by Cassandra Isackson Director, Minnesota Office of Aeronautics The past couple of months have been a whirlwind for me as I continue to get my aviation legs under me. It…
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The First Class Café, Manitowoc, Wisconsin
MANITOWOC, WIS. – There is a new restaurant across the street from the Manitowoc County Airport called “The First Class Café.” The cafe opened May 6, 2013, serving breakfast, lunch…
Registering Your Aircraft In Wisconsin
by Joni Moe WisDOT Bureau of Aeronautics If you registered an aircraft in Wisconsin in the past 15 years, you did it through the Department of Transportation’s Division of Motor…
Airport Operations & Land Use Seminar
by Hal Davis WisDOT Bureau of Aeronautics Managing an airport in Wisconsin is no small task. Often forced to play the role of snow plow driver, accountant, airport planner, and…
Wisconsin Leaders Celebrate General Aviation Manufacturing At Jobs Rally
APPLETON, WIS. – Governor Scott Walker, U.S. Senator Ron Johnson, U.S. Representatives Tom Petri and Reid Ribble, and Outagamie County Executive Thomas Nelson joined the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA)…
Giving That First Ride In An Airplane
by Jim Hanson Most of us enjoy flying so much that we can’t wait to share it with others. We are proud that we can do something that most people…
Cohabitation of Gliders & Powered Aircraft
by Woody Minar When you’re flying to another airport, how do you know if it’s also a “glider port” – an airport where gliders are present? And if you do…
Sleep Apnea
by Dr. John Beasley, M.D. Aviation Medical Examiner Professor Emeritus and Clinical Professor Department of Family Medicine University of Wisconsin – Madison Does your snoring frighten small children and cause…
The Power of Bureaucracy
by Craig Fuller President & CEO Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association We all remember civics lessons when we were taught that the government has three branches –the executive, legislative, and…
2013 Legislative Session Review & Events
by Yasmina Platt Manager, AOPA Central Southwest Region Now that all legislative sessions in Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and Iowa have adjourned, we can summarize them. Your association, AOPA, has been…
Michigan’s Legislature Is Focus of Attention
by Bryan Budds Manager, AOPA Great Lakes Region Now that most of the legislative sessions have adjourned for the year, AOPA is focusing its efforts on one of the remaining…
Ask Pete!
by Pete Schoeninger Q: I’ve heard of bogus purchase scams where owners have been swindled out of money on car sales with fake cashier’s checks, and am now considering selling…
Landings: Another Perspective
by Harold Green The previous “Flight Training” article in Midwest Flyer Magazine, ended with the turn onto final approach and the establishment of a stabilized approach at a predetermined airspeed…
Do I Really Need To Do A Procedure Turn?
by Michael J. “Mick” Kaufman After a long drawn-out winter in the Midwest, the peak summer flying season is in motion with the world’s largest aviation event, “EAA AirVenture Oshkosh.”…
How Do You Know If You Are A Commercial Air Tour Operator?
by Greg Reigel The FAA Office of Chief Counsel addressed this issue in a recent “legal interpretation.” The interpretation responded to a request by an operator asking whether his operation…