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Category: February 2025
CALENDAR
February 19-20 – Lansing, Mich. Michigan Airport Conference, Lansing Center. www.michairports.org March 1 – Deadline for Minnesota Aviation Trades Association (MATA) Flight Training and Aviation Technician Scholarships. MATA is sponsoring…
The First Phone Call
As the publisher of several aviation publications since 1978, I have had many opportunities to work with pilots and aviation leaders who have affected the course of aviation. While we…
Anatomy of An Approach In a hold, where do we go from here?
In my previous column (December 2024/ January 2025 issue), I was flying Bonanza 38Y on my way to ARSHA to hold after doing a missed approach on the ILS-09 at…
Medical Certification Improvements?
As many of you already know, on December 4, 2024, the FAA announced two major changes to the medical certification process. Having attended many Aviation Medical Examiner (AME) conferences this…
Landings
“Takeoffs are optional, landings are mandatory.” Author Unknown. “Landings are simply a transition from flying to taxiing.” Scott Capener. A student pilot spends the bulk of their private pilot training…
Hard Landings – When Speed Tape Is Not Enough
“If you can walk away from a landing, it is a good landing. If you can use the airplane again, it is a great landing!” – Old Aviation Saying No…
What to Expect When Piloting an Electric Aircraft
The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) Office of Aeronautics is exploring how Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) aircraft can support the Minnesota Aviation System and the potential benefits of operating these…
MnDOT Aero Outreach: PFAS white paper now available!
PFAS, or “forever” chemicals, have been attracting attention as their health and environmental risks are becoming better known. Regulatory agencies are instituting policies to mitigate PFAS and require accountability from…
Minnesota Aviation Businesses of the Month
The board of directors of the Minnesota Aviation Trades Association (MATA) would like to recognize the following members: B2W – Winair, Max Conrad Field, Winona, Minnesota, Dr. George Bolon, 507-452-3347:…
Minnesota Business Aviation Association Names New Executive Director
The Minnesota Business Aviation Association (MBAA) has named Jessica Belcher its new Executive Director. Belcher is the marketing manager for Exclusive Aircraft Sales and a longtime member and volunteer of…
Aviation Industry Coalition Encourages President Trump To Find Common Ground To Keep America’s ATC System The World’s Safest
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A unified coalition representing virtually every sector of the nation’s aviation and aerospace industry and workforce wrote a letter to President Donald J. Trump urging his incoming…
Kelch Aviation Museum
Join Ami Eckard-Lee of the Kelch Aviation Museum on an in-depth, hands-on adventure with the 1929 Brunner-Winkle Bird Biplane that Anne Morrow Lindbergh learned to fly in. The Bird was…