Archives: Aug/Sept 2013

The First Class Café, Manitowoc, Wisconsin

MANITOWOC, WIS.  – There is a new restaurant across the street from the Manitowoc County Airport called “The First Class Café.” The cafe opened May 6, 2013, serving breakfast, lunch and dinner seven (7) days a week. Owners Isain and … Continue reading

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Registering Your Aircraft In Wisconsin

by Joni Moe WisDOT Bureau of Aeronautics If you registered an aircraft in Wisconsin in the past 15 years, you did it through the Department of Transportation’s Division of Motor Vehicles. In April of this year, aircraft registration returned to … Continue reading

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Meet Joni Moe… Aircraft Registration Program Manager, WisDOT Bureau of Aeronautics

After a 16-year hiatus, Wisconsin’s aircraft registration program returned to the state’s Bureau of Aeronautics (BOA). Since 1997, the program was administered through the Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV). Along with the program, Joni Moe also made the transfer to … Continue reading

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Airport Operations & Land Use Seminar

by Hal Davis WisDOT Bureau of Aeronautics Managing an airport in Wisconsin is no small task. Often forced to play the role of snow plow driver, accountant, airport planner, and aviation advocate – all in the same day – the … Continue reading

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Wausau Pilot Wins Charity Landing Contest

WAUSAU, WIS. – Wausau pilot Robert Mohr won the “Grimm Trophy” at Wausau Downtown Airport during a month-long landing contest to raise money and food for charity. Mohr, along with 11 other area pilots, contributed $2.00, or a dollar and … Continue reading

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Wisconsin Leaders Celebrate General Aviation Manufacturing At Jobs Rally

APPLETON, WIS. – Governor Scott Walker, U.S. Senator Ron Johnson, U.S. Representatives Tom Petri and Reid Ribble, and Outagamie County Executive Thomas Nelson joined the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) and hundreds of manufacturing workers, local officials, business leaders and … Continue reading

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Biofuels For Aviation In Midwest

CHICAGO, ILL. – The commercial aviation industry has a clear path toward cleaner, more economical and more secure energy alternatives through the increased use of advanced biofuels developed in the Midwest, according to a report issued by the Midwest Aviation … Continue reading

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Unmanned Aircraft At Camp Ripley

CAMP RIPLEY, MINN. – The Minnesota National Guard has opened an Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) facility at Camp Ripley Training Center on May 17, 2013. The facility provides a centralized location for service members to train in the use of … Continue reading

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Unmanned Aircraft Systems Action Summit Addresses Future Of Unmanned Aircraft Industry

GRAND FORKS, N.D. – More than 350 professionals associated with the unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) industry gathered for the seventh annual Red River Valley Research Corridor UAS Action Summit, May 30-31, 2013, at the Alerus Center in Grand Forks, N.D., … Continue reading

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Wicks Aircraft Offers Variety of New Products

HIGHLAND, ILL. – Wicks Aircraft Supply has expanded its high-tech product line to include everything from low-cost GPS Emergency Locator Transmitters to strobe lights: • 406mHz ELT from ACK: This new, GPS-capable unit also operates on 121.5 mHz, and is … Continue reading

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