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Avia on Team

Bradley R. Brandt…………………… Director

Wade Troth……………… Assistant Director

Jason Duet………………..Program Manager

Tanya Schulingkamp…Program Manager

Richard Nelson…...…….Program Manager

Danielle Gaylor…………Program Manager

Josh Duplan s…….…………...Safety Officer

Cur s Rich………………………..Safety Officer

Vickie Carter…………..Administra ve Asst.

Tonjia Summerell…...Asst. Prgm Manager

Rob Sehon……………...Asst. Prgm Manager

Allen Taylor………………..Airways Manager

Louisiana Department of Transporta on and Development

Avia on Sec on

1201 Capitol Access Road

Baton Rouge, LA 70804

(225) 379-3050

www.dotd.la.gov/intermodal/avia on

Art Contest Winners Announced

ACE Camp

Priority Program Update

Project Application Guidance for

Priority Program 2014-2015

FAA Key Dates

Super Bowl 2013 Debrief

ADS-B FAA Seminar

Airport Lighting Basic Training

Seminar

AVIATION

NEWSLETTER

ISSUE II

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DOTD announces winners of 2013 Louisiana Aviation Art Contest BATONROUGE-TheLouisianaDepartmentofTransportationandDevelopment(DOTD)ispleasedtoan-nouncethewinnersofthe2013LouisianaAviationArtContest,sponsoredbytheDOTDAviationSection.Thethemeforthisyear’scontestwas“MyFavoriteAirSport.”Students,ages6-17,wereencouragedtocreateartworkbasedontheuseofthisyear’sthemeinrelationtotheaviationworld.ParticipantswerealsoencouragedtovisitandlearnmoreabouttheirlocalairportsbyvisitingDOTD’swebsiteandlocatingtheairportnearesttowheretheylive.TheintentofthecontestistoencourageyoungpeoplefromthroughoutLouisianatobecomemorefamiliarwithandparticipateinaeronautics,engi-neering,andscience.Theartcontestsuppliesawayforyoungadultstobecomefamiliarwithaviationandtheunlimitedcareeropportunitiesofferedintheindustry.Thewinnersofthisyear’sartcontestareasfollows:Ages6-71stPlace-MiaRobichauxofSt.JohnPrimarySchool,Prairieville2ndPlace-AstridInterianoofChateauEstatesSchool,Kenner3rdPlace-JoelCharlesofNewOrleansAdventistAcademy,NewOrleansAges8-91stPlace-NatalieHe linofSt.TheresaMiddleSchool,Gonzales2ndPlace-IsabelBacasofSt.JohnPrimarySchool,Prairieville3rdPlace-MackenzieStewartofSt.JosephSchool,PonchatoulaAges10-111stPlace-ReedBrantlyofClaiborneAcademy,Haynesville2ndPlace-JillianHuberofSt.BenildeSchool,Metairie3rdPlace-MakaylaViningofPattersonJuniorHighSchool,PattersonAges12-131stPlace-ReggieBajoieofGoodShepherdSchool,NewOrleans2ndPlace-JohnnyWilliamsofGoodShepherdSchool,NewOrleans3rdPlace-HaydenPinhoofPattersonJuniorHighSchool,PattersonAges14-151stPlace-LexieVassofSt.TheresaMiddleSchool,Gonzales2ndPlace-EmilyLoiselofMt.CarmelAcademy,NewOrleans3rdPlace-BaileyLavergneofChurchPointHighSchool,ChurchPointAges16-171stPlace-HannahLemkeofTensasAcademy,St.Joseph2ndPlace-JessicaTaylorofChurchPointHighSchool,ChurchPoint3rdPlace-LaurenLambertofDenhamSpringsHighSchool,DenhamSpringsEachyear,completedartworkmustbesubmittedtotheDOTDAviationSectiontobejudgedforitscreativeuseoftheyear’sthemeinrelationtoLouisianaaviationevents.Localandstateaviationof icialsthenselectthreewinnersperagecategory,resultinginatotalofeighteenwinners.Winnersreceiveaviation-relatedprizesdo-natedbythefollowingaviationassociations.LouisianaAirportManagersandAssociates(LAMA)hasdonatedprizessuchasiPods,modelair-planes,andremotecontrolairplanes.

AircraftOwnersandPilotsAssociation(AOPA)hasdonatedprizessuchasfreewebsitetrainingsessions,hats,andbooks.ExperimentalAircraftAssociation(EAA)hasdonatedintroductory lightsforchildrenages7-18throughanationalprogramcalledtheYoungEaglesProgram.Theintroductory lightsareawardedto irstplacewinnersineachcategory.Throughthecontest,DOTDfacilitatescommunicationbe-tweenthewinnersandthelocalpilotsofeachEAAchapterclosesttowherethewinnerlives.

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Reggie Bajoie 12-13

Good Shepherd School

Lexi Vass 14-15

St. Theresa Middle School

Hannah Lemke 16-17

Tensas Academy

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Natalie Heflin 8-9

St Theresa Middle School

Reed Brantly 10-11

Claiborne Academy

Mia Robichaux 6-7

St John Primary School

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DOTD Aviation announces Louisiana Aviation Career Education Camp Program

TheLouisianaDepartmentofTransportationandDevelopment(DOTD),AviationSection,initscontinu-ingeffortstoreachouttoyoungpeopleandintroducethemtoaviationand lying,ispleasedtoan-nouncetheLouisianaAviationCareerEducation(ACE)CampProgram.DOTDAviation,inpartnershipwithLaAviator.com,LouisianaAirportManagers&Associates(LAMA)andLouisianaAirports,willco-sponsorfourweek-longcampsthatareaimedathighschoolstudentsbetweentheagesof15and18consideringacareerinaviation.Duringthecourseoftheweek,participantswillbeintroducedtoawidevarietyofaviationcareerop-portunities,fromcommercialpilottoairportmanagement.Theywillparticipateinhands-onactivitiesrelatedtovariousaviationtopics,suchaspowerplants, lightinstruments,airports, lightsafety,aero-nauticalcharts,airspace,pilotmath,andleadershiptraining.Thecontentofthematerialpresentedwillfocusonfourmajorcomponents:Airplane&Aviator,AirportEnvironment,WeatherEnvironment,andAirportDesign.ThecamphoursareMonday–Thursday,9a.m.–4p.m.,andFriday9a.m.–noon.Thecampfeeis$200perparticipant,withamaximumof15participantspercamp.DOTDAviationprovidessponsorshipop-portunitieswiththesubmittalofanessayonacurrentaviationtopic.EssaysmustbesubmittedbyMay13,2013,andtherecipientofsponsorshipwillbenoti iedbymailnolaterthanMay20,2013.Essayscanbesubmittedtothefollowingaddress,andtheymustbeaccompaniedbyaDOTDEssaySub-mittalForm,foundathttp://www.dotd.la.gov/intermodal/aviation/.LADOTD–AviationSectionAttn:DanielleGaylorP.O.Box94245BatonRouge,LA70804-9245Formoreinformation,pleasevisitLaAviator.com,whereyoucancompletearegistrationandCodeofConductformtosubmittotheACECamp.

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Airport Construction and Development Priority Program

ThepublichearingfortheAirportConstructionandDevelopmentPriorityProgramwasheldWednes-day,March13bytheJointTransportationCommittee.Nocommentsorissueswereraisedduringthehearing.Subsequently,theprogramwasapprovedbythecommitteeforfundingandinsertionintoHouseBill2onTuesday,April9.Thedepartmenthasrecommendedanotherrobustprogramthisyearwhichbreaksdownthefundinginthefollowingpriorityareas: 21%-Safety 42%-AirsidePreservation 26%-AirsideImprovements 11%-LandsideImprovementsOurgoalistoensureasafe,modernsystemofairportswhichprovidesconvenientandef icientaccessto thestate for tourism, commerce, industrial interests, andrecreationand tocontinuallymodernizethestate’spublicairportstomeetthechangingneedsoftheaviationcommunityandthegeneralpub-lic.TheactivitiesoftheaviationprogramaretoprovidemanagementoversightandfundingforcapitalimprovementsatLouisianaairports,andtoprovidemanagementoversight, fundingandtechnicalas-sistanceforsafetyandoperationalenhancementsatLouisianaairports.

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Project Application Guidance for Airports for 2014-2015 Program

Inpreparingforthe2014-2015AirportConstructionandDevelopmentPriorityProgram,weareissuingadditionalguidancetoairportsponsorson ilingCapitalImprovementPlan(CIP)requestswiththede-partmentbyNovember1.Toensurethatthedepartmentproperlyprioritizesyourairport’sneeds,thedepartmentwillsendoutaletterJuly1,recommendingthatyousubmitanupdated“draft”CIPontheprojectsyouareseekingfundingforin2014-2015state iscalyear(July1,2014–June30,2015)byAugust1,2013.Inanefforttobetterserveyou,ourprogrammanagementteamwillbeabletoreviewthesedraftCIPsandcommunicatetoyoutheinformationneededtoproperlyprioritizetheprojectrequestintheAirportConstructionandDevelopmentPriorityProgram.Pleaserefertothetimelinebelow: July1–DOTDSendsGuidanceLettertoAirports August1–“DRAFT”CIPssubmittedtoDOTDforreview LateAugust–DOTDConductsRegionalPlanningSessions LateSeptember–DOTDConductsCIPWorkshop November1–ProjectApplicationswithResolutionsduetoDOTDProjectprioritizationisatwo-stepprocess.The irststepisforthedepartmenttodeterminewhethertheprojectshouldbeincludedinthepriorityprocess.Thesecondstepistodeterminewhetherthein-formationnecessaryforprioritizationisavailable.Supportdocumentationforprojectsrequestingfund-inginthe2014-2015programmustincludeaprojectresolutionfromtheairportsponsor,projectscopeandestimatedcost,projectjusti ication(demonstrationofimmediateneedfortheproject),andanyen-vironmentalclearancedocumentation(ifnecessary)inaccordancewithLouisianaR.S.§2:802andLoui-sianaAdministrativeCodeTitle70,PartIX§307.Iftheaboveinformationisnotreceivedbyourof icebyNovember1,theproposedproject(s)maynotbeallowedtocompeteforfundingforthat iscalyearbeingprioritized.Wheninsuf icientdataisprovided,arequestfromthedepartmentwillbemadefortheadditionalinformationneededtocompletetheas-sessmentofeligibilityandprioritization.

ThedeadlineforsubmittingyourprojectapplicationwitharesolutionforprojectprioritizationtotheDepartmentofTransportationandDevelopment,AviationSectionisNovember1,2013.ThankyouforyourcontinuedsupportoftheAirportConstructionandDevelopmentPriorityProgram.Ifyouhaveanyquestionsorneedadditionalinformationpleasecontactourof iceat(225)379-3050orcontactyourstateProgramManager.

Key dates for the FAA Airport Improvement Program AIP: 2014thru2016CIPsarecurrentlydue.Ifnotyetsubmitted,submittoFAA&StateASAP. OverallDevelopmentObjectiveODOfor2014requestsforfundingbyJune30,2013. Environmentalsubmittalsforthe2014projectsbyearlysummer2013. AnyopengrantsfromFAA iscalyear2009needtobeclosedbyAugust15,2013.

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Super Bowl Debrief OnSunday,February3rd,theSuperBowltookplaceintheNewOrleansSuperDome.TheweekleadinguptotheSuperBowlandtheprecedingdaysweresomeofthebusiestforseveralairportsservicingclientsfortheSuperBowl.Afewhighlightsinclude: 1,481aircraftoperationsatLakefrontAirportwithover280,000gallonsofJetFuelpumped.Over600aircraftwerestationedattheairportatkickofftime. BatonRougeMetropolitanAirportreportedover95pri-vateandcorporatejetsincludingsomechartersthatoc-curredovertheSuperBowlweek.Additionalairlineca-pacityandloadfactorswentupabout20%fortheevent. LouisArmstrongNewOrleansInternationalAirportonMonday,February4th,sawthehighestnumberofpassen-gersinasingledaypassthroughitsfacilityinits67-yearhistorywith40,561passengers.Over135generalavia-tionaircraftalsodepartedfromtheairportonMonday,February4th.125aircraftwereparkedattheairportdur-inggametime. BetweenMSYandNEW,thetwoairportssawmorethan700generalaviationdeparturesinthe24hoursfollow-ingthegame’s inalwhistle. Slidell,Hammond,andothergeneralaviationairportsinSoutheastLouisianasawoperationsandfuelsalesin-creasebeforeandimmediatelyaftertheSuperBowlaswell.

FAASTeam Seminar "NextGen and GA: Basics of

ADS-B and how it Affects You"Topic:ADS-BOnTuesday,May21,2013at6:30PMLocation:PatrickTaylorHallatLSUNicholsonDriveExtension,LouisianaStateUniversityRm1119BatonRouge,LA70803Description:Thelawsofphysicsfor lyinghavenotchangedsincemanbegan lying.Whathaschangedisthetoolsandproceduresweusetobemoreef icientandsafeintheair.Inanefforttomodernizethesetools,theFAAisheavilyinvestinginNextGentopushtheUSairspacesystemtothe21stcenturyandbeyond.Cometothesessiontolearnmoreabout

NextGen,morespeci icallyADS-Bandhowthatwillaffectthewaywe lyandstaysafe.Logontowww.faasafety.govtore-serveyourseattoday!Airport Lighting Mainte-

nance / Safety Basic Training Seminar

ShreveportRegionalAirport–June04thru06,2013

TerminalBuilding3rdFloorConferenceRoomThis2-1/2dayAir ieldLightingMaintenanceandSafetySem-inarisspeci icallytailoredforairportmaintenancepersonnel,supervisors,andmanagementactiveinair ieldoperationalmaintenance.ThemaincourseobjectiveistostrengthentheairportmanagerormaintenancetechniciansafetyawarenessandtoprovidetheknowledgetoincreasetheMeanTimeBe-tweenFailure(MTBF)oftheairport’slightingsystemanddecreasetheMeanTimeToRepair(MTTR)ofthesystembyusingsafetroubleshootingtechniqueswhenanoutageoc-curs.InstructorsIncludeMr.DavidRainey,VicePresidentofAir-ieldSystemsDevelopmentforNavaidLightingAssociates,Inc.ofSaltillo,MSandMr.SewardFordofVisualAidsSer-vicesofWindsor,CT.Someofthetopicsthatwillbecoveredinclude:

AirportLightingOverview AirportLightingSeriesCircuits SeriesCircuitComponents/Cutouts SeriesCircuitTransformers ConstantCurrentRegulators(CCR) TypesofLampsandLightSources ElevatedRunway,TaxiwayFixtures LED&In-pavement ixtures SeriesCircuitSplicing SeriesCircuitTroubleshooting BasicControlSystems ApproachSystemsALSF/MALSR StandbyPowerSystems RotatingBeacons Safety MaintenanceManagement PAPI-REILS L-858SignageSeminarTuitionPaidByDOTDAttendeeResponsibleforTransportation-Food-LodgingRegistrationrequiredforseminarseatcon irmationMustrespondNLTthanThursday,May30thContactallen.taylor@la.govformoreinformation.

Aviation Newsletter II

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