by Dan McDowell Miunnesota DOT Office of Aeronautics Published in Midwest Flyer – October/November 2017 issue It is almost a standard part of nearly every comedy program on TV these…
What do airport managers do?
by Cassandra Isackson Director, Minnesota DOT Office of Aeronautics Published in Midwest Flyer – October/November 2017 issue Minnesotans are fortunate to have 135 wonderful public-use airports and 15 seaplane bases…
IFR/VFR Seminars To Be Held Saturday, October 14, 2017
Published in Midwest Flyer – October/November 2017 issue The Wisconsin Department of Transportation Bureau of Aeronautics is happy to announce that Volk Field will be hosting a Fly-In Pancake Breakfast…
International Aviation Art Contest
by Meredith Alt WisDOT Bureau of Aeronautics Published in Midwest Flyer – October/November 2017 issue Calling all artists between the ages of 6 and 17, the International Aviation Art Contest…
Meet Meredith Alt
Aviation Education Program Manager WisDOT Bureau of Aeronautics Published in Midwest Flyer – October/November 2017 issue In June 2017, Meredith Alt joined the Wisconsin Department of Transportation Bureau of Aeronautics…
Airport Lights Continued
by Hal Davis WisDOT Bureau of Aeronautics Published in Midwest Flyer – October/November 2017 Issue Earlier this year, airline pilots narrowly averted disaster after mistakenly lining up to land on…
Wipaire Helps Fulfill Aircraft Needs of Mission Aviation Fellowship International
Published in Midwest Flyer – October/November 2017 OSHKOSH, WIS. – Wipaire, Inc. of South St. Paul, Minnesota, is helping to support “Mission Aviation Fellowship International” by contributing a single-point fuel…
Apollo 11 Command Module Makes Another Journey
Published in Midwest Flyer – October/November 2017 WASHINGTON, D.C. – After spending 46 years parked at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum, the Apollo 11 command module “Columbia” traveled…
Daher Brings Morane-Saulnier Type L Parasol Aeroplane To EAA AirVenture Oshkosh
Published in Midwest Flyer – October/November 2017 issue OSHKOSH, WIS. – A flightworthy replica of the World War I-era Morane-Saulnier Type L “Parasol” aeroplane – an ancestor to Daher’s TBM…
One Man’s Affection For Stinsons
by Dave Weiman Published in Midwest Flyer – October/November 2017 I have known Tom Janssen of Appleton, Wisconsin, for at least 10 years, when I met him at Beaver Aviation…