EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wis. — (June 15, 2011) — EAA and AirVenture chairman Tom Poberezny confirmed today that the Boeing 787 Dreamliner is scheduled to make a landmark appearance…
B-17 “Liberty Belle” Destroyed – All Onboard Escape Serious Injury
B-17 “Liberty Belle” Destroyed – All Onboard Escape Serious Injury AURORA, ILL. —The B-17 Flying Fortress “Liberty Belle,” which is owned by the Liberty Foundation, made an emergency landing in…
Mr. Pietenpol: Bill Rewey Famed Aircamper Homebuilder Turns A Page
by Ed Leineweber Maybe you noticed the ad on the bulletin board of your local airport: For Sale ’94 Pietenpol Aircamper NX17WR. Whether you realized it or not, if you…
What’s Happening In Your Hangar?
by Megan Stritchko WisDOT Bureau of Aeronautics Oftentimes, a hangar can feel like a second home with endless possibilities – a storage unit, an office, a side business, you name…
Airport Construction Update
by Jeffery Taylor WisDOT Aviation Consultant It will be another busy construction season this summer at Wisconsin airports. The WisDOT Bureau of Aeronautics has over $113 million worth of airport…
From The Editor of the Mn/DOT Aeronautics Technical Bulletin
The Mn/DOT Aeronautics Technical Bulletin is published in the interest of aviation safety and to actively promote aeronautical progress in the state and nation. It is our continuing goal to…
A Quiet Genius Ferdinand Rohe Ohnsorg
Few aviators are likely to know the name of Ferdinand Rohe Ohnsorg; but fewer still have not used a piece of aviation electronics equipment that wasn’t based on the invention…
Charting Your Course
Map reading can be defined as the action of a person matching man made or natural features with their corresponding symbols on a chart. Successful use of a map is…
Summer At Last!
With summer here, what better time is there to learn about flying, aircraft maintenance, airport operations and the vast array of aviation industry career fields? What better time is there…
Lakeshore Aviation Named 2011 Wisconsin Aviation Business of the Year
GREEN BAY, WIS. – The Wisconsin Aviation Trades Association (WATA) has named Lakeshore Aviation, located at Manitowoc County Regional Airport in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, “Wisconsin Aviation Business of the Year.” The…