Archives: Aug/Sept 2015
2015 Aviation Art Contest Results
WisDOT Bureau of Aeronautics Getting young people interested in pursuing careers in aeronautics, science and engineering, while spreading the message about the importance of aviation, helps ensure the vitality of the industry for decades to come. As part of this … Continue reading
2014 Airport Rates & Charges Report
The Airport Rates & Charges Report for calendar year 2014 is now available. Each year, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation Bureau of Aeronautics surveys those airports within the State Airport System Plan for information relating to airport rates and charges, … Continue reading
Flight Instructor Refresher Course (FIRC)
The next Wisconsin Flight Instructor Refresher Course (FIRC) is scheduled for October 31st and November 1st at the EAA AirVenture Museum in Oshkosh. The course will be updated with new topics in addition to the core course topics that include … Continue reading
Airport Operations & Land Use Seminar
by Hal Davis WisDOT Bureau of Aeronautics Each fall, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation Bureau of Aeronautics holds a two-day Airport Operations & Land Use Seminar for the people responsible for managing our state’s airports. This seminar provides airport managers … Continue reading
Lost Airplane That Led D-Day Invasion Located At Basler’s
OSHKOSH, WIS. – The C-47 transport aircraft that led the D-Day invasion of Normandy, France, more than 70 years ago, “That’s All, Brother,” has been located at Basler Turbo Conversions at Wittman Regional Airport, Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Believed lost to history, … Continue reading
Jet Air Group, Serving Pilots & The Green Bay Packers
Story & Photos by Dave Weiman Jet Air Group at Austin Straubel International Airport in Green Bay, Wisconsin (KGRB), aims to please its corporate high rollers on game days for the Green Bay Packers, but provides services to pilots and … Continue reading
Canada Flight Service Stations & Services
Canada has a network of 55 Flight Service Stations (FSS) and eight (8) Flight Information Centres providing invaluable assistance to pilots, weather information and remote air traffic advisories at select locations where there is no control tower. There are 23 … Continue reading
Hey, Where’s The Tower?
by Jim Bildilli The concept of “remote control” has been around for years. We’ve used it for communications, flying hobby aircraft and for changing our TV channels. More recently, remote control has been used for piloting drones in missions as … Continue reading
Sun ‘n Fun 2015 Contributes $64 Million To Local Economy
LAKELAND, FLA. – The 41st Annual Sun ‘n Fun International Fly-In & Expo, April 21-26, 2015, at Lakeland Linder Regional Airport, was the second largest revenue producing year in the event’s history. The indirect economic impact on the I-4 corridor … Continue reading
Pilot Hosts Breakfast On His Farm
MONROE, WIS. – Pilot/farmer, Dan Wegmueller, and his wife, Ashley, hosted the 2015 “Green County Breakfast On The Farm,” May 30, 2015, on their 500-acre dairy farm located 3 miles southeast of Monroe Municipal Airport (KEFT), Monroe, Wis. The Wegmuellers … Continue reading