by Greg Reigel – Attorney At Law The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recently determined that an airman᾽s incursion into the Washington, D.C. Air Defense Identification Zone (“D.C. ADIZ”) was…
Aviation & Volunteerism… The Need, Opportunities & Rewards Are Endless!
by Dave Weiman With many of the state aviation conferences being held in the months of April and May, it reminds me of the tremendous amount of “volunteerism” that takes…
Minnesota Hall of Fame To Induct Six in 2012
The Minnesota Aviation Hall of Fame will be inducting six outstanding Minnesota aviation personalities this coming Spring. The six include Orville Brede, WWII veteran, instructor pilot, pilot examiner, charter pilot and…
Chris Siberz Promoted To Aircraft Sales Manager At DMFS
DES MOINES, IOWA. – Chris Siberz has been promoted to the position of Aircraft Sales Manager for Des Moines Flying Service, Chicago Piper and HondaJet Midwest. Siberz has been with…
General Aviation Rally In Iowa
The Iowa DOT’s Office of Aviation has been informed that the General Aviation Manufacturers Association will be holding an Iowa General Aviation Rally Wednesday, August 17th at 9:00 a.m. The…
GA News Founder Dave Sclair Passes On
The founder of General Aviation News, Dave Sclair, died July 26, 2011, of a malignant brain tumor. He was diagnosed just months previously. His son, Ben, and Dave’s wife and…
The End of An Era… Tom Poberezny Retires As Chairman of EAA & AirVenture
OSHKOSH, WIS. – In a surprise announcement at 12:30 pm CDT, July 26, 2011, at EAA’s Brown Arch entryway during EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, EAA and AirVenture Chairman Tom Poberezny announced…
MATA Meets With Metropolitan Airports Commissioners
BLOOMINGTON, MINN. – Members of the Minnesota Aviation Trades Association, including the organization’s board of directors, met with several members of the Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) at Signature Flight Support…
Restad Joins Weber Aviation Insurance
EDEN PRAIRIE, MINN. – Christa Restad has joined Weber Aviation Insurance as an account executive at the company’s Eden Prairie, Minnesota office. Restad has been involved in the aviation industry…
Rotax 912 Series Engine Operation & Maintenance Concerns: An Interview With Brian Meyerhofer of Leading Edge Air Foils
by Ed Leineweber For longtime Lycoming and Continental aircraft engine flyers like me, one of the most surprising stories to come out of the Sport Pilot/Light Sport Aircraft movement is…
Taking A Long, Strait Look At Wisconsin’s Airports
At the Wisconsin Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Aeronautics (WisDOT BOA), Mary Strait will be the first to admit she can’t tell you all the details of improvements planned at…
This Just In: The New Wisconsin Airport Directory & Pilot’s Guide
by Jeffery Taylor – WisDOT Aviation Consultant The 2011-2012 Wisconsin Airport Directory and Pilot’s Guide has arrived from the printer. Beyond updating information at each of the 133 airports open…
Your Freedom To Fly
Pilots must remember to be thorough and responsible from preflight planning to tie-down for the day. MTRs * VFR pilots must take particular notice of where they are flying when…
Why Not Adopt Your Airport??
by Christopher Roy, Director Minnesota DOT Office of Aeronautics The Mn/DOT Office of Aeronautics has a program for airports and their communities called “Adopt-An-Airport.” Any public-use airport in Minnesota is…
Wicks To Cosponsor Youth Gateway To Aviation
CAHOKIA, ILL. – Wicks Aircraft Supply of Highland, Illinois, suppliers of everything an aircraft homebuilder needs, is cosponsoring “Youth Gateway To Aviation,” a program for Boy Scouts to explore aviation….