Mike Satren resigns as President

Coeur d’Alene Airport Association Newsletter
October 2011
2011-2012 Officers/Directors
President, Linda Polley, (208)
640-8283
vice president, open
Hi CdAAA Board,
Frank O’Connell, treasurer, (208)
This e-mail is a confirmation that I resigned as president and resigned from the board 818-5626
Peggy Appleman, secretary, (208)
during the board meeting October 10.
665-7196
As the CdAAA decides whether to gear up for a bigger show, tries to repeat this
Dave Logue, (208) 659-9065
year's event or goes some other direction, this month is a natural time for a new
Mike Gossett, (208) 755-2720
president to be elected.
Murdo Cameron, (208) 640-1620
After reflecting on my contributions to date and reviewing my own personal time
Mike Satren resigns as President
Richard LeFrancis, (208) 664-0437
commitments, the decision to resign at this time came quickly.
We have never had more than a meager involvement of KCOE users in our midst and Jim Thorpe, (208) 765-9015
Dean Haagenson, (208) 772-9753
of course even fewer involved regularly in board activities. That is the way of most
Allen Peterson, (208) 661-8630
volunteer organizations but it is hard to stomach, even so.
Joni Lueck, (208) 659-9066
With CdAAA board support, our organization managed to insert mention of the airport
Holly Forshee, (208) 640-1177
in the Transportation Section of the new 15-year Kootenai County Comprehensive
Allen Peterson, newsletter editor,
Plan with a modest acknowledgement of its worth to the community. Stronger
(208) 772-6968
language sourced from an FAA document was rejected however. That goes to show Cd’A Airport Association
the wiggle room that County and City planners always want to retain when tax
c/o Mike Gossett
promises from unscrupulous developers tempt poor land use planning decisions on
P.O. Box 616
developments off the end of runways and in adjacent turning zones.
Hayden, ID 83835
My hopes to build an airport advocacy PowerPoint presentation were only partially
developed in a talk I fashioned and gave to the Post Falls Rotary at Linda Polley's
invitation. I will make it available to anyone who wants to carry on with that project. Calendar of Events
The August 20, Pancake Breakfast and Fly-in was a resounding success. Thanks to Cd’AAA Board Meeting, Nov.
all who worked so hard to make it happen and thanks to Tim Komberec and Empire
15, 5:30 p.m. at Pappy Boyington
AIrlines for sponsoring the downtown shuttle.
Field Preservatorium (Old Eagles
Regards, Mike Satren
building, 1600 W. Wyoming)
Spirit of Freedom/Honoring
Our Heroes, Nov. 11, 9:30 a.m.
to 2 p.m. at the Bird Aviation
Museum, Sandpoint.
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Member Classifieds
For Sale: 1956 Cessna 180, 851 SMOH, 190 STOH, 2395 TT,
Narco Com, ADF, Loran, Transponder, Fresh Annual, $74,000,
Information: Al Near (208) 530-0893
For Sale: 1963, PA-24-250
Comanche, N8241P,
$45,000, See this Piper
in Jay Burdeaux’s Northern
Sky Air hangar (KCOE).
Wayne Abbott (408) 266-2377,
(208) 665-7196, (208) 762-9200
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
d;Alene Flight
Instruction by
Denver
Wilkenson in Russell Frame's Cessna 150. $40/hour air
Instruction, $120/hour includes instruction/wet Cessna
150, $35/hour ground instruction. Two-hour Biennial
Flight Reviews. Information: Denver Wilkinson, (208)
699-7897, [email protected], www.cdaflight.com
For Sale: 1967 Piper Twin Comanche PA-30, Always
hangared, many upgrades, long TBOs, reputation for
reliability. Information: Jim Irving (208) 699-8637
Services: Designated Pilot Examiner for Light Sport
Airplanes: Mike Kincaid (208) 661-1588,
[email protected]
Editor’s 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.
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CDAAA Fly-In Activities, 10/19/2011 Planning Meeting
Marine Corps League
1. Kevin & Mac (Marine) have submitted the formal
request to have the Marine Corps F-18 (2) & Harriers
(2) arrive Friday night August 17th
2. The Marine Corps League membership approved their
participation in the 2012 Fly-In and will coordinate the
5th anniversary of Pappy Boyington Field to coincide
with the Fly-In.
3. Kevin has invited the Corsair from Kalispell to attend
4. We are planning on contacting the owners of the T-6,
T-24 Mentor, and the Stearmans to have them be in
the warbird parking area.
Commemorative Air Force
1. The tour director gave Murdo a 90% assurance,
pending final board approval that a B-17 & a B-25
would attend.
2. The CDAAA Fly-In marketing committee is planning
holiday season promotional & sales campaigns to help
the CAF have a successful trip and to promote the
Fly-In.
CDA R/C Club
1. The CDA R/C (airplane) club will set up static displays
(pending approval) approx 100 planes.
Food Services & Vendors
1. Rick (food services & vendors committee chairman,
secretary, & salesman) has contacted several local
restaurants and vendors about participating in
the event.
2. Rick has contacted rental companies to develop a cost
analysis for the equipment needed for the vendors to
serve 500 & 1000 meals.
3. Rick & Murdo are working on the Food Court layout.
Car Show
1. Rick is giving a presentation to the Inland NW Car
council the last Tuesday of the month.
2. Rick is working on a photo session for interested car
owners to have their cars photographed in front of the
warbirds.
3. Rick has invited the Challenge Racing Series to
provide two racing simulators.
Committees and members (Proposed)
Marketing & Media
Members: Rick, Allen, Linda, Holly
1. Establish a Marketing & Media Committee
2. To create and implement print, radio, television,
and web marketing programs
Flight Operations
Members: Greg, Phil, Murdo, Rick
1. Establish a flight operations committee to oversee,
approach, ground, parking, departure
Airport/Fly-In Coordination
Members: Greg, Phil, Murdo, Allen, Rick
1. Create a committee to assure communication
between the Fly-In elements and the airport
requirements
Signage, Logistics Management & Design
Members: Rick, Toni, Richard, Murdo,
1. Create a committee to design site layout, spectator
flow, signage, revenue operations and everything
else
USO Friday Night Show
Members: Holly, Richard, Rick, Toni, Murdo
1. Create a committee to develop a USO party at
Richard's museum.
Volunteers Needed!
for our next
Planning Meeting
November 2, 2011
16:30 hours
Murdo's Hanger
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