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Archives: Aug/Sept 2010
Statewide Aviation Coalition Holds Great Promise!
by Bill Blake – AOPA Great Lakes Regional Representative I really enjoyed participating in a panel discussion at the Wisconsin Aviation Conference held at Waukesha, Wisconsin in May (2010) with other national and state aviation association representatives on promoting aviation. Programs … Continue reading
Posted in All Features, AOPA, AOPA Great Lakes Report, Aug/Sept 2010, Columns
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Newspaper Columnist Editorializes On What Happens When A Community Does Not Support Its Local Airport
In a June 19, 2010 editorial, Faribault County Register columnist, Chuck Hunt, expressed his dismay over the negative publicity his community of Blue Earth, Minnesota, got over interviews of local citizens and officials conducted by St. Paul television station, KSTP, … Continue reading
Posted in Airports, All Headlines, Aug/Sept 2010
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NTSB Adds Aircraft Accident/Incident Notification & Reporting Requirements
by Greg Reigel – Attorney At Law On January 7, 2010, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) published a Final Rule amending its regulations concerning notification and reporting requirements for aircraft accidents or incidents. The Final Rule codifies the amendments … Continue reading
Posted in All Features, Aug/Sept 2010, Aviation Law, Columns
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Good Things Happening In Aviation… Be Proud & Enjoy!
by Dave Weiman Just when I hear someone talking about the decrease in pilot numbers, I am reminded of all of the good efforts being made by individuals like you, aviation groups, businesses and airports to promote aviation. There is … Continue reading
Posted in All Features, Aug/Sept 2010, Columns, Dialogue
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Aerobatic Training Can Make You A Better & Safer Pilot
by Michael C. Love When pilots think about aerobatics, quite often images of Sean D. Tucker or Patty Wagstaff tossing their planes around the sky at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wis. come to mind. We have the vision of a … Continue reading
Posted in All Features, Aug/Sept 2010, Columns, Flight Safety
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Sport Pilot Rule Changes Finally Take Effect… Generally Positive Results Are Good News!
Five and a half years after the Sport Pilot/Light Sport Aircraft rules went into effect, giving birth to a new movement in general aviation, the first changes to these rules took effect on April 2, 2010. Taken together, the rule-making … Continue reading
The Light Sport Repairman: A Story of Alchemy & The Peanut
Since the advent of the Light Sport rules in 2004, many have benefited from its versatility. Sadly, others believe it is limited by a lack of commercial opportunity, but to quote George Washington Carver, “Fall in love with the peanut … Continue reading
Pilot Has Passion For Flight Training, But Loves Cows Too!
RUSH CITY, MINN. – There is something to say about learning to fly in a small, rural community versus a big city. There is very little air traffic at a small town airport, so getting down the basics, practicing touch … Continue reading
Posted in All Features, Features, MN Aviation Industry News
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Good News For General Aviation
On May 27, 2010, the United States Air Force successfully launched the first of 12 new generation GPS satellites. At 11 p.m. EDST, a United Launch Alliance Delta IV rocket rose from the launch pad at Cape Canaveral Air Force … Continue reading
Posted in MN Aeronautics Bulletin, Sections
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Hyperbolic Positioning: The Way of the Future
Hyperbolic Positioning is also known as “Multilateration.” It is the triangulation process designed to locate an object by accurately computing the time difference of arrival (TDOA) of a signal emitted from the object to three or more receivers. The U.S. … Continue reading
Posted in MN Aeronautics Bulletin, Sections
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