by Rachel Obermoller MnDOT Aeronautics is transitioning to a new type of Minnesota Weather Access System (MnWAS) computer at airports across Minnesota. These new computers provide pilots with access to…
Category: MN Aeronautics Bulletin
Airports – Vitally Important To Our Communities!
The Economic Impact of Commercial Aviation by Dan McDowell In a recent economic impact study produced for ACI-International-North America, its president Greg Principato stated, “Airports play an important but often…
Check Out The Reports!
by Chris Roy Director, Mn/DOT Office of Aeronautics There is an exciting new document on the Internet about General Aviation. It is the latest Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) report on…
Erickson Promoted To Chief Pilot At MnDOT
Barry Erickson, a veteran of the Minnesota Department of Transportation with more than 25 years of state service, was recently promoted to Chief Pilot for the Office of Aeronautics. He…
One To Get Ready, Two To Start, Three To Go!
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…
Sweet Summer!
by Chris Roy, Director Mn/DOT Office of Aeronautics Someone once said flying resembles a box of candy. Until you really taste it, you never know how sweet it will be….
Passport – Fly Minnesota Airports
Minnesota’s “Fly Minnesota Airports” Passport program is sponsored by the MnDOT Office of Aeronautics and Minnesota Council of Airports (MCOA) to promote flying in Minnesota. The program rewards pilots who…
It’s About Spring!
by Chris Roy, Director Mn/DOT Office of Aeronautics Well, spring is on the horizon and I know that pilots who haven’t flown since the beginning of winter are getting excited…
Stay Aware!
General Aviation (GA) is a vital component of the aviation sector and the national economy that accounts for some 77 percent of all flights in the United States. It encompasses…
It’s Just The Beginning
by Chris Roy, Director Mn/DOT Office of Aeronautics It is always exciting to be at the start of a new year with all the promise of new opportunities and greater…
Use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Expands… Pilots Beware!
One important and rapidly growing facet of the aviation industry today is Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). In the past 10 years, UAVs and their associated systems have proliferated throughout the…
Kit Up For Winter Flying
Winter flying can be visually spectacular with its brilliant blue skies dotted with puffy white clouds and sparkling, snow-covered fields as far as the eye can see! It can be…
YOU Are The Key!
by Christopher Roy Director MnDOT Office of Aeronautics The holidays are here and we are firmly in winter’s grasp. Ice and snow are the norm, and temperatures that are never…
Have you heard…?
We are very fortunate to live in a country where we have the freedom to fully access the treasures that are available via the Internet. Just think for a moment…
From Start To Finish
One of the first things taught to student pilots is basic radio use and of course, the Phonetic Alphabet. The Phonetic Alphabet is, quite simply, words substituted for letters that…