In about 80% of aircraft accidents, the aircraft itself is working fine until a runway incursion accident, controlled flight into terrain, stalls, spins, or loss of control happens. Through all…
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LEAF Offers Discounts On ROTAX® Service, Repairs & Overhauls
LYONS, WIS. – As the holiday season approaches, Leading Edge Air Foils (LEAF) is offering a 10 percent discount on ROTAX® service, repairs and overhauls through January 18th, 2013. Gift certificates are…
Wisconsin Governor Visits UW Oshkosh AeroInnovate During AirVenture
OSHKOSH, WIS. – On Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker’s annual visit to EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wis., July 24, 2012, he stopped by the “AeroInnovate Innovations Hangar” to learn more about…
Michigan Fuel & Aviation Products Tax Now Dedicated To Aeronautics
LANSING, MICHIGAN – The Michigan State Legislature passed, and Governor Rick Snyder signed, an amendment to the state’s general sales tax, which will dedicate the 4 percent aviation fuel and…
Safer Skies Through Continuing Education
by Lynnwood “Woody” Minar As we went through our initial flight training, safety was drilled into us on the ground and every time we flew. We went on to earn…
Aviation Education – Flight Plan Changes
by Dr. Patrick Mattson Professor Emeritus, St. Cloud State University-Aviation (1986-2010) In the early 1990s, during my first years as an aviation professor at St. Cloud State University (SCSU), we…