Tag Archives: Airport Manager
In Memoriam – William H. Grady – Longtime Rockford, Illinois Airport Manager
Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine June/July 2021 Online Issue William H. Grady (1923-2021), longtime airport manager at what is now Chicago/Rockford International Airport (KRFD) in Rockford, Illinois, died at his home on March 14, 2021. He was 97. Grady worked … Continue reading
City clerks, public works quietly keep pilots flying
by Cassandra Isackson Director, Minnesota DOT Office of Aeronautics Published in Midwest Flyer – June/July 2020 issue Do you ever think about the people who work in aviation? I don’t mean the people who use aviation… I mean the people … Continue reading
Airport Cooperative Research Program
by Hal Davis WisDOT Bureau of Aeronautics An airport manager often has a wide range of responsibilities, from managing hangar lease agreements and wildlife hazards to plowing snow. As knowledgeable, capable and independent as most airport managers are, I’m sure … Continue reading
Flying For The Money
by Karen Workman Sure, I’ll put together a poker run.” That is what I said to my pilot friends three years ago, at a fall meeting of the Minnesota Ninety Nines while we bounced around ideas for scholarship fundraisers. No … Continue reading
One To Get Ready, Two To Start, Three To Go!
ONE The 2012 Aviation Maintenance Technicians Conference was held at the Earle Brown Heritage Center in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, March 19 and 20th. It was an excellent opportunity for more than 400 aviation maintenance technicians to learn the latest technical … Continue reading
Lone Rock – Where A VOR & Airport Restaurant Live On!
LONE ROCK, WIS. – Pilots once depended on the Lone Rock VOR for navigation, and the Lone Rock Flight Service Station for weather advisories and for filing flight plans. But with the Flight Service Station long gone, and VORs becoming … Continue reading
