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Both surveys were mailed and given a two-week return date. . <br />Registered aircraft owner survey lisu were gathered from the Minnesota <br />Department of Transportation and the Wisconsin Department of <br />Transportation. Transient pilot lists were obtained from FBOs located at <br />Minneapolis-St. Paul International <br />Transient Pilot Survey <br />Ten questions were asked oa this survey. Topics ranged from <br />stage length of trips to aircraft type involved in operations at <br />Minneapolis-St. Paul Iatemtational (see Appendix C for a copy <br />of the survey). <br />The survey investigated why transient pilou use Minneapolis- <br />St. Paul International, and asked if it would be possible for the <br />pilou to move operations to a reliever airport. If the pilot was <br />already based at a reliever or general aviation airport in the <br />region, the survey requested suggestions for improvements at <br />that airport. <br />Because there has been much discussion regazding the need for <br />as additional reliever airport, the transient pilots were <br />questioned about where they felt an additional reliever airport <br />should be located. In addition, they were asked how the <br />development of a new major air carrier airport (as a <br />replacement for Minneapolis-St. Paul International) might <br />impact their activity. <br />Registered Aircraft Owners Survey <br />This survey addressed the current and future needs of aircraft <br />owners in the region Registered aircraft owners were surveyed <br />to provide data pertinent to their base location, operations, and <br />storage and facility requiremenu (see Appendix C for a copy <br />of the survey). Survey questions investigated the owner's <br />preference for basing aircraft at their current airport. The <br />stuvey was also designed to identify which facilities aze most in <br />demand and what changes might be necessary to meet future <br />facility requirements. <br />A significant NAVAID change to occur within the system is the <br />upgrade to Mode C transponder equipment requirements. A <br />transponder is an airborne radaz beacon receiving transmitter <br />that sends a selected signal to air traffic control. The Mode C <br />transponder is more advanced in that it sends a wider variety <br />of information to the air traffic control. This upgrade will cover <br />a 30-mile radius around Minneapolis-St. Paul International. <br />I-29 <br />