by Dave Weiman Since the 20th century, “Naval Aviation” has played a crucial role in combat. Eclipsing the battleship as the decisive weapon in war at sea, “aircraft carriers” have…
Category: June/July 2016
GA Pilot Lands GA Aircraft At Cape Canaveral
by Jim Hanson I recently had the opportunity to do something REALLY different–and REALLY fun in aviation! A national association of pilots (the name cannot be revealed because by their…
Florida – The Place To Fly To, When The Snow Flys In The Midwest
by Dave Weiman Depending on where you live in the Midwest and your final destination, Florida is between 1,000 and 1,500 nautical miles southeast, and the course is mountain free…
Kansas State Polytechnic Campus Offers UAS Training To Hobbyists
SALINA, KAN. – As the number of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) owners continues to increase, the UAS program at Kansas State University Polytechnic Campus is now offering training specifically for…
Schweiss Sells Doors To Owner of Multiple Hangars
HECTOR, MINN. – Schweiss Doors has supplied 13 bifold doors already with 22 more on the way to hangar owners of the growing Pegasus Airpark project in Arizona. “We went…
Missouri Legislators, Pilots Ponder Tax Strategies
News & Information You’ll Want To Know In Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska & Iowa by the AOPA ePublishing Staff Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association (AOPA) As a bill to make more…
Start A Club, Win An Airplane!
by Mark R. Baker President & CEO Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association At the risk of repeating myself, let me say I’m a big fan of flying clubs. In my…
Car2go Now At Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport
ST. PAUL, MINN. – Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) has partnered with car2go, the largest and fastest-growing car-sharing program in the world. MSP’s car2go operation is located at Terminal 2–Humphrey….
Michigan Aeronautics Names Budds Advisor & Manager
LANSING, MICH. – AOPA Great Lakes Regional Manager, Bryan Budds, has accepted a position as Advisor to the Michigan Aeronautics Commission and Manager of the Transport and Safety Section of…
The U.S. Senate’s FAA Reauthorization Bill: Drones & Beyond – What’s In It For The GA Community?
by Russell A. Klingaman, Esq. On April 19, 2016, the U.S. Senate approved its FAA Reauthorization Bill. The U.S. House of Representatives has its own Reauthorization Bill pending. The current…