Over the last several years we have been quite liberal in providing press/photographer passes for those attending the AAA/APM Invitational Fly-in.

All we’ve asked in return are copies of the articles published and/or copies of most all images captured, for use in our publications, on our website and for our archives, with proper credit given to the photographer, of course.

While the majority have wholeheartedly complied, a growing number have taken advantage of our generosity without honoring our simple request.

Ergo, for those wanting press/photographer credentials and access to areas on the field reserved for Fly-in officials only during the 2016 AAA/APM Invitational Fly-in, a written agreement will be required, stating your acceptance of our terms (per above) and assurance of providing copies of all images (per above).

Said agreement will need to be approved by the Fly-in Chairman (Brent Taylor) before press/photographer passes will be issued.

At present the approved list of press/photographers include:

• Sparky Barnes Sargent
• Caroline Sheen
• Paul Stevens
• Dave Miller
• G.R. Dennis Price
• Gilles Auliard
• Audie Hollon
• Bob Punch
• Dean Coryell
• Jon Cook
• Brent Blue
• Dave Schober
• Jack Fleetwood
• Rob Bach
• Roger Cain
• Don Parsons

2016 AAA/APM Fly-in, Back to Blakesburg and Back to Basics. You can register online or use the paper form.

	1950 Temco GC-1B N2440B Randy Brubaker Traer, IA (Dave Miller photo)		1943 Stearman N2S5 N3839K Paul Middlebrook Penn Yann, NY
	1959 Forney Aircoupe N3016G Vincent Tallo Alexandria, LA		1947 Bellanca 14-13-2 N74432 Scott Thomas Woodlawn, VA
	2013 Corben Ace SJ NX486N Steve McGuire Ponca, City, OK (Jack Fleetwood photo)		1946 Taylorcraft BC12-D NC94953 Jim Zanggar Larchwood, IA (G.R. Dennis Price photo)
	1982 Wittman Tailwind W-8 N3151R Danny Bergstrom Stillwater, MN (Brent Taylor photo)		1946 Stinson 108-1 N97990 Tim Verhoeven New Prague, MN (G.R. Dennis Price photo)
	1946 Aeronca 7AC N657AC Ken Mercer What Cheer, IA (Dave Miller photo)		1947 Luscombe 8A N1142B Ross Wood England, AR (G.R. Dennis Price photo)
	1952 Cessna 170B N8340A William Weyers Grimes, IA (G.R. Dennis Price photo)		1940 Porterfield CP-65 NC25590 Mike Polley San Antonio Heights, CA
	1941 Porterfield CP-65 NC37895 Chris Bergen Upland, CA		1940 Porterfield 75C NC34837 Bob Cable Upland, CA

At last we’ve a way for our current members to renew their membership, as well as those who would like to join the AAA, via credit card over the phone.

So if your tired of writing checks, buying stamps and sending the renewal form in by snail mail, give Cindy a call here at AAA Headquarters (641-938-2773, 9am – 5pm, Mon, Tue, Thru & Fri) and renew or join via credit card today!

Please have you membership #, contact information and credit card information handy when you call. (Please note...a 3.75% charge will need to be added to the membership cost for credit card fees)

Thanks,
Brent Taylor
President AAA

2016 AAA/APM Fly-in, Back to Blakesburg and Back to Basics. You can register online or use the paper form.

	1948 Luscombe 11A Sedan NC1614B D. Reid Wichita, KS		1973 Great Lakes 2T-1A-1 N503GL Jerry Morelock Omaha, NE (Dave Miller photo)
	1946 Luscombe 8A NC45504 Jim Zazas Carthage, NC (G.R. Dennis Price photo)		1942 Stearman E75 N802RB Donald Gunstrom & Dean Maupin Eldridge, IA (Dave Miller photo)
	2005 Piper PA-11 N535FL Monte Jestes Stillwater, OK (G.R. Dennis Price photo)		2015 Luscombe 10 (replica) NX34337 Bill Bradford, Independence, MO
	1941 Luscombe 8C NC39025 William Smith Seneca, PA		1946 Globe GC-1B N80600 Matt Lovley Richfield, MN (Dave Miller photo)
	1946 Luscombe 8A N1318K James Pratt Hoffman Estates, IL (G.R. Dennis Price photo)		1948 Luscombe 8F N1480B Joe Hecker Kirkwood, MO (G.R. Dennis Price photo)
	1946 Luscombe 8A N71600 John Morrisey Lees Summit, MO (G.R. Dennis Price photo)		2004 Glastar TD N767JA Jonathan Apfelbaum Parker, CO (Bob Punch photo)
	1942 Stearman PT-17 (clip wing) N22D Herb Clark Weirsdale, FL		1928 Travel Air 4000 NC9024 Roger Gomoll North Oaks, MN (G.R. Dennis Price photo)
	1946 Aeronca 7EC NC2145E Gary Granfors Webster, MN		1945 Aeronca 7AC N81571 Larry Hoppes Springville, IN

Thanks to our Amish contractors, the new roof for the APM main museum hangar (60' x 80') was installed in a day and it looks great!

"Thanks" to all who donated to this project including the efforts of the Michigan AAA (via operating the Dave Warren Coffee House during the AAA/APM Invitational Fly-ins), Tulsa AAA chapter 2 & our webmaster Russell Williams.

With all the red roofs on APM buildings (Library, Fly-Market, Restoration Center, Display Annex and Main Museum Hangar), it should be a lot easier to spot Antique Airfield from the air but we still have two APM buildings to go before the re-roofing project is finished!

2016 AAA/APM Fly-in, Back to Blakesburg and Back to Basics. You can register online or use the paper form.

	1940 Howard DGA-15P NC22410 Mike & Candy Vaughn Charleston, IL (Gilles Auliard photo)		1955 Cessna C-170B N170CB James and Kathleen Schreier Ft Dodge, IA
	1934 Aeronca C-3 NC14096 Wilbur Womak Jackson, LA (G.R. Dennis Price photo)		1946 Luscombe 8A N74334 Daniel M. Schmiedt Westminster SC (Photo by Will Becker)

Registration is open for the 2016 AAA/APM Fly-in, Back to Blakesburg and Back to Basics. You can register online or use the paper form. Note that you must be an AAA member, but you can join on the spot or join in advance with your registration.

We have our first new restoration pre-registered attendee, which is a special ship. American Eaglet NC17007 has been under restoration for several years by EAA Chapter 211 in Grand Haven, Michigan. The ship is done and it will be back at Blakesburg!

Here are all of the people and airplanes that have pre-registered and that we have a picture of. If you register in advance and send us a photo we will publish it here.

	1932 Waco UEC NC12471 John Swander DeSoto, KS (Dave Miller photo)		1957 Piper PA22-150 TriPacer N8530D Steve Curcio Racine, WI (G.R. Dennis Price photo)
	1948 Cessna 195 N195H Jere Calef Mojave, CA (G.R. Dennis Price photo)		1943 Howard DGA-15P NC5604V David Bole Enumclaw, WA (Ken Babione photo)
	1935 American Eaglet NC17007 Air Power Museum Inc. Restored by Gray Van Farowe & EAA Chapter 211 of Grand Haven, MI (Gary Van Farowe photo)		1998 Super Clipper N5232H Rob Bach Pell Lake, WI (Dave Miller photo)
	Bentzen Sport Laura Bach Pell Lake, WI		1941 Fairchild 24 N28690 Gerry Flaugher Poplar Grove, IL (G.R. Dennis Price photo)
	2011 Pietenpol Aircamper NX912JG Chad Hill Bellevue, NE (Jeff Cain photo)		1939 Spartan Executive 7W NC17634 Jim Savage Gibsonia, PA
	1946 Cessna 140 N72481 Gary L. Greenland Three Springs PA (G.R. Dennis Price photo)		1949 Ryan Navion N4986K Karl von Kaenel Clemson SC (G.R. Dennis Price photo)
	1948 Luscombe 8F N1594B Sharon Tinkler Tullahoma, TN (G.R. Dennis Price photo)		2007 Hatz Classic NX230RS Gary Petersen Walton, NE (G.R. Dennis Price photo)
	1946 Aeronca 11AC "Chief" N4611D Richard Crawford Knoxville, IA (G.R. Dennis Price photo)		1952 Piper PA 22/20 N2557A Bryon Hubbard Midlothian, TX
	1932 Curtiss Wright B14B NC12332 Mike Rinker Martin, TN (TVR Photography photo courtesy of Mike Rinker)		1953 Cessna 170B N3107A Michael Tindall Webster City, IA (Don Parsons photo)
	1941 Taylorcraft BF-12 NC33935 Barry Wix Seaford, DE		1943 Beech D-17S NC79484 Honegger Stefan Bern, Switzerland
	1938 Ryan SCW NC18914 Russell Williams Bellevue, WA

Rick Atkins of Ragtime Aero in Placerville, CA has been making the first post-restoration flights in his Monocoupe 110 Special. Rick had this to say:

I got the Monocoupe project from Elden Iler in southern Ca. Dan McNeil helped me load it in to a rental truck and he drove it back for me and helped with the rib stitching. He has helped me a lot with this project and many others. The engine a 185 Warner was done by my friend Al Holloway at Holloway Engineering, and it's running great.

The Monocoupe was about a 6 year project working on it in my spare time in between my shop projects here at Ragtime. I have about 2.5 hrs in it and 9 or 10 landings in it. I am not in love yet but at the holding hands part of the relationship with the Coupe.

The Applegate Watermelon fly-in is coming up on August 7th. Grassroots flying at its best!

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Rob Bach pointed out that new airplane owner Will Hamilton, of Fairfield, Iowa, just bought his first airplane. Will's a frequent attendee at Blakesburg, and his first ride was at Blakesburg 32 years ago in RJ Hardin's Waco YOC. Back to Blakesburg!