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public 501(c)(3) non-profit organization based in Minnesota that supports technological solutions to improve our environment for a sustainable future. Its programs are devoted to supporting, honoring, and educating individuals, through the annual honorary Lindbergh Award and the Lindbergh-Lycoming Grant program, which provides grants for research or educational projects that will make important contributions to technology and the environment. The annual deadline for all Lindbergh-Lycoming Grant applications is in mid-June for funding the following year. The extended deadline for the Lindbergh-Lycoming Aviation Grant is Nov. 1, 2007, with funding in July 2008. Anyone interested in applying for this grant will find information and a downloadable application on the Internet at: www.lindberghfoundation.org. ❑ FAA Presents Master Pilot Award To West Bend Pilot OSHKOSH, WIS. – On Tuesday, July 24, the Federal Aviation Administration Flight Standards District Office in Milwaukee, Wis., honored James A. “JI” Igou of West Bend, Wis., with the FAA’s Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award. Igou is considered by those who know him an icon in aviation, having been a very successful long-time maintenance technician, IA and pilot. For many years Igou operated a shop at the Hartford Airport, where his HIGH ON HEALTH Density Altitude – Is it important for pilots, as well as airplanes? by Dr. John Beasley, AME When I was young and foolish (as opposed to my current state), I loaded five fellow medical students into a rented Cessna 206 and John Beasley we took off from Minneapolis to fly to San Diego with plans to go up the West Coast to look at internships. The second day we flew from Denver, Colo. to Page, Arizona and then across the desert. It was September and hot… very hot. The thermals over the desert were not pleasant and in an effort to get to cooler and more stable air, I climbed to 48 MIDWEST FLYER MAGAZINE OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2007 (L/R) FAA Milwaukee FSDO General Aviation Operations Inspector, Jan Gerstner; James A. “JI” Igou; Dixie Igou; FAA Milwaukee FSDO ASAP Program Manager, Ray A. Peterson. services and beloved quirks were treasured. Igou has been previously presented with the FAA’s Charles Taylor Master Mechanic Award, reflecting his many accomplishments. Igou’s wife, Dixie, had just flown in from Africa to join him at the presentation, given at the meeting of the <strong>Midwest</strong> Antique Aircraft Club during EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wis. Igou is a member of EAA Chapter 1158 at West Bend, Wis. The Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award is presented to pilots with at least 50 years of continuous, honorable pilot experience in aviation. It requires at least three recommendations from other people, a current flight review, and a good aviation safety record. The award recognizes those who have materially contributed to aviation through their efforts and example. ❑ 12,500 feet. The outside temperature was still about 60. We were up there for over 3 hours (I don’t think I knew of the oxygen rules in those days), and wondered why I had this splitting headache and felt so “out of it.” Later, I did the calculations. Assuming that the pressure altitude was 12,500 feet MSL, we were at a density altitude of over 15,000 feet. For many years, I assumed that this was high-density altitude that left me feeling so lousy. We all think of density altitude as being important for aircraft – obviously it is – but is there an effect on the pilot? When Dave Weiman (MFM) first asked me to write about density altitude, I assumed that the effects on airplane and pilot would be comparable. I was wrong! I did a bit of internet research, and found to my surprise that density altitude doesn’t really matter from the physiological point of view. The reason for this is that when we breathe in air at any temperature, we warm it in our lungs to 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit (body temperature) almost instantly! Thus, in a sense, the “density” altitude of the air in our lungs is always the same for any pressure altitude regardless of the outside air temperature. For a full review, visit http://www.dr-amy.com/rich/oxygen/ and see the article by Dr. Robert Carlson, which is where I got this information. So it turns out that the reason I felt so lousy over the desert was simply that I don’t tolerate 3 hours at 12,500 without supplemental oxygen. Duh! There is a reason for the rule. Also, aside from the legal issues, there are also issues of mental capacity and comfort. There is probably considerable variability in the susceptibility to symptoms related to hypoxia, and for us “greybeards,” we may have you young hotshots beat on this one. We’re only about 50 to 75% as likely to get symptoms as you are at any given altitude. I don’t know why.
CALENDAR Send the date, times, location (include city, state & airport I.D.), and contact person’s telephone number, address & email address for reference. First 15 words FREE! $.50 for each additional word. Mail listing with payment (if any) to: MIDWEST FLYER MAGAZINE • P.O. BOX 199 OREGON, WI 53575-0199 or email: dave@midwestflyer.com (if 15 words or less) NOTAM: PILOTS, BE SURE TO CALL AHEAD TO CONFIRM DATES AND FOR TRAFFIC ADVISORIES. ALSO USE ONLY CURRENT AERONAUTICAL CHARTS FOR NAVIGATION AND NOT CALENDAR LISTING INFORMATION * Indicates any new or updated calendar listings since the last issue. OCTOBER 2007 1* MADISON, WIS. - “Regulations: What every pilot should know.” At Rodeway Inn. For more info FAASafety.gov or robin.sharitz@aopa.org. 301-695-2175. 2* MILWAUKEE, WIS. - “Regulations: What every pilot should know.” At Clarion Hotel & Conference Center. For more info FAASafety.gov or robin.sharitz@aopa.org. 301-695-2175. 3* MANITOWOC, WIS. - “Regulations: What every pilot should know.” At Lakeshore Aviation. For more info FAASafety.gov or robin.sharitz@aopa.org. 301-695-2175. 4-6 HARTFORD, CT. - AOPA Expo 2007. 800-872-2672. (aopa.org) 6 GRINNEL (GGI), IOWA - Open House 7am- 4pm & Breakfast 7-11am. 641-239-8007. 6 RICHLAND CENTER (93C), WIS. - Fall Colors Fly-In & Classic Car Drive-In. Pancake Breakfast 8am-?. Brat Lunch. keyesmp@yahoo.com 6* ONAGA (52K), KAN. - Pancake & Sausage Breakfast Fly-In 8am-?. 785- 889-0151. 6* BAUDETTE (LAKE OF THE WOODS), MINN. - Fly-In Fishing Contest for Female Pilots at Baudette Int’l Airport. For more info go DENSITY ALTITUDE CONTINUED And for comfort? Maybe the limits should be lower. A recent study in the New England Journal of Medicine explored the response to cabin altitude in simulated commercial aircraft, which as you know, generally have a cabin altitude of 7,500 to 8,000 feet while in cruise. The subjects’ oxygen saturation declined from over 97% saturation at to www.dot.state.mn.us/aero/avoffice/ events/fly-ins.html 6* CRYSTAL, MINN. - Club Cherokee Open House 11am-4pm. For more info www.clubcherokee.com. 612-720-0005. 7 IOLA (68C), WIS. - Fall Color Chili Fly-In at Central County Airport. 8am-2:30pm. 920-244-7808. 13 STURGEON BAY (SUE), WIS. - Fall Colors Fly-In Breakfast at Door County Cherryland Airport 8-10:30am. catchbigfish@itol.com 13* STEVENS POINT, WIS. - “America’s Class System - Class D Airspace.” FAA Safety Team at Rodeway Inn. Need to register. For more info FAASafety.gov or 715-252-3326. 14 PALMYRA (88C), WIS. - Breakfast & Poker Run Game Day. 262-495-3108. 15* NORTHBROOK, ILL. - “Regulations: What every pilot should know.” At Hilton Northbrook. For more info FAASafety.gov or robin.sharitz@aopa.org. 301-695-2175. 16* SAINT CHARLES, ILL. - “Regulations: What every pilot should know.” At Hilton Garden Inn. For more info FAASafety.gov or robin.sharitz@aopa.org. 301-695-2175. 17* ROCKFORD, ILL. - “Regulations: What every pilot should know.” At Greater Rockford Airport - Public Safety Bldg. For more info FAASafety.gov or robin.sharitz@aopa.org. 301-695-2175. 18* PEORIA, ILL. - “Regulations: What every pilot should know.” At Peoria Aviation. For more info FAASafety.gov or robin.sharitz@aopa.org. 301-695-2175. 20* EAST SAINT LOUIS, ILL. - “CFIT and Inadvertent IMC Recovery.” At Mid Coast Training Facility. Need to register. For more info FAASafety.gov. Contact 800- 322-8876 or 7-ACESTLFAAST@faa.gov 27 DECATUR (DEC), ILL. - Chili Day Fly-In 10am-2pm. 217-795-2393. www.decatureeaa.com 28-11/1 CHICAGO, ILL. - IES (Illuminating Engineering Society) Aviation Lighting Seminar at Doubletree (Oak Brook). 203-235-4424. www.iesalc.org/ NOVEMBER 2007 10 OSHKOSH, WIS. - Wisconsin Aviation Hall of Fame banquet at EAA Museum. For tickets call 715-832-6379. 10* STEVENS POINT, WIS. - “America’s Class System.” Need to register. For more info FAASafety.gov or 7115-252-3326. 10-11* OSHKOSH, WIS. - Flight instructor refresher course (FIRC) at the FAA Safety Center, Wittman Regional Airport. Contact Judy 608-266-8667. DECEMBER 2007 1 COTTAGE GROVE (Y87), WIS. - Tom Rebholtz Memorial Chili Feed at Blackhawk Airport. 8 WEST BEND (ETB), WIS. - Breakfast with Santa 8am-Noon. Santa arrives at 9:30am. www.eaa1158.org 14* OSHKOSH, WIS. - Wright Brothers Memorial Banquet. Speaker Burt Rutan. 920-426-4800. FEBRUARY 2008 1-2* NOVI, MICH. - Great Lakes Aviation Expo & Conference. www. GreatLakesAviationConference.com 16* WISCONSIN DELLS, WIS. - Mechanics refresher and inspection authorization (IA) renewal seminar at Kalahari Resort. For more info 608-267-7110 or tamera.weaver@dot.state.wi.us. APRIL 2008 8-14* LAKELAND, FLA. - Sun 'n Fun Fly-In. Lakeland Linder Regional Airport. 863-844-2431. www.sun-n-fun.org 23-24 WEST DES MOINES, IOWA. - Iowa Aviation Conference at Sheraton West Des Moines Hotel. For more info iawings.com Registration Sue Heath 515-727-0667. MAY 2008 5-7 APPLETON, WIS. - 53rd Wisconsin Aviation Conference at the Radisson Paper Valley Hotel. www.wiama.org/conference. htm. Contact Pete - 715-358-2802. JULY 2008 28-8/3* OSHKOSH, WIS. - EAA AirVenture. www.airventure.org AUGUST 2008 7/28-8/3* OSHKOSH, WIS. - EAA AirVenture. www.airventure.org EMAIL (dave@midwestflyer.com) YOUR FLY-IN DATES TODAY!!!! ground level to 95% at 6,000 feet to 93% at 8,000 feet. These are small changes, so no big deal, right? Maybe. After only 3 hours, about 10% of the subjects had malaise (not really sick, but not feeling so great, either). At least none of the tests of sensory perception or psychomotor performance were altered. However, this was only 8,000 feet and we routinely travel in non-pressurized aircraft well above that. (And, while not really relevant for private flying, there are some reports of acute mountain sickness following longer stays as low as 6,500 feet.) So, the take home message? Bring the oxygen bottles if there is any doubt. You’ll feel better and perhaps fly a bit better too. At least for me, I can use all the help I can get. ❑ OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2007 MIDWEST FLYER MAGAZINE 49
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