by Bill Blake AOPA Great Lakes Regional Representative Recently, the aviation fall conference season ended. For me, that included attending the annual conferences of the National Association of State Aviation…
OKCITY’S Emergency & Post-Crash Survival Training For GA Pilots
by Pete Aarsvold The FAA Civil Aerospace Medical Institute (CAMI) located at Will Rogers World Airport in Oklahoma City, Okla., offers a one-day training course to familiarize U.S. civil aviation…
Shared Expenses & The Private Pilot
by Gregory J. Reigel Attorney At Law In today’s economy, many private pilots look for ways to minimize the cost of their flying. One of the ways to reduce the…
Access To Electronic Charts May Not Be Free For Long
by Dave Weiman You knew it was too good to be true. Economical visual and instrument charts through a vendor like “Foreflight” for as little as $75.00 per year. The…
Flying Scotchman’s Karol Arneson
MINNEAPOLIS – Karol J. Arneson of Flying Scotchman, located at Minneapolis-Crystal Airport, passed away November 17, 2011 at Minnesota Masonic Homes North Ridge in New Hope, Minnesota. She was 87….
Blackhawk Tech A&P Program Suspended!
JANESVILLE, WIS. – The Blackhawk Technical College (BTC) Airframe and Powerplant (A&P) Aircraft Technician Program has been suspended for at least one year following the 2012 summer semester. Approximately 70…
Kansas Aviation Hall of Fame Inducts Lacy & Collins
WICHITA, KAN. – Pilot and aviation businessman, Clay Lacy, will be inducted into the Kansas Aviation Hall of Fame, November 5, 2011 at ceremonies to be held at the Kansas Aviation…
Chicago Airports To Go Greener!
CHICAGO, ILL. – Chicago-area airports are getting greener with the addition of solar energy collectors to be installed on as many as 60 acres at O’Hare International Airport, alternative fuels…
Aviat Dealer In Wisconsin
RICE LAKE, WIS. – Aviat Aircraft has signed an agreement with Midwest Husky Sales and Service, LLC, which operates from the Rice Lake Air Center to offer sales and service…
Laser Beams At Aircraft
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is launching a new website http://www.faa.gov/aircraft/safety/report/laserinfo/ for pilots and the public to report incidents of lasers pointed at aircraft, which can distract…