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Winter 2012 A publication of the South Carolina Aviation Association It is the mission of the South Carolina Aviation Association to actively promote and encourage aviation and airport development to meet air transportation needs and assist the state in achieving economic development goals.

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Winter 2012 A publication of the South Carolina Aviation Association

It is the mission of the South Carolina Aviation Association to actively promote and encourage aviation and airport development to meet air transportation needs and assist the state in achieving economic development goals.

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Board of Directors

Bubba HopePresidentBill New

Vice PresidentFrank Manning

Secretary/TreasurerJoe BarkevichAndy Busbee

Merrill DonahooGreg Hall

Barry KennettDon Purcell

Eric RamsdellHartsell Rogers

•••SCAA StaffPatti Carson

Katie E. Koon, CAE, ManagerLeigh M. Faircloth, CAE

Hannah GriffinChristine Steagall

•••PO Box 12067

Columbia, SC 29211Columbia: 803.252.8871Toll Free: 877.FLY.SCAA

www.scaaonline.com

•••Palmetto Aviation is published four times a

year. Annual subscription rate is $15. Members of SCAA are entitled to one free subscription

and the membership directory every other year, invitations to special events and more.

•••The mission of the South Carolina Aviation

Association is to actively promote and encour-age aviation and airport development to meet air transportation needs and assist the state in achieving economic development goals.

Wow! Another year has flown by with 2013 right around the corner. What a great year it was not only for aviation but also for our association. Through the efforts of our board, members and many partners, member-ship is up substantially from 2011 and our partnership with the S.C. Aeronau-tics Commission remains strong.

We have been very busy assisting individuals, groups and partners since our conference in February. Let’s recap the initiatives of the year. We had a highly successful Legislative day

in March at the State House in Columbia. In May, we had a fantastic “fun” raising golf tournament to help support aviation scholarships. In June, Title 55 passed and became state law. AOPA recognized it as a model of good aviation legislation. In July, we sponsored a youth summer camp created and administrated by The Celebrate Freedom Foundation. In Agust, SCAA organized and promoted the Inaugural Aerospace Industry Dinner in conjunction with Aviation Week. The association worked with media outlets around the state to increase public awareness during avia-tion week. In September, SCAA sponsored the Southeast Aviation Expo with our partners at the Greenville Downtown Airport and it was highly successful. AOPA President Craig Fuller was the keynote speaker.

We are currently planning our much anticipated annual conference in Myrtle Beach February 13 – 15, 2013. Networking and education oppor-tunities will be abundant. Scholarship winners and the the winner of the Inaugural Journalism Award will be announced. This will be our most dynamic and exciting conference ever so please make plans to attend.

Stay tuned to scaaonline.com for more information on how you can play a part in the bright future of South Carolina aviation! We look forward to seeing you at the annual conference in Myrtle Beach and wish you a peaceful and relaxing holiday season.

Sincerely,

Bubba HopeSCAA President

President’s Report

Congratulations! Cecil Tune

South Carolina Aviation Safety Council Chairman Eric Barfield presented the Council’s first annual “Cecil Tune Aviation Safety Award” on September 28 to the first year’s winner, Cecil Tune him-self, who also completed 50 years of flying since his first solo flight at the Naval Academy.

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On November 9, airports and aviators who use aviation facilities across South Carolina lost a great person in the sudden death of John “Fuzzy” Floyd. John retired from the Aeronautics Commission last November after 33 years of promoting airports and aviation safety. John never courted the spotlight at Aeronautics, and he was a role model not only to me, but also to others associated with him.

In the earlier years he tutored me, which lead me to acquire the skills to become the director. I will never forget one of his many sayings; “You have the time to do what you want to do, so make the best of your time.” For those who attend and participate in the annual SCAA Conference, this was John’s concept. He wanted people to come together to learn and network with peers and that was one reason he was such an out-standing drill sergeant for 22 years. He initiated the first airports con-ference and managed the conference for nearly 10 years. The require-ments at Aeronautics mandated the first ever computerized system plan, for which John needed to devote his expertise, one reason he had to give up organizing the conference.

Even though Aeronautics constructed airport facilities in the early 50s and 60s, John was the first airport planner and along with fellow em-ployees, Jimmy Goff and Dan Fraley, created the airport development section of the Aeronautics Commission. In those early years of the 70s and 80s, before the Aeronautics Commission was moved in 1993 to the Department of Commerce, John was always concerned about the state’s airports and the general well being of Aeronautics becoming lost in the intermodal transportation system planning.

Before the computer graphic age, John had an artistic ability to create drawings and plans that rivaled many in his field. In his later years with the Aeronautics Commission, he inspected airports to ensure they were in compliance with airport standards and many interacted with John to accomplish airport/aviation safety. One of John’s challenges as an airport inspector was explaining and enforcing FAA airspace Part 77 imaginary surfaces, airport design criteria and instrument TERPS standards to airport managers. He told me more than once, he was not retiring or leaving the industry until FAA created one unified set of standards to alleviate the confusing obstructions contributed to aero-nautical users. Sadly, John was not able to implement a generic obstruc-tion standard, but his professional integrity and achievements at Aero-nautics maintaining quality airport standards will be a lasting legacy.

The 2013 SCAA Conference theme is called “What Obstructions Block Your Vision.” Because there is a national election, we need to prepare ourselves for obstructions that may impact the aviation industry and effectively communicate on these issues to remove roadblocks.

We hope you will be able to attend next year’s SCAA Conference. The Aeronautics Commission is very optimistic about the forthcoming avia-tion achievements that await South Carolina.

Safe Flying.

SC Aeronautics Commission Report By Paul Werts, SC AC Executive Director

John Floyd, Reve Richardson and Bo McMillan at an SCAA Annual Conference

From R to L: Paul Werts, John Floyd, Jamey Kemp-son and Bud Coward participate in an aviation panel discussion.

John Floyd and Jamey Kempson during a SCAA

Conference Hangar Party in Hilton Head.

John Floyd speaks with aviation exhibitor Keith Meese.

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Aerospace Industry DinnerThe South Carolina Aviation Assocation worked with the University of South Caro-lina McNair Center during SC Aviation Week to hold a dinner to recognize the aerospace industry in South Carolina.

USC Provost Michael Amiridis spoke about the Ronald McNair Aerospace Center’s unique opportunity to provide a steady stream of graduates ready to work in various aerospace fields. The McNair Center will focus on the research and edu-cation needs of South Carolina aerospace industries.

The widow of late astronaut Dr. Ronald E. McNair was recognized at the event. In 2011, Darla Moore pledged $5 mil-lion for a USC aerospace research center named after Lake City native Dr. Ronald E. McNair.

Charlie Farrell with the SC Department of Commerce and head of SC Aerospace Task Force spoke on how aerospace opportuni-ties continue to grow in SC. Farrell is also scheduled to speak at the SCAA’s Annual Conference Hall of Fame Banquet in 2013.

Event sponsors of the dinner included USC, SCRA, Zeus, Adex Machining Tech-nologies, Michelin, KTM, Triumph Fabrica-tions and Lockheed Martin.

In October, Anita Zucker with the Inter-tech Group donated $5 million to the McNair Center for Aerospace Research.

The association hopes to build on the event for 2013.

The dinner was held at the Thomas Cooper Library Hollings Center. The event began with a reception.

SCAA Vice President Bill New presented Cheryl McNair with a SC Aviation Hall of Fame plaque of the late Ronald McNair.

USC Provost Michael Amiridis provided the keynote address on Aerospace industry in South Carolina.

Each sponsor was recognized for being leaders of Aerospace Industry in the state.SC Aeronautics Chairman Delphin Gantt provided

closing remarks at the event.

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It’s a sunny day—time to get outside and have some fam-ily fun. You could go to the park, or you could head for the airport and watch airplanes.

If you live near Greenville Downtown Airport, now you can now do both.

On Oct. 25, Airport Director Joe Frasher announced completion of phase one of an aviation park project that has been in planning and development for more than two years.

Community members who turned out for the park’s open-ing the next day—which also was the beginning of a visit from vintage World War II aircraft of the Collings Foun-dation’s Wings of Freedom Tour—could call some space their own on the site donated by the airport commission.

“We had a huge turnout,” said Lara Kaufmann, Greenville Downtown’s director of public relations, who pitched in to help to park the visitors’ cars.

The visitors also were treated to a glimpse of the commu-nity aviation park’s future: Picture some major features of a playground-scale airport right alongside the real-life airport that is South Carolina’s busiest for general avia-tion. When the vision comes fully alive, visitors will pass through an entranceway fashioned from an aircraft fuse-lage to picnic, watch aircraft, play in an aviation-themed playground, or stroll along “walking runways” or a “pe-rimeter taxiway” to be realistically painted next spring.

The project has created a strong bond in the community, with Greenville Downtown’s businesses among the park’s most active supporters and contributors. For the next phase, donations are being sought for amenities includ-ing a picnic pavilion, a climbing structure (to resemble a control tower); and a fuselage suitable for conversion to a “unique and handicapped-accessible park entrance.”

In a news release, Kaufmann said the park would restore to the community a venue for experiencing aviation after that capability was lost at the city’s commercial-service airport. It would also present aviation to youngsters as a possible career path.

Aviation-themed Park Debuts at SC airport By Dan Namowitz, AOPA (reprinted from aopa.org November 2)

Customer service is a series of activities designed to enhance the level of customer satisfaction – that is, the feeling that a product or service has met or exceeded the customer expectation.

For quite a few of us, travel is a requirement of our oc-cupation. This means spending lots of time travelling to/from and through commercial or regional airport terminals. I spend many weeks each year travelling both domestically and internationally for both business and pleasure.

This particular Delta team at the Greenville Spartan-burg International Airport takes customer satisfac-tion very seriously. Not only are they an example for customer courtesy as they interact with travelers in the dispatch process, they seem to try to go the extra mile when dealing with the day-to-day interventions that extraordinarily occur to travelers.

Delta Air Lines has a survey system to query cus-tomers regarding their travel experience. This is in particular activated whenever a travel intervention occurs. The Delta GSP management team has made results of this survey system very visible to their em-ployees in the form of a “Monkey Tree.” The monkey progresses up the tree based upon the average level of satisfaction achieved by the team on these surveys. They have celebrations planned for the employees based upon reaching the higher levels of average satisfaction. They also review and take seriously the verbal comments included on these surveys.

There is also evidence that the team is active in air-craft safety, including a history of attacking Foreign Object Debris (FOD) around their gate areas. They constructed a Christmas “FOD” Tree during the last Christmas season, hanging bits and pieces of FOD they found on airport operat-ing surfaces.

Based on what I have experi-enced, this Delta team is dedi-cated to profes-sionalism and customer sat-isfaction. They set a superior example.

Customer Service – defined by the Delta team at GSP AirportBy Keat Pruszenski, Michelin Aircraft Tires

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aviation

Southeastexpo

The date for the 2013 Southeast Aviation Expo is already set for Friday, September 27 and Saturday, September 28 at the Greenville Downtown Airport in South Carolina. The date was decided shortly after the conclusion of the September 28-29 Expo.

“Post event exhibitor surveys were extremely favor-able, “ stated SCAA President Marion Hope. “Many said they received face time with existing clients and met a number of valuable prospective customers, which allowed them to strengthen their network of aviation-focused contacts - exactly what we were trying to acheive.”

“We hope to grow this event each year, and who knows one day we might be as big as the Northwest Aviation Conference & Trade Show in Washington state. It has been in existence for 29 years and pulls about 12,000 attendees!” Stated Joe Frasher, Airport Director of the Greenville Downtown Airport.

The 2012 event sponsors were Trade-A-Plane, South Carolina Technology and Aviation Center (SCTAC), Special Services Corporation, Civil Air Patrol and the Greenville Downtown Airport. Exhibitors included: Cessna, Cirrus, Michelin Aircraft Tires,

ADEX Machining Technologies, AeroCab, Louis Berger Services Inc., James A. Gardner Company, Mint Air, Flight Design USA, Baldwin Safety & Compliance, Mot-ley Rice LLC, Advocate Consulting, Aircare Aviation Services & Support, Hope Aviation Insurance, Just Air-craft, Greenville Downtown Airport, Sebring US Sport Aviation Expo, Lycoming, Aviation Tax Consultants, LLC, USAeroTech - Professional Aircraft Maintenance Training, Liberty University, PF Flyers, Runway Cafe, Special Services Corporation, Trade-A-Plane, Eclipse Aerospace, Precision Hose Technologies, Inc., CTS International, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Daher-Socata, Champion Aerospace, Skytech, Tempest, Stevens Avia-tion, LandRover Carolinas, Premier Aircraft Sales, Dia-mond Aircraft, SWT Aviation Inc., Cubcrafters, Airwolf Aviation Services, 4 Paws Aviation, DTC DUAT Service, Applied Technical Services, Inc., Camden/Donaldson/Greenville Jet Centers, Fractrade, Civil Air Patrol, Pilots N Paws, Eastern Aviation Fuel - Shell Avia-tion, Eagle Aviation, SC Aeronautics Commission, SC Aviation Safety Council, SC Historic Aviation Founda-tion, The FAA Flight Standards Districts Office, BMW Performance Driving School, Drumm Health Services, Davis & Floyd and Angel Flight.

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Southeastexpo

scenes from the expo...

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What Obstructions Block Your Vision?

Let SCAA light the way for 2013.

Marriott Grande DunesMyrtle Beach

Annual ConferenceFebruary 13-15

www.scaaonline.com

See New ConferenceSchedule

Room Reservation Deadline: January 10, 2013Call Grande Dunes Marriott in Myrtle Beach and ask for

SCAA’s room rate of $118. Call 843-449-8880.

SCAA Annual Conference: Draft Schedule

Wednesday, February 139:00 am – 1:00 pm Exhibit Set up 9:00 am – 6:30 pm Registration 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm FAA/SCAC Update 2:30 pm – 2:45 pm Break with Exhibitors 2:45 pm – 3:45 pm TSA Update 3:45 pm – 4:00 pm Break with Exhibitors 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm NTSB Update2:30 pm – 4:30 pm FAA One-on-One Appointments 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm Reception with Exhibitors 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm Hangar Party at the Hotel 10:15 pm – 11:45 pm Networking Continues Thursday, February 148:00 am – 9:00 am Breakfast with Exhibitors 8:00 am – 11 am FBO Track: NATA Service Line Training 9:00 am – 11:00 am Exhibitor Hospitality9:05 am – 10:05 am Breakout Education Sessions 10:10 am – 11:10 am Breakout Education Sessions 11:10 am – 11:30 am Visit with Exhibitors 11:30 am – 12:30 am Lunch & Learn: Encouraging Pilot Growth in SC11:30 am - 1:30 pm Spouse Program12:00 pm Golf – first 50 are free 1:30 pm – 5:00 pm Community Service Project Planning 6:30 pm Hall of Fame Reception with Exhibitors7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Hall of Fame Banquet 9:00 pm – 11:45 pm More Networking

Friday, February 158:00 am – 9:30 am Awards Breakfast 9:30 am – 10:30 am Keynote Speaker: National Geographic Photographer Steve Uzzell - Open Roads Open Minds: Creative Problem Solving

Registration will be available soon at www.scaaonline.com

NewSchedule

Keynote SpeakerSteve Uzzell

Using his striking photographs as illustrations of his metaphor about possibility and creativity, Steve inspires audiences to take advantage of his experience and vi-sion to make any venture an adventure. In any project he undertakes, Steve’s preparation lays the foundation for magic to happen. “Chance favors the prepared mind,” said Louis Pasteur. After all, our eyes will only ever see what our mind is prepared to comprehend. He spends six months of the year traveling the world for his clients; the remainder teaching and delivering his presentation “Open Roads Open Minds: An Exploration of Creative Problem Solving.”

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What Obstructions Block Your Vision?

Let SCAA light the way for 2013.

Marriott Grande DunesMyrtle Beach

Annual ConferenceFebruary 13-15

www.scaaonline.com

See New ConferenceSchedule

Fifty Students Participate in SOaR™ Aviation CampFifty high school students from 19 counties across the state attended the SOaR™ Aviation Aerospace Sum-mer Camp in Columbia in July. The experience was made possible by the Celebrate Freedom Foundation, the South Carolina Aeronautics Commission and the SCAA. The students, who stayed at the University of South Carolina during the camp, had an average GPA of 4.2. During the camp, the students were introduced to numerous concepts, including physics, complex mathe-matics, basic engineering and design, problem solving and leadership skills. They participated in a variety of activities, including a basic ground flight instruc-tion class, a Cessna 172 cross-country flight, a Project SOaR™ Green Beret Leadership Course, a mainte-nance skills course at State Aeronautics, field trips to the Challenger Learning Center, Shaw Air Fore Base, Mariner Group and USC Engineering Department, and a career night featuring guest speakers. As the aerospace industry continues to grow in South Carolina, the timing is perfect for introducing stu-dents to the field and inspiring them to pursue related careers. Studying science, technology, engineering and mathematics is critical for today’s youth. These camp-ers enjoyed a once-in-a-lifetime educational experi-ence and were also introduced to the top aeronautics employers in South Carolina.

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Fueled by the South Caroli-na Aviation Safety Council, a statewide Foreign Object Debris (FOD) Program is underway.

The Safety Council has embarked on a proactive campaign to attack FOD at the state’s airport operat-

ing surfaces. The goal is to bring together pilots, airport tenants and governmental entities at each of the state’s 54 airports to effectively make South Carolina a “FOD-free state.” Ultimately, the council wants the state’s example to impact all of the nation’s airports who will hopefully follow and aggressively approach FOD.

Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport (GSP) took the lead on developing a pilot program. Safety Council members met on April 24 and conducted a FOD audit on the ramp surfaces for commercial operations, freight operations and general aviation. As the audit began, GSP appeared to be a very clean airport due to its current aggressive FOD control program. As the

audit progressed, bits and pieces of debris were discov-ered and collected. It was clear to participating council members that FOD must be constantly addressed. Even with as aggressive a program as GSP, FOD must be con-tinuously collected.

FOD is a constant threat to aircraft safety and the source of damage in countless events at airports every-where. FOD damage ranges from superficial to severe and costs the aviation industry millions of dollars each year, sometimes with catastrophic results such as the tragic incident with the Concorde crash in Paris.

This safety initiative is designed to reinforce the state’s emerging role as a world leader in aviation and aero-space by letting industries know “it’s safe to land in South Carolina!”

One of many steps the council has taken is partnering with key airports to participate in a FOD walk audit to collect and analyze debris then benchmark the results with metrics that are targeted for improvement by the airport. Success can be measured by follow-up FOD audits.

GSP Airport Leads the Way in SC FOD EffortBy Keat Pruszenski , Michelin Aircraft Tires

The South Carolina Aviation Safety Council encourages a proactive approach toward the state’s aviation industry safety awareness by ac-tively involving industry leaders and their repre-sentatives throughout the state. It was created to be the umbrella under which all safety initiatives operate. The council was established to facilitate a cultural change rather than staff a program.

The Safety Council has sponsored the FAA Safety Fly-In, initiatives on the importance of tire pres-sure maintenance on

aircraft, and a fight against foreign object debris (FOD) to name a few. The Safety Fly-In has become an annual event hosting such speakers as the Honorable Robert Sumwalt of the NTSB and James Garvey, senior edi-tor of Business and Com-mercial Aviation Magazine. This October, Eric Barfield ended his ten-ure as chairman of the safety council to become Chairman of the National Business Aviation Asso-ciation’s (NBAA) Safety Committee. Chris Ever-smann and I will have large shoes to fill as our

predecessors, going back to 1996, have been proven leaders who care about aviation safety in our state. We look forward to leveraging the momentum that Eric, Donnie, Keat and Inspector Underwood were able to maintain over the years. Sixteen years after Mr. Stuppiello had a vision to improve aviation safety in South Carolina the SCASC is still working to accomplish his goal, and we look ahead to partnering with the SCAA to make our state the premier aviation state in America.

Who is the South Carolina Safety Council?

Timeline1996- Joseph Stuppiello, South Carolina Flight Standards District Office Manager, formed a vol-unteer group of aviation industry leaders to partner with the FAA’s own safety initiative in SC.

October 1996 - FAA Safety Inspector Ricky Underwood became the first chairman of the Council.

2004 - Keat Pruszenski, Michelin Aircraft Tires became Chairman

2008 - Donnie Mullis, Heli-Eastbecame chairman

2010 - Eric Barfield, Hope Avia-tion became Chairman

October 2012 - Cliff Jenkins, Mi-liken became President and Chris Eversmann, Hamilton Owens Airport became Vice Chairman.

By Cliff Jenkins, Chairman South Carolina Aviation Safety Council

Save The Date: SC Safety Fly in • Columbia • March 22

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Around The StateGetting Children Interested In Aviation

The 2013 Inter-national Avia-tion Art Contest may be an opportunity for you to reach out to your com-munity and get

children involved in aviation. Have connec-tions with teachers or children’s programs in your area? Send them information on the art contest. Download a full copy of the brochure from scaaonline.com. Also, contact SCAA headquarters at 1-877-359-7222 for multiple copies.

John Floyd, who retired from the SC Aeronau-tics Commission after 33 years and also served 22 years in the Army National Guard, passed away Friday, November 9. He was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church, where he was a president of the Methodist Men, chair-man of Church Council, involved with Meals on Wheels, served as a Lay Minister and pastored at the Oliver Gospel Mission. Floyd played basketball and baseball at Augusta Military

College, pitched for the Pittsburg Pirates from 1964 to 1970, and umpired collegiate baseball for 22 years. Floyd was inducted into the North Augusta Hall of Fame and was part-owner of the Palmetto Collegiate Umpires Association. He was honored at the dedication of the new USC Baseball Umpires Locker Room with a plaque bear-ing his name, “Fuzzy” Floyd. An avid woodworker, he loved working with his hands and was a true cowboy at heart.

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Sky Waters, Minnesota - United States 3rd Place IntermediateLewis Hwang, Massachusetts - International 1st Place Junior

The required format is A3 (11-3/4” x 16.5”). Or, if this is unobtainable, the nearest possible equivalent. Artwork must NOT be framed or outlined with borders.

FORMAT

All artwork must be done by hand (or, in the case of physically challenged children, by foot or mouth). Any of the following media are permitted: watercolor, acrylic, oil paint, indelible marker pens, felt-tip pens, soft ball-point pens, indelible ink, Crayola or any similar indelible medium. The following media are NOT permitted: pencil, charcoal or other non-permanent medium; computer-generated artwork; collage work involving the use of photocopies.

MEDIUM

The following information should be clearly shown on the back of the artwork: title, family name, given name, address, date of birth, country of residence, name and address of school which the child attends, and certificate of authenticity (see reverse). There is no need for a title on the poster and entrants can decide for themselves whether or not to include one. However, there should be a clearly recognizable link to the theme of the contest.

MARKINGS

Once received, entries become (and remain) the property of the State Sponsor and may be used for a variety of purposes. Those forwarded for international judging become (and remain) the property of the Federation Aeronautique Internationale (FAI).

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The Rock Hill Airport received the finishing touches on a runway resurfacing project that, along with a complete airfield lighting rehabilitation, can best be described as resulting in a “new” airport. Although maintained through the SC Aeronautics Commission pavement maintenance program, after 20 years, it was time to resurface. Thank you to the commission for providing funding for both projects.

Looking for a way to give back and serve the commu-nity, Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 961 in Rock Hill joined the Adopt-A-Highway program to con-duct litter pick-up on roads around the airport. Their effective work did not go unnoticed and the chapter was recently awarded the 2011 “Adopt A Highway York County Outstanding Group of the Year” award.SCDOT Director of Engineering John Walsh, left, presented the award to EAA Chapter 961’s Tom Funderburk and John Roberts. (Photo by Rob Thompson/SCDOT) The award will be displayed in the terminal of the Rock Hill-York County Airport.

Rock Hill EAA Recognized

Rock-Hill York County Gets “New” AirportCongratulations to long time avia-tion advocate and friend Jim Hamilton for becoming South Carolina Aeronautics Commissioner Emeritus on Thursday, July 19.

Long Time Aeronautics Staffer Passes

Wright Brothers AwardChester Jennings and Paul Johnson, both from Summerville, received the FAA Wright Brothers Award during Aviation Week. The FAA presented the award during a luncheon at the SC Aeronautics Comission.

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Save The DateFebruary 13-15SCAA Annual Conference

New for 2013:The National Air Transporta-tion Association (NATA) will provide a service line train-ing on Thursday, February 14 from 8 am - 11 am.

See full schedule on page 8.