by Julie Carr MnDOT Aeronautics – Business Section Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine June/July 2024 Digital Issue In Minnesota, all aircraft are registered with the Minnesota Department of Transportation, through…
Category: MN Aeronautics Bulletin
MnDOT Aeronautics Update
by Ryan E. Gaug, Director Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine June/July 2024 Digital Issue It is truly an honor to be writing my second annual MnDOT update from the aeronautics…
Communicate with farmers about safe agricultural operations around airports
by Jared Wedel MnDOT Aeronautics Airport Coordinator – North Region Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine April/May 2024 Digital Issue One of the hardest things to tell farmers is that they…
Maintaining Minnesota’s AWOS Stations
by Nick Kremer Navigation Systems Radio Engineer, MnDOT Aeronautics Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine April/May 2024 Digital Issue As a pilot or member of a flight crew, you listen in…
How COVID-19 Changed Things
by Jeff Flynn MnDOT Office of Aeronautics Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine February/March 2024 Digital Issue In March of 2020, my family and I took a vacation to Mexico. Upon…
Minnesota’s Helicopter Air Ambulance Service… One of many players in our state’s aviation community
by Mina Carlson MnDOT Office of Aeronautics Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine February/March 2024 Digital Issue In my time as a pilot, air medical flying was never in my purview….
All About Airport Pavement Markings
by Nate Sievert Airport Operations Program Administrator MnDOT Aeronautics Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine December 2023 Digital Issue Pavement markings at airports in the state of Minnesota are refreshed and…
What are NAVAIDs, and what do they have to do with MnDOT?
by Luis E. Canelon-Lander MnDOT Navigation Systems Radio Engineer Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine October/November 2023 Digital Issue As a new member of the Navigation Systems team in the Office…
Airport Enthusiasts: General Aviation’s Unofficial Ambassadors
by Jeff Flynn Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine August/September 2023 Digital Issue Have your ever heard the term “Airport Enthusiast?” Maybe you have been one or are one. There is…
MnDOT Aeronautics Appointments & Services
by Ryan Gaug Director – MnDOT Office of Aeronautics Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine June/July 2023 Digital Issue I am pleased to report that after a year as Interim Director…
MnDOT Aeronautics Update
by Ryan Gaug Interim Director MnDOT Office of Aeronautics Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine April/May 2023 Digital Issue It’s hard to believe it has been almost a full year since…
Annual conference offers continuing education for aircraft maintenance technicians
Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine February/March 2023 Digital Issue A new report from the Aviation Technical Education Council (ATEC) finds that a healthy but expected increase in newly certified aircraft…
P.A.P.I. Maintenance – Q & A
by Casey Carlson MnDOT Aeronautics, Airport Electrical Administrator Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine February/March 2023 Digital Issue Precision Approach Path Indicator (PAPI) lights at an airport are a very important…
Flight Tracking
by Sheila Kvilvang Air Transportation Services Dispatcher Minnesota Department of Transportation – Aviation Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine December 2022/January 2023 Digital Issue It wasn’t long ago that the only…
Air Service From Your Regional Airport
by Kevin Carlson Planning Program Coordinator – North Region Minnesota Department of Transportation – Aviation Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine December 2022/January 2023 Digital Issue The airline industry is in…