DANE, WIS. – Corporate pilot and airport engineer, Randal Mack, 45, passed away September 5, 2014, unexpectedly. He was the son of Roland (Rollie) and Joan (Meinholz) Mack of Waunakee,…
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“Bill Brennand,” Air Racing & Other Aerial Adventures
Written by Jim Cunningham As Told By Bill Brennand When we think of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, we think of EAA, the Poberezny family, inventor and air race legend Steve Wittman, Warren…
Air Charter Safety Foundation Announces New Chairman & Vice Chairman
ALEXANDRIA, VA. – The Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF) has selected David Hewitt, Executive Vice President, Safety of Wheels Up, as its new chairman, and Greg Kinsella, President and CEO…
Meet Ryan Donnelly… Airport Development Engineer, WisDOT Bureau of Aeronautics
MADISON, WIS. – Ryan Donnelly joined the Wisconsin Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Aeronautics in April 2014. As an airport development engineer, Ryan is responsible for managing projects at 11…
Cross Country Voyage Retraces Flight Made 48 Years Ago
In 1966, as teenagers, Rinker Buck and his brother, Kern, made a journey from the East Coast to the West Coast in a 1949 Piper PA-11. Rinker later wrote a…
KSU-Salina Student Receives Stimpson Scholarship
WICHITA, KAN. – For the second year in a row, the Wichita Aero Club awarded its Edward W. Stimpson scholarship to a Kansas State University -Salina student. Receiving this year’s…
Ohio Man Receives EAA’s Bingelis Award
OSHKOSH, WIS. – (June 26, 2014) – Dave Ross of Wakeman, Ohio, is the 2014 recipient of the Experimental Aircraft Association’s (EAA) “Tony Bingelis Award,” for his hard work as…
Wag-Aero Group Names Andreas Marketing Assistant
LYONS, WIS. – Amy Andreas of Whitewater, Wisconsin, has been named marketing assistant at the Wag-Aero Group, distributors of aircraft parts and services through their companies Leading Edge Air Foils…
White House Nominates Hart To Head NTSB
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Christopher Hart, a member of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) since 2009, has been nominated by President Obama to head the board. Hart is an active…
Ulteig Names Hoskins COO
ST. PAUL, MINN. – The engineering firm Ulteig has promoted Jason Hoskins to the position of chief operating officer. Previously serving as the technical director for the substation, Hoskins now…