capital Wing. This yea/swinner will also be eligible to com-pete in the National Search andRescue Competition held inWhiteman AFB, MO.

Some SC Wing members whoattended the competition were:LTC's Amanda Anderson, WilliamBell, Howell ]effords, MAJ CordyWilliamson, Capts. james Barnard,E. joseph Dalfiume, Jr., Jerry A.George, 1Lt. Delores Rucker, andSM Roger Rucker.

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The Civil Air Patrol is alwaysvigilant. And with this vigilancecomes preparation, organizationand practice.

Part of this preparation is par-ticipating in the Search and RescueCompetition. One Middle EastRegion competition held recentlywas in Fort Pickett, VA in whichthe SC Wing participated.

The competition is held annu-ally to determine the best wing inthe Middle East Region for furthercompetition on a national level.

The Middle East Region iscomprised of seven wings: WestVirginia, Maryland, Delaware,Virginia, North Carolina, SouthCarolina and the District of Colum-

bia.The SC Wing takes its role in the

CAP seriously and takes this com-petition veryseriously, as it reflectson our jobs in Search and RescueMissions.

The competition determinesthe best team in each of three cate-gories: Aircrew, Ground Team andMission Coordinator Staff. Also, anoverall winner will be announced.

The evaluations are similar to agraded search and rescue from theAir Force. The Air Force MiddleEast Region Liaison staff hosted theMER SAR competition and also asthe evaluators.

The overall winner of thisyea/s competition was the Na-

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Rock Hill's Plan Is Tailor-madeContinued from Page 1

'"VVe had the first designated re-liever airport for CharlotteDouglas Airport and the 19th larg-est airport hub in the' county,"bragged Bramblett.

Among additions and im-provements to Rock Hill's BryantField are the acquisition of 50 acresof land, a parallel taxiway, mainte-nance onthesouthern end, taxiwaylighting, runway lighting and im-proved safety and capacity withbetter clear zones, according toBramblett.

But their Airport IndustrialPark is what they ire proudest of.Already the industrial park hasbusinesses locating there withready access to the airport taxiwayand an outside access road.

But for Rock Hill future projectsare the key to successful growth.

As for future projects, Bram-blett said, 'nVe would like to see thecompletion of acquisition of clearzones and a property purchase."

"Of course, we need to fence inthe air field, attract aviation-relatedbusinesses in the airport industrialpark, have a new FBO, a new termi-nal building and participate in theAeronautics Commission's beaconup grade program."

After the presentation and tourof the newly built City Hall, com-missioners and staff were treatedwitha glimpseof what "Empower-ing the Vision" truly means to RockHillians.

At the Belk Center, engineers,planners and artists have put theirthoughts, dreams and plans to-gether to make an impressive dis-play of what Rock Hill may one daybecome. Using topographic maps,and three dimensional color dis-plays, the whole city is mapped outwith tiny trees, newly pavedstreets, shiny buildings and reno-vated houses.

Under the "Empowering theVision" proposals the city's Town

Center Mall, now dark and closed-in, would be used as an airy cul-tural center with active work sta-tions, inexpensive studio space,and retail spaces to encourage ac-tivity.

But no matter what plans aremade or what fancy names are as-cribed to them, Rock Hill is a city onthe move ready to tackle the busi-ness of developing and improvingitself by looking after itself.

John Grant(above) andCurt Bramblett(right) showSCAC staff andcommissionersdisplays aboutthe city's futureplans.

"flying basic, experimental, orhome-built aircraft in close prox-imity to a home airport while in air-space in which communicationwith air traffic control facilities arenot required."

Hangargram. another FAApublication, emphasized that thenew certificate is intended for thoseflying within 50 NM of the homeairport and flying day, VFR.

The new certificate establishesan annual flight review for non-instrument-rated private pilotswith fewer than 400 flight hours.

Pilots who opt to apply for this"entry level" license should beaware that it requires 1 5 hours dualand 15 hours solo; a third classmedical certificate; an annual flightreview until accruing 400 hoursand flight instructor endorsement.

While this certificate may en-

Recreational PilotsIs trt Right for You?Continued from Page 1

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courage more people to learn to fly,it also emphasizes safety by requir-ing pilot applicants to take inten-sive training in basic flying skills,like take-offs and landings, stallsand pilotage.

As in most FAA certificatesthere are many restrictions that willapply to the recreational pilot. Forinstance, they are limited to flightwithin in 50 NM from home ailportat which ground and flight instruc-tion have been received. Pilotsmust carry their logbook with en-dorsement; A 3 SM visibility andvisual reference with the ground atall times. Pilots may not fly atnightand may not enter airspace thatrequires communications withATC.

This new license may be foryou. Ifso, then contact your nearestFAA FSDO office for more details.

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FYI From the FAA

Questions Answeredby the ExpertsQuestions range from new terminalbuildings to deer fences,

This completes the FAA Lis-tening Session held during the1988 S.C. Airports Conferencewhich was designed to give com-plete answers to questions con-cerning today's aviators and air-ports.

O. Can AIP entitlementmoney be transferred from airportto airport or from state to state?

A. AIP entitlement money canbe transferred between primaryairports within the same state butnot between states (with the exception of metropolitan areas fallinginto two or more states.) Sponsorsgiving up money and those receiv-ing it must both be in agreementwith the transfer of funds. Spon-sors are not allowed to place condi-tions on the transfer of AIP monies.

Q. What can be done aboutdeer on airports?

A. Unfortunately, there is noinexpensive solution to this prob-lem. Since most deer on airports areforaging, probably one of the leastexpensive solutioru is to eliminatepossible food sources. Deer alsoneed cover, so elimination of treesand other vegetation has somebenefit. Fencing is also an answer,but an expensive one. Single chain-link fencing should be 8 to 10 feethigh to stop deer from leaping overit. Wildlife experts advise that themost effective fencing is a doublefence, i.e., two fences seperatedbyapredetermined distance. If a deer isable to leap the first fence, it doesnot have sufficient running room tobuild up speed to leap the second.

Q. Where are the new passen-

ger terminal buildings been con-structed during the past severalyears?

A. Raleigh-Durham, N.C.(American Airlines); Louisville,KY; Nashville, TN; Gulfport, MS;San Juan, PR; Fort I^auderdale, FL;West Palm Beach, FL; Tupelo, MS;Mobile, AL.

New terminals are under con-struction at: Wilmington, NC; Sara-sota, FL; Melbourne, FL; Tallahas-see, FL; Pensacola, FL.

Major terminal expansionswere either completed or are underconstruction at: Atlanta/Hartsfield (international con-course); Charlotte, NQ Savannah,GA; Greenville-Spartanburg, SC;Fayetteville, NC; Rocky Mount,NC: Cincinnati (Covington, KY);Miami, FL; Tampa, FL: Orlando, FL

Human Behavior:The Main Cause of Accidents

The following is exerpted froman FAA publication produced bythe Accident Prevention Program.For more information call yournearest FSDO office.

Most aircraft accidents arehighly preventable. Many of themhave one factor in common: Theywere precipitated by some humanfailing rather than some mechani-cal malfunction.

Pilots who lived through accidents generally knew what hadgone wrong. They were oftenaware of the hazards at the timethey elected the "wrong" course ofaction, but in the interest of expedi-ency, cost saving, self-gratification,

or similar irrelevant factors thewrong course of action was never-theless selected.

It is a well-established fact thatour emotional makeup is largelyresponsible for the accidents we getinto. Few of us are mentally ill, butnot many of us are perfectly bal-anced either. The list was as-sembled as a result of an interna-tional study on accident proneness.

The following are a few traitsfrequently found among peopleconsidered quite normal, but per-haps accident prone, are: The self-ish, self-centered, or id-directedperson. The highly competitiveperson. The over-confident, self-as-

sertive person. The people whoexhibit the personality characteris-tics commanly associated withimaturity.

Some traits found in good acci-dent risk personalities are: Thewell-balanced person. The matureand the well-controlled person.

You need not be a genius to besafe. You merely have to be anemotionally stable individual andaccept the notion that you are not inpossession of all the facts for allsituatioru and be willing to acceptthe recommendations of thosewhospecialize in evaluating, assessingand administering aviation proce.dures.

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This Month. . .Inside Palmetto Aviation

. Warbirds scramble at the scramble

. Air shows and fly-ins are coming!

. Recreational pilots license approved

. . . and muclL much more!

Australian-Designed HangarFits into Donaldson Center's Scheme

Haveyoubeen to Donaldson Centerlately?If not, you may want to visitsoon. ThisuniquehangarfacilitywassPecially designed by T Austrialian engineering firm for Lockheed's utilization. According to John Fergusbn, ofDonaldson Center, the hangar was built flat, pushed into the present U-shape, then braced with cross sections.The result is an impressive engineering design which is functional, practical and completely moveable.

This publlcation is printed and distributed by the South Carolina Aeronautics Commission in theinterest of aviation safety and to fosterexpressed in articles creilited to soecil

of responsible a_viati-on r1r the state. The viewpointsexpressed in articlesexpressed in articles-credited to specific sources are presented as the viewpoints of those *ritersand do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the South Carolina Aeronautlcs Commission.