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Plan, and Metropolitan Aviation Advisory Council.MBAA was successful in including $3.7 million forrunway preservation in the fiscal year 2011 bonding billing.The goal is to help the MnDOT Office of Aeronauticsmaintain the pavement condition index, statewide, above 50on a scale of 0 to 100. MnDOT has indicated that Minnesotarunways are all above the goal of 50.MBAA works closely with the Association of MinnesotaCounties, League of Minnesota Cities, Minnesota Councilof Airports, Minnesota Aviation Trades Association, andNational Business Aviation Association to monitor local, stateand federal issues.On February 9, 2012, the Minnesota Business AviationAssociation spearheaded a lobbying effort called “AviationDay At The Capitol” in St. Paul. Members of the entireMinnesota aviation community came together to meetwith their elected officials to get them up to speed on theirrespective aviation issues, and to explain in general terms,Schweiss Doors Develops New‘Red Power’ Hydraulic Pumphow important general aviation and airports are to theirlocal communities. Cosponsors of the event included theMinnesota Council of Airports (MCOA) and MinnesotaAviation Trades Association (MATA). Plans are to make thisan annual event.MBAA is making a big effort to change the way fees andtaxes are collected from aircraft owners. Currently, Minnesotahas a relatively high aircraft registration fee compared to otherstates. MBAA has proposed instead to charge a higher statefuel tax, so transient aircraft make a greater contribution tothe Minnesota Aviation Trust Fund and corporations areencouraged to base their aircraft in the state.2012 MBAA officers include Kristi Stengl of PremierJet Center, President; Nathan Hover, pilot, Vice President;Michael Lawrence of Key Air Twin Cities, Secretary/Treasurer;and Gordon Hoff, Executive Director.For additional information on the Minnesota BusinessAviation Association, visit its website: www.mbaa-mn.org/ qThe Schweiss Red Power PumpFAIRFAX, MINN. – Schweiss Doors, a Minnesota-basedcompany, providing quality bifold and hydraulic one-piecedoors for aircraft hangars, agricultural buildings, businesses andother installations, has developed a new, more powerful andsmoother running hydraulic pump system, which goes by thetrade name of “Red Power.”Mike Schweiss, owner of the company, said since theirhydraulic pump system was first introduced at various tradeshows around the U.S., many pilots have been asking for it byname.“Over the years, we rolled together our customer comments,combined with our knowledge and experience, and turnedit over to our talented Schweiss design team to perfect,” saidSchweiss. “What’s really nice for the buyer is that we don’tcharge them a penny more for this new pump than they paidbefore. It goes on all our hydraulic doors and is made at ourfactory.”The Red Power Hydraulic Pump comes to the buyer in48 OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2012 MIDWEST FLYER MAGAZINESchweiss Bi-Fold Doors of Fairfax, Minnesota, exhibited at EAAAirVenture 2012.a compact unit, ready to be mounted where the buyer wantsit, whether it be on a wall, top-hung, floor or back room. Itspower comes in 2 to 10 hp from a top quality LEESON motor,and offers superior electrical components.The Safety Advantage System and three back-up systemsare something buyers really like. They allow the door to lockup and down and safely lower the door in an emergency fromground level. The hydraulic directional control valve has abuilt in manual override. Back-up systems are all in the samecompact unit. In case of electrical failure, a pilot or user canutilize a DC battery, tractor hydraulic or a drill with a 7/16 hexhead to raise or lower the door.Schweiss Doors also continues to manufacture its patentedlift strap system for bifold doors as well.For more information contactSchweiss Doors at 1-800-746-8273, www.schweissdoors.com,or email schweiss@schweissdoors.com.q