by Richard Braunig AvRep, MnDOT Aeronautics UAS, UAV, Drones: it seems everywhere you turn you hear about some new application for these vehicles and how the FAA is stifling this…
As The Holidays Arrive
by Cassandra Isackson Director, Minnesota DOT Office of Aeronautics As the holiday season arrives, many people will take vacation to spend time with family and friends. It is our hope…
Second Generation Gyroplanes In The Midwest
A Personal Historical Narrative by Chris Laskey Back in the very early 1970s, I became acquainted with a group of folks belonging to an organization known as “PRA Chapter 18,”…
New Jet Air Hangar Spells Economic Development For Green Bay
GREEN BAY, WIS. – Jet Air-Signature Select held a grand opening October 21, 2014, for its new 36,000 square foot hangar at Austin Straubel International Airport in Green Bay. “We…
Annual Airport Engineer’s Workshop
The 2015 Wisconsin Bureau of Aeronautics Airport Engineer’s Workshop will be held Tuesday, February 17th at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Madison. This day-long workshop brings airport engineering consultants together…
International Aviation Art Contest
The 2015 International Aviation Art Contest is now underway. This year’s theme is “World Air Games.” Artists are encouraged to create a poster that captures the excitement of the FAI…
2014 Airport Operations & Land Use Seminar
STEVENS POINT, WIS. – More than 100 people, representing approximately 40 airports around Wisconsin, gathered in Stevens Point in late September for the annual Airport Operations & Land Use Seminar…
Airport Reference Points
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,…