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,TATIONVolume 41, Number 9 Published by the S.C. Aeronautics Commission September,1989

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S.C. Airports Conference is'Reaching fo, I{ew Heights'

'89 Airports Conference Scheduled for Noaember 74-77

The 12th Annual SC AirportsConference is fast approaching andpromises to be one of the most in-formative and entertaining confer-ences ever!The 1989 Airports Con-ference is November 1.4-17 at theRadisson Resort Hotel, MyrtleBeach.

The '89 conference 'Reachingfor New Heights' is geared withyou in mind. Lots of opportunitiesfor you to meet with the movers andshakers in aeronautics, like key FAApersonnel, state Aeronautics staff,and airport managers. We have alsoinvited the new FAA Administra-

tor Admiral James Busey. You don'twant to miss the chance to ask aboutyour particular needs and the pro-jects you hope to fund.

You'll also want to attend thegeneral sessions we've planned onmatters that concern us all. Onesession scheduled is 'South Caro-lina Hub

-Dream or Reality?' with

the Director of the S.C. Development Board, Wayne Sterling. Inaddition, the President of the Na-tional Air Transportation Associa-tion, l,awrence Burian, will give akeynote address on air transporta-

See '89 Conference, Page 6

Rock Hill Airport Commission Chairman Al AdickesRock Hill civic leader Al Ad-

ickes,58, died Wednesday, August23, '1989, at his home after a briefillness.

At the time of his death, Ad-ickes was chairman of the RockHill Airport Commission, a com-mission of which he had been amember since 1967.

During his service on theCom-mission, major renovations andprojects at Rock Hill Municipal/Bryant Field included extension ofthe runway to 5,000 feet in 1959,and $2.5 million of work in the1980s, which included the creation

of a safety area for Runway 19 andthe installation of an instrumentlanding system.

"Al was a conscientious com-munity leader," said Elizabeth D.Rhea, Mayor of Rock Hill. "Al puthis heart into everything hedid. Hehad such a talent for working withwide varieties of people, alwayschallenging others to have the dedi-cation for the community that hehad."

Ksena Stone, manager of Caro-Wings Flight Service at the airport,said that often she would ask Ad-ickes for help "And he'd say, 'Al1

right. What do you need?'I don'tthink I ever heard him say no. Hewas knowledgeable, supportive,and always there for you. He was apilot, so he really understood whatwas going on."

Adickes served in Korea in theU.S. Army, and past president ofStandard Life Insurance Company.

He was a memberand elder ofOakland Avenue PresbvterianChurch, and past presideni of theWinthrop Eagles Club.

Adickes is survived by his wife,Lillian, four sons and two daugh-ters.

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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 ofnational 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.

Caroll A. CampbellGovernor

Commissioners:

Jim Hamilton, ChairmanColumbia

Rep. Olin R. Phillips, Vice ChairmanGaffney

Edwin S. Pearlstine, Ir.,Charleston

Fred Eugene RachelsChester

Curtis GravesDenmark

Richard McClellionAnderson

Wallace A. Mullinax, Sr.Greenville

Charles ApplebyFlorence

Ex-Officio Members:

Sen. Isadore LourieColumbia

Staff:

John W. HamiltonDrector

Helen F. MunnerlynEditor

FBO Position r-rrrrrr--t\Flight ManualsAvailable

Looking for new horizons?A qualified FBO is needed im-

mediately for the Berkeley CountyAirport in Moncks Corner, S.C..

The fixed base operator wouldoversee an airPort with more than30 based aircraft and a 3800 ft. run-way. The airport is currently at-tended from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and hasnon-directional beacons as well as aVASI and medium intensity run-way lighting.

If you're interested, please con-tact in writing:

A.|. TothererBerkeley County Attorney223 North Live Oak DriveMoncks Corner, SC2946LFor more information concern-

ing this position call A.J. Tothererat(803) 761-6900.

for 1943Stinson L-sG Iare needed

Have you restored an II aircraft lately?

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I BilI Wetzel of the Bam- II berg County Airport is look- II ing for a Stinson L-5G. Any- II one having information Ii concerinq.t.hlt type of aircraft i!

o"ffii'?'.lil"ur.o*- !

i pletely restoring the Stinson II L-5C in Bamberg and would I! like for people who might I! have manuals or have con- :I verted and/or restored one of !I th"r" fine 1943 aircraft to II please call him at (803) 245- Il^lLY'i:'-:-1 ---)

South Carolina Aeronautics Commission Offices are at Columbia MetropolitanAiqport. Mailing Address: Post Office Drawer 280068, Columbia, South Caro-lina, 29228. Phone: (803) 739-5400.

Woodward Field HostingAntique Fly-In

For the fourteenth time in asmany years, Kershaw County'sWoodward Field will host the An-tique Classic-Chapter 3 Fall Fly-InOctober 5,7, &.8.

EAA members from the Caroli-nas and Virginia have invited theirfriends from other states to jointhem in the second largest fly-in onthe East Coast.

An estimated 600 transient air-craft are expected, weather permit-ting, according to Bill Hawkins, theFBO at Woodward Field. The fly-inis slated to begin at noon Friday,Oct. 6, and end at noon Sunday.

Trophies will be awarded inseveral categories including ex-perimental aircraft and warbirdaircraft.

On Friday, a special lunch willbe prepared featuring 'KershawChicken Stera/, cornbread and allthe trimmings. On Friday eveningan Early Bird Buffet will be set attheHoliday Innshowing old flyingmovies. AII day judging and flyingof participating aircraft is sched-uled for Saturday with an awardsceremony and banquet at the newCamden Convention Center.

Of course, the famous Chapter242 food trailer will be on handSaturday to help out with refresh-ments.

The weekend events will con-clude with the Breakfast Clubmeeting on Sunday with breakfastbeing prepared by EAA Chapter242in the hangar.

September,1989 Palmetto Aviation 3

Calendar

Septembet 8,9,10Breakfast Club WeekendJekyll Island, GAHoliday Inn(912) 635-33',t1

September 30-October 1Lions' Quest Air ShowHugh and Linda OldhamAnderson, S.C.

October 1Breakfast ClubWalterboro Airport

October 6,7 &8EAA Fly-InBreaklfast Club SundayWoodward FieldCamden, SC

October 20-22AOPA Flight InstructorRefresher CourseColumbia

October 29Breakfast ClubElection of OfficersOrangeburg Airport

November 14-18SC Airport ConferenceKingston PlantationRadisson Resort HotelMyrtle Beach, S.C.

For Hotel Reservations:(803) 4494005For Conference Registration:(803) 739-54001,-800-9224574

SC Aeronautics AwardsAirport Improvement Grants

The following airports receivedfunding from the South CarolinaAeronautics Commission:Marlboro County Airport andOrangeburg Municipal Airport.

The Aeronautics Commissionheld their regular monthly meetingin Camden at Woodward Fieldwhere commissioners approved948,295.00 for airport projects.

When completed, these proj-ects will generate $187,942.00 intotal funding when combined withfederal grants.

Commission Chairman JimHamilton announced the follow-ing allocations from their Augustmeeting:

.Marlboro County Airport-$43,221,.40 to rehabilitate mediumintensity runway lights, installprecision instrument approachindicators and install runway end

Good luck and best wishes arephrases that come to mind whensomeone retires, but so are 'we'regoing to miss you'and good-bye.

All of these sayings are appro-priate for Ed Harney who is retiringas a pilot with the S.C. AeronauticsCommission.

Harney, approaching 60, hadrecently undergone heart by-passsurgery and was unable to return tohis position as special missions pi-lot which began in April17,7984.

Harney amassed 12,600 acci-dent-free hours with 2000 of themin rotary wing aircraft. He wasqualified in 20 different fixed-wingsingle and multi-engined aircraftand 16 different rotary wing singleand multi-engined aircraf t.

He served in the U.S. MarineCorps, 1st Marine Division in Ko-rea September 1951 to October1952. Attended flight school in

identifier lights;.Orangeburg {unicipal Air-

port -- $5,075.00 for installation of amedium intensity taxiway lightingsystem and taxiway guidancesigns.

The Orangeburg MunicipalAirport project was funded withfive percent local and state moneyand 90 percent from the FederalAviation Administration. Thefunding for the Marlboro Countyproject was provided with stateand local sponsor sources.

The State Aeronautics Com-mission is responsible for fosteringair commerce, cooperating in thedevelopment and improvement ofairports.

The Aeronautics Commissionalso acts as a funding agencyawarding grants for eligible airportimprovement projects.

S,tate Pitet, Ed Harney: RetiresPensocola, Fla.and was desig-natedNavalAvia-tor in 1957.

Harney hasbeen marriednearly 39 years tothe former Kath-erine Koger of

Walterboro. His son, Al lives inLexington, S.C., a daughter, Resa,who lives in Atlanta, and two veryspecial grandchildren, Eric, 5, andEvan,2, who visit frequently.

"I'm an avid camper and assoon as my health permits I'll betraveling a lot," said Harney."First, we're going to the beach,and then to Kentucky and Mis-souri."

Friends who would like to getin touch with Ed should write himat 7279 Nursery Road, Columbia,5C29212 or call at (803) 781,4729.

Harney

Fairfield: An Airport in TransitionYou know there's something

going on the very instant you seethe airport from the secondarycounty road. Wedged in-betweenfarmlands and high-tech busi-nesses lies the Fairfield CountyAirport, a rural airport in full tran-sition.

The airport itself has a comfort-able-feeling hangar with aircraftbeing repaired, overhauled and re-assembled. ln the back are plenty ofshelves with parts, manuals, and animpressive array of computerequipment on a cluttered desk.

Vince Kasyjanski has been theFBO operating Kaz-Au, lnc.at theairport since November 1985."Kaz", as he likes to be called,remembers when he first camethere was just one airplane. Todaythere are 23 based aircraft with thepossibility of more when the newrunway extension is built.

Kaz expects the airport im-provements to boost his based air-craft capacity and operations,'nWe'regoing to extend therunwayto 5,000 feet with a full paralleltaxiway and increase the apron."

After the extension,Kaz hopesthe airport will build additionaltaxiways, T-hangarsand an apronextension with room for about 40aircraft. But the ultimate for theFarifield County Airport will be theaddition of a modest but modernterminal building. Presently, visi-tors have to make do with a trailerthat abuts the apron.

"I would like for the FairfieldCounty Airport to increase its busi-ness and corporate types who usethe facililty to support their indus-tries," said the black-haired FBO."A new terminal building for busi-ness travelers and their crewswould be just what we need," headded. 'nVe do have plans to builda terminal building in the future,it's similar to the one at George-town with a stone front."

IGz pointed out that the airport

The entireKasyjanskifamily contrib-utes to the Fair-field CountyAirport. Shownare Kaz (l), wife,Sue, daughter,Kristy, and dog,Shadow.

has all the items that go along withrunning a good FBO: full aircraftmaintenance, 100LL. fuel, tiedowns, rental airplanes, flight in-struction, and fueling services. Theairport is operated from 7:30 a.m.to 6:30 p.m.

Like most county airport FBO'sthe entire Kasyjanski family isalways doing something aroundthe airport.Y'.az's wife, Sue, doesthe bookkeeping, schedules air-planes, while his daughter, Kristy,romps with Shadow, the residentdog.

The Fairfield Airport has itscompliment of business users. Forinstance, Standard Products Co.,Hobgood Electric Co., and Joe Gri-maud, owner of Precision Tuneand Midas Mufflers.

"Mack Trucks will be comingas soon as the runway extension is

Kaz is optimistic about FairfieldAirport's future as a corporateentity.

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complete," Kaz said.The airport has increased its

transient operations at least 50 per-cent since '1,985.'1vl/e've had over a100 percent increase in air taxioperations in the airfield since I'vebeen here," said Kaz proudly.

Of course, the airport has itsshare of weekend flyers, like TimEvans and Don Vestal who haveCherokee 140s and Chet Jordanwho flies a Cessna 170.

Kaz attributes the increase inoperations to many fac tors. In'1972,the airport was built with federalfunds, but at that time the airporthad not tried to attract businesses.However, the current WinnsboroTown Administrator, Bob Bullard,is successfully using the FairfieldCounty Airport as a viable tool torecruit industries into the area.

Today Kaz says, "Business isgood, butnot as good as it couldbe.There should be more of a mix ofbusiness and other kinds of air-craft."

There are some very goodpoints about the Fairfield CountyAirport. Not only is the locationclose to major industries but ac-cording to Kaz there is virtually nocrime. "It's a very secure place tolive, but I really would like to havea good terminal building."

With new industry in the area,including Mack Trucks and theeminent arrival of the Fuji Corpora-tion, the oncesleepy rural airport isfast becoming a swift-moving busi-ness itself.

September,1989

The Civil Air Patrol

Staff AppointmentsThe S.C. Wing of the Civil Air

Patrol announced new staff mem-bers at the recent Commander'sCall.

LTC Ned Shows is the newlyappointed Deputy Commander.LTC Shows joins the Wing staff

Clvln Aln lPatnol Canendan

from Berkeley County CAP Squad-ron.

LTC T. Richard Harold, WingCommander, also appointed Capt.Perr)'Carroll as SC Wing Chief ofStaff. Carroll joins the Wing fromGroup I staff in Anderson.

September 9-10: Squadron and GroupCommander College

September 10 : Commander's CallCadet Program Seminar at 10 a.m.

September 16-17: Disaster Relief TrainingSeptember 23 : Wing Staff Work DaySeptember 23-24: Cadet Competition at

Fort Jackson

September 29-30:Communication Exercise

October 1: Commanders CallOctober 14: Disaster Relief EvaluationOctober 21: Wing Staff Work Day

Middle East Region Cadet CompetitionOctober 28-292

Squadron Leadership School

State CAPto Begin l{ewsletter

The S.C. Wing of the Civil Air Patrol is startingits own newsletter for members of the state CivilAir Patrol.

If there is anyone that would like to contributeitems of interest to the Civil Air Patrol, please mailyour items to:

Dianne Covington, LTC CAP,P.O. Box 25756Greenville, SC 29516-0756Also, if you are interested in receiving this

newsletter please contact Diane Covington at theabove address or call Delores Rucker at (803) 359-1,17'1, or 765-5170.

Commander Announces

CAP Cadet AwardedDaedalian Scholarship

Cadet Major Michael T. Whatley, SquadronCommander for the Citadel CAP Squadron,has received two scholarships totalling $1,500.

A $750 scholarship was awarded from thePalmetto Flight of the Order of the Daedaliansfrom Shaw Air Force Base with a matchingscholarship from the National Order of theDaedalians.

The Palmetto Flight scholarship is awardedto students interested in pursuing aerospaceengineering and flight as a career goal.

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'89 Airports Conference Gearing UpContinued from Page 1

portation.Another important issue facing

all S.C. airports is the Rural AirportDevelopment Act, designed to helpeconomically disadvantaged air-ports. Rep. Marion Carnell, whointroduced this legislation will giveus insights as to how to get this billpassed through the General Assem-bly so that our smallest airportswill get the funds they need.

The informative sessions willkeep us up-to-date, but it's the en-tertainment that will keep us hop-ping. Not only is a golf tournamentplanned, but also, for those who

Last month, the Richland-Lex-ington Airport Commission re-ceived the first installment fromthe Aeronautics Commission foramajor $14.5 million runway expan-sion project.

Nearly all of the Richland-Lex-ington Airport Commissionerswere on hand to bask in the lime-light, but it was chairman jackHendrix who accepted the checkfrom Jim Hamilton, chairman of

don't play golf or tennis, there willbe a harbor cruise scheduled to sailalong the intracoastal waterway andshopping trips to buy early Christ-mas presents.

For those who enjoy the socialscene, there will be a full slate ofsponsored receptions, hospitalitysuites, sponsored breakfasts and aSeafood Bash to top off our confer-ence.

The cost for all these excitingevents is $125 per registrant. How-ever, if you arrive after lunchWednesday, the pro-rated registra-tion fee is $100. Spouses fees are $70

the Aeronautics Commission.After the check presentation

Bob Waddle, Executive Director ofColumbia Metro, said, "On behalfof the airport commission we areindeed grateful for the financialassistance provided by the Aero-nauticsCommission on this impor-tant runway project. With a $14.5million dollar construction pro-gram, and limited federal funds,this assistance bv the state of South

tember,1989

and includes a shopping tour withlunch on Wednesday, the harborcruise or golf and, of course, theseafood bash.

The Radisson Resort Hotel isoffering us a special discountedroom rate of $55, single or doubleoccupancy. Our block of rooms willbe held until October 13, so get yourroom reservations in now. Whatyou may not know is that all of theirrooms are two-room suites withtully-equipped kitchens. So bringyour families!

We look forward to seeing youNovember 1,4-17 in Mvrtle Beach!

Columbia Metro Receives First Installment

|ack Hendrix accepts the first ofmany state checks from SCACChairman Jim Hamilton.

Carolina is indeed critical to theef.fort."

As to the future of ColumbiaMetro Waddle said, "I don't know,but I am hopeful that the economywill hold and airport growth willcontinue. I think airport growthdepends on the economy and theattractiveness of Columbia for in-dustrial and community develop-ment, and I'm confident that Co-lumbia Metro will grow hand-in-hand with the community."

He added, "the airport is pre-pared for the fuhrre with the open-ing of Columbia Airport EnterprisePark and Foreign Trade Zone127."

SCAC StaffHonored

At ReceptionEmployees of the SC Aero-

nautics Commission were re-cently honored at a reception gra-ciously hosted by newly electedCommission Chairman Jim Ham-ilton and his wife, Pat.

The reception at the SheratonHotel at I-20 and Bush River Roadwas a chance for members of thecommission and their spouses tomeet each other and various dig-nitaries, including Gov. CarrollCampbell and his wife,Iris.

Danny Nash and his wife,Marie, were among the manySCAC employees who enjoyedthe buffet at the reception.

September,1989 Palmetto Aviation 7

FYI From the FAA

Pilots Licenses-- Let's clear up the confusionPilots' licenses in general have

become confusing to many stu-dents pilots, private pilots and rec-reational pilots.

"The confusion for the mostpart is that "Do I take a biennialflight review or an annual flightreview? " so said Jim Malek of theFAA's Flight Standards DistrictOffice in Columbia recently.

"The answer is that a privatepilot and recreational pilot withfewer than 400 hours of flight timeand is non-instrument rated, musttake the annual flight review," saidMalek, an aviation safety inspector.

But he also added that the an-nual flight review would consist ofone hour of ground instruction,one hour of flight instruction froma CFI. The people that exceed theseflight requirements must have abiennial flight review."

During the transitional period,a biennial flight review, given prior

to August 31,,'1989, to a non-instru-ment-rated private pilot withfewer then 400 hours, will be validuntil the end of the 24th month afterthe flight review was accom-plished. for example, if a flightreview is taken on August'15,1989,it will be valid through August 31,1,991.

"After that 24th month, thesame pilot will be required to takean annual flight review, not a bien-nial review," he said.

"For instance someone whotakes the flight review today willberequired to take another flight re-view in 12 months," he added.

"The pilot who exceeds the 400hour requiement and/or has aninstrument rating will still be re-quired to take the biennial flightreview every 24 months. He stillhas that obligation just asbefore,"according to the aviationsafety inspector.

The FAA Advisory Circularhanded down recently, NO. AC 61-101, was published to give guid-ance to flight instructors who de-velop and administer the pre-solowritten examination.

"Student pilots solo endourse-ment in effect August 31.,1989,willremain valid, regardless ofwhether they completed a pre-solowritten test, until their normal ex-piration or Dec. '1,1.989, whicheveris earlier. Thb procedure will in-sure that student pilots endorsedfor solo prior to August 31,,1,989,will have up to 90 days to preparefor the pre-solo written test re-quired by revised section 61.87 (b)."

"These student pilots will thenbe required to take a pre-solo writ-ten test as will new student pilotsprior to soloing after August 31,1989. This pre'solo test will be re-quired only once, unless the stu-dent pilot solos in another makeand model aircraft, other than theone originally tested for."

"That means that the studentmust take another written exami-nation," according to Malek.

" The CFI will develop the test,th number of questions are deter-mined by the individual CFI buteach test must contain questionsfrom FAR Part 61 and Part91.,flightcharacteristics, operating limits,and performance limitations of themake and model of the aircraft to besoloed," Malek said.

"Also in the test will be ques-tions on the geographic environ-ment in which the student soloed,like ARSAs, ATAs and TCAs inthat area," he added.

Of course, if you are still con-fused don't feel bad. Just call yourlocal FAA Flight Standards DistrictOffice at (803) 765-5931.

FAA Airport SafetyEnhancement Awards

Does your airport deserve anaward for safety? Here's itschance to shine in the light of theFAA. The FAA now has an an-nual FAA Airport Safety En-hancement Awards designed torecognize airports that havetaken actions, instituted pro-grams, or otherwise operated forthe improvement of safety.

The criteria are: airports mustbe open to the public and are eli-gible for the award on the basisof developing or implementing aspecific program or specialunique activity involving theoperation of the airport that has

resulted in enhanced safety.Nominations should be in

writing and include: A briefstatement identifying the airportowner or sponsor being nomi-nated. A description of the spe-cific accomplishment that hasclearly enhanced safety. Any ac-companying supplementalgraphics or explanatory materialthat may help describe or sup-port the nomination (optional).

Send your nominations bySept.30,1989, to FAA, SouthernRegional Office, Airports Divi-sion, A50-600, P.O. Box 2A636,Atlanta, GA 30320.

SOUTH CAROLINAAERONAUTICS COMMISSIONP.O. Drawer 280058Columbia, 5C29228

This Month. . .Inside Falmetto Aviation

. Fairfield County Airport in full transition

. '89 Airports Conferencez Reaching for Neut Heights. FAA starts Airport Safety Awards

... and much, much more!

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PAIDColumbia, S.C.PERMITNO. T5

The Ret:Mrn of a LadySouth Carolinians just love

those historic aircraft and for thatreason, the Confederate Air Forcehas scheduled another visit to thePalmetto state.

The Sentimental Journey, aftrlly operational B-77, will becoming to Spartanburg DowntownAirport September 75 -77.

Historic aviation buffs won'twant to miss the B-77 flytng

The Sentimental ]ourney isscheduled to land at SpartanburgDowntown about noon on Friday,September 15 and depart on Mon-day, September 18 at about 10 a.m..

"Many people in Spartanburghave expressed an interest in help-

ing bring it there and I am suremany from the Greenville area willwant to come over and see itagain," said Col. Jim Stewart of theConfederate Air Force.

"A locally based group, 'TheWarbirds", will be helping andhosting the aircraft," added Col.Stewart.

When the B-17 was exhibited atGreenville Downtown there weremany people who endured longlines to get a glimpse of the restoredaircaft.

And shortly after it left Green-ville the airplane was involved inan accident which required repairwork, according to Stewart.

The return of this aircraft to theupstate, the only stop in both Caro-linas, is largely due to the tremen-dous response last year in Green-ville.

"I-arge numbers were in line togo through the aircraft the entiretime that the aircraft was open,"added Col. Stewart.

The Sentimental Journey B-17is just one of more than 100 aircraftthe Confederate Air Force hasbased in Mesa, Arizona.

The Confederate Air Forceoperates a flying museum whichreminds and educates Americansof their part in aviation historyduring World Ward II.

This publication is printed ald distributed by the South Carolina Aeronautics Commission in theinterest of aviation safetyand to foste.l of responsible a-viati_on ir! the state. lhg viewpointsexp,re-ssed in articles credited toexpressed in articles credited to specific sources are presented as the viewpoints of those writersan-d do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the Souih Carolina Aeronautlcs Commission.