Archives: Dec 2012/Jan 2013
Airport Engineering Workshop
The next WisDOT- Bureau of Aeronautics Engineering Workshop is scheduled for February 12, 2013 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Madison, Wis. The workshop is intended for professional airport engineers, technicians and consultants who provide airport engineering services to airport owners … Continue reading
Wisconsin Aviation Maintenance Technician Refresher & IA Renewal Seminar
The next AMT training seminar will be held February 23, 2013 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Milwaukee, Wis. WisDOT holds the refresher course annually for AMTs with Inspection Authorization who need to fulfill their annual training requirement. 2013 is a … Continue reading
Flight Instructor Refresher Course (FIRC)
The next WisDOT FIRC is scheduled for March 2 and 3, 2013 at the Gateway Technical College Bio-Science Building in Kenosha, Wisconsin. The course is open to certified flight instructors whose certificates expire in March, April, May or June of … Continue reading
Justin Hetland… Airspace Safety Program Manager WisDOT Bureau of Aeronautics MADISON, WIS. – The Wisconsin Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Aeronautics appointed Justin Hetland Wisconsin’s airspace safety program manager in September 2012. Hetland serves as an airspace specialist and pilot. … Continue reading
A Mark of Safety
by Jeffery Taylor Aviation Consultant WisDOT Bureau of Aeronautics They are extremely important, yet get very little attention. “They” are airport runway markings. The Wisconsin Bureau of Aeronautics ensures the markings of paved and turf runways at public-use general aviation … Continue reading
Tailwind Flight Center Gains FAA Part 141 Private Pilot Training Approval
APPLETON, WIS. – Tailwind Flight Center has completed the challenging application and approval process, and is now certified to offer an FAA-approved Part 141 Private Pilot Training Program. The FAA-approved training curriculum allows students to take advantage of a fully … Continue reading
Airport Improvements On Door County Peninsula
DOOR COUNTY, WIS. – The spirit is strong on the Door County Peninsula in Wisconsin with a new commission chairman of Ephraim-Gibraltar Airport (3D2), support from the Village of Ephraim and the Town of Gibraltar, and an airport development project … Continue reading
She Gave Her All To GA…
Gayle A. McConochie (5-21-47 – 10-19-12) MADISON, WIS. – Gayle A. McConochie, 65, passed away October 19, 2012 unexpectedly. McConochie was always a pleasant figure at Wisconsin Aviation at Dane County Regional Airport, and before that at Coldstream Aviation and … Continue reading
Low-Cost, High-Quality Aircraft Paint Job?
Euroair Aviation’s Stefanek Family Demonstrates Commitments To Both While Pursuing Their American Dream by Ed Leineweber We all lament the high cost of aviation, but nobody does anything about it. Right? From a gallon of avgas to a new S-LSA, … Continue reading
Airport Licensing vs Owner’s Liability
by Rick Braunig Aviation Representative MnDOT Office of Aeronautics This year there was a change to the Minnesota State Statutes concerning owner’s liability for the use of land for recreational purposes. The statute was changed to add noncommercial aviation activities … Continue reading