Tag Archives: Airport Manager

How Pilots Can Keep Airport Workers (and Themselves) Safe!

Posted on June 1, 2020 by mwflyer

by Kelly Akhund MnDOT Aeronautics Published in Midwest Flyer – June/July 2020 issue Have you ever flown into an airport and found workers on the airfield? Do you ever wonder if they are listening to your radio calls? Do you … Continue reading →

Posted in Columns, Columns, Columns, June/July 2020, MN Aeronautics Bulletin | Tagged aircraft, Airfield, airport, Airport Manager, ATIS, aviation, AWOS, CTAF, Flying, Kelly Akhund, Midwest Flyer, MnDOT Aeronautics, NOTAM, Pilots | Leave a comment

City clerks, public works quietly keep pilots flying

Posted on June 1, 2020 by mwflyer

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 →

Posted in Columns, Columns, Columns, June/July 2020, MN Aeronautics Bulletin | Tagged airport, Airport Manager, aviation, Cassandra Isackson, city administrators, city clerks, city public works staff, Midwest Flyer, Minnesota DOT Office of Aeronautics, Pilots | Leave a comment

Airport Cooperative Research Program

Posted on January 21, 2016 by mwflyer

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 →

Posted in Airports, Columns, Columns, February/March 2016, Wisconsin Aeronautics Report | Tagged ACRP, Airport Cooperative Research Program, Airport Manager, Hal Davis, hangar lease agreements, plowing snow, Wildlife Hazards, WisDOT Bureau of Aeronautics | Leave a comment

Flying For The Money

Posted on January 25, 2013 by mwflyer

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 →

Posted in Airports, All Features, Features, February/March 2013 | Tagged Airport Manager, Airports, Karen Workman, Minnesota Ninety Nines, Planes | Leave a comment

One To Get Ready, Two To Start, Three To Go!

Posted on June 13, 2012 by mwflyer

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 →

Posted in Events, June/July 2012, MN Aeronautics Bulletin, Sections | Tagged Adopt-An-Airport, Airport Manager, Airports, aviation, Fly Minnesota Airports, Janese Thatcher, Minnesota Aviation Maintenance Technician Conference, Minnesota Council of Airports, MnDOT Office of Aeronautics, Passport, pilot | Leave a comment

Lone Rock – Where A VOR & Airport Restaurant Live On!

Posted on April 6, 2012 by mwflyer

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 →

Posted in Airports, All Features, Destinations, Features | Tagged Aero Paradise, Aeronautical Adventures LLC, Aircraft Maintenance, Airport Manager, American Players Theater, Ed Leineweber, Frank Lloyd Wright, House on the Rock, Kathryn Spenulson, Lone Rock Aviation, Lone Rock Flight Service Station, Marc Higgs, Michael Kaufman, Midwest Flyer Magazine, Mike Peterson, Piccadilly Lilly, Ray Kressin, River Valley Aviation, ROTAX engine, Taliesin Estate, Tower Hill State Park, Tri-County Regional Airpoort (LNR) | Leave a comment