by Allen Penticoff Over the four days of July 23-26, Whiteside County Airport (KSQI), Sterling-Rock Falls, Illinois, 29 Douglas DC-3s and C-47s gathered for the celebration of the 75th birthday of…
Airport Terminal Dedicated To Air Show Pro!
HUTCHINSON, MINN. – The skies rained tears from heaven just hours before show time at Hutchinson Municipal Airport, Hutchinson, Minnesota, August 7th. A crowd of several thousand friends, family and…
Volk Field Fly-In & Open House Builds Bridge of Understanding
by CMSgt Greg Cullen, Airfield Manager, Volk Field CRTC, Wisconsin CAMP DOUGLAS, WIS. – Growing up on a dairy farm in southern Wisconsin, I learned at an early age that…
Eau Claire Air Show Brings Honor To Community
by Geoff Sobering Producing an air show every year is quite a bit of work, and a biennial schedule can have advantages. Obviously, some of the organizational effort can be…
Janesville 2010 – Ceiling, Visibility & Entertainment Unlimited!
by Geoff Sobering It would be hard to imagine better air show weather than May 28-29, 2010 for the Southern Wisconsin Airfest in Janesville, Wisconsin. Three days of warm weather…
Wildlife At Airports… Important To Pilots, Important To Airport Managers
Photos & Story by Dave Weiman Far be it from me to alarm my fellow aviators of the potential danger of “wildlife” on or near airports. But as a pilot…
Associations…. Why We Belong!
Dialogue – by Dave Weiman If you have ever questioned why you belong to the various aviation groups, such as the Experimental Aircraft Association, Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association, National…
Flight Schools Beware!
AOPA Great Lakes Regional Report – by Bill Blake An individual who lost a significant advanced payment for flight training at a now defunct California flight school has started a…
The Office of Aeronautics Today
The Minnesota Office of Aeronautics is a vitally important part of the Minnesota Department of Transportation (Mn/DOT), and serves 135 publicly-owned airports around the state. It also serves more than…
Partial Panel
Instrument Flight – by Richard Morey, CFII In my last column, we discussed the issues associated with vacuum pump maintenance. Even with good maintenance practices, you may still experience a…
Piper’s Special Light Sport Aircraft Entry Arrives In The Midwest… North Iowa Air Service Named Piper Sport Distributor
Sport Pilot & Light Sport Aircraft – by Ed Leineweber Wow! That happened fast! While airplanes are fast-moving machines, developments in the aviation world usually do not set speed records….
Wipaire Celebrates 50th Anniversary
OSHKOSH, WIS. – The staff at Wipaire, Inc., manufacturers of Wipline floats at Fleming Field, South St. Paul, Minnesota, started celebrating their 50th anniversary during EAA AirVenture-Oshkosh, July 26-August 1, 2010,…
Operating Safely On The Airport
Wisconsin Aeronautics Report – by Jeffery Taylor, Aviation Consultant Taxiing an aircraft safely on the airport presents many unique challenges to a pilot. At no other time during your flight…
Understanding The FAA’s New Aircraft Re-Registration And Renewal Requirements
Aviation Law – by Greg Reigel …
Check It Out!
Minnesota Aeronautics Bulletin – by Christopher Roy, Director One very important part of the mission of the Mn/DOT Office of Aeronautics is “aviation education” and “outreach.” To demonstrate the importance of…