by Cassandra Isackson Director, Minnesota DOT Office of Aeronautics The Minnesota DOT Office of Aeronautics and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will host meetings at regional locations from late August…
Category: October/November 2014
Washington Island Lions Fish Boil Fly-In
by Jim LaMalfa Approximately, 120 airplanes flew to Washington Island off the Door County Peninsula for the annual Lion’s Club Fish Boil Fly-In on Saturday, July 19. The weather was…
Heavy Bombers Weekend At Madison
MADISON, WIS. – The “Heavy Bombers Weekend” was once again held at Wisconsin Aviation, Inc., Dane County Regional Airport in Madison, Wis., July 25-27, 2014. The event was produced by…
Meet Paula Groom…
Airport Development Engineer WisDOT Bureau of Aeronautics MADISON, WIS. – Paula Groom joined the Wisconsin Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Aeronautics (BOA) in May 2014. As an airport development engineer,…
Building A Backyard Airstrip
by Hal Davis WisDOT Bureau of Aeronautics How many landing facilities would you guess there are in Wisconsin? If you guessed “a lot,” you would be right! In all, Wisconsin…
Peak Is Peak, Other Temperatures Are Cooler!
In the feature article entitled “Not Flying Blind Anymore!” (Midwest Flyer Magazine, August/September 2014, page 26) which describes one pilot’s experience in using an Insight Avionics G4 Graphic Engine Monitor,…
EAA, AOPA, Piper Hosts Caring Students At AirVenture Oshkosh
OSHKOSH, WIS. – The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA), Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) and Piper Aircraft hosted a special group of students and their teacher from Appleton, Wisconsin, during…
Rare Warbird Makes Appearance At Oshkosh
OSHKOSH, WIS. – EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, July 28 – August 3, 2014, is where everyone wants to display their rare aircraft, as did Don and Ann Pellegreno of Rhome, Texas….
Amelia Earhart Addresses Aviation Explorers
by Jim Bildilli Members of the Aviation Explorer Base at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2014, July 28 – August 3, were treated to a presentation by Amelia Earhart on her around-the-globe…
Captain Mick’s Meanderings
by Michael J. “Mick” Kaufman EAA AirVenture Oshkosh is over for another year, and I would like to share a few of my thoughts with you from my perspective. The…