by Dan McDowell Mn/DOT Office of Aeronautics Did you know that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) does understand the value of General Aviation airports? They clearly demonstrate that fact in…
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Check Out The Reports!
by Chris Roy Director, Mn/DOT Office of Aeronautics There is an exciting new document on the Internet about General Aviation. It is the latest Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) report on…
General Aviation Airports: A National Asset
The FAA has come out with a report called “General Aviation Airports: A National Asset,” which documents an 18-month study of the nearly 3,000 general aviation (GA) airports, heliports, and…
AOPA & EAA Need Your Help As They Seek Medical Exemption….
Register Your Comments Today! WASHINGTON, DC – Current FAA regulations requires all pilots to hold at least a third-class medical certificate to exercise the privileges of a private or recreational certificate….
Illinois Aviation Conference Addresses Fuel Fraud Taxes & Unfair Competition
by Jim Bildilli ST. CHARLES, ILL. – The 2012 Illinois Aviation Conference was held May 22-23, 2012 at Pheasant Run Resort in St. Charles, Illinois, and started with a hangar…
FAA Reauthorization – Finally!
by David Mann, President Wisconsin Aviation Trades Association I sometimes am amazed or maybe I should say shocked at the inability of our legislative branch to work together for the good…
More New FAA Legal Interpretations Roil S-LSA Community
by Ed Leineweber Sometimes revolutionary innovation takes awhile to take hold, and then only after a series of fits and starts. So it might be with the system envisioned in…
News & Information You’ll Want To Know In Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska & Iowa
by Yasmina Platt, Manager AOPA Central Southwest Region As you may have already read in previous editions of Midwest Flyer Magazine and AOPA Pilot magazine, AOPA has started a new…
Timmerman Named CEO of Jet Air Group
GREEN BAY, WIS. – Jet Air Group, located at Austin-Straubel International Airport in Green Bay, Wisconsin, has announced the appointment of Al Timmerman as Chief Executive Officer. Timmerman was Chief…
Nofsinger Receives Charles Taylor Master Mechanic Award
WATERTOWN, WIS. – Avery Nofsinger, a former employee of Wisconsin Aviation, Watertown, Wisconsin (1998-2009), has received the prestigious Charles Taylor “Master Mechanic” award. This award, presented by the Federal Aviation…