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you’ve done all that you can.6. Having more places to land helpsthe entire aviation community get moreutility out of our aircraft.Here’s How To Do ItIt’s easy! Just go to http://www.faa.gov/documentLibrary/media/form/faa7480-1.pdf for the FAA form andfill it in. The answers are pretty muchself-explanatory. If you need furtherguidance, see the instructions at thebottom of the page. Here are a coupleof suggestions by sections:A. Nearest town: your choice. Lat/Long, you can take it from a chart, butbetter yet, get it from your GPS. TheGPS will also give you the elevation.Name of facility: can be your name, orsomething fanciful like “Pilot’s Paradise.”B. If the landing facility is to beused by yourself – and you want pilotsto contact you prior to use – check“private.” If you are willing to let othersuse the strip (with the newly passedsafeguards), check “public” and pilotswill land at their own risk.C. Airport or seaplane base: ListVFR airports and heliports within5 nm, and IFR airports within 20nm. Heliports: List VFR airports andheliports within 3 nm and IFR airportswithin 10 nm.D. This is the hardest one…drawingon a quadrangle map. See your countyengineer for the relevant map, make asimple copy, and submit it to the FAA.An alternative is to print a copy of yourlocation on Google Earth…the FAAwill now accept that.E. Same as D.F. Up to youG. Up to youH. Licensing. The State ofMinnesota does not require thelicensing of private airports, so check“Not Required.”Airport District OfficesIn The MidwestSouth Dakota, and Ohio, and theiraddress is as follows:Federal Aviation AdministrationGreat Lakes RegionAirports Division AGL-6002300 E. Devon AvenueDes Plaines, IL 60018Telephone 847-294-7272The Central Region includesthe states of Iowa, Kansas, Missouriand Nebraska, and their address andtelephone number are as follows:Federal Aviation AdministrationCentral RegionAirports Division (ACE-600),Room 364901 LocustKansas City, MO 64106-2325Phone: (816) 329-2600EDITOR’S NOTE: Minnesota joins 15other states in providing protection forprivate airstrip owners who allow otherpilots to use their airstrips. Within theMidwest Flyer Magazine readershiparea, only South Dakota and Minnesotahave made the change. Other statescan follow suit.The Great Lakes Region covers thestates of Minnesota, Illinois, Indiana,Michigan, Wisconsin, North Dakota,#$%$&'(&)*')+,)-"./0."""+123)&'"456)-"+#%#718)""".>MidwestFlyerAd_Forget Fees OLT.indd 111/2/11 3:47 PM