Women in AviationWe dedicate this issue of the Rudder

Flutter to our sisters in aviation, fromthose who paved the way in World WarII to those who continue the traditionof perseverance, dedication, and hardwork that has opened a world ofpossibilities for the young women oftoday and tomorrow.

To the pioneers: a memorial in yourhonor was dedicated this last summerat the Bird Aviation Museum in Sagle,Idaho. The following is a quote fromthat memorial:

Women in AviationFall 2010 Vol 56, Issue 4Serving Idaho’s Aviation Community for over 60 Years

I N S I D ELt Col Kathy Hughes ........ 3

Radio Chatter ................. 4

Color of Aviation .............10

Women of Courage ..........11

Hall of Fame.....................13

Airport System Plan .........14

Women of CourageDedicated to the 1,102 pioneering Women Air Force Service Pilots (WASP) who

flew bomber, fighter, transport, cargo, drone, liaison, and training aircraft in defenseof America’s Freedom in World War II. These female civilian pilots, under thecommand of the U.S. Army Air Forces, flew more than 60,000,000 miles for theircountry while facing incredible cultural and gender bias against women innontraditional roles. The WASP forever changed the role of women in aviation.

Dedicated to the Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service (WAVES),Women’s Army Corps (WACS), Women Marines (USMCWR), Women Coast Guard(SPARS), Army Nurse Corps, Navy Nurse Corps, the civilian women (Rosie theRiveters) and others who have made significant contributions to our military–past,present and future.

We honor all who have lived a life of dedication to their local communities andcountry. We thank those women who have paved the way for others in all walks oflife by contributing to humanity and have “made a difference.”

More than 1,000 WASPs flewin wartime service from 1942 to 1944.There are less than 300 still alive.Nineteen attended the unveilingand dedication of this monument intheir honor.

AERONA U T I C S

Women Air Force Service Pilots (WASP) attend the special dedication at theBird Aviation Museum in Sagle, Idaho. Photos courtesy of Charles Ballo.

2009-2010 was a busy time for theEastern Idaho Ninety Nines. Weconducted a Flying Companion Seminarlast November, painted a compass roseon the tarmac at the Idaho Falls Airport,and continued adding pavers to markthe edges of the runway at Howe airport.

In October, three of our chaptermembers attended an FAA Safety Team(FAASTeam) conference at the Avcenterin Idaho Falls. The conference wasorganized by Kathleen O’Brien,FAASTeam Program Manager ontemporary assignment to the Salt LakeFSDO from Long Beach, California.Kathleen discussed “How Airplanes Fly.”

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Eastern Idaho Ninety Nines

The Rudder Flutter is published by the Idaho Divisionof Aeronautics, Office of Safety and Education. Articlesappearing in this publication are the opinion of thewriter and do not necessarily represent the views ofthe Staff, the Administrator, or the Department. Allreasonable attempts are made to ensure the accuracyof the articles contained herein. The Rudder Flutter ispublished quarterly. All articles must be submitted tothis office for review.

Idaho Transportation DepartmentGovernor C.L. “Butch” Otter

Director Brian NessAdministrator John “JV” DeThomas

Aeronautics Advisory BoardChairman Rodger Sorensen

Members Chip Kemper, Scott Patrick,Dan Scott, and Mark Sweeney

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All three of them enrolled in the newWings Program.

In September, the Northwest Sectionof the Ninety Nines met in Boise. OurEastern Idaho Chapter Chair, SandyStorhok, was nominated for and receivedthe Governors Award for hercontribution to aviation and the exampleshe sets for women. Sandy joined theAll Ohio Ninety Nines in 1973 andmoved to Idaho where she joined theIdaho chapter in 1995. She has servedas chair of the Eastern Idaho Chaptersince 2006.

During her tenure, Sandy hassuccessfully encouraged, nudged, andprodded our chapter to become moreinvolved in promoting and supportinggeneral aviation. As a result, we haveadopted the Howe Airport, (U97-affectionately known as HoweInternational), have held two flyingcompanion seminars, and have paintedtwo compass roses with plans tocomplete a third. Sandy has also madeus more aware of the awards,recognitions, and scholarships availablethrough the Ninety Nines. At her

insistence, one of our members, JonnieLandis, applied for and received theMaule Tail dragger award, whichprovided her the opportunity to takelessons and check out in a Maule.

Sadly, one of our greatest friends,John Bakken, died suddenly lastsummer. Truly a friend, he was alwaysone of our biggest supporters. Alongwith students from ISU and friends fromthe EAA chapter, John marked all thecompass roses we painted. He was alsoa member of the committee that chosethe Aviation Scholars at ISU. He has leftan enormous hole in our chapter’s heartand will be greatly missed.

As always, if you have questions,are interested in aviation, learning to fly,or just want to have fun, I can be reachedby email at billslpc@msn.com. I wouldlove to hear from you.

Sandy Storhok receiving the Governors award at the recent Convention of 99s inBoise. Back row--Lisa Lloyd, Sandi Bills; Front row--Nora Peters, Sandy Storhokand Joy McDonald

By: Sandi Bills, Secretary

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In September, the Boise chapter ofthe Idaho Ninety Nines hosted theNorthwest section of the Ninety Ninesfor a fun-filled weekend ofentertainment, which included acocktail hour on Friday evening at theWarhawk Air Museum and apresentation by Lt Col Kathy Hughes,USAF, MD. To say that she is anaccomplished woman would be a hugeunderstatement, and listening to herwas beyond inspiring. Her speech wasdelivered with such energy, passion,and endearment that by the end of theevening, we all felt personally connectedto her.

Lt Col Hughes is a highly decoratedcommand pilot with over 3,700 hours,a senior flight surgeon, a mother of twosmall children, and a member of theIdaho Ninety Nines. Although shecurrently resides in San Antonio, Texas,with her Beech Debonair parked in ahangar at Stinson Airfield (KSSF), sheand her husband Paul also have aresidence in Council, Idaho, where theyplan to spend their retirement.

Her attachment to Idaho evolvedduring her two-year assignment as anA-10 pilot and Flight Surgeon for theIdaho National Guard; however, shealso admitted to being wildly fond of

is named after their sisters, Katherineand Marjorie.

In 1915, Katherine, Marjorie, andEddie opened the Stinson School ofFlying on 500 acres just west of theSan Antonio River. The rent was awhopping $5.00 a year. Aviation wasonly twelve years old then, and it washighly unusual for women to doanything beyond home and hearth. Thefirst flight by a woman occurred in1910; the first woman was elected toCongress in 1917; and only 20% ofwomen in the United States had a highschool education.

Katherine Stinson, nicknamed the“Flying School Girl” after she sold thefamily piano to pay for flying lessons,was the 146th pilot to be licensed andthe 4th female pilot. During WWI, theStinsons trained both U.S. Army andCanadian pilots. Katherine also servedas an airmail carrier in the Southwest,Canada, and Asia, but was deniedassignment as a volunteer pilot in WorldWar I. Instead, she contracted as an

Barbara Morgan, BJ Carter and Kathy Hughes

Kathy Hughes, the Stinson Sisters,and the Passion to FlyBy: Laura Adams, Aeronautics Staff

Stinson Airfield with its quaint PatioCafé, Texas Air Museum, two flightschools, and its long, colorful aviationhistory. During the short time we spentwith Kathy, she not only shared herpersonal history and passion for flying,

but also regaled us with the history ofthe Stinson Airfield, especially theStinson sisters, among the earliestwomen aviation pioneers.

See Kathy HughesContinued on page 6

The nameStinson rings abell with mostaviators becauseof the two Stinsonbrothers wholaunched theStinsonCorporation inDetroit, Michigan,during the 1920’s.However, StinsonMunicipal Airport

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the FAA Airport/Facilities Directory.Second, as part of our agreement withthe Forest Service, Reed Ranch will beCLOSED, except for emergencies,annually from November 1 throughApril 30 to provide habitat forwintering elk.

Johnson Creek Caretakers Neededfor Summer 2011

Those of you who stopped in atJohnson Creek airport last summerhad the pleasure of meeting the airportcaretakers, Paul and Bev Sunderlin.Unfortunately, Paul and Bev havedecided not to return next summer,and the Division is searching for theirreplacement. We will miss them andwish them much luck and happinessin their future.

Radio ChatterBy: Frank LesterSafety/Education Coordinator

Reed Ranch

First, the newairport identifieris “I92” for ReedRanch. Thisinformation waspublished in theNovember 18,2010 edition of

See Radio ChatterContinued on page 5

For moreinformationabout thecaretaker positionat Johnson Creek,please contactGary McElheney,State AirportManager at 208334-8893 or atgary.mcelheney@itd.idaho.gov.

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returning for a three-day course ofadvanced flight instruction through thespring and summer of 2011. For moreinformation about the McCall school,visit their website atwww.mountaincanyonflying.com.

Warhawk Air Museum Opens NewKorea and Viet Nam Wing

Over 100 visitors attended theofficial opening of the newest wing tothe Warhawk Air Museum. The Nampaand Boise Police Departments openedthe ceremonies by presenting the flagsand singing the National Anthem.

School Hosts Air Force SpecialOperations Training

McCall Mountain/Canyon FlyingSeminars, owned and operated by LoriMacNichol, recently hosted an Air Forcespecial operations unit based in NewMexico and bound for Afghanistan.Although busy most of the summerteaching advanced mountain and canyonflying procedures to pilots from all overthe world, Lori was particularly pleasedto be able to serve the Air Force in thiscapacity. The unit’s twin-engine turbineaircraft, a PZL M28 Skytruck, attracteda lot of attention during its visit to Idaho’sbackcountry. The aircraft is capable ofcarrying heavy loads and up to fifteenpassengers to and from unimproved

airstrips anywherein the world.When they are notworking on theirskills in the aircraftor in theclassroom, thegroup of ten totwelve pilots,loadmasters, andmechanics stayedin local hotels,enjoying McCall’smany attractions.The best news forMcCall’s businessesis that thesquadron will be

Warhawk Air Museum Co-Founders Sue and John Paul,Nampa Mayor Tom Dale, Congressman Walt Minnick, andSenator Jim Risch, cut the ceremonial ribbon, officiallyopening the new wing.

PZL M28 Skytruck

FYI: From the FAA

On November first, the FAA beganrequiring owners to re-register theiraircraft in a “rolling” program that willend in December, 2013. The newregulations require owners to re-registertheir aircraft over the next three yearsand then renew the registration every

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non-compliance. The agency will alsostart issuing penalties on a monthlybasis. If assessed a penalty, a pilot canexpect a $5,000 fine for the firstviolation, while each subsequentviolation carries a $10,000 fine.

Safe Taxi Operations

Distractions in the cockpit duringtaxi lead to a large number of runwayincursions. The Office of Runway Safety’slatest push in its fight against RunwayIncursions is an emphasis on safe taxioperations. Taxiing your aircraft shouldbe considered a “VFR” operationregardless of the weather conditions.You need to be alert to thetaxiway/runway markings on thepavement; you need to pay attention toall the airport signage; you should notbe reading the preflight checklist or

Radio ChatterContinued from page 4

three years thereafter. The first re-registration notices were sent onOctober 1, 2010, for aircraft registeredin March of any year. Registrationcertificates for those aircraft will expireon March 31, 2011. However, once anaircraft owner submits his/her re-registration application and is issued anew certificate, that certificate willexpire three years from the month inwhich it was issued regardless of whenthe original certificate was set to expire,e.g., a certificate originally due to expirein March, 2011 that was re-registeredin January, 2011 will expire on January31, 2014.

Currently, there is a one-time $5.00registration fee. While owners with nochanges to their registration will beable to re-register their aircraft online,those with changes will be required toforward their applications by mail.Owners are advised to submit theirapplications as early as possible in theirappropriate timeframe to allow forprocessing and mailing of the newregistrations.

More information can be found at:www.faa.gov/licenses_certificates/aircraft_certification/aircraft_registry/

programming your fancy electronicflight instruments; and you should notbe talking on your cell phone.

You are a pilot. You worked hardfor your certificate. Be “professional” inyour actions. Always use the sterilecockpit routine: preprogram all flightequipment prior to taxi; keep all chatterto a minimum or better yet, none at all.Keep your eyes open and outside thecockpit, and always follow ATCinstructions to the letter. Always writedown taxi clearances. If you ever findyourself unsure of what to do or whereyou are, call ATC for clarification orprogressive taxi instructions.

Line Up and Wait

The words “Line Up and Wait” havenow replaced the words “Position andHold” to instruct a pilot to enter therunway to await take-off clearance.When the controller tells you to “Lineup and wait,” he/she will: state yourcall-sign, state the departure runway,and say “Line Up and Wait.” Be awarethat the phrase “Traffic Holding inPosition” will continue to be usedto advise other aircraft that traffichas been authorized to “Line Upand Wait” on an active runway. TheFAA campaign to educate pilots includesa new runway safety web page, whichfeatures a short training video and moredetails about the new procedures. Goto: www.faa.gov/go/runwaysafety andclick on the “Runway Safety” banner atthe top of the web page. You may alsodownload a flyer from the site to printand handout or post.

The Nampa Police Department and Boise Police Departmentbegin the official Ribbon Cutting Ceremony of the new Koreaand Viet Nam wing of the Warhawk Air Museum.

ElectronicAdvancePassengerInformationSystem (eAPIS)

Previously,customs wouldsend a warningletter to pilotswho had violatedeAPISprocedures.However, theywill soon issuetheir first penaltyagainst a pilot for

Some of the aircraft found in the Warhawk’s new Korea and Viet Nam wing.

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ambulance driver. She was the firstwoman to perform the loop-to-loopmaneuver and eventually ended hercareer as an architect in New Mexico.

Marjorie Stinson, the older sister,served as a draftsman in the wardepartment. In 1914 she became the303rd licensed pilot and is a foundingmember of the Ninety-Nines. Togetherthe barnstorming sisters managed toraise $2 million dollars for the AmericanRed Cross, and by the end of her life,Marjorie had become a well-knownpilot and historian.

By the late 1920’s, the City of SanAntonio had taken over Stinson AirField. It became a permanent airport in1930 and construction was completedin 1936. What a work of art it is! Thecity has done a magnificent jobpreserving the original look and feel asthe airport has expanded over the years.

Kathy beckoned us all to fly in andexperience it for ourselves.

Describing the evolution of her ownpassion for flight, Kathy enteredUndergraduate Pilot Training (UPT) atLaughlin AFB, Del Rio, Texas, in 1988.Although she had difficulty withairsickness in the T-37 (Tweety Bird)during the first six months, it was thesleek, afterburning T-38 that she fell in

intelligence gathering equipment. It wasduring this tour that she met herhusband, a fellow pilot in the samesquadron. With the aid of an Air Forcescholarship, she fulfilled her interest inmedicine when she entered medicalschool in 1995 at the University ofNebraska Medical Center. Graduationcertificate in hand, she was assigned toMountain Home Air Force Base as aflight surgeon, where she qualified as apilot in seven different aircraft,eventually moving to Boise and herfavorite assignment, a tour with theIdaho Air National Guard.

Perpetuated by a powerful andtenacious work ethic, good fortunecontinued to follow Kathy, as she movedon to become Senior MedicalOfficer/Pilot on an exchange tour withthe Royal Air Force in the UnitedKingdom. There, she flew the BAE

Kathy HughesContinued from page 3

love with. Thepure adrenalinerush of “pullingGs” sealed herpassion for flying.After graduatingfrom UPT, sheserved as a T-38Instructor Pilot forthe next fouryears, joining theNinety Nineswhile stationed atOffut AFB,Nebraska.

Restrictedfrom flying fightersby the combatexclusion law,Kathy chose to flythe RC-135V/WRivet Joint, asurveillanceaircraft equippedwith an extensivearray ofsophisticated

Systems Hawk advanced jet trainerconducting clinical and flight equipmenttrials. Although these tests often focusedon flight helmets and G-suits, shebrought smiles to our faces when sherelated some of her unique experiencestesting “in-flight relief” devices forwomen flying jets.

Currently, Kathy is completing herresidency in Aerospace and OccupationalMedicine in San Antonio. She is proudto be 1 of only 80 female fighter pilots,and the only female Pilot/Physician inthe United States Air Force today. Asshe emphasized that less than 1% ofpilots in the military are women, theRecruiter within her burst forth. Sheended the night appealing to women tocome fly with the Air Force.

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Rathdrum Eagle ProjectBenefits Magee Airstrip (S77)

Eagle Scout candidate Aron Tesulovof Rathdrum Boy Scout Troop 216 laidin two new sets of tie downs at the MageeAirstrip on October 2, 2010. This EagleScout project was the conclusion ofweeks of planning by Tesulov, whoworked with Gene Soper, PhilCummings, Coeur d’Alene AirportOperations Manager, and the IdahoDivision of Aeronautics. Gene Soper,recently inducted into the Idaho AviationHall of Fame, was one of Aron’s principaladvisors on the project.

The project wasn’t as easy as onemight think. Use of power tools of anykind by scouts is prohibited by the BoyScouts of America, so holes were dugand concrete mixed by hand. A lot ofold fashioned hard work and sweat wentinto the project, but at the end of theday, Aron found completion to be farmore rewarding than he had anticipated.

Troop 216 of Rathdrum adoptedMagee several years ago. As a community

A major difficulty Aron faced incompleting the project was locating theproper tie downs. Aron contacted PhilCummings for some advice with hisdilemma. Phil, donating time andmaterials, manufactured each tie downat the Coeur d’Alene airport, ensuringthat the project would be completedon time.

By: Lee Hannibal

From left to right, Cody Vandever, Aron Tesulov, Jill Tesulov, Dan Tesulov, EricCampbell, Callen Hannibal, Toni Hannibal Scout Master, Brandon Tesulov.Photographs courtesy of Lee Hannibal. 

Aron Tesulov

service, the troopcleans up and helpsmaintain the airstripeach spring after thewinter thaw.Because of theirstrong commitment,Aron decided thathis Eagle Projectshould benefitIdaho aviation andMagee. This projectis the culminationof Aron’s devotion

to the scouting way, but is only thebeginning of his Eagle Scout service,which will follow him throughout therest of his life.

Aron was assisted on this projectby his friends and family: BrandonTesulov (Eagle Scout), Callen Hannibal(Life Scout), Eric Campbell (Life Scout),and Cody Vandever. Adult leadersassisting in the project were Dan andJill Tesulov, and Toni and Lee Hannibal.

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Sue Ranney cringes at being likenedto a pioneer, but the McCall woman,who broke new ground as a corporatepilot, certainly meets the definition.

In 1977, at age 22, Ranney beganflying for Boise Cascade Corporation.She was one of 18 pilots for thecompany, which ran one of the mostelite flight and maintenance operationsin the country, carrying passengerssafely anywhere, anytime, in anyweather across the US, Canada andEurope. It is believed Ranney was thefirst female pilot flying as captain for aFortune 500 company. At BoiseCascade, she flew the Learjet 24, Learjet

Sue Ranney35, Learjet 55, and Falcon 50;after leaving Boise Cascade, sheadded a Hawker 700A andWestwind to her list of jets.

“The hard part was nothandling the airplanes,”Ranney said. “The challengewas getting flying experiencedespite prejudice along theway.” She watched as many ofthe jobs she wanted were givento less qualified men, some ofwhom were her own students!

Although having been in

home town of Monmouth,Illinois, Ranney soloed infive days and became aprivate pilot in a nearlyimpossible 30 days. In oneyear, she qualified as acommercial pilot and as aninstrument, multi-engineflight instructor.

She had decided earlyon that flying corporate jetswould be her goal, ratherthan the airlines, “Muchmore varied andinteresting,” as she sees it.She built flying time andexperience by spendingseveral years as a flightinstructor, and flying as aFAR Part 135 charter pilotin all the Cessna 300/400series aircraft; in the PiperSeneca, Aztec, and Navajo;and in the Beechcraft Baron,Queen Air, and King Air.

She received her multi-engine Airline TransportPilot (ATP) Letter ofCompetency at age 20, three

The Color of Aviation:

By Gene Nora Jessen

years younger than the FAA minimumage, having successfully passed all therequired tests. Upon reaching 23, theFAA issued her a permanent ATPcertificate.

Ranney has logged well over 13,000hours of flying time in her career.

Sue today

Sue Ranney of McCall is shown here in this 1979photo in the pilot seat of a Lear Jet while she wasa corporate pilot for Boise Cascade Corporation.

an airplane only once in her life, in1972, while learning to fly near her

Pink is a very strong color inaviation. Sue’s success has shownthat perseverance, dedication, andhard work will overcome even thegreatest of manmade obstacles.Although Sue deflects many of thecompliments due her with a “that’s-just-part-of-the-territory” humility,her example benefits all youngaviators, especially young womenwhose course in life is set for the sky.

Gene Nora Jessen, of Meridian andMcCall, is a pilot and the author oftwo books: “The Powder Puff Derbyof 1929” and “The Fabulous Flightof the Three Musketeers.”

�– Editor

Photographs courtesy of Sue Ranney

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The WASP was a pioneeringorganization of civilian female pilotsemployed to fly military aircraft underthe direction of the United States ArmyAir Forces during World War II. Thefemale pilots, trained at Avenger Fieldin Sweetwater, Texas, would end upnumbering over a thousand, eachfreeing a male pilot for combat serviceand duties. They received training asaviation cadets with no combat orgunnery training, but were expected tofly maneuvers that were necessary torecover from any position. They werethe first women in history to fly militaryaircraft and paved the way for everyfemale military pilot who is serving ourcountry today. We most likely wouldnot have female pilots in the militarywithout the special passion anddedication of these women who flewover 60,000,000 miles. More than 60years ago, the WASPs flew fighter,bomber, transport, and training aircraft

Women of CourageBird Aviation Museum - Memorial Dedication

July 17, 2010was at the expense of their families orclassmates. In fact, there were no gold[service] stars allowed in their parents’windows; and because they were notconsidered military, no American flagswere allowed on their coffins.

In 1944, General Arnold made apersonal request to Congress tomilitarize the WASP; it was denied.Then, on December 7, 1944, in a speechto the last graduating class of WASPs,General Arnold said, “You and morethan 900 of your sisters have shownyou can fly wingtip to wingtip withyour brothers. I salute you. We of theArmy Air Force are proud of you. Wewill never forget our debt to you.” Withvictory in WWII almost certain, onDecember 20, 1944, the WASP wasquietly and unceremoniouslydisbanded. What is amazing is thatthere were no honors, no benefits, andvery few “thank you’s.” In fact, just asthey had paid their own way to entertraining, they had to pay their own wayback home after their honorable serviceto the military.

In 1977, 33 years after the WASPwas disbanded, Congress finally votedto give the WASPs the veteran statusthey had earned, but these heroic pilotswere not invited to the signing ceremonyat the White House. It was not untilseven years later that the medals weredelivered by mail in plain brownenvelopes.

In March of this year, many of thesurviving WASP members traveled toWashington, DC, to accept theCongressional Gold Medal, one of thehighest civilian honors awarded byCongress.in defense of America’s freedom while

facing incredible cultural and genderbias against women in nontraditionalroles, overcoming multiple injusticesand inequities in order to serve theircountry. These women chose not to be

ordinary, rather they were trailblazerswho wanted to serve their country byflying aircraft.

In fact, more than 25,000 Americanwomen applied for training, but only1,830 were accepted and took the oath.Exactly 1,074 of those traineessuccessfully completed the Army AirForces flight training, graduated, andreceived orders to report to theirassigned air base. Sixty-eight years ago,on November 16, 1942, the first classof 29 women pilots reported for duty.

In October, 1943, male pilots wererefusing to fly the B–26 Martin Marauder(known as the “Widowmaker”) becauseof its horrendous fatality record. GeneralHap Arnold ordered WASP Director

Jacqueline Cochran to select 25 WASPsto be trained to fly the B–26 and proveto the male pilots that it was safe to fly.

Thirty-eight women lost their liveswhile serving their country. Their burial

See WomenContinued on page 12

Photograph courtesy of Charles Ballo.

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Calendar of Events February 2011

4-5 Flight Instructor Refresher/Pilot Safety Clinic,Airport Holiday Inn, Boise, Frank Lester, (208) 334-8780,frank.lester@itd.idaho.gov

March 2011

11 IA Renewal, Best Western Vista Inn at the Boise Airport,Tim Henderson, (208) 334-8782, tim.henderson@itd.idaho.gov

April 2011

8-9 Flight Instructor Refresher/Pilot Safety Clinic,AvCenter Hangar, Nampa, Boise, Frank Lester, (208) 334-8780,frank.lester@itd.idaho.gov

Report ItImmediately!!!

Missing or OverdueAircraft???

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On July 17, 2010, the Bird Aviation Museum in Sagle,Idaho, honored all who have served in the military, past andpresent, and who will serve in the future. It was an opportunitymore than 60 years later, for everyone to say “THANK YOU”to these heroic women!

The above was extracted from the Bird Aviationwebsite tribute to the WASPs and theiraccomplishments in World War II. I should haveknown more; my mother-in-law was an Army Nursein Burma. Although this is not the full article, itshould give you a very good understanding of whatthey had to endure. 

�– Editor

WomenContinued from page 11

Photos courtesy of Charles Ballo.

Email your event information totammy.schoen@itd.idaho.gov for inclusion in theRudder Flutter and the Aeronautics website.

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Congratulations to Boise native, Don Pape andAthol’s Gene Soper on their induction into theIdaho Aviation Hall of Fame (IAHOF).

Idaho Aviation Hallof Fame Inductees

Congratulations Idaho AviationHall of Fame Inductees

Photographscourtesy of HarrySauerwein and theIAHOF, Pape familyand Soper family.

Gene Soper

Don Pape

Emcee Mike Pape presenting his father, Don, and Gene Soper their plaques.

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The Division of Aeronautics’ missionis to “...provide the highest quality, mosteffective, efficient, and safest airportsystem for all users of aviation services.”To ensure that the state’s airport systemis developed to meet Idaho’stransportation, economic, and safetyneeds, the Division of Aeronauticsinitiated the Idaho Airport System Plan(IASP). This comprehensive studyfollows a strategic approach to providea blueprint to ensure that Idaho’s futuresystem of airports meets the state’sneeds.

This project includes separateanalyses focusing on severalcomponents of the state’s aviationsystem and activity types. The threeseparate analyses that comprise thisupdate to the IASP include thefollowing:

Idaho Airport System Plan: providesa long-term outlook for the state’ssystem of public-use airports andidentifies a recommended developmentplan that strategically improves airportfacilities and moves the system towardsits established policies.

Economic Impact Analysis:determines the contributions thatairports make to the local and stateeconomy through the provision ofaviation services. The study analysis2008 Idaho Airport System Plan 1-2,quantifies the economic benefits of eachof Idaho’s study airports to show theimportance of airports to the state’seconomy.

Compatible Land Use Guidelines:developed to promote an understandingof compatible land-use-planning aroundairports and provide assistance to localgovernments and land-use-plannerswho have an airport within theirjurisdiction. Each of these independentelements is documented separately andis considered an integral component ofthe overall system planning process.

Idaho Airport System PlanThe System Plan study is now

complete after three years of informationgathering, analysis, and reporting. Thework was accomplished with anexceptional consulting team, consistingof Wilbur Smith Associates as the prime,with T-O Engineers of Boise, HDREngineering, Inc. of Boise, and ESEngineering of Rathdrum as sub-consultants. Each of the 75 airportsincluded in the study contributedsubstantial amounts of data and theirperspective as an Idaho airport while amulti-disciplinary Project AdvisoryCommittee contributed perspective andscrutiny as the work progressed.

The results of the study are nowavailable on the Idaho Division ofAeronautics webpage athttp://itd.idaho.gov/aero/.

Executive SummaryThe Executive Summary is a full

color presentation of the major findingsof the study, a recap of the EconomicImpact findings, and a listing of therecommended policies and initiativesfor the future.

Technical ReportChapter One

System Goals and MeasuresChapter Two

InventoryChapter Three

Airport Role AnalysisChapter Four

Forecasts of Aviation ActivityChapter Five

System Performance AnalysisChapter Six

Recommended System of AirportsChapter Seven

Policy Analysis & InvestigationRecommendations

Chapter EightImplementation Plan

Appendix AFuture Facility and Service ObjectiveCompliance

Appendix BIdaho Airport Economic Impact Study

Appendix CIdaho Compatible Land UseGuidelines

Individual Airport BrochuresThese brochures are airport specific,

full-color reports for each of the 75airports included in the study. Each reportdiscusses the airport, its major users, thelocal economy and its facilities, the rolethe airport serves in the aviationcommunity, forecasts of future activity atthe airport, recommended facility andservice improvements, and the amountof economic benefits the airport provides.

By: Bill StathamAeronautics Airport Planning andProgramming Project Manager

Airport Pavement MaintenanceManagement Reports

The principal objective of thestatewide pavement managementprogram is to assess the relativecondition of pavements for paved GAairports. The program serves as a toolin identifying system needs, stateprogramming decisions for federalgrant aid, Idaho Airport Aid Programfunding, legislative decision making,and the planning needs of localjurisdictions. Secondarily, the programshould develop accurate pavementinventories and identify necessarymaintenance, repair, rehabilitation, andreconstruction projects. The role ofIdaho Aeronautics is to identify thepavement needs and recommendedprocess of preserving the pavementswithin the IASP and the National Planof Integrated Airport Systems.

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Idaho Aviation Foundation: HelpingIdaho General Aviation Continueto Flourish

The Idaho Aviation Foundation(IAF) is a non-profit organization forthe Idaho Aviation Association (IAA)and other individuals or organizationsthat need financial support for projectsthat are consistent with the IAF mission.“Many people don’t really know whatthe IAF does, since we do not havemembers,” notes IAF President JimDavies.

A charitable organization thataccepts tax-deductible donations, theIAF generally works in the backgroundthrough a small Board of Directors. It

is focused on initiatives thatpreserve, protect and/or increaseaccess to public use airstrips inIdaho, in addition to promotingsafety. Although the IAF may fundactivities that the IAA carries out,it is not involved in theorganization or management ofthose activities. In other cases,the IAF may fund programsunrelated to IAA work, but arein concert with their similarmissions.

Examples of activities fundedor under consideration by theIAF include:

• A grant to help offset someresearch expenses for a newedition of Galen Hanselman’s

Many more examples may be found atwww.idahoaviationfoundation.org.

IAF Announces CommemorativeFund Raising Campaign

The IAF needs your support to takeon the kinds of activities enumeratedabove and to seek out future initiatives.Donations of any size are welcome andare tax deductible. Just in time for theholiday season, the IAF has announceda special fund-raising campaign givingthose who enjoy flying the backcountry,a beautiful reason to donate. Thecampaign celebrates Idaho’s backcountryflying heritage with three handsome

Celebrate Backcountry FlyingWhile Helping ItBy: Colleen Back

Fly Idaho, a valuableresource originallyreleased in the early1990’s.

• Grants to assist withimprovements atChamberlain Basinand Cold Meadows.

• Grants for Wilderness WithinReach, a program thatprovides the physically andmentally challenged anopportunity to experience theIdaho Wilderness.

• Funds for a webcam in thebusy Boise-McCall corridor(above Horseshoe Bendlooking north/northeast)—viewable on the IAF website.

• Annual grants to the IAA forimprovements such as picnictables at key Idaho airstrips.

• Funds to develop the newIdaho Aeronautical Chart,which is available throughAeronautics.

• Future work to either re-openold airstrips and/or developamenities at other airstrips.

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If you hear a distress signal or radio call:Note your altitude, location and time

• ATC or FSS• FSS: 800-WXBRIEF (800-992-7433)• Idaho State Communications (800-632-8000)• Local FBO• Local County Sheriff

MONITOR GUARD FREQUENCY1 2 1 . 5 !

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PASS IT ON…IMMEDIATELY!!!

posters featuring three different aircraft,each specific to Idaho’s backcountry.For a donation of $120 or more, a donorwill receive the poster of their choice.Smaller donations, although not eligiblefor a poster, will also receive a mementoin appreciation of their support.

IAF Solicits Grant Proposals

The Idaho Aviation Foundation isextending its grant submission deadlineand welcomes individuals ororganizations who desire funding forprojects that support general aviationin Idaho. Grant proposals supportingthe following areas will be considered:

• Development of potential or futureairstrips,

• Improvement of existing facilities orairstrips,

• Enhance orImproveAviation Safetyand Education,and

• Other projectsin line with IAFobjectives.

Interestedparties may visitwww.idahoaviationfoundation.org orcall 208-859-5537to learn moreabout thefoundation and thegrant process.

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