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Use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Expands… Pilots Beware!
One important and rapidly growing facet of the aviation industry today is Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). In the past 10 years, UAVs and their associated systems have proliferated throughout the military and intelligence services around the world. Additionally, a number … Continue reading
Posted in All Headlines, Dec 2011/Jan 2012, Headlines, MN Aeronautics Bulletin
Tagged UAVs, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
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YOU Are The Key!
by Christopher Roy Director MnDOT Office of Aeronautics The holidays are here and we are firmly in winter’s grasp. Ice and snow are the norm, and temperatures that are never even fun to talk about, have settled into the region. … Continue reading
Posted in All Headlines, Dec 2011/Jan 2012, Headlines, MN Aeronautics Bulletin
Tagged aircraft, Christopher Roy, ELT, MnDOT, Office of Aeronautics, pilot
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Have you heard…?
We are very fortunate to live in a country where we have the freedom to fully access the treasures that are available via the Internet. Just think for a moment how easy it is to look up a recipe for … Continue reading
Posted in MN Aeronautics Bulletin, Oct/Nov 2011, Sections
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From Start To Finish
One of the first things taught to student pilots is basic radio use and of course, the Phonetic Alphabet. The Phonetic Alphabet is, quite simply, words substituted for letters that sound alike, and can be easily mistaken for the other. … Continue reading
Posted in MN Aeronautics Bulletin, Oct/Nov 2011, Sections
Tagged aviation, Phonetic Alphabet, Student Pilots
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The First Vestiges of Fall
by Christopher Roy, Director Minnesota DOT Office of Aeronautics The first vestiges of fall are showing up in many places. Though this may herald the end of summer, it also heralds a beautiful time when flying can be most spectacular. … Continue reading
Posted in Airports, Columns, MN Aeronautics Bulletin, Oct/Nov 2011
Tagged Airports, aviation, Christopher Roy, MnDOT
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Your Freedom To Fly
Pilots must remember to be thorough and responsible from preflight planning to tie-down for the day. MTRs * VFR pilots must take particular notice of where they are flying when simply flying for the fun of it. It is possible … Continue reading
Posted in Aug/Sept 2011, Columns, Flight Safety, MN Aeronautics Bulletin
Tagged Airspace, Jeff Flynn, MnDOT, Pilots
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Why Not Adopt Your Airport??
by Christopher Roy, Director Minnesota DOT Office of Aeronautics The Mn/DOT Office of Aeronautics has a program for airports and their communities called “Adopt-An-Airport.” Any public-use airport in Minnesota is eligible to participate in the program. It provides a means … Continue reading
From The Editor of the Mn/DOT Aeronautics Technical Bulletin
The Mn/DOT Aeronautics Technical Bulletin is published in the interest of aviation safety and to actively promote aeronautical progress in the state and nation. It is our continuing goal to provide timely, interesting and useful articles on subjects of importance … Continue reading
A Quiet Genius Ferdinand Rohe Ohnsorg
Few aviators are likely to know the name of Ferdinand Rohe Ohnsorg; but fewer still have not used a piece of aviation electronics equipment that wasn’t based on the invention of Mr. Ohnsorg. Ferdinand Rohe Ohnsorg was born in St. … Continue reading
