Archives: Dec 2011/Jan 2012
Eastern Michigan University To Meet Pilot Demand
LANSING, MICH. – When some aviation campuses are closing, others are realizing the need for expanding or creating new flight training programs. Such is the case at Eastern Michigan University (EMU) where they are establishing a new Eagle Flight Center … Continue reading
Blackhawk Tech A&P Program Suspended!
JANESVILLE, WIS. – The Blackhawk Technical College (BTC) Airframe and Powerplant (A&P) Technician Program has been suspended for at least one year following the 2012 summer semester. Approximately 70 supporters of the program attended the school board meeting held November … Continue reading
The Future of Collegiate Aviation
by Dr. Patrick Mattson Professor Emeritus & Dr. Jeffrey Johnson Professor St. Cloud State University-Aviation The University Aviation Association (UAA) membership and program accreditation teams from the Aviation Accreditation Board International (AABI) have worked hard to raise the profile of … Continue reading
2012 International Aviation Art Contest
by Nicole Wiessinger The 2012 International Aviation Art Contest is underway! Wisconsin is holding the state-level competition prior to the national and international events. All children between the ages of seven and 17 are invited and encouraged to participate. This … Continue reading
Fuel Conserving Techniques
by Jeffery Taylor WisDOT Bureau of Aeronautics At the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, we are committed to transportation safety, along with common sense efforts to enhance and preserve environmental quality. With the recent spike in fuel costs, pilots everywhere are … Continue reading
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
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
Online Course For Winter Flying
Pilots need to have a solid grasp of weather concepts so they can make smart aeronautical decisions based upon what they see on weather charts and outside their windshield. The Weather Wise series of online courses from the AOPA Air Safety … Continue reading