Burt Rutan and his Catbird to join Coeur dʼAlene Airport...

Coeur dʼAlene Airport Association Newsletter "" " " " July 31, 2011

2011-2012 Officers/Directors Mike Satren, president/newsletter editor, (208) 818-1287 Linda Polley, vice president, (208) 640-8283 Frank OʼConnell, treasurer, (208) 818-5626 Peggy Appleman, secretary, (208) 665-7196 Carl Lewis, (208) 772-3133 Dave Logue, (208) 659-9065 Mike Gossett, (208) 755-2720 Murdo Cameron, (208) 640-1620 Richard LeFrancis, (208) 664-0437 Jim Thorpe, (208) 765-9015 Dean Haagenson, (208) 772-9753 Allen Peterson, (208) 661-8630 Joni Lueck, (208) 659-9066 Holly Forshee, (208) 640-1177 CdʼA Airport Association c/o Mike Gossett P.O. Box 616 Hayden, ID 83835

Calendar of EventsCd’AAA Board Meeting, Aug. 8, 5:30 p.m. at Pappy Boyington Field Preservatorium (Old Eagles building, 1600 W. Wyoming)

Wings over Sandpoint, August 13, pancake breakfast 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. sponsored by EAA Chapter 1441, $7 adults, $3 kids under 14. Shuttle to downtown. Plane exhibition 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Quest factory tours 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Burt Rutan and his Catbird to joinCoeur dʼAlene Airport Association

at Aug. 20 pancake breakfast

By MIKE SATRENOn Saturday, August 20, Burt Rutan along with his personal aircraft Catbird will

join the Coeur d’Alene Airport Association on KCOE’s west ramp for the pancake breakfast, which will be served in Mike Gossett’s hangar nearby inside gate 15 from 7 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. The Cd’AAA will team with the Hydromaniacs, the Wooden Boat Show, Hot Rods and Harleys at Independence Point after the breakfast for a Parade of Planes along the north shoreline of the lake.

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Linda Polley, vice president, left, Murdo Cameron, board member, Peggy Appleman, secretary, and Allen Peterson, board member, staff the CdʼAAA booth at Dr. Forrest Birdʼs 90th birthday bash at the Bird Aviation Museum July 9.

Photo by Mike Satren


Calendar of Events Cd’AAA Pancake Breakfast/Lakeshore Fly-by, August 20, 7 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. in Mike Gossett’s hangar (park on the west ramp at KCOE). Lakeshore fly-by follows mandatory briefing 10:30 a.m.

Patriots Day celebrates Veterans, Nov. 11, at the Bird Aviation Museum, nine miles east of Sagle.

Member Classifieds

For Sale: Four 7-acre residential lakeview homesites on 2000-foot turf airstrip (ID65) on scenic Hwy 97 10 miles south of I-90. Price per lot is negotiable or entire 34-acre package $777,000. Information: Don Pischner (208) 667-5770 www.donpischner.com

Offering: Coeur dʼAlene Flight Instruction by Denver Wilkinson in Russell Frameʼs Cessna 150. $40/hour air instruction, $120/hour includes instruction/wet Cessna 150, $35/hour ground instruction. $99 introductory lesson includes one hour ground instruction. Two-hour Biennial Flight Reviews. Information: Denver Wilkinson (208) 699-7897, [email protected], www.cdaflight.com

Services: Designated Pilot Examiner for Light Sport Airplanes: Mike Kincaid (208) 661-1588, [email protected]

Editorʼs note: CdAAA members are invited to submit classified ads by e-mailing them to [email protected]. Be sure to get them in before the last week of the month for the upcoming issue.

For Sale: 1956 Cessna 180, 851 SMOH, 190 STOH, 2395 TT, Narco Com, ADF, Loran, Transponder, Fresh Annual, $79,000, Information: Al Near (208) 530-0893

For Sale: 1963, PA-24-250 Comanche, N8241P, $45,000, See this Piper in Jay Burdeauxʼs Northern Sky Air hangar (KCOE). Wayne Abbott (408) 266-2377, (208) 665-7196, (208) 762-9200

mailto:[email protected]





Pancake BreakfastCoeur d’Alene Lake Shoreline Fly BySaturday, August 20, 2011, 7 a.m.-10:30 a.m.

All-day Shuttle buses to/from Cd’A downtown eventssponsored by Empire Airlines/Empire Aerospace

Coeur d’Alene Airport &Overlay photos by Mike Satren

Information: (208) 640-8283

Pancake Breakfastand Shuttle buses to CdʼA events

Atlas Rd.to Hayden Ave.intersection

in cooperation with:

Hydros, Hot Rods and Harleys plus Wooden Boat Show in downtown Coeur d’Alene

Photo Courtesy of Thriftway

Fly-by briefing at 10:30 a.m.

Interval departures start at 11 a.m.


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Joni Lueck has planned the pancake breakfast, while Linda Polley, Murdo Cameron and Frank O’Connell have spread the word via aviation news outlets and direct mailings. Additionally, Polley has gathered donations including $500 from Tim Komberec of Empire Airlines to fund two shuttles for pilots and others who wish to park on Citation (off Atlas) to ride to/from Independence Point festivities on Saturday. Polley also extended our invitation to famous aircraft designer and new-Coeur d’Alene-resident Burt Rutan who will attend with Catbird, his own air mount.

Cameron initially suggested the pancake breakfast/fly-by event to maximize the entertainment possibilities for local and fly-in pilots and friends.

Allen Peterson put together a multimedia show, which was e-mailed to many lists and mailed via CD to a number of regional outlets.

Sailplane pilot and webmaster Rick Eppinger has built a webpage about the event, which can be found at: http://cdaaa.homestead.com

Cameron reports that Southfield Fuel will give a $.15 discount on fuel at its self-serve island to the Cd’AAA pancake breakfast event participants on Aug. 20. This fuel island is on Delta Taxiway midpoint on the airport.

The mandatory fly-by briefing will take place in Mike Gossett’s hanger at 10:30 a.m. sharp. Please have your aircraft ready to start following the briefing. AWOS will suggest the preferred runway and if conditions are stable we will depart and recover aircraft using that same runway. Aircraft that wish to return to another airport are, of course, welcome to disperse after the Parade of Planes in any direction they choose.

Itinerary for Aug. 20:Pancake Breakfast 7 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. in Mike

Gossett’s hangar inside Gate 15 near west rampFree Shuttle to/from Independence Point events 10

a.m. to 5 p.m. (thanks to Empire Airlines)Mandatory briefing for Lake Coeur d’Alene

northshore fly-by 10:30 a.m. in Mike Gossett’s hangarParade of Planes sequenced takeoffs for Cd’A Lake

Fly-by after 11 a.m.Come to KCOE on Aug. 20, for a memorable day.

Boise airshow performer Greg Poedied unexpectedly from heart attack July 24

By MARY GRADYAVweb Contributing editor

Renowned airshow performer Greg Poe died suddenly on Sunday from an apparent heart attack, his team announced early on Monday. "It was completely out of the blue," spokesman Greg Gibson told AVweb. He said there had been no prior suspicion of health problems for Poe, who was 57, and his death was "very sudden." Poe was not riding motorcycles at the time, Gibson said, contrary to some rumors that have circulated online. He had been riding earlier in the day, but was a passenger in a truck when he died, Gibson said. Poe, of Boise, Idaho, had flown professionally as an airshow pilot for over 20 years, and acquired over 10,000 flight hours in more than 100 types of aircraft in his career.

Poe had flown at EAA AirVenture in the past, but was not scheduled to be here this week. Poe recently told a reporter for the St. Joseph News-Press that he hoped to be

remembered as a pilot, an entertainer, and someone who gives back to the community. "If they remember me as a daredevil, then I've failed," he said. "Because I'm not."Besides his airshow performances, Poe was known for his "Elevate Your Life" youth-outreach program, which he created in 2002 after the drug-related death of his son, Ryan. Greg Poe Airshows issued a statement that it intends to continue operations in both the airshow arena and the Ryan J. Poe Foundation, and will be making

decisions toward achieving that goal in the near future.

Editor’s note: A memorial service — open to the public — for Greg Poe will be held Wednesday, August 17, at 7 p.m. at the Idaho Center in Nampa, ID. A special edition of Greg's Elevate Your Life program is planned. A reception will follow at the Greg Poe Aviation hangar in Caldwell, ID for friends and family.

Photo by MIKE SATREN Greg Poe prepares to mount up for one of his Memorial Day Weekend performances at the 2008 Watsonville Fly-In and Airshow in Watsonville, CA.

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Bird Aviation Museum celebratedDr. Forrest Birdʼs 90th Birthday on July 9

Elk River has new summertimebreakfast fly-in destination restaurant

By MIKE SATRENIf Curt and Shelley

McLam seem to seek places off the beaten path, Elk River (on State Hwy 8) fits that profile to a T.

Longtime Arctic Cat snowmobilers, the McLams kept returning to rural North Central Idaho where Elk River reigns as an adventure hub.

They also have strong ties to Hayden Edge Performance (Arctic Cat dealership) owners Darrick and Jessica Johnson.

The Coffee Shop is Shelley’s brainchild and when the summer lease became available in 2011 for the old apothecary shop in town, she jumped at the chance.

Good coffee, delicious food and a chance to talk with locals, including 20-year Mayor Jim Martin was instructive and entertaining.Elk River is a look to the Idaho many of us hold dear. It is a holdover from the eke-out-a-living days of yore making peace with the tourism bucks of summertime adventuring.Wintertime is for laying wait until spring and for snowmobiling.In the meantime, fly into Elk River for a great breakfast.Information: Curt and Shelley McLam, 112 Main St.Elk River, Idaho 83827(208) 826-3328, [email protected]

Photo by MIKE SATREN Shelley and Curt McLam take a break from breakfast serving to make shakes for Elk River travelers on a Sunday morning in July.

Photo by MIKE SATREN Pamela and Dr. Forrest Bird enjoy a video depiction of the life of Dr. Bird inside the hangar at their Pend Oreille lakeside home with several hundred guests on Friday evening, July 8. A low-level airshow by Clay Lacy in an early Lear Jet wowed the crowd, then a tasty buffet followed accompanied by the big band sounds of Swing Street.

Photo by MIKE SATREN Legends of aviation, medevac aircraft pioneer Dr. Forrest Bird, left, winglet inventor/Horizon Airline founder Joe Clark, pilotʼs pilot Bob Hoover and airline-airrace-movie pilot Clay Lacy sign memorabilia and chat with fans during Dr. Birdʼs 90th birthday party celebration at the Bird Aviation Museum, July 9.




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