WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WIS. – More than 100 people, representing approximately 40 airports around Wisconsin, gathered in Wisconsin Rapids in late-September for the annual Airport Operations & Land Use Seminar hosted…
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Engineer’s Workshop To Be Held February 2014
The 2014 Wisconsin Bureau of Aeronautics Engineer’s Workshop will be held Tuesday, February 12 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Madison. This daylong workshop brings airport engineering consultants together with…
Upcoming Flight Instructor & Mechanic Seminars
by Jeffery Taylor Aviation Consultant WisDOT Bureau of Aeronautics The next WisDOT Flight Instructor Refresher Course (FIRC) is scheduled for November 9 and 10, 2013 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin at the…
K-State Flight Team Earned Top 20 Finishes At National SAFECON 2013
COLUMBUS, OHIO – A Kansas State University Salina Flight Team, comprised mostly of first-time competitors, brought home six Top 20 finishes at the National Intercollegiate Flying Association’s National Safety &…
Partnerships Among Aviation Campuses In Minnesota
ANOKA, MINN. – Anoka-Hennepin School District students interested in aeronautics now have the opportunity to get credit due to a partnership with Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) and Minnesota…
Youth Aviation Adventure’s First Annual Aim High Scholarship
EAU CLAIRE, WIS. – Sixteen-year-old, Bridget Usher of Eau Claire, Wisconsin, has received the first annual Youth Aviation Adventure (YAA) Aim High Scholarship for area youth. Usher became eligible for…
Midwest Students Win Build A Plane Contest
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Canby High School in Canby, Minnesota, and Saline High School in Saline, Michigan, have won the “Build A Plane” contest, as part of a nationwide Science, Technology,…
Changes In FAA Medical Policy
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The FAA posted changes on April 9 to the “Guide For Aviation Medical Examiners” that will streamline the medical certification process for pilots with certain medical conditions…
Local School District Names Pattonair Indianapolis Premier Partner
INDIANAPOLIS, IND. – The Wayne Township School District program “Help One Student To Succeed” (HOSTS) has recognized Pattonair, a leading global aerospace and defense supply chain service provider, as a…
Across America In A Seaplane
by Woody Minar Every fall and spring, Brian Schanche of Adventure Seaplanes migrates from Surfside Seaplane Base (8Y4) on Rice Lake near Lino Lakes, Minnesota, to Lake Pierce, near Lake…