[JYO] Tim Deike is airport director for Leesburg Executive Airport.

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08/01/2006  Tim  Deike, Leesburg Executive Airport director   By:  George 
Gill 
      Times-Mirror Staff Photo/Greg Nash Tim Deike,  airport director for 
Leesburg Executive Airport  
Tim Deike is airport director for Leesburg  Executive Airport. His duties 
include planning, organizing and  coordinating the management, operation and 
maintenance of Leesburg  Executive Airport, which is classified as a public 
use, 
general aviation,  FAA-designed reliever airport. 
Retired from the United States Air  Force, he has a master's in aeronautical 
science degree from Embry-Riddle  Aeronautical University. He earned his 
private pilot license in  2000.


 
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 He began his airport manager career  at Rocky Mount-Wilson 
Regional Airport in 1997. He ran two airports in  Tuolumne County, Calif., 
from 2001 to 2003; and the Hickory, N.C., airport  from 2003 to 2006.



What are some of the challenges facing municipal airports in the  Northern 
Virginia/metropolitan D.C. area and/or Leesburg Executive Airport  in 
particular?

One such challenge is the Air Defense Identification  Zone (ADIZ). We are 
just inside of it by about a mile and a  half.

This greatly restricts the enjoyment pilots expect to have  when owning an 
airplane. Much more emphasis must be placed on flight  planning. You are 
watched 
from the time you take off until you land, if  both occur under the ADIZ. 
Special codes are given to track aircraft.  Leesburg Executive Airport has seen 
a 
decline in the amount of traffic  since the ADIZ has been put in place.
How many flights go through Leesburg Executive Airport  annually?

Our annual estimated traffic is around 120,000 operations  each year. An 
operation comprises one takeoff and one landing. A  touch-and-go counts as one 
operation.

Are there any notable trends  in the corporate jet industry?

Yes there are. One such trend is  that we are seeing a great deal of activity 
with what is called  "fractional ownership."

Many companies have sprung up buying  aircraft and selling "shares" in that 
aircraft. Say you're very busy or  just travel a great deal. You don't want to 
waste time in line at the  international airport so you might call up a 
company and ask how to join.  You would pay a fee to initiate the process and a 
monthly fee. You then  would call the company when you want to travel and they 
come to your local  airport and pick you up. They also bring you back. They 
would 
have a  window in which you would have to be at the airport waiting for them 
and a  certain time you must call in advance for the ride.

We are seeing  more of this activity at Leesburg from various companies using 
both  propeller driven aircraft and jets.
What first got you interested in aviation?

Building model  airplanes and model rockets.

What's your favorite aviation-focused  movie?

Anything black and white with old "war birds" in it, such as  "12 O'Clock 
High."
What's your favorite food?

Seafood -- I am an advanced SCUBA  diver. I spent most of my time on the 
beach in San Diego.

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