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Flight Design Selects Garmin G3X For C4
Aero Friedrichshafen, Germany – Flight Design has selected the Garmin G3X |Touch series for its four-seat “C4” aircraft. The newly developed system has two 10.6-inch glass displays, and does not have a TSO approval on its own. Rather, the system … Continue reading
Posted in Aircraft, June/July 2014, Products & Services, Sections
Tagged Flight Design, Garmin G3X Touch, Light Sport Aircraft
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Airforms Expands Engineering Service Capability
BIG LAKE, ALASKA – Daniel Garrett has joined the engineering department at Airforms, Inc. as a senior engineer and FAA-designated engineering representative (DER). Garrett brings 15 years of engineering experience to Airforms, as the company expands its product line of … Continue reading
Annual Airport Construction Update
by Hal Davis WisDOT Bureau of Aeronautics 2013 Recap If you did much flying in Wisconsin last year during the warmer months, you probably noticed that many of our airports were bustling with construction. In 2013, Wisconsin airports began 86 … Continue reading
Posted in Columns, June/July 2014, Sections, Wisconsin Aeronautics Report
Tagged Austin Straubel International, Central Wisconsin Airport, Dane County Regional Airport, Hal Davis, La Crosse Regional Airport, Sawyer County, Wisconsin Bureau of Aeronautics, WisDOT Bureau of Aeronautics
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Airforms Awarded New FAA PMAs For Baffle Kits For Piper Aircraft
BIG LAKE, ALASKA – Airforms’ growing line of replacement engine baffles now includes parts for all Piper PA-28-181, PA-28R-200 and PA-28R-201 aircraft. The newly approved Archer and Arrow baffle sets expand Airforms’ engine baffle product line of over 50 applicable … Continue reading
New Maintenance Shop At Lone Rock
SPRING GREEN/LONE ROCK, WIS. – There’s a new maintenance shop at Tri-County Regional Airport in Spring Green/Lone Rock, Wisconsin. Ryan Johnson, who has been employed at Morey Airplane Company in Middleton, Wis., since 2009, is the owner and chief aircraft … Continue reading
Morey Airplane Company Named Wisconsin Aviation Business of The Year
WAUSAU-ROTHSCHILD, WIS. – The Wisconsin Aviation Trades Association (WATA) has named Morey Airplane Company – a Middleton, Wisconsin business since 1946 – “Wisconsin Aviation Business of the Year.” The award was presented to Morey Airplane Company President Richard Morey on … Continue reading
AOPA & NATA Presidents Address Aviation Business Community At Minnesota Trades Conference
BLOOMINGTON, MINN. – Mark Baker, President of the Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association (AOPA), and Tom Hendricks, President of the National Air Transportation Association (NATA), were featured speakers at the Minnesota Aviation Trades Conference, March 21, 2014 in Bloomington, Minnesota. … Continue reading
Posted in Events, June/July 2014, MN Aviation Industry News, Sections
Tagged Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association, Cassandra Isackson, Director of the Minnesota Department of Transportation Office of Aeronautics, Gordon Hoff, Mark Baker, Metropolitan Airports Commission, Minnesota Aviation Trades Conference, Minnesota Business Aviation Association, Nancy Grazzini-Olson, National Air Transportation Association, Roy Furhmann, State Representative Michael Beard, Tom Hendricks
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DuPage To Widen Runway
WEST CHICAGO, ILL. – DuPage Airport (DPA) in West Chicago, Illinois, is preparing to widen its 7,570-foot primary runway from 100 feet to 150 feet. Construction was slated to begin in mid-May for completion by December 1, 2014. The primary … Continue reading
West Star Opens New Maintenance Facility In East Alton
EAST ALTON, ILL. – West Star Aviation is nearing completion of its new 47,000 square foot maintenance facility at their East Alton, IL (ALN) location. In addition to the new maintenance facility, the multimillion dollar expansion includes a 14,000 square … Continue reading
Posted in Airports, June/July 2014, Sections
Tagged maintenance facility, West Star Aviation
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EAA AirVenture To Feature Kenny Loggins & Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
OSHKOSH, WIS. – We used to go to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh strictly for the planes, but many pilots and aviation enthusiasts now also go for the great music. Among this year’s concerts will include Kenny Loggins, who has been making … Continue reading
Posted in EAA & AirVenture, June/July 2014, Sections
Tagged Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, Kenny Loggins
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