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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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