by Jeffery Taylor, Aviation Consultant Typically, in this column and many other flight training publications, you will find articles on keeping your stick and rudder skills proficient. While maintaining proficient…
FAA Calls For Aircraft Re-Registration
The rules governing federal registration of U.S. aircraft have changed. According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), aircraft must now be re-registered every three years. The final ruling was published…
Aeronautics Chief Pilot Tim Valento Retires
Aeronautics Chief Pilot Tim Valento, will complete his last flight for Mn/DOT on Tuesday December 7, 2010. He will then step into his new role as a retiree. Valento started…
Airport Projects & How They Are Funded
by Christopher Roy, Director Though winter still has a grip on the upper Midwest, the days continue to get longer and that fact alone makes many of us dream of…
The Midwest: Backbone of Aviation
by Philip Handleman The transformative dream of flight first blossomed in turn-of-the-century Dayton, a bastion of the Midwest. The bicycle shop operated there by the pair of unheralded brothers was…
Wicks Aircraft Supply Holds First Aviation Forum Featuring EAA President Rod Hightower & Other Notables!
by Jim Bildilli Of all the seasons, fall usually provides the best flying weather with cool, crisp mornings and short sleeve shirt afternoons. Saturday October 9, 2010, was no exception…
Air Race Classic To Launch From Iowa In 2011
by Minnetta Gardinier Fly the perfect daytime, VFR cross country next summer – 2,365 nautical miles, 10 stops, 4 days. You will launch from Iowa City Municipal Airport (IOW) at…
Aero Fabricators Gets FAA Approval For Production of Taylorcraft Vertical Fins
LYONS, WIS. – Aero Fabricators, the manufacturing division of The Wag-Aero Group, has received FAA approval to manufacture brand new Taylorcraft vertical fins for BC12-D aircraft, and it is a…
Wag-Aero Kinda Like The Old Hardware Store, But For Airplanes
by Dave Weiman When we bought our 1946 Cessna 140 in 1980, we needed a new tail wheel and springs, and wanted to install air vents in the side windows….
EAA’s B-17 Shows Striking Contrast In Radio Technology
Story by Jim Karpowitz Photos by Geoff Sobering There are few things that the boss could say to me during a workday that would brighten it more than, “I was…