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We updated our new website on July 7, 2023 Officers & Directors page: added information and photo for new District 2 Director Dean Kirkeby of Clark, and new section listing the chronology of officers. Newsletter page: changed contact information for advertising to Dale Knuth. GA Promotion page: added three recent meetings that SDPA attended. Join page: replaced forms for new pilot get one-year free membership and new mechanics get one-year free membership forms with updated versions. Meetings page: added two photos of SDPA meeting held at Revv Aviation in Huron. Scholarships page: updated information and application for the Becker–Hansen Memorial Scholarship, and information for the ACE Camp Scholarship and the EAA Chapter 806 Flying Scholarship. FLY SD Airports page: changed contact information to Dale Knuth. Best Maintained Airports page: added photo and caption for Best Maintained Airport Award to the City of Edgemont. Links page: deleted or updated links for 28 organizations or businesses.

We updated our new website on April 20, 2023. Here are the updates: Join page: Added updated membership applications for general membership, new pilots, and new mechanic, and four new Lifetime Members: Kerry Berg (Sioux Falls): February 2023; Carter Gilk (Sioux Falls): March 2023; Dan Renner (Crooks): January 2023; Dustin Smith (Presho): April 2023. Aviation Art Contest page: Updated information about 2023 contest and added winners artwork page. ACE Camp page: Added note that ACE Camp at SDSU has been discontinued. Airports Awarded page: Add winners of the Best Maintained Airport Awards for 2022 and two photos of recipients. GA Promotion page: Added eight items to the section on Letters, Alerts, Calls, Meetings, etc section. FLY SD Airports Passport page: Added new recipients for the Bronze Award: Greg Clabots (Green Bay, WI); Marguerite Kaleda (Rapid City); Silver Award: Greg Clabots (Green Bay, WI); Gold Award: Greg Clabots (Green Bay, WI); and photos of Gold Award winners Greg Malkowsky and Greg Clabots. Meetings page: Added photos of speaker at meeting on February 11 (Brian Brost) and recipients of service awards (Mary Carol & Bobbie Potts). Aviation Hall of Fame page: Added comment about the status of the SDAHF and link to the South Dakota Aviation Hall of Fame Facebook page. Merchandise page: Added updated merchandise order form and photo of new blue caps.

What’s New at https://sdpilots.com We updated our new website on January 2. Here are the updates: Join page: Added eight new Lifetime Members: Joshua Appel (Redfield): September 2022; Blake Burwell (Renner): October 2022; Kelly DeBerg (Sioux Falls): September 2022; Shannon Doe (Henderson, NV): September 2022; Richard Grorud (Milbank): November 2022; Terry Hinn (Hot Springs): December 2022; Marcus Molskness (Wentworth): August 2022; Donald Schaffer (Buena Park, CA): November 2022. Moved two LifeTime Members to “Gone West” section: George Jenter (Sturgis): June 2015. “Gone West” October 23, 2022; and Ted Miller (Spearfish): September 2014. “Gone West” September 11, 2022. Officers page: Added contact information, bio, and photo for new officers: Dale Knuth – President, Ryan Limesand – Secretary, Kelly DeBerg – Treasurer, and Roger Lee - District 3 Director. GA Promotion page: Added two items the section on Letters, Alerts, Calls, Meetings, etc section. FLY SD Airports Passport page: Added new recipient for the Gold Award: Greg Malkowsky (Oshkosh, WI). Meetings page: Added photos of speakers at meetings on September 10 (Larry Vetterman and Corey Lewis) and November 12 (Scott Foth). Masters page: Added two new Master Mechanics (John Bucher of Castlewood and Gerald Kasuske of Watertown) and five new Master Pilots (James Christophersen of Brookings; Gene Ebneter of Yankton; Gerald Kasuske of Watertown; Harold Schramm of Utica; Harrison Thompson of Brookings). Aviation Hall of Fame page: Added comment about SDAHF President Ted Miller passing away.