by Hal Davis WisDOT Bureau of Aeronautics I like a good map. I like to know where I am, where I’m going and what’s around me. Whether in the air…
Circumnavigating Canada In A Skyhawk
CHILLIWACK, B.C. – Jack Dekens got his Private Pilot Certificate at age 58 for one major purpose: he wanted to circumnavigate Canada. For Dekens, it was the ultimate cross-country flight…
Last Dash To Lone Rock!
LONE ROCK / SPRING GREEN, WIS. – With warnings of an earlier winter freeze in the forecast, aircraft flew in and out of Tri-County Regional Airport in Spring Green, Wisconsin,…
Morey & Teitell Complete Capital Air Tour As Planned
MEDFORD, OREGON – Field Morey, an FAA-Certified Flight Instructor from Medford, Oregon, with roots in Wisconsin, and Conrad Teitell of Greenwich, Connecticut, an attorney with Cummings & Lockwood, successfully flew…
GA Groups Oppose U.S. Senate Bill That Would Close Missouri’s St. Clair Regional Airport
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The presidents of the Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association (AOPA), General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA), National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) and National Air Transportation Association (NATA) have…
Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport Expands GA Services… Features Airport Restaurant!
BRAINERD, MINN. – Located on the south bank of the Mississippi River approximately 2.5 miles east of Brainerd, Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport (KBRD) encompasses 2,567 acres of hills, forests and…
Park Rapids Municipal Airport – Konshok Field Opens New Crosswind Runway
PARK RAPIDS, MINN. – Park Rapids Municipal Airport – Konshok Field has replaced its turf crosswind runway (Runway 36-18) with a new 75 X 3,500 ft paved and lighted runway,…
Appleton Airport Continues Expanding…. New Ramp To Increase Hard-Surface Parking For EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, & Year-Round Business & Tourism
APPLETON, WIS. – If you are one of the growing number of pilots who fly to Outagamie County Regional Airport in Appleton, Wisconsin, for EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, you – and…
Lake Area Technical Institute Thriving!
by Jim Hanson SIDEBAR: The irony of it all! At a time when pilots are in short supply, avionics technicians are in short supply, and mechanics are in short supply,…
Once-And-For-All – No Question About It – Flying Motor Gliders Is The Way To Fly Without A Medical & Much More!
by Jim Hanson I like gliders. They are pure sport. There is not pretension of being able to use them for efficient and reliable travel. Gliders fly more like jets…
AOPA Works To End Border Crossing Frustrations
WASHINGTON, D.C. – AOPA brought together U.S. and Canadian officials October 2, 2014, in an effort to make crossing the border a simpler, less cumbersome and more manageable experience for…
Ulteig Celebrates 70th Anniversary
FARGO, N.D. – 2014 marks Ulteig’s 70th anniversary, making the engineering firm one of the oldest in the Upper Midwest. Founded in 1944 as an electrical engineering firm, Ulteig has…
Paulisms by Paul Poberezny
(September 14, 1921 – August 22, 2013) Paul H. Poberezny founded the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) in 1953 and spent a significant part of his life promoting aviation and fighting…
NASAO Announced Greg Principato as President and CEO
Washington, D.C. – The National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO) has announced that Greg Principato has been named President and CEO of the 83-year-old organization based in Washington D.C….
AOPA Announces 2014 Flight Training Awards & Scholarships
FREDERICK, MD – The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) has awarded its third annual Flight Training Excellence Awards to top flight schools and flight instructors ranked by more than…