Archives: Dec 2012/Jan 2013
Resolution – Solution
by Chris Roy Director, Mn/DOT Office of Aeronautics The holiday season is here again! All the potential for excitement and joy that the season brings leads into the long, quiet nights of winter. This allows us time to sit back, … Continue reading
Posted in Columns, Columns, Dec 2012/Jan 2013, MN Aeronautics Bulletin
Tagged aviation, Chris Roy, Minnesota, MnDOT Office of Aeronautics
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D’Shannon Aviation Helps To Refurbish 2013 AOPA Sweepstakes Plane
PALM SPRINGS, CALIF. – Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association CEO Craig Fuller announced during the AOPA Summit in Palm Springs, October 11, 2012, that the winner of the sweepstakes aircraft, a Aviat Husky, is Richard Zahn, CEO of a central … Continue reading
Posted in AOPA, Dec 2012/Jan 2013, MN Aviation Industry News, Sections
Tagged Beech Debonair, D'Shannon Aviation
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Doug Evink – Tanis Aircraft Products
EDEN PRAIRIE, MINN. – Douglas (Doug) J. Evink is the new President and CEO of Tanis Aircraft Products, the leading manufacturer of preheat systems for the aviation industry. He grew up in Southwestern Minnesota on a farm, graduated from Alexandria … Continue reading
Revitalizing General Aviation By Overhauling Federal Aviation Regulations Part 2 – Air Charter
by Jim Hanson In the October/November 2012 issue of Midwest Flyer Magazine, I began a discussion of how most people first experience general aviation, and noted that they either get a ride with a friend, or take a charter flight. … Continue reading
Posted in Columns, Columns, Dec 2012/Jan 2013, Guest Editorial
Tagged airport, charter flights, commercial air tour, FAA, General Aviation, Jim Hanson
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Jeppesen Embraces Digital Revolution
by Jim Bildilli Mark Van Tine, President and CEO of Jeppesen (a Boeing Company), spoke at the National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO) convention in Salt Lake City, Utah, September 10, 2012. Van Tine’s remarks were on the transformation … Continue reading
Posted in All Features, Dec 2012/Jan 2013, Features, Products & Services
Tagged Boeing Company, iPads, Jeppesen, Jim Bildilli, Mark Van Tine, NASAO
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Flying On Wheels In The Canadian Bush…
Midwest Flyer Magazine Makes Sixth Trip To Northern Ontario by Dave Weiman Pilots who have participated in the “Canadian Fishing Fly-Out To Miminiska Lodge” in northern Ontario, have indicated that they enjoy the excellent fishing for trophy Walleye and Northern … Continue reading
Hightower Resigns As EAA President/CEO… Pelton Elected Chairman of The Board
OSHKOSH, WIS. – The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Board of Directors accepted the resignation of President and CEO Rod Hightower, October 22, 2012. Hightower stated that he wanted to spend more time with his school-age children. He and his wife, … Continue reading
Posted in All Headlines, Dec 2012/Jan 2013, EAA & AirVenture, Headlines
Tagged AOPA, Craig Fuller, EAA, Jack Pelton, Rod Hightower
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Lt. Gov. Jumps With Golden Knights
ST. PAUL, MINN. – Minnesota Lt. Gov. Yvonne Prettner Solon skydived with the U.S. Army Parachute Team, September 25, 2012, to raise awareness of groups, which support service men and women and their families. The jump took place over the … Continue reading
Flying Right-Side Up In Hollywood
by Dave Weiman PALM SPRINGS, CALIF. – We have come to expect some of the flair of Hollywood whenever the AOPA Summit is held in California, and this year was no different in Palm Springs, October 11-13, 2012. Big name … Continue reading
Posted in All Features, AOPA, Dec 2012/Jan 2013, Features, People
Tagged AOPA Summit, Craig Hosking, Dale Snodgrass, Double Take
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