by Christopher Roy – Director – Minnesota DOT Office of Aeronautics The year has just about ended and we are in the middle of winter’s grasp. With the New Year…
Category: MN Aeronautics Bulletin
The Office of Aeronautics Today
The Minnesota Office of Aeronautics is a vitally important part of the Minnesota Department of Transportation (Mn/DOT), and serves 135 publicly-owned airports around the state. It also serves more than…
Check It Out!
Minnesota Aeronautics Bulletin – by Christopher Roy, Director One very important part of the mission of the Mn/DOT Office of Aeronautics is “aviation education” and “outreach.” To demonstrate the importance of…
Good News For General Aviation
On May 27, 2010, the United States Air Force successfully launched the first of 12 new generation GPS satellites. At 11 p.m. EDST, a United Launch Alliance Delta IV rocket…
Hyperbolic Positioning: The Way of the Future
Hyperbolic Positioning is also known as “Multilateration.” It is the triangulation process designed to locate an object by accurately computing the time difference of arrival (TDOA) of a signal emitted…
Alan Hoffert Joins FAA Safety Team (FAAST) In Minnesota
We have a new force for “aviation safety” here in Minnesota. Alan Hoffert has joined the FAA Safety Team (FAAST) as the Operations Safety Program Manager for Minnesota. Alan comes…