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Category: 2025 October
RULES & REGULATIONS – Approval of MOSAIC rule highlights decade-long EAA leadership effort for modernized aircraft and pilot certification
EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wisconsin — (July 22, 2025) — A decade-long effort by the Experimental Aircraft Association, in association with the Federal Aviation Administration and other entities, became reality…
HIGH ON HEALTH – NBAA Lauds House Passage of Important Pilot Mental Wellness Legislation
Washington, DC – The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) welcomed passage by the U.S. House of Representatives a bipartisan bill to improve pilot access to mental health care. The Mental…
EDUCATION – Real fun, real learning: What does “getting youth interested in aviation” really look like?
An afternoon volunteering at the Vintage Aircraft Association’s Charles W. Harris Youth Aviation Center at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh In every General Aviation (GA) group I’ve worked with, people discuss with…
CANADA FLY-OUT 2025
Smoke in adjacent provinces Manitoba and Saskatchewan, and the threat of rain showers, did not dampen the enthusiasm of pilots from as far away as Naples, Florida, who flew to…
FLIGHT EXPERIENCES: Flying Into Trouble: Common VFR Errors in General Aviation
“Getting out of trouble is a whole lot more hassle than staying out of trouble.” – Gary Paulson General aviation offers pilots the unmatched freedom of the skies, but it…
PEOPLE IN THE NEWS – Debbie (Morey) Maier (May 11, 1960 – August 20, 2025)
MIDDLETON, WIS. – Debbie (Morey) Maier, 65, daughter of longtime flight instructor, fixed base operator and airport manager, Field Morey, and sister to the current president of Morey Airplane Company…
PEOPLE IN THE NEWS – The Midwest’s Own Danny Clisham Celebrates 60 Years Announcing Airshows
The Midwest might be able to claim him, but the world owns him. Danny “Hollywood” Clisham of Ann Arbor, Michigan, has been dazzling airshow audiences at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh and…
Aero Update From: MnDOT Office of Aeronautics – Commercial Operator License Compliance
As a reminder to all Minnesota public-use airport managers, commercial operators on public-use airports are to be licensed and compliant with Minnesota Rules 8800.3100 through 8800.4000, which outline the full…
Minnesota Aeronautics Bulletin: From Mustangs To Lindbergh: Take Off On A Minnesota Aviation Adventure
Minnesota’s aviation heritage isn’t tucked away in textbooks—it’s alive in hangars, restoration shops, historic homesteads, and flightlines across our state. With the golden hues of fall on the horizon, now…