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SDDOT / Aeronautics / General Information / Aeronautics Commission
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Vice-Chairman, Larry Vetterman – Appointed January 29, 2001
13020 Bayview Lane; Hot Springs, SD 57747
Home Phone 605-745-5932
Larry was born in Iroquois, South Dakota, 1949. He obtained private, commercial, and flight instructor ratings while attending Augustana College and also holds an Airline Transport Pilot certificate and airframe mechanics rating. Larry entered U.S. Army Fixed Wing Warrant Officer flight training program and graduated distinguished graduate of class 71-03. He served one year tour of duty in Vietnam, spent 8 years as corporate pilot, and has 20 years of service with the U.S. Department of Agriculture as a pilot. Larry currently owns an aircraft exhaust manufacturing business.
Larry is a member of Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA), Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) and the South Dakota Pilots Association (SDPA).
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Chris Funk - Appointed July, 2010
PO Box 231, Madison, SD 57042
Home Phone: 605-256-9774
Chris was born in Minneapolis, MN. He obtained Airframe / Power plant license with Inspection authorization, private, commercial, and flight instructor certificate while owning / operating Madison Aircraft LLC. Chris has been manager of the Madison Airport since 1986. He currently owns and flies a Beechcraft Bonanza, Cessna 150, 1946 Piper J3 Cub.
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Travis Lantis - Appointed July, 2011
PO Box 699, Spearfish, SD 57783
Office Phone: 605-642-7736; Cell Phone: 605-645-6780
Travis was born in Kearney, Nebraska. He moved to Spearfish at the end of 1985 and graduated from Spearfish High School in 1989. Travis started his flight training in 1986, earning his private license 1987. In October, 1990, he started school at Shields Aviation Academy in Jacksonville FL., returning to South Dakota in June of 1991 with his Commercial, Multi, and instrument ratings. A few years later he would finish his degree from Black Hills State University and earn his Air Transport Pilot, B – 737 - 200 and 300 certificates from Higher Power Aviation, and the FAA. Since 1989, Travis has been employed as a corporate pilot by Lantis Enterprises. In 1994 Travis accepted the additional duties of vice president of business development and as of the later part of 1998, the position of Chief Executive Officer. He and his wife Amy have four children: Kassidy, Lucas, Kali, and Kayla, all living in Spearfish. Travis has over 5000 hours as a pilot and is a member of the Lawrence County Airport Board, AOPA, and the SDPA.
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Buron O. Lindbloom, M.D. - Appointed March 4, 1987
707 W. Bridgeview, Pierre, SD 57501-1354
Home Phone: 605-224-5292
Buron Lindbloom was born in Pierre, SD on April 28, 1930. He graduated from Pierre High School in 1948, the University of South Dakota (BSM) in 1953 and from Indiana University (MD) in 1955. Following internship and residency he returned to Pierre in 1957 and joined the Medical Associates Clinic as a family doctor. He retired in July of 2003. Dr. Lindbloom currently is the medical consultant at the South Dakota Women's Prison and the Family Planning Clinic in Pierre.
He is a pilot and a member of Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association , and the South Dakota Pilots Association (SDPA).
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Larry Nelson - Appointed June 2, 1989
1018 Clark St., Rapid City, SD 57701-3511
Home Phone: 605-341-5550
Larry was raised in Murdo, South Dakota and graduated from Murdo High School in 1952. He attended Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. Larry has been a business man in Murdo, Pierre and Rapid City, SD. Presently he resides in Rapid City, SD. Larry started flying in 1958 and currently flies a Piper 260 Comanche.
He is a member of Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA), Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA), International Comanche Society (ICS), and the South Dakota Pilots Association (SDPA).
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Richard L. Pearson - Appointed May, 2001
204 Oak Ridge Road; Brandon, SD 57005-1620
Home Phone: 605-582-8206; Cell: 605-376-0790
Richard Pearson was born in Madison, SD on May 27, 1949. He graduated from Salem Public High School in 1967 and from SDSU with a BS in Animal Science in 1972. Richard bought a farm in Lake County in 1973 and was engaged in farming until 1993. At that time he earned a South Dakota Real Estate License. Since 1996 he has been part owner of Tailgator's Sports Bar and Restaurant which is located in Brandon, SD. Richard and his wife Christy have 5 children. Three step-daughters-Shannon, Stephany & Alex as well as daughter, Brittany and son, Landon. Richard has been flying since 1969 and at present flies an RV-3A and an RV-6A, both of which he built. He holds a FFI formation flight card for wing and flight lead, which is required for formation flight in air shows.
He has been flying with the Vanguard Squadron promoting ethanol since 1993. Richard is a member of Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA), Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA), South Dakota Pilots Association (SDPA), MAAC, FFI, and Madison Aviation Enthusiasts.
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Vernon C. "Skip" VanDerhule - Appointed August 19, 2004
510 Chalkstone Road; Yankton, SD 57078
Home Phone 605-665-2532
Skip was born in Yankton, SD on May 31, 1947. He is a 1965 graduate of Yankton High School, a 1969 graduate of USD with a degree in Business Administration, and a 1973 graduate of USD with a Juris Doctorate degree. Skip is President/CEO of VanDerhule M/S Inc., whose primary business consists of transportation contracts with the US Postal Service, operating in six states. Skip and his wife have two grown children. Skip obtained his pilot's license in 1968. He currently owns a Mooney M-20-F.
He is a member of Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA), Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA), South Dakota Pilots Association (SDPA), MAPA (Mooney Aircraft Pilots Association), and the Yankton Regional Aviation Association.
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