Tiffany Brown of the Kansas Department of Transportation has been named acting Director of Aviation by Kansas Transportation Secretary Mike King. Brown, who joined KDOT in February 2013 as the…
26th Annual Minnesota Aviation Hall of Fame
BLOOMINGTON, MINN. – The Minnesota Aviation Hall of Fame inducted the following persons, April 25, 2015, at ceremonies held at the Ramada Mall of America Hotel in Bloomington, Minnesota: the…
Isackson, Hamiel & Cooper Headline 2015 Minnesota Airports Conference
ST. CLOUD, MINN. – The Minnesota Airports Conference was held April 15–17, 2015 at the River’s Edge Convention Center in St. Cloud, Minn. The conference was sponsored by the Minnesota…
Round-Trip Flight To & From Oshkosh May Be Too Much For One Day
by Craig Petersen What pilot doesn’t want to fly into Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, during EAA AirVenture-Oshkosh? And making the flight roundtrip in a single day is tempting…
EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2015 NOTAM Now Available For Pilots Flying To Oshkosh
Oshkosh air traffic procedures are required reading for all aviators flying to AirVenture OSHKOSH, WIS. – The Federal Aviation Administration has released the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2015 Notice To Airmen…
EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2015 Welcomes Return of Gary Sinise & The Lt. Dan Band, July 24
OSHKOSH, WIS. – Gary Sinise and The Lt. Dan Band will return to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh in 2015 as the grand finale of a daylong salute to veterans on Friday,…
Pilot/Entertainer Dierks Bentley Highlights EAA AirVenture Oshkosh Opening Day Concert
OSHKOSH, WIS. – Dierks Bentley, who has rocketed to the top tier of country music’s hitmakers, will get EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2015 week off to a great start when he…
B-52 To Make Command Appearance At EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2015
OSHKOSH, WIS. – The majestic B-52 Stratofortress, the backbone of the U.S. Air Force bomber fleet since 1955, will dominate Boeing Plaza at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2015, July 20-26. EAA…
Pennsylvania Congressman Receives AOPA Hartranft Award
FREDERICK, MD – U.S. Rep. Bill Shuster (R-PA) was recently presented with the 2014 Joseph B. Hartranft Jr. Award – one of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association’s (AOPA) highest…
Newly Appointed Director At Milwaukee Mitchell & Timmerman Airports Returns To Dayton
MILWAUKEE, WIS. – Terrence G. Slaybaugh, who was hired in February 2015 as Director of General Mitchell International and Lawrence J. Timmerman Airports, has resigned to return to his former…
Town Board Puts Heavy Restrictions On GA
WASHINGTON, DC – The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) was joined by the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association and the National Business Aviation Association in opposing the East Hampton, N.J….
Beaver Island & The Three-Island Hop!
by Dave Weiman Looking for a remote island destination? Then consider flying to Beaver Island, Michigan in northeast Lake Michigan. Thirty miles from shore, the island is served by ferry…
Schweiss Doors Introduces A “Build Your Own” Door Package
HECTOR, MINN. – For those willing to do some work to save some money, Schweiss Doors has developed a Build Your Own Door Kit. Customers willing to weld their own…
Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)
by Bill Blank, M.D. As many of you know, on March 2, 2015, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) initiated a new policy on obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). What is behind…
Failures In The New World
by Harold Green This discussion is a continuation of previous articles dealing with the changes in training and operations brought about by the transition currently underway in general aviation. The…