Archives: AOPA Regional Report

Last Events of 2014…. & Preparing For 2015 To Preserve & Promote GA

Posted on October 2, 2014 by mwflyer

News & Information You’ll Want To Know In Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska & Iowa by Yasmina Platt Regional Manager, AOPA Central Southwest Region What a fun and active (although hot down in Houston where I live) summer it’s been! As fall … Continue reading →

Posted in AOPA Regional Report, Columns, Columns, October/November 2014 | Tagged AOPA Central Southwest Region, meteorological evaluation towers, Recreational Use Statute, Unmanned Aerial Systems, Yasmina Platt | Leave a comment

Airport Funding: What Came First, The Pilot or The Runway?

Posted on October 2, 2014 by mwflyer

News & Information You’ll Want To Know In Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota & South Dakota by Bryan Budds Manager, AOPA Great Lakes Region Over the past several years, you’ve probably noticed many of my columns in … Continue reading →

Posted in AOPA Regional Report, Columns, Columns, October/November 2014 | Tagged AOPA Great Lakes Region, Bryan Budds, fuel tax, Ohio Aviation Association | Leave a comment

2014 Legislative Sessions Are Over… Now It’s Time To Fly & Mingle!

Posted on August 5, 2014 by mwflyer

News & Information You’ll Want To Know In Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska & Iowa by Yasmina Platt Manager, AOPA Central Southwest Region The 2014 legislative sessions in the Central Region (Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Iowa) have officially ended. Now it is … Continue reading →

Posted in AOPA Regional Report, August/September 2014, Columns | Tagged Abel Island Splash-In/Fly-In, Aircraft Parts Sales Tax, Airport Support Network, American Bonanza Society, AOPA, AOPA Central Southwest Region, AOPA Foundation, Bruce Landsberg, Fly Iowa 2014, John Collins, Mark Baker, Missouri’s House Bill 1937, National Biplane Fly-in, Recreational Use Statute, Yasmina Platt | Leave a comment

Have You Noticed Those Signs Everywhere? And, Will I See You Here?

Posted on August 5, 2014 by mwflyer

News & Information You’ll Want To Know In Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota & South Dakota by Bryan Budds Manager, AOPA Great Lakes Region Campaign signs. Yes, I have seen them everywhere in my home state of … Continue reading →

Posted in Airports, AOPA Great Lakes Report, AOPA Regional Report, August/September 2014, Columns | Tagged AOPA, AOPA Great Lakes Region, Bryan Budds, Erie-Ottawa International Airport, Michigan Air Tour | Leave a comment

Advocacy First… Fun & Education Second

Posted on June 2, 2014 by mwflyer

News & Information You’ll Want To Know In Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska & Iowa by Yasmina Platt Manager, AOPA Central Southwest Region The 2014 legislative sessions in the Central Region (Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Iowa) are wrapping up and the fly-in … Continue reading →

Posted in AOPA, AOPA Regional Report, Columns, Columns, June/July 2014 | Tagged Air Race Classic, American Bonanza Society, AOPA Central Southwest Region, AOPA Regional Fly-In, Fly Iowa 2014, Governor Nixon, Kansas Airport Zoning Act, Missouri Airport Managers Association, Missouri HB2029, Missouri Pilots Association’s, Missouri Recreational Use Statute, Missouri SB 958, Missouri Senate Bill 777, Missouri State Aviation Day, National Biplane Fly-in, Nebraska Legislative Bill (LB) 845, Rep. Doug Funderburk, Yasmina Platt | Leave a comment

The Power of A Coalition

Posted on June 2, 2014 by mwflyer

News & Information You’ll Want To Know In Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota & South Dakota by Bryan Budds Manager, AOPA Great Lakes Region Beginning several years ago, the Wisconsin general aviation industry – ranging from Piper … Continue reading →

Posted in AOPA, AOPA Great Lakes Report, AOPA Regional Report, Columns, Columns, Government/Legislation, June/July 2014 | Tagged AOPA Great Lakes Region, Bryan Budds, Governor Scott Walker, Wisconsin Legislature, Wisconsin Senate Bill 348 | Leave a comment

Protecting & Promoting GA At State Capitols

Posted on March 25, 2014 by mwflyer

News & Information You’ll Want To Know In Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska & Iowa by Yasmina Platt Manager, AOPA Central Southwest Region The 2014 legislative sessions in what we call the “Central Region” (Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Iowa) are alive and … Continue reading →

Posted in AOPA Great Lakes Report, AOPA Regional Report, April/May 2014, Columns | Tagged Airport Development Revolving Fund, Airport Zoning Act, amateur-built aircraft, AOPA Central Southwest Region, Kansas HB 2573, Kansas HB 2652, Kansas’ House Bill (HB) 2542, meteorological evaluation towers, Missouri Recreational Use Statute (RUS), Missouri’s HB 1743, Nebraska Legislative Bill (LB) 845, sales tax exemption on aircraft parts, Senate Bill (SB) 777, Yasmina Platt | Leave a comment

Voice of General Aviation Reaches Great Lakes Capitols

Posted on March 25, 2014 by mwflyer

News & Information You’ll Want To Know In Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota & South Dakota by Bryan Budds Manager, AOPA Great Lakes Region The past few months have been quite busy for AOPA’s State Advocacy Team … Continue reading →

Posted in AOPA Great Lakes Report, AOPA Regional Report, April/May 2014, Columns | Tagged AOPA Great Lakes Region, AOPA’s State Advocacy Team, Bryan Budds, Don Kiel, Recreational Aviation Foundation, Wisconsin Senate Bill 321, Wisconsin Senate Bill 348 | Leave a comment

Happy 2014! Let’s Make It Count!

Posted on January 20, 2014 by mwflyer

News & Information You’ll Want To Know In Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska & Iowa by Yasmina Platt Manager, AOPA Central Southwest Region Happy New Year to everybody! I hope you ended 2013 well and that 2014 brings you even more happiness … Continue reading →

Posted in AOPA, AOPA Regional Report, Columns, Columns, February/March 2014 | Tagged airport, AOPA Homecoming, aviation, Fly Iowa 2014, Kansas Aviation Expo, Missouri State Aviation Day, Nebraska Aviation Symposium, Nebraska State Fly-In | Leave a comment

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