Environmental Analysis & Review Specialist Wisconsin Department of Transportation Bureau of Aeronautics In October 2013, Chris Egger joined the Wisconsin Department of Transportation’s (WisDOT) Bureau of Aeronautics (BOA) as an…
Category: Wisconsin Aeronautics Report
Wildlife Strike Reporting
by Hal Davis WisDOT Bureau of Aeronautics Controlling wildlife hazards is a constant challenge for most airports around the Midwest. In the last 30 years, populations of many large bird…
Wisconsin Fly-Ins & Points of Interest
We all know Wisconsin hosts what is billed as “The World’s Greatest Aviation Celebration.” Of course, that’s the annual EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh. However, did you know several other airports…
2013 Airport Operations & Land Use Seminar
WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WIS. – More than 100 people, representing approximately 40 airports around Wisconsin, gathered in Wisconsin Rapids in late-September for the annual Airport Operations & Land Use Seminar hosted…
Engineer’s Workshop To Be Held February 2014
The 2014 Wisconsin Bureau of Aeronautics Engineer’s Workshop will be held Tuesday, February 12 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Madison. This daylong workshop brings airport engineering consultants together with…
Meet David Montesinos… Airport Development Engineer WisDOT Bureau of Aeronautics
MADISON, WIS. – David Montesinos joined the Wisconsin Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Aeronautics in January 1991. As an airport development engineer, Montesinos is responsible for managing projects at seven…
Airport Snow Removal
by Hal Davis WisDOT Bureau of Aeronautics As I write this, I have yet to see my first snowflake of the forthcoming winter season, but that’s likely to change any…
Outagamie County Regional Airport Dedicates Wisconsin’s Newest GA Terminal
by Dave Weiman Officials at Outagamie County Regional Airport in Appleton, Wisconsin, the county board, and the business community, were on hand October 15, 2013 to dedicate the grand-opening of…
2013-14 Wisconsin Airport Directory & Pilot’s Guide Now Available!
by Jeffery Taylor Aviation Consultant WisDOT Bureau of Aeronautics The 2013-2014 Wisconsin Airport Directory and Pilot’s Guide is here! In addition to the typical updating of airport information at the…
Meet Terry Ripp…..
Airport Engineering Specialist WisDOT Bureau of Aeronautics Terry Ripp joined the Wisconsin Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Aeronautics in April 1985. For more than two decades, Terry worked as an…
Upcoming Flight Instructor & Mechanic Seminars
by Jeffery Taylor Aviation Consultant WisDOT Bureau of Aeronautics The next WisDOT Flight Instructor Refresher Course (FIRC) is scheduled for November 9 and 10, 2013 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin at the…
Tall Tower Program Roles In Wisconsin
by Justin Hetland Airspace Engineering Specialist WisDOT Bureau of Aeronautics When you think about protecting airspace from tall towers and other obstructions, does the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) come…
Registering Your Aircraft In Wisconsin
by Joni Moe WisDOT Bureau of Aeronautics If you registered an aircraft in Wisconsin in the past 15 years, you did it through the Department of Transportation’s Division of Motor…
Meet Joni Moe… Aircraft Registration Program Manager, WisDOT Bureau of Aeronautics
After a 16-year hiatus, Wisconsin’s aircraft registration program returned to the state’s Bureau of Aeronautics (BOA). Since 1997, the program was administered through the Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV). Along…
Airport Operations & Land Use Seminar
by Hal Davis WisDOT Bureau of Aeronautics Managing an airport in Wisconsin is no small task. Often forced to play the role of snow plow driver, accountant, airport planner, and…